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Arizona republican., 1921-11-23
ORIGIN OF "RETTER HALF.p

From the Detroit News.
 Strictly scientific screachers for the origin of the expression "better half" denoting ones wife, have de- cided that it was coined by Sidney in his Arcadia" Arcadia was writ ten in 15S0.
 However, those less concerned with scientific accuracy claim that an an cient Arabian tale contains the real origin of the expression This old story tells of a bedouin who was sentenced because he had insulted the name or the honor of his chief
 The Arabs wife pleaded for elem ency, declaring that not her whole husband had committed the offence" !"
 Nay she replied. Tt was but the half of him. For am I not his other half, and I who have never offended thee should not be made to suffer for the sins of the other 2 half, and the guilty half places it. self under the protection of the better half"
 The sheik, so the story runs. there upon pardoned the husband, being greatly pleased by the ingenuity of the wife.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23
Prosecutor Says
 Landru Butchered
 Bodies Of Victims
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

VERSAILLES. Nov. 22.-Bones of the two dogs which belonged to Mile. Marchandier, one of the Il alleged victims of "Bluebeard' Landrau, again figured in yesterdays session at Landrau's trial.
 Landrau having admitted he had killed the dogs. Judge Gilbert pressed him to explain how he had killed then
 T strangled them,' Landrau final ly shouted, using a waxed cord"
 Prosecutor Godefroy declared this would aid the prosecution in proving that Landrau. during fits of excited frenzy, had strangled the missing women, had cut them up and then. after regaining his normal state of mind. had sold few cheap belonging of his victims.
 The crush of people to gain admis- sion to the court room today was so great that many women tainted. Two women hurled themselves against the bayonets of the soldiers keeping guard at the court room door. One was severely wounded, while the other suffered slight in- juries.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23

it, for it is the salvation of our coun- try and the hope of our future.'
 The meeting was brought 5o a close by an announcement of the dance to be held by the Elks drill team at the Shrine auditorium tonight, and an- other by President Lescher to the Kiwanians, that the meeting next week will be held at the office of the state engineer.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23
GRATITIIQE

From the Richmond Times Dispatch. Yes, sir. that old bachelor left s50,000 to the girl who refused to marry him."
 And still you'l hear people say there's no such thing as gratitudel"
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23
SETS SWIMMING RECORD

CHICAGO. Nov. 22.- John Weis- muller of the Illinois Athletic club tonight set a worlds record for 100-yard swim in 60-foot pool when The former record was 0:54. held by Perry McGillivray of the l. A. c.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23

An elephant has such delicate sense of smell that it can scent person 1000 yards away.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23

An average spruce tree yields about 800 pounds of paper.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-23
YOUTH IF NATION
 l THE SALVATION IOF THE COUNTRY
Boy Scout Movement And
 Education Are Vital To America, Speaker Tells
 K wanis Club And Guests

While 300 men, members of the Xii
 wanis and Rotary clubs and the .Ari-
The labor world., 1921-01-22

against 20 small 4 concession TO labor
- collective bargaining. The entire
anti.union movement sweeping over the
country in the guise Of "Ameriean
plan,' "Better America Federation, -
and other high-sounding names for the
open shop activity now being assid-
uous]y nursed and propagated is a flag
rant reputation Of the promises made
to labor during the war. It is the same
double cross that labor nearly always
gets from these interests.
All labor was not duped by these
promises but those workers who were
should now let the lesson sing in 50
deep that they never again will Tor
get it. The most that labor ever gets
is what organized labor is in a posi-
tion to demand and hold. 1t is not
through empty promises that better.
ments are secured and concessions to
labor are held, but through strengthen
ing the organizations of labor until
they are strong enough both to make
gains and to hold them.
The labor world., 1921-01-22
YOUR PROPER PLACE.

Babe Ruth s fame suffered q reverse
recently. He essayed to play basket
ball and, according to newspaper dis
patches, he played so poorly that those
VINO came to applaud stayed to jeer, So
that Babe was taken out Of the game
AS duchess said to Alice in Won
derland, "there is moral in every
thing If you only can find it," And
the obvious moral in Babes case i.
that man can serve himself by stick
ing to the job he knows.
The reason for much failure is tha,
many are wrongly placed. A good
brlcklayer often is lost in a Door law.
yer, and doubtless, there are poor brick.
layers who would make better lawyers
Round pegs in square holes and
square pegs in round holes! Human
happiness would be served if all the
misplaced pegs could be so shaken IN
that they would fall into their prone,
places.
The best thing that can happen "a
some men is to be fired so that. ner.
force, they 60 forth and find the Job
best suited to their capabilities. MANY
men never find themselves. Others
properly placed, are misled BY vanity
and discomfort to go beyond their
depth.
The labor world., 1921-01-22
"PATR1oT" OF BIG BUSINESS.

