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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
Judge Gary Roasted
STEEL TRUST is GRILLED FOR
HIDING BIG PROFITS
Return to Normal Conditions Blocked
By Artifcially Maintained
War Time Prices

Washington-John Shelton Will
iamsl, former comptroller of the cur
rency, renews his attack on the steel
trust, and in letter to Judge Gary
charges this corporation with hiding
millions of dollars of profit in de-
probation and other funds, and with
blocking a return of business by ex-
cessive charges. He saws the trust is
able to double wages and Still meet
dividends.
Mr.. Williams declares that in the
year under discussion, over $100,000,-
900 were charged to operating ex-
penses, for maintenance, repairs, etc.
In addition to disposing of these
profits by this method of bookkeep-
ing it is shown that on December 81,
1919, the corporation was carrying
a high balance of over 5000, 100000 to
the credit of "depletion, depreciation
and replacement funds" unexpended
and available when needed.
1t is also shown that from March
81, 1915, to December 81, 1919, the
trusts net surplus, after payment of
all interests dividends and excess
profits taxes, and after setting aside
enormous "reserve" funds for future
possible contingencies was increased
by more than $4OO,0OO,0OO, according
to the trusts official report.
Mr.. Williams says that after a
fuller investigation of the facts, in
Guiding all the arguments submitted
by Judge Gary in his letter recently
printed in the newspapers, he is more
than ever convinced that "the high
prices of steel and iron products arti-
fcially maintained, are blocking the
way to normal times and to the re-
storation of business"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
PeriIOus Precedent

Chicago-By abrogating an agree
ment entered into with the govern
ment and their employees, the meat
packers have set perilous precedent,
says the Butcher Workman.
"The packers have disillusioned not
only the millions dependent upon a
livelihood in the packing industry as
to their word of honor and their re-
spect for an agreement with the gov
ernment and the workers in the pack
ing plants, but they have recorded
themselves in favor of discouraging
disregard for moral soundness.
at is a dangerous precedent that
should not be tolerated to preserve
the morale and the welfare of the
American people,"
The Butcher Workman compares
the packers attitude to their vigorous
insistence that the contract be ad-
hered to when a handful of workers
disregarded it several months ago.
The union at that time secured en-
forcement of the contract by the
threat of revoking the charter of the
strikers. The packers favored the
contract then, but not now, when an
industrial depression is on.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
How They Worked 1t
IS ANNULLED BY
SICK SUPREME JUDGE
Laws Kept From People by Adding
Emergency Clause Like Scheme
Now Worked in Ohio

Seattle-Offcers of the Washing
ton state federation of labor charge
that the direct legislation system in
this state has been strangled by a
sick justice of the state supreme
court signing the decision without
reading it.
"The decision against US was four
to five" the unionists say. Judge
Mont was i'll in bed and didn't hear
the case argued, but two days later,
it is reported, was rolled over in bed
and asked to sign the decision against
us-which he did-although he never
heard it argued in court. The decision
means that the seventh amendment to
the state constitution, giving"the peo-
pie the right Of referendum on acts of
the legislature, is dead"
I The decision was on the act
known as the civil administration
code, which rips up state labor COM
missions and social agencies, and
places them under the control of one
man, appointed by the governor.
Trade unionists opposed the act and
prepared to demand that it be sub
mited to referendum. The legis-
lature tackled an emergency" clause
to the law, which made it effective
Immediately on it's passage. The
state supreme court was asked to set
aside this clause, as no emergency
exists, and therefore, the clause vio-
lates the spirit of direct legislation
by making it impossible for the peo-
pie to pass judgment on the act.
The court held that the legislature
is the sole judge of an emergency.
The unionists declare that this kills
the referendum in this state, as the
legislature will now attach an emer-
gency clause to acts it would keep
from the people.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08

