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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-10

trade, 'sweats' his profits out of the
wages of the workers."
Thus, it was not until 1919, after
nine years of struggle, marked by
several victories and defeats, that
h New York garment workers fl
nally succeeded in securing the same
system of industrial arbitration that
was in vogue in the other markets.
AT this time there was q tremendous
shortage of labor, because of the
war, and the garment industry was
enjoying unprecedented prosperity.
Manufacturers were willing to pay
enormous wages in order to get help,
and the garment makers union was
often put in the embarrassing posi-
ton of keeping wages down. In some
cases it actually forced union mem
bers to return to jobs paying IS and
$40 a week less than other employ
ers had offered them.
The manufacturers, on the other
hand, met the workers half way,
through the arbitration board, by
granting their demands that the
piecework system, long the chief
bone of contention, be abolished, in
favor of a straight weekly wage.
This concession, as we'll as a short
ening of the f1fty-four-hour-week
was made in an agreement which
was to last until 1922.
Last spring, however, the manu-
I%acturers began to show signs that
they regretted their bargain. The
public had ceased its extrayagant
buying of clothes, and it seemed
probable that it would continue to
exercise thrift in that direction.
Prices would have to go down. Pro-
duction costs would have to go down
first. They remembered the good
old days when workers were paid
by the piece, and kept working fran
tically on that piece until it was
done.
But the Arbitration Board, togeth-
er with the impartial chairman, re-
fused to c~ountenance a return to
piecework. Instead, it suggested that
a committee be appointed to study
the matter of productivity, which
would make its report on November
1, 1921. The manufacturers repre-
~sentatives agreed. But several days
before November 1, the manufacture
ers themselves formed a national or
~ganization in Atlantic City which de-
cided to install ~piecework and long
er hours without regard to the COM
mittee's report and without further
consultation
Thus. it appears that industrial
arbitration can be used as a cloak
to protect employers in time of a
labor shortage and contemptuously
discarded as soc as the shortage is
I've
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When they could obtain leave.
doughboys, Tommies, Anzacs. Bel
gians. Italians and Poilous from 9TH
er sections have turned toward this
city neal the Rhine.
I the AMERICAN, Wiesbaden is a
sort of inland Atlantic City, a Mount
Clemens and a Hot Springs rolled
into one. To the Britisher it is a kind
of Central European Brighton; and
to the Frenchman, a Northern Ak
les-Bains. For a long time it was
a Germanic Monte Carlo. That was
during its period under the Counts of
Nassau. When the city and its sur
rounding territory came into possess
sion of Prussia in 1866 public gamb-
ling was prohibited and the towns
character as a watering place was
emphasized again. Thus. Monte Car
los rapid growth in popularity from
about that time may have been due
in M small part-far-fetched as it
might seem at first glance-to
changes in German politics.
Visitors Twice Population.
while to the troops of occupa-
ton the drawing power of Weis-
baden was augmented both because
Of its proximity and the contrast to
their inactivity in the everyday
towns of the Rhine. the city's appeal
does not expend itself nearby. Be-
fore the World Wan it was the pre-
mier watering place of Germany
and one of the best known of inter-
national vacation centers, drawing
its quota of visitors from all civil
lied countries. Not only did II call to
those who needed medicinal waters
and those who fancied they needed
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We can attribute many ills among
the well-to-do classes to the foolish
habits of too many midnight sup
pers.
An occasional meal before retir-
ing is likely to do little harm, espe-
cially if such a meal is light and
them, but it held out attractions as
we'll to the socially inclined of all
ages. To youth with its %penchant
for outdoor games and tramping it
provided beautiful parks and clubs
and picturesque mountains nearby,
as well as the indoor allurements OF
casino life. So great was the pre-
war vogue of Wiesbaden that with
its permanent population of about
100, 900, 1t was annually entertaining
twice hat number of visitors.
"As a pleasure city, Wiesbaden's
physical appeal is marked. 1t nestles
in a mild nook of the Rhine valley
though tilt is three miles north of thai
famous stream. From 1t extend
charming valleys among the heavily
wooded hills that rise a few miles
away. Delightful paths thread h
valleys and lead owe the hills, and
for those who must depend upon
mechanical mountain climbing there
is a cable railway that ascends the
Nero Berg. However, the hilltops
are reached, once there, one has
spread before him wonderful views
of I;henish plain.
Pioneered the "Nuisance Tax"
"And the city itself is in keeping
with its surroundings. 1t has been
built sumptuously with broad shad-
ed streets, extensive parks, numer-
Gus fine villas in spacious gardens,
and public and semi-public buildings
that delight the eye. The most pop
ular place in Wiesbaden is probably
the great domed Kurhous. From
it's name translated literally one
might expect to find a sort of sani-
torium; in reality it is a mammoth
casino, the finest and most imposing
edifice of it's sort in Germany. In
it are a luxurious promenade, con-
cert rooms, Longing rooms, gaming
rooms and a reading room.
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Daily Letter by Frederic j. Haskin