France threatens to occupy the Ruhr
the most valuable coal field in Ger.
many-unless the Berlin government
complies with the terms of the treaty.
OF peace and disarms the army which
is being maintained by the Bavarians
who seem to have fallen under the
control of Won Ludendorff, the kaiser 5
old field marshal,
The miners Of the Ruhr tell strange
STORY in that connection. They say
that Stiffness, the J. P. Morgan of Ger
many, who controls the principal mines
IN the Ruhr, is anxious for France to
take possession so as to head off the
movement for naturalization Of the
mines to which the German govern.
ment is now pledged.
This is the same Stiness who was
recently publicly charged with having
sold German steel to France during the
war. Shipments are supposed to have
oeen made through Switzerland and
the astounding claim is made that he
charged France less than he charged
his own government.
big Business" does not care what
flag floats over the land 50 long as
IL may control the natural resources.
The workers sometimes sing the
Internationale" but tFBig Business, ,,
practices it.
The labor world., 1921-01-22
they can dictate tho conditions under
which these business man emnlov haln.

they can dictate tho conditions uude.
which these business men employ help,
Is such a revolutionary, autocratic &C.
tion that all labor should unite in g.
voice Of protest.
30 long as it is allowed, the whole
effort Of the common people to better
their condition is close to ruin. What
tactics can organized labor assume in
the face of it? If the structural iron
workers are able to get concessions
from their employers, their employers
have to go out of business. If the
employees of factory using steel de-
mand fair conditions, their employer
cannot get the steel.
This body blow is not aimed at bad
unions, at so-called I. W. WIS, at for
eign agitators; it is aimed at all labor
organizations. There must be mono.
The industrial worker must do his own
bargaining with giant organizations
acting all over the country as a unit.
When his regular organization built
around the job is gone, the worker will
have no means of bringing his cause
and interests before the public, no
means Of influencing legislation from,
the point Of view Of human welfare.
Labor has two possible methods Of
defense: Unionize the steel industry
or demand that this monopoly be taken
over by the government. But even if
the steel workers were organized, it
is difficult to see how this new Or
ganization could influence conditions
and methods.
The practical resu.., Of the steel mag,
mates, anti'union policy will probably
be a Strengthening Of the ralical ele.
ment which believes that big business
must be reconstructed on a basis of
service rather than profit.
If conservative, human and business.
like unionism gives way to bolshevism,
the trusts will be responsible. It il
they who demand the life or death
struggle.
The labor world., 1921-01-22
LABOR NOT COMMODITY
SAYS new YORK EDITOR

Martin H. Glynn, editor of tho AL
bany Times-Union. refuses to join other
newspapers in approving the Duplex
Machinists' decision of the United
States supreme court that labor is A
mmodity.
THE majority of the court" says
MIR. Glynn, REACHED its determination
that the antitrust law applied to the
case before it, notwithstanding the
fact that the Clayton act expressly
exempts labor unions from the opera
tions Of it's provisions.
"The law in section provides that
the labor of a human being is not
commodity or article of commerce.
Yet the decision Of the court is in
terpreted as, in effect, classifying tho
labor of a human being as an article
Or commodity Of commerce. It is like
wise pointed out that under the con-
stitution the bodies OF human beings
cannot be deemed commodities to be
bought and sold. and that if this il
true how can there be judicial de-
termination that the labor of these
human being can be made a. COM
modify?
If labor unions are not permitted
by the antitrust act to take action
in self-defense the question is asked
how about the admission Of Mr.. Grace
of the Bethlehem Steel corporation
before the Lockwood committee that
his concern employed what amounts
to a secondary boycott in refusing to
sell steel to contractors who employed
Ioh T.
tend with such conditions it must be
permitted to use weapon of effec-
tive defense.
'"The decision of the United States
supreme court is far reaching in its
effect and undoubtedly further efforts
will be made to reopen it and that if
these should fail the aid of congress
will be sought"
The labor world., 1921-01-22