just cause for complaint, it is a
reasonable assumption that the other
half are deliberately misrepresenting
conditions for an ulterior purpose.
Color is given this assumption by
the sworn testimony of Atterbury
that the Pennsylvania railroad is op-
posed to organizations and has main
tanned an elaborate system of spying
and espionage to discourage the or
ganizing of it's workers.
1t has been charged from the be-
ginning that the Morgan group of
bankers had conspired against work
ers' organizations and were using the
railroads for their own selfish pur-
pose. Wherever Morgan has influence
intolerable labor conditions obtain.
He maintains the twelve-hour day in
the steel industry and employees mur-
derous gunner to maintain a state
Of feudalism in West Virginia and
Alabama, where he is a dominating
factor in the production of coal. His
present purpose is to establish in the
transportation industry the unhealthy
and barbarous conditions that have
persisted in steel and coal until they
have become a national reproach and
scandal
All this is being brought out in the
proceedings before the railroad labor
board. The public is getting a clearer
conception of the underlying facts in
the present struggle. Thus is propa-
ganda overtaken by slow-moving but
ineXorable truth.
All the millions of words of lies
being disseminated by the propa-
gandists of brutal employers will not
serve to permanently blind the people
to the facts upon which final judg-
ment will be based.
Morgan and his lleutenants are
playing their last desperate game,
and they will fail, as they deserve to
fail. For them to win would mean
that justice has gone out of the
world and that mankind is slipping
back to the misty age of serfdom.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
Scores England
COMMITTEE BLAMES BRITISH
FOR IRISH BLOODSHED
Moral Responsibility for Existing
Conditions in Ireland Placed
Upon British Government

Washington - Moral responsibility
for the present disorders in Ireland
is placed upon the British government
by the Commission of the Committee
of One Hundred investigating the
Irish question in 10000 word report
made public and covering the eXami-
nation of witnesses at public hearings
held by the Commission in Washing
ton last November, December and
January. The report declears that
"the imperial British army in Ireland
has been guilty of excesses, not in
comparable in degree and kind with
those alleged, by the Bryce report on
Belgium Atrocities, to have been COM
mitted by the imperial German army"
Thirty-eight witnesses of alleged
atrocities including 18 Irish, 18 Amer
lean and two English citizens, testi-
fed before the commission.
Summing up its conclusions after
hearing all the testimony, the COM
mission finds "that the Irish people
are deprived of the protection of
British law, to which they would be
entitled as subjects of the British
King. Among other things the Com
mission says: "The Imperial British
government has created and intro
duced into Ireland a force of at least
$4,000 men, who have indiscriminately
killed innocent men, women and chill
dren; have tortured and shot prison
ers while in custody, adopting the
subterfuges of refusal to halt and
attempting to escape;' House-burning
and wanton destruction of villages
and cities by Imperial British forces
under Imperial British officers have
been countenanced, and ordered by
officials of the British government.
This campaign is carried on regard
less of the political views of their
owners, and results in widespread and
acute suffering among women and
children"
In touching upon the events leading
to the present crisis, the report de-
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
Home Work System
Destroys Childhood

Washington-In an investigation of
children engaged in industrial home
work in three Rhode Island cities,
made by the United States children's
bureau, it was found that per cent
of all the children between 5 and Is
years of age had at some time during
the year done factory work in their
homes, either by hand or machine.
They assembled jewelry, strung beads,
finished lace and underwear, carded
snaps and shoe buttons and performed
many other simple operations incl
dental to manufacture.
In the majority of cases family
need was given as the reason for
home work. This work, however, ad-
ded but little to the family income
since the average earnings per family
during the year from this source was
only $48. Over one-half the children
were unable to earn as much as 5
cents an hour.
Many of the children worked not
only after school, but also in the
evenings; some worked exclusively at
night. A few of the children who
worked all day in factories or stores
also worked at home every night and
eye strain was commonly reported.
Teachers and school officials stated
that home work interfered with,
school attendance and the quality of
school work.
The home work system makes
factory out of the home, and the
workers are subject to hazards from
which they are not safeguarded by
law, says the report. The health of
the community is endangered by the
use of the clothing and other articles
made in homes in which infectious
diseases are present.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
fIirted With Ants
Has Fingers Burned