handle all of the numerous matters
coming up in regard to working con-
ditions, and hat some additional or
ganization would be necessary. Ac-
cordingly, another board, known al
the Trade Board, vas formed, con-
sisting of five representatives from
the union and five from the employ
ers, with the same impartial chair
man who served on the Arbitration
Board.
The manufacturers were repre-
scented on the Trade Board largely
by labor managers. A plant of any
considerable size always employs a
labor manager, while the smaller
plants usually combine to hire one
manager, who functions for all of
them. These labor managers. acting
for the employers, and the union
representatives, acting for the work.
ers, constituting the Trade Board,
were authorized to settle all dis
putes that could not be settled local.
ly in the shops. The impartial chair
man, paid and trusted by both sides,
presided over the board and cores
pended to a judge in our courts.
Cases were argued before him, and
his decision was accepted as final,
except in are instances when appeal
was made to the first Board of Ar
bitration. A more effective system of
industrial arbitration has never been
devised.
other clothing centers almost i'm
mediately adopted it, but it was a
long time before it took hold upon
New York. Local conditions con-
spired to prevent it. DIR. Leiserson,
impartial chairman for the clothing
industry<in Rochester, explains these
conditions as follows:
The New York System.
"In the first place. two-thirds of
all the work in the New York mar
ket is done by contractors. The sig
nificance of this is that the employer
is not really a manufacturer. He
handles the financial and sales end
of the business. but he throws off
his shoulders all the manufacturing
problems and shoves them on to the
contractor. The contractor is usual
ly a small employer running a small
shop with little knowledge of mod
ern manufacturing. In busy times
he pays any wages his people ask.
He can make the firm for whom he
works pay the price in order to get
the work. In slack time, however,
the firm squeezes the contractor
down to the very lowest price posi-
BILE because hundreds of contractors
are competing for work then. Hav-
ing contracted to do the work for a
very low price. the contractor
! squeezes down the wage of his EN-
ployes. or. as it is known in the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-10
SKATES N RICHES
BY DIR. w. e. BARTON