disputes il to bs found in tho fact
that it has proven failure wherever
it has been tried. Instead Of prevent.
ing strikes the system adds to the diff,
ficulties of adjusting industrial con-
troversies.
The late Senator Newlands, when he
was chairman Of the senate committee
on interstate commerce, had his assist.
ants compile history of the workings
of compulsory arbitration laws in var.
ious countries. The material thus Sc.
cured was printed in bulky volume
which was given a limited circulation
and then consigned to the Nimbo Of for
gotten congressional documents.
It is unfortunate that copy cannot
be placed in the hands Of all the young
debaters who are now wrestling with
this much misunderstood subject. Even
casual examination Of it's pages would
convince them that industrial peace
must be won through negotiations be.
tween employer and employees, meeting
on terms of absolute equality, and not
through governmental compulsion.
The federal railroad administration
demonstrated that when it set up ma.
tional boards Of adjustment to settle
disputes arising between the roads and
the workers. They were composed of
equal numbers Of managers and EN-.
ployes they worked so satisfactorily
that during the entire period Of gov.
ernment control not single authorized
strike occurred in this country.
Director Walker D. Hines told the
story of this great experiment in his
final report to the President and urged
that the system be continued unde,
private operation. The recognized rail
road. labor organizations have publicly
declared their willingness to accept Mr.
Hines suggestion, but majority OF
the railroad executives, let by "Gen
eral' Atterbury of the Pennsylvania
refuse to cooperate.
They, and the men in congress whom
they control, continue to advocate anti.
strike legislation and compulsory ar
bitration while rejecting the only plan
for industrial peace on the railroads
which has been proven a success over
a long period of time.
The labor world., 1921-01-22
HANDS OFF PRIMARY LAW.

Senator Hiram johnson 3 stirring an
peal to Progressives to safeguard the
primary laws which are being attacked
in the state Legislature by a combina
tion Of partisan politicians and priv.
ilege- seeking business men, has put a
damper on the plans Of the reaction,
aries.
AS we have so often said in these
columns, the direct primary is one of
the great stools 'of democracy, With
out it,. the peole are: at the mercy of
the politicians. With it, the people
may, if they will, defy the politicians
and dictate the nominees Of all parties.
eff this movement succeeds" says
Senator johnson; "there's little that
exploiting privilege has to fear from
public officials. With the primary de.
stroyed, officials generally will answer
as in former days, not to all of the
people, but to the powerful few. The
bitter, concerted movement against
labor, by which the splendid gains OF
FIVE
humanity are imperiled and leopard
lied, is the accompaniment Of the en-
deavor to take from all the voters the
right of nomination of their public
servants.''
Get in touch with the members Of
the legislature and tell them to kee1
their hands off the primary law.
The labor world., 1921-01-22
POOR RICHARD WAS RIGHT.


Did Poor Richard know what he was
talking abouts
Go up on high mountain and eluci-
date to the universe that Dick did.
For proof positive, cite the single
simple, startling fact that Woolworth
left an estate worth 1891 ,633, 700 pen.
nies.
Woolworth began his mercantile ca
reer as clerk. He early concluded
that if you "take care of the pen.
nies, the dollars will take care Of them.
selves.'
Today his chain Of stores links the
continent and the highest business
building in the world stands in New
York as monument to his thrift.
The success which came to him was
builded on pennies and nickels and
dimes.
The inspiration of Woolworth is par
ticularly timely in the Ninth Federal
Reserve district. Systematic saving is
the order of the day.
The government offers to assist in.
divlduals to put aside regularly cer.
tain amount Of their income by sup,
plying at the postoffice 25 cent Thrift
stamps; 81 Treasury Savings stamps;
interest-bearing, tax-exempt $5 Savings
stamps; interest bearing, tax.exempt
$25 and 800 Savings certificates.
The labor world., 1921-01-22
GREED Is MASTER.