Buffalo, N. Y.-A. w. Wilson,
former member of the plumbers in
ternational union. firted with E. J.
McCone, manager of the anti-union
Buffalo Commercial, and is nursing
badly burned fingers and a sad case
of crouch.
Wilson is business agent of a small
local of marine steam filters that was
affiliated with the plumbers interna-
tional. He wanted the regular Steam
Filters union to permit members of
his local to do steam fitting in build
ing construction and was told that
these workers must submit to an ex-
animation before the union woult.
vouch for their competency. The
marine steam filters refused to accept
this offer and withdrew from the in
ternational. Wilson rushed to Nc
Cone with his tale of woe and the
latter spread a wild yarn that the
marine steam filters declared for the
american" plan and no restriction
to employment. The Commercial also
printed resolutions to this effect
adopted by the seceders. Anti-union
organizations throughout the country
gave the incident publicity, but
ignored the facts in the case.
Wilson was the hero of the hour
and began organizing the "indepen-
dent building trades craftsmen's as
sociation' but now whimpers that Nc
Cone tricked him and failed to hand
over $4,000 he promised to finance the
scheme. He also pleads that McCone
took advantage of the ignorance of
himself and associates and that they
did not understand the resolutions
written by McCone and signed by
them on behalf of the union.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08

clares: "The central fact in the Irish
situation is the presence of the Brit
ish in Ireland. The British can point
to 700 years Of possession of Ireland,
and to 700 years spent in trying to
pacify Ireland, and the British nat
urally desire to continue to possess
Ireland, for they are proud Of their
empire, jealous of it's integrity and
anxious about its security"
Many instances of alleged atrocities
and wanton destruction of property
by the British troops are presented in
the report, which denounces the meth
DDS of the Auxiliary Cadets and the
Black and Tan, two forces of "irregu-
lars" that supplement the Royal Irish
Constabulary and the regular British
troops.
Regarding casualties, the commits
sion says that it is justified in con-
Guiding that mot more than 600 of
the British have been killed in Ire
land from May 1916 to December,
1920. These 600 casualties would
seem to have occurred in a force Of
$4,000 during a period of four and
one-half years, it is pointed out, or at
the rate of not more than .26 of one
per cent per annum.
On the other hand, according to
lists compiled by the Irish Republican
government and submitted to the COM
mission, more than 200 unarmed Irish
civilians were killed by the military
and police during 1920 alone. This
number it was said, included six
women, II children, 10 old men and
two priests.
Stress is laid upon "the moral con-
sequence to the Imperial British for.
ces" of the British governments
military policy in Ireland" License
instead of discipline, the commission
says, now prevails among the troops.
"Citizens of the Irish Republic" are
held blameless for Incidental acci-
dental and disciplinary casualties in
the British forces, and for casualties
incurred under circumstances of gen
eral violence and disorder" Many of
the excesses of the $4,000 British
troops are attributed to the incite-
ment of the fear of assassination in
the soldiers minds by their superiors.
"We would extend our sympathy to
the great British people," says the
commission in concluding its report,
"The army which is the instrument of
their government in Ireland would
also seem to be the instrument of the
destruction of that moral heritage
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
OPPOSE COSSACKS

Champaign, Ill.-By a 20 to 10
vote the board of supervisors Of
Champaign county has declared
against the cossack bill, now pending
in the state legislature. This county is
included in the district of Senator
Dunlap, who introduced the bill and
who is urging it's passage.
The board declares that such a
police force is not necessary for the
good and welfare Of our county, for
the reason it is too expensive and the
few members of said force apportion-
ed out to our county of the 102 coun-
ties of the state of Illinois would not
be more than three or four-and they,
if nicely uniformed, would make a
pleasing appearance at the head of
procession.
"Our county has full confidence in
our county and township officials, and
if at any time they may need assist
ance, this board will stand by them
to the finish. In lieu of state police,
our sheriff may, if he deem necessary,
appoint a commission of three or
four able men in each and every
township with the authority of deputy
sheriff-such men to be able to be
easily reached and available at times
in case the sheriff or the peole call on
them"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
POlishers Gain

Chicago-Through an agreement,
with Metal Polishers' union No. and
the Cribbon and Sexton Stove COM
pany piece rates have been adjusted
that a wage of $1.25 an hour will be
the rule. The metal polishers have
also signed an agreement with the
Mead Cycle company, which calls for
81 an hour and a 44-hour week.
Jersey City, N. 1.-THE Durham
Duplex Razor company has with
drawn its demand on organized metal
polishers that rates be cut 25 per
cent.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
Pressmen Make Gains