The daughter of the daughter of
Keturah came unto me. saying:
Ny little playmate, Willis, hath a
grandpa, aid his grandpa hath
bought for him a pair of Roller
Skates.
And 1 said. The grandpa of Willis
Is president of q bank.
And she inquired saying, what is
the president of a bank?
And 1 answered, he is a man who
doth accommodate his friends by
borrowing their money without in
terest and loaning it back to them
at six per cent.
And she asked of me, saying,
Grandpa, is the grandpa of Willis as
rich as you?
And l said, Nay, my dear; for he
hath not so many children or grand
children.
And she said, Shall we GO to where
they sell roller skates?
And I said, We will surely go
there, and we will stay not on the
order Of III going.
So we went to the place where
they sell and we bought the skates.
Now In the days of my youth,
when there were no movies. and
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easily digestible. But the trouble
lies in the fact that such meals be-
come more or less of a habit to some
people. They think they can sleep
better if they have a bite to eat be-
fore retiring. 1t is usually consider
ably more than a bite, however.
The truth is that ones lest sleep
is obtained with the stomach empty.
1t is true hat food puts one to sleep
at first. by diverting the blood from
the head but it disturbs sleep later.
Water. unless it induces bladder
action during the night, or even
fruit, may be taken before retiring.
If one goes to bed with an empty
stomach he can often get along with
six or seven hours sleep, put If he
goes to bed soon after a.hearty meal,
he usually needs from eight to ten
hours sleep.
Then, too, the habit Of eating a
hearty midnight meal results in
chronic indigestion. The appetite be-
comes sluggish just as the organs of
digestion and elimination slow up
because of overwork.
The man or woman who makes a
habit of midnight suppers usually
requires not simple, good foods bu.
choice d~elicacies and highly favored
loouo tildI are IldTu ~ ulBtbt.
Any m who has ever partaken Of
lobster or shrimp salads before re-
firing knows just what is meant
when 1 say that sleep and digestion
are greatly disturbed by such foods.
1t is difficult for the business man
or the active woman to be at their
best when sleep and digestion have
been impaired. The man who wishes
to give the best that is in him to his
business would 10 well not to make
a habit of midnight meals.
On the other hand, such habits are
even more harmful to people of
~sedentary habits, those who lead
more or less inactive lives from day
to day.
They are very likely to take on an
excess of fat and become peculiarly
liable to heart disease, kidney trou-
bles, Bright's disease and various
other serious ailments hat hesh-in
an excessive quantity-is heir to-.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-10
BY wNf. PHILIP sINfMs

Written Expressly for NEA Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10:-One
more amazing chapter must be add
ed to the international intrigue to
put the deposed Boy Emperor back
on the throne of China.
Despite powerful efforts to keep
the tragedy a secret, it is now
known that Princess Chun, the lads
mother. did not die a natural death
as stated. but committed suicide af-
ter a scene between herself. and the
empress dowager.
Through a friend In Picking / have
just come into possession of the
strange details.
The story throws into vivid relief
the morbid atmosphere out of which
certain British, Japanese and Chi
nese plotters would lift their candi-
date to the dragon throne.
Plotting for Year
For more than a year these inter-
national schemers have been pro-
noting q match between the boy
emperor Hsuan Tung, now seven
teen. and the young daughter of Hsu
Shih-chang. president of China.
They believe the marriage of the
Manchu emperor" and the Chinese
girl would please the southern Chi
nese and thus remove the objections
to a restoration.
The empress dowager, according
to my informant. is an ardent sup
porter of this match. The boy en-
peror's mother, the Princess Chun.
was just as ardently against it. She
preferred her great niece-daughter
of her nephew and the boys first
cousin-instead.
The boy emperor himself, 1t is
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@. A say that there are no men
exactly six feet tall. b says the
woods are full of them. Which is
right 7--1. +. Nick.
A. The War Department says that
In the physical examination in con-
nection with the draft 1t was found
that 36 out of each 1000 examined
were exactly six feet In height.
q. In the Homestead strike were
Federal troops called out Il. w.
A. In the Homestead strike of
1892, Federal troops were not used,
but practically the whole National
Guard Of Pennsylvania was called
out.
@. Did Robert Ingersoll advocate
a league of nations?-A. d.
A. Ingersoll was about the first,
IL not the first of our men Of prom
inence to advocate a league of as
ISOLATION of nations. In his lecture
How to Reform Mankind" deiiv-
cred in Chicago In 1892. he advo-
Gated. az length, an international
court of arbitration, and an army
and a navy to be placed at the dis
position of this court to carry its
decisions into effect when neces-
sary-the rest of Christendom to
be dfsarmed. This should be- the
only excuse for an army or navy in
the civilized world"
@. What became OF the assignats,
the French paper money issued by
the Revolutionary Government be-
tween 1890 and 1800?-A. L. M.
A. The assignats were redeemed
at the rate of 30-1 in the new form
of paper money known as territorial
mandate. AS much as 1,400, 000,-
0cO of this money was issued, but it
soon lost value and. was repudiated
by the refusal of dhe French Gov
eminent to receive it at it's treas
uries. On May Fl, 1897, all the out
standing assignats were declared
void.
@. Which is the oldest royal res.
idence in the world?-T M.
A. Probably Windsor Castle il
the Oldest royal residence. Wind
sor was a residence of the Saxon
palace being at old Windsor. Will
liam the Conqueror chose the pres
ent one built in tho time of Edward
H.. This has since been extended
and completely renovated.
Q. What is meant by q plenary
conference?-L. T.. S.
Aobg otktiloCQf
with authority to take final action,
is a plenary conference .
@. Has there ever been an inter.
national agreement to limit arm.
ament I'd. v. w.
A. Such an agreement was made
between Chile and Argentina in
1902.
Q.Where is the highest point in
Pennsylvania I'm. r.
A. According to Geological Survey
the highest point in Pennsylvania is
Negro Mountain. Somerset county,
which has elevation of 1920 feet.
Q. What is beet syrup used for:
III. e. L.
A. The Department Of Agricul-
ture says that beet syrup is used
principally as a table syrup. but il
may be used for all purposes for
which other syrups are used, as in
making candy. sweet breads, and
dark co1ored cake. 1t may also be
used In place of part of the sugar
used in jam making.
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BAY EMPEROR'S MOTHER
is A SUICIDE