Inc human IS one OF the smallest
of all creatures. He has harnessed the
universe-has succeeded in bringing all
other animal and vegetable life under
his control. He has, in fact, enslaved
the universe and then-not being con-
tent with that, he has enslaved himself.
All down through the ages, mankind
has been battling for liberty from the
oppression of his own kind. The one
great factor in the civilization of the
world has been the desire for the peo-
pie for greater personal liberty.
The early pioneers who were re-
sponsible for the settlement Of this
country fled from the land Of their
birth in order to escape persecution
on account of their religious or po-
litical beliefs.
Owing to the fact that there were
so many different nationalities and so
many different beliefs, America became
the most tolerant country on the face
OF the earth, and our country the haven
OF refuge for all oppressed people.
The free thinker" class of imuni-
grant was the very foundation Of the
wonderful growth Of this country, as
they were not bound by the restrictions
OF "precedent' and they took i'm.
mediate advantage Of the wonderful
possibilities of the new country. The
greed of man reasserted itself and wo
find today that instead of America
being the most liberal on the face Of
the earth, it has become one of the
most reactionary, and that instead Of
1t being "haven of refuge" many
OF its citizens are emigrating to older
countries whose laws and customs have
become more liberal than those of the
United States.
And still, America is one Of the rich.
est countries on earth and is fully
capable Of providing at all times a
good living, for all Of her citizens. In
as much as it is no longer possible to
run away from greed, it is foolish for
people to try it. We, the workers,
no matter what Our nationality is or
our color or our creed, must learn to
stand and fight.
Ihe same greed which drove OR
torefathers to come to America is still
IN the fatherland even as it is here.
and the only way to get rid Of it is
oy organizing both politically and eco
nomlcally and putting it out of exist.
ence once and for all.
The powers Of greed were never 50
afraid, the workers were never 80 con.
fident. If we will not become over.
confident-if we will stick right on
the Job every minute, we can put greed
Oft watch, and can enthrone liberty
and justice and human brotherhood in
its stead.
Let every one do his share, Don y
tall into the trap of greed and lose
confidence in your organization, for it
IS only through the power Of your or.
ganized effort that you can win back
the world for the workers.
The labor world., 1921-01-22
WELL DONE, SENATOR HARDING

Thoughtful Americans will applaud
Senator Harding's veto Of an inaug-
uration program that contemplated the
expenditure of more than million
dollars for the "most dazzling spec-
tacle ever attempted in this country"
1t is particularly fitting that he-and
ne alone had the power to prevent this
offense to decent sensibilities-inter-
vened to curb the greed Of Washington
shop-keepers who had seized upon the
occasion Of a change Of administra-
t1ons to take unto themselves large
tribute.
Senator Harding has requested that
he be simply sworn in, permitted to
speak briefly his plight of faith and
turn at once to the work that will be
calling.' In this position he will be
joined by all his countrymen who can
appreciate the real and pressing prob
lens that await determination.
Ihe future of our nation is not Sc
cure. More than two million idle men
make situation to which our wisest
and most earnest men and women may
well give their sincerest attention. To
find work for them who are willing
and anxious to work is the supreme
test that will be given to Mr.. Hard.
lng's government, and if it is not met
satisfactorily his reign must be re-.
corded as sad and unrelieved failure.
1t IS happy augury that Senator
Harding apprehended the incongruity
of pagan display at Washington while
the gaunt spectre Of want is abroad in
the land. If as President he ALWAYS
addresses himself with similar fine
determination to matters that will re.
qulre his best thought and action. ic.
nor1ng those who, as have Washing.
ton vendors, seek only to promote a
selfish and sordid interest, he may
measurably, at least, attain to the homes
ana expectations of his countrymen.
This nation needs nothing quite as
much as an immediate return to it's
traditional simple ideals and rituals.
lnere IS no place here for pagan dis
plays that outrival the coronations of
kings, that have not better justifica.
tlon than the commercial instincts of
those who are stepped in their own
greed. In rebuking them Senator
Harding has done a good Job.
The labor world., 1921-01-22
CANADIAN LABOR BODY
REv0KES DUAL CHARTER

TORONTO, Ontario, Jan. 2o.-Ot-
flcia's of the Trades and Labor con-
gress of Canada have revoked the
charter of the Canadian Brotherhood
OF Railway Employees. following a
failure of that organization to come to
an agreement with the bona fide In
ternational Brotherhood of Railway
and Steamship clerks. Negotiations
have been carried on for two years.
Officers Of the Trades and Labor con-
gress Of Canada have refused to rec
ognize this dual organization, which
is supported by a narrow national
idea.
The labor world., 1921-01-22
"CAN'T-STRIKE" Laws
MEAN STATE CONTROL