Pressmen's Home, Tenn.-Continued
wage advances are made by affiliates
Of the International Printing Press
men and Assistants union, according
to officials of that organization.
These gains are recorded in every
locality from Canada to California,
and are the result of thorough organ
ization and agitation.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08

which was their glory and which cast
its lustre on each and all of them.
The sun of that glory seems finally
to have set over Ireland. British
Justice has become a discredited
thing. The official Black and Tans in
Ireland compete for the dishonor of
Anglo-Saxon civilization with our un-
official lynch mobs. We NAV
be righted and the agony of her peo-
Pile cease. When these things shall
be the great British people will
emerge from the darkness that now
Encompasses them into the glory of a
new day."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
Win 44.HOur Week

Okmulgee, Okla-After a weeks
strike, organized printers have raised
wages So week on newspapers and
established the 44-hour week in COM
mercial shops. The new rate for
night work on newspapers is $48 a
week, and $45 for day work. Rates
in the commercial shops will remain
the same, but the 44-hour week is
agreed to.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
Teamsters Reject Cut

Rochester, N. Y.-Organized team
sters in this city have declared
against wage reduction, favored by
employers. The teamstars say they
will negotiate on the basis of the
present agreeemnt.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
GENERAL LABOR NEWS
Short Items Gathered For Benefit of
Hasty Readers
Refuse To Confer

Raleigh, N. C.-Non-union con-
tractors have declined an invitation
by the mayor of this city to confer
with employees who are resisting the
establishment of the non-union shop.
Some of the contractors refused to
acknowledge the mayors letter.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
Co-Ops. Return Savings

Riverton, Ill.-During the past
year the cooperative society at this
place returned $2,157.61 to their mem
bers. This return was based on the
amount of purchases at the coop.
store and is one of the outstanding
features of the Rochdale system of
cooperation.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
WHAT LABOR IS DOING
Wage Increases and Progress Made
Throughout the Country
Wage Scale Is Signed

New York-After two weeks nego-
tiations the old wage scale of Granite
Cutters union has been renewed until
April l, 1923. Rates are SO for an
eight-hour day.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
COssacks For Jersey

Trenton, N. 1.-THE state legis-
lature has passed the cossack bill
over the veto of Governor Edwards.
The bill calls for the establishment
of two troops of 100 men each, who
can be ordered to a municipality by
the governor on request of the Of
ficials of the municipality.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
Overtime Prohibited

New York-In an effort to equalize
work officers of the international Fur
Workers union have called on these
unionists to desist from working over
time.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
Will Spray Kids

New York-A committee of the
board of aldermen recommends that
$4,000 be used this summer to pro-
vide 1900 showers for kiddies in the
city's congested districts. The
showers will be attached to fire
hydrants and the children may gather
under them. The "dousing" will be
supervised by city firemen.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
Oppose Rent G0ugers

Pittsburgh, Parent profteers"
are denounced by the Pittsburgh
Baptist Ministers association, which
declares that unwarranted rent ad-
vances is "phariseeism."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-08
Chamber of Commerce For Open Shol

Chamber OF COmWtTCt TUT OptH oHOP
Mansfield, Ohio-That the present
industrial conditions demand this
city to be an open shop town, is the
announcement made public by the
Chamber of Commerce, the Manu-
facturers club and the Builders AS
sociation. Union carpenters, through
their representative, announced last
week their scale of wages this year
would be 95 cents an hour.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-05-03
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