said, does not want to marry either
one, his choice being his W moth
er's young sister: in short his aunt.
So with this new love triangle in
full swing, the Arabian Nights at
mosphere of the imperial court be-
came s~urcharged with personal
spites and jea1ousies.
Lad Backs Mother
The Lord Of Ten Thousand
Years." as the lad is called, sided
with his mother and was willing to
take his first cousin to wed instead
of either his aunt or the daughter
of President Hsu.
The empress dowager was furious.
it is said, and called the boys moth
er on the carpet. The young "em-
peror" objected and took his moth
er's part.
The row continued for three days,
Prince Chun, the lads father, falling
in a faint during one of the scenes
On october 1 the Princess Chun
took opium and died.
Another Version
Another version has 1t that the
court physician m day failed to
show the empress dowager the re-
spect she felt was her due, where
upon she called the boy emperor
down. Prince and Princess Chun
took their sons part and the quarrel
followed.
Whichever story is true, the Prin-
cess Chun today lies in a suicides
grave; the empress dowager Is slow
ly recovering from illness: Prince
Chun is broken over the loss of his
wife and the boy emperor is in
mourning for his mother.
Still the international plotting
goes on.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-10

there was no jazz, there were skat-
ing Kinks, wherein the youth did
conGregate and roll around on an
hardwood floor. But concrete
pavements were there none, and the
young flock did not skate all over
creation as now they do. But l re-
member that wheels under the feet
of youth feel fine.
And as we walked toward home.
the little maiden thought much of
how rich she was with her skates,
and how rich must be her grandpa
to buy them. and she remembered
that 1 had spoken of the wealth of
the grandfather o. her playmate.
And she inquired, saying:
Grandpa, is any enc in the world
more rich than you?
And / thought of my home and
my health and my friends and my
children ana my children's children,
and my books and my job. Yea, I
remembered that my check is as
good at the bank for any sum that
l have need to draw as that &c John
ID. Rockefeller or the grandfather
Of Willis. and I said:
No. my little girl, there is no man
in the world more rich than thy
gra:.dpa.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-10
FOR MISLE OF SAFETY"