Laws to set wages by the state log
ically lead to state capitalism. says
Alfred Henry, writing in the Railway
Clerk.
The writer listened to Governor
Allen discuss his "can't-strike" law
in this city, and says:
"While granting the sincerity of the
Kansas governor. I could not escape
the conviction that he is a shallow
man, Withal a smart one in the
American sense. And while 1 wit
messed 'shrewd' business men and
sharp professional men applaud,
wondered if they. any more than Gov
ernor Allen, had thought out the
thing. had seen the implications Of
the Kansas industrial court For in
stance Governor Allen said his court
was to fix, not living wage, but e.
fair and just wage Now, history is
not silent as to what it means to fix
wages by government decree, be it
legislative, royal mandate or judicial
decision. Wage FIXING means price fix
ing, just as price fixing means wage
fixing
IF the increase in wages Is ~
flected in the cost of the product for
which the wages are paid, for how
long will the fixed wages be fair and
just either to the receiver or the payer
of the wages?\
1T is in this manner that state cap
italism, not even state socialism, on
trasting the latter with guild and
other democratic forms of socialism,
will be instituted in America, as was
in Prussia and in New Zealand, a
regim entation Of our entire life. Many
other considerations might be ad-
Vanced, but business men in paricu-
lar should we'll ponder where the
Kansas industrial court of wage fixing
by government will lead to.
"One cannot jump half way down
Niagara"
The labor world., 1921-01-22

they do not want to be limited in the
employment Of men to union members.
But the present drive il not Of that
kind. The evidence shows that in it's
organized form it is not merely against
the closed shop, but against unionism
itself, and particularly against collec'
tive bargaining. OF what avail is it for
workers to be permitted by their en-
ployers to become members Of unioas
if the employers will not deal with
the unionse The workers might as we'll
join golf clubs as labor unions if tho
present "open shop' campaign is sue
cessful.
The "open shop' drive masks under
such names as "the American plan,''
and hides behind the pretence Of Ameri-
can freedom. Yet its real purpose is
to destroy all effective labor unions,
and thus subject the working people
to the complete domination Of the en-
ployers. Should it succeed in the meas
ure that its proponents hope it will
thrust far into the ranks Of the under
! paid, the body of American working
people.
There is great danger that the whole
nation will be harmed by this cam.
paign Of a few groups of strong enl.
ploycrs. To aim now at putting into
greater subsection the workers in in.
dustry is blind and foolhardy. The
radical movements and disturbances in
Europe ought to hold lesson for the
employers of America. And the voice
of the American people ought to BE-
raised in the endeavor to drive this
lesson home.
The labor world., 1921-01-22
DOUBLE CROSS FOR LABOR.

When the war was on and labor was
needed to produce the implements of
war and fight the battles whose chief
purpose was to extend the commercial
dominions Of a comparatively few there
was an abundance of hot air peddled
yout to labor. Labor was told it really
was it. Labor was assured that the
days of ignoring the rights of labor
to decent working conditions had
ceased and that in the future labor
was to have voice in the actual man.
agement and control of industries
which would insure pure democracy in
Industry with labor as the vital and
deciding factor.
Labor listened to these soothing as
surances, went across the seas and
helped win the war for the glorious
democracy which was being promised
on every hand and from the most un.
expected sources. But now that the
war is over there has come a wonder
full change over these ardent champions
OF labor, many Of whom were employ
ers with previous anti-union records.
Instead of living up to the bland prom
1ses they made when the war was still
raging a number of the leading ones
are proceeding to give labor the double
cross.
No longer are these wartime cham.
plons Of labor admitting that labor
should have voice in management of
Industries. On the contrary, they are
4 ca9TryanH on an aggressive campaign
The labor world., 1921-01-22

Patronize your labor paper and make
it possible to be better paper. You
know the great need Of one, you know
We have no other medium through
which real labor news can be had, 60
remember the life and success Of the
only real labor paper in the city OF
Duluth depends upon your support.
Don't spend your hard earned wages
in union shop to purchase scab goods
but put the union label in the stores
in this city and see what happens.
Be booster, not knocker. Any
poor fool can knock, but it takes meu
to do things.