pr. Samuel B. Gee is on business trip to Little Rock today.
 w. T. Daniel of Blevins, passed through the city this morning en route to Hope.
 Rev. s. T. Baugh and Prof. w. c. Yancey of Blevins, were business vis- itors to Prescott yesterday.
 T. o. Mcdaniel of Hope, a former Prescott citizen, passed through the city this morning in his Dodge en route to Blevins.
 Mrs. w. c. Wallis and Mrs. Ed White of Clovis, New Mexico, will ar rive this afternoon on a visit with MT. and Mrs. George Christopher.
 MT. and Mrs. w. c. Bratton and daughter, Miss Irene, went over to Delight this morning and will return this afternoon in an automobile which Mir Bratton has purchased there
 M. L. Nelson, one of Blevins prom inent merchants, was a business visi- tor here this morning en route to Hope. He will return this evening to Prescott to be present at the Odd Fellows anniversary entertainment tonight.
 Miss Lois Aarant of Chidester, passed through the city this morning en route home from Sutton where she has been teaching school for the past term. Misses Pearl Montgomery and Exa Radney of route 1 accompanied her here to see her off.
 A large crowd of out-of-town wis itors are expected to be present at the anniversary celebration of the local Odd Fellows at their hall this evening. All present and former members of the lodge and their wives or ladies are invited to be pres ent. A most excellent and appropri- ate program has been prepared and some entertaining features of amuse- ment have been arranged for the oc- casion and delicious luncheon will be served at 10:30 o'clock The cele- bration will begin at o'clock sharp.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-05-03

the cause, what a curiosity it arouses.
 Jamestown in fortunate in being located in Virginia. In some states the people would have ncknamed if Jim town"
 A man said today: If I was as good at gathering money as my clothes are at catching lint, I would soon be rich man.
 For the newspaper man to talk about the weather is much more in- terestlng than for young man call ing on his girl to do so.
 man is foolish to propose to a girl who has not in a subtle way which Is distinctly complimentary to the fair sex, invited it.
 A minister during his discourse one Sabbath morning said, "In each blade of grass there is sermon" The fol lowing day one of his flock discovered the good man pushing a lawn mower about his garden and paused to say: Well, parson, 1 am glad to see you engaged in cutting your sermons short"
 Headlines
 Senator J. H. Berry addresses Ar kansas legislature in joint session this morning.
 More trouble on insurance.
 Farmers Union.
 Extending the mains.
 Woodmen expecting large crowds )n the 10th.
 New time card May 12. l. Deaths by poisoning-The family of Charley Abott of Gurdon, affect ed mysteriously.
 B. Y. P. U. at Baptist church. Arkansas literature-In the Arkan- sas Democrat yesterday appeared a department headed Arkansas Litera- ture, by Mrs. H. A. Sykes of Pres colt, Ark Under this head Mrs Sykes publishes sketches of Albert Pike, Geo. Parker Smoote, Ruth Me Emery Stuart and Mrs. w. V. Tomp- kins, with short poem from the pen of Mrs. Tompkins, entitled "Untc Caesar"
The Prescott daily news., 1921-05-03

The picnic announced by the Chaf- ing Dish Club to be given on the P. .S N. w. Railroad tomorrow, compli- mentary to the guests of Miss Mil dred McRae and Marion Waller, has been postponed until Thursday.
 x The Chafing Dish Club meets this afternoon with Miss Florence Watson and they will have as guests Mrs. C.. H. Moore, Mrs. J. Lyndell Lee, Misses Irene Royston, Estelle Brown, Mary Ally, Annie Watts and Nellie Me Caughey.
 Miss Mildred McRae will entertain tomorrow evening complimentary to Miss Duncan of Poplar Bluff, and the guests of Miss Marion Waller.
 Mrs. Ebert Fisher of Cooper, Tex, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. R. N. Hunt, near Prescott, returned home last night.
 Prosecuting Attorney Graves of Hope, came in this morning and im- medately took the P & N. w. train for Blevins.
 Tom Pirtle of Little Rock, spent yesterday in Prescott and vicinity MT. Pirtle was former citizen of our town.
 Mrs. Gus Jones of Little Rock, is visiting her parents, Mir and Mrs. Jno Caldwell.
 Mir. and Mrs. Tom Scott and Miss Mary Brown spent yesterday pleas antly at Hope.
 Miss Lilly Butcher returned this morning from pleasant visit to Hope.
 Miss Vernon Caldwell of Hope, is visiting home folks here this week.
 M. w. Greeson and o. B. Gordon are spending today in Little Rock.
 Hee flaws by Nelle Sahc
 A lawyer may lose his case, but he always clears his fee.
 When a man hears the rustic of silk and fails to catch a glimpse of
The Prescott daily news., 1921-05-03


 Will take 8 or 10ehead of cattle to pasture. Good pasture, price reas- onable. F. G. Corley, 1-2 miles west of Prescott. 3Ot3