: The idea advanced by the City Plan Commission Tor
an isle of safety at Smith and State streets is something
that ought to receive serious consideration. The matter
has not been laid before the Board of Aldermen yet, but II
will be before long. There is no question about the i've
corners being a difficult place to cross either on foot or IN
vehicles. With automobiles turning in practically every
direction and with pedestrians coming from all points the
traffic problem is a serious one. Now that the corners
lave been rounded off, which is a big improvement, there
is more room and a readjustment of vehicular traffic can be
changed to conform with the new conditions. 1t is only
in this way that the city's various problems can be solved.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-10

Three years ago the British said
there would be peace in Ireland by
Christmas. Hope this is the Christ.
mas.
Labor's union suits are getting
pretty warm for capital.
Only men who want to pay in.
come tax are those who don't have
TO. 4
The height of fashion is knee.
high.
Those bathing beauties, who left
magazine covers not long ago, are
posing for 1922 calendars.
Congress wants $4,000, 000, 000,
Nine naughts for naught.
Henry Ford's friends call him
Hen" because his plans hatch.
Can a man make love in an air.
plane % is an Indiana court question.
He can't without help.
From the price of eggs they must
think Christmas is Easter.
Every girl likes outdoor sports-it
they are handsome.
The invention to take darkness
out of the movies will also take out
some loving couples.
The good die young; so do good
resolutions.
Men who only look put for Num-
Der One forget how small it is. (
When the landlord raises the rem
it's your move.
NO news is good news wasn't
said by a newspaper subscriber.
Hoover, who says we are sick
eight days of each year. forgets the
first of the month comes twelve
times.
Must be hard to be easy.
II wishes were money we would
all have a million for Christmas.
Next spring they will wear nail
head designs on dresses. but they
will look more hke pin-head designs.
Hide the children's presents with
their school books and they caa
never find them.
Dear Santa, bring us something to
feed a sick love OF peace.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-10

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-10

Three years ago the British said
there would be peace in Ireland by
Christmas. Hope this is the Christ.
mas.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-10

Labor's union suits are getting
pretty warm for capital.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-10

Only men who want to pay In
come tax are those who don't have
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-07

possible in the last democratic state
convention of Tennessee. In that
convention Senator Shields leadership
of the party was distinctly repudlat
ed while at the same time McKellal
was selected as one of the states del
egates to the national convention and
helped write the last official declara.
tion of democratic principles" Now
McKellar's reelection would in effect
be a reputation of the policies advo-
Gated by his colleague.
The political differences between
the two senators was made plain a
few days ago in the senate in the de-
bate on the peace treaty with Germa.
ny. During the address of Senator
Lodge Senator Shields interposed to
twit his colleague for his change of
views on certain phases of the peace
treaty intimating that his change
came with change Of administra.
tions. On this point Senator Shields
sand:
"Mr. President, the senator from
Massachusetts, in reply to a question
propounded to him by my colleague
(Mr. McKellar), has made the state
ment that the president has constitu-
tional rights in connection with our
foreign affairs that no act OF congress-
could in the slightest decree interfere
with or limit, and to have a personal
representative abroad is one of those
rights OF course, this reservation
was not intended and could not have
any effect to infringe upon those con.
stitutional rights Of the President.
However, | was delighted to see the
progress in the minds of certain sena-
tors upon that subject, and especially
in the mind of my colleague when he
expressed himself to the effect that
the President should have no repre-
sentative on the Preparations commits
sion without the consent of congress, |
and that the reservation to that end is
entirely necessary, for about year
ago my colleague was not Of that
opinion His present position, howev-
er, indicates that he is now a progress
sive and not a reactionary."
Nevertheless and despite all these ,
differences, as heretofore stated the
close personal and political relations
between Shields and Mcclellan pre-
clude the idea that the former will at
tempt to prevent the return of the lat
ter to the senate.