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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-25
Births

William and Julia Richards, 30S Forest,
girl.
William and Catherine BowIes, 1O221a
North Senate. girl.
Hugh and Florence Marshall, Long Hos
pital girl
Paul and Esther Mahmias. Long Hos
pital, boy.
william and Lola Atkins, 1889 Roache,
girl
Harvey and Kate Albright. 1881 Mont
calm, boy.
Tyler and Hardie Oglesby. St Vincent
Hospital. girl.
Edmond and Francis Ball, St. Vincent
Hospital boy
James and Nora Gayaghan. "a North
Temple, boy.
Benjamin and Rebecca Baker, 1906
South Meridian. boy.
Robert and Lora Norwood, 2022 West
Washington, girl.
John and Mary Scott, ;27 West Six
teenth, girl twins.
Aiva and Susie Huddleson, 2126 Miller.
girl.
William and Cleh johnson. 1919 Pros
poet. boy.
Oliver anf Beulah Boyle. Deaconess
Hospital, girl.
Sidney and Irene Outlaw. Methods,
Hospital. girl.
Earl and Alma Halsteld. Methodist Hos
pital girl.
William and Levina Heston, 1888 Roose-
yelt girl.
Niels and Hazel Frederiksen, 761 North
Emerson. boy.
Virgil and Esther Nutter, 1908 South
eastern, boy.
Jay and Mabel Gillespie, $40 North
fremont boy.
Lloyd and Goldie Nartindale, 3o43 West
Michigan, boy.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-25
Democratic Women
Form District Club

With the object of furthering COM
munity welfare, Democratic women have
Organized the Democratic Womens Sew
enth District Club. One of the principal
activities will be attending the meetings
Of the city council.
A committee, composed of DIR. Hannah
Graham, chairman; Mrs. w. II. Bobbttt,
vice chairman; Mrs. John Downing John
son, publicity chairman; Mrs. Fl. G.
Bloom, Mrs. L. Cullman, Mrs. E. P. Bren-
nan, Mrs. D. A. Davis Mrs. w. F. Kis-
sell, Mrs. NJ L. Reiffel, Mrs. William
McClain, Mrs. II. Topmiller, Mrs. w. A
Powers, will attend the council meetings.
The club will meet once a month at
DR.. Graham's office, 4O6 Kahn building.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-25
Times Employ Joins
Union Trust Company

Albert o. Evans, who has been in the
advertising department of the Times
I enty six months, having Joined the
sLaff Immediately a4ed leaving the
army, leaves the Times today to enter the
real estate department of the Union
Trust Company.
Mr.. Evans, who has been associated
with Indianapolis newspapers for five
years, has been in charge Of the real es-
tate department at the Times and is well
versed in real estate matters.
1t is the intention of the Union Trust
Company to organize 'l0t and subdi-.
vision department" in the spring under
tie direction of Mr.. Evans.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-25
Farm Products
ShOW Big Declines

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-American
farm products for 1920 are valued at
SO sos, 100000, the Bureau of Crop Esu
mates announce today.
This is 50. 100 coo, 900 less than the pre-
ceding year Among declines noted were /:
Corn, 81 662 ,O00OO0; cotton lint and seed,
81 10000; wheat, $50, 600 900; tobacco.
SPAS. 900 600.
Animal values decreased only $237 .OOO,-
GOO the report said
The cattle and calves declined $223.-
100000, and swine, S427 100000 while
dairy products gained 1911 100000 ana
pOuItry and eggs SLIGO. 0OOOOO.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-25
CLEVELAND PRODUCE.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 25.-Butter-Extra,
extra frsts. 51ha52c; hrsts, 5ObG51c ;
seconds, 44G45c; packing stock. 12G15c ;
fancy dairy roll. 2Oq25c. Eggs-Fresh
gathered northern extra, &c; extra frsts,
Csc; Ohio frsts (new cases). CSC; first
Gold cases.. CSC; Western frsts NEW
G ses), 63c; refrigerator extras. coo; re-
frigerator frsts, 6Sc. "a case contains
% DOZEN. Poultry-Live heavy fowls.
S2G34c; light stock, 25c; ROSTERS, 24c /;
spring ducks, $50 40c; turkeys, 4505Oc ;
geese. S0G35c; spring chickens. choice,
1880
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-25
Income Tax Forms
Going Out Rapidly.

The work of mailing the 10000 in-
come tax forms 1O40-A is progressing
rapidly, according to William L. Elder,
collector Of internal revenue. Mr.. Elder
says that $4,000 were placed in the mails
yesterday and the rest are being sent out
at the same rate of speed. Incomes OF
less than 5000 are reported on this form
and the number required for exceeds that
Of any other form.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-25
CHICAGO STOCKS.
TerSe Market Notes
(By Thomson & McKinnon)

WASHINGTON. Jan. 24-The sale Of
the Alice Silver and Gold Mining Com
pany to the Anaconda Copper Mining
Company was set aside by the Supreme
Court today. The court held that the
amount paid was inadequate.
The sale, which WAS upheld by the low
er courts, was made by transferring 80, 600
shares Of Anaconda stock, valued at
81 500 900, TO the stockholders Of the other
company.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-25
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

The disturbance on the Rocky Noun
tain slope Monday morning has moved
slowly eastward and Is now conferred In
northeastern Kansas. 1t has caused con-
siderable precipitation In the central
States. Due to high barOmetric pressure
temperatures have fallen both to the
westward and eastward Of the storm area
At p. IN. Monday light snow cover
was reported at most stations the upper
Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers.
cept in Iowa, but the depths were gem
orally less than two inches.
INDIANA HIGHWAYS.
The roads over the State have deterio-
rated considerably under the influence OF
thawlng weather, and the surfaces are
soft. Where the traffic is heavy they are
badly cut up. Dirt roads and unimprOved
roads are in poor to bad condition. while
improved ones are in only fair condition.
j. II, ARMINGTON,
MeteOrOlOgtst, Weather Bureau.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, Jan. -Butter-Creamery
extras, 45c; creamery 1rsts, 45c; firsts.
narles, 54a55c; frsts, 571ac. Cheese
Twins, 23Ac; young Americas, 2615c.
Live poultry-Fowls 31c; ducks, &c
geese, 26c; spring chickens, Csc; turkeys,
43c; roOsters, zoe. Receipts,
81 cars; Wisconsin and Minnesota,
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WHOLESALE BEEF PRICES.

The following are todays Wholesale
market prices OF beef cats as sold by the
Indianapolis markets. Quotations by
Ribs~No. 2, 84c; No. 3, 1sc. Loins-
No. 2, sic; No. 8, 2Sc. Rounds-NO. 2,
23c; No. g. lie. Chucks-NO 2, 12c; No.
5, loo. Plates-No. 2. 12c No. 3, 1Oc
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WHOLESALE FEED PRICES.
GASOLINE PRICES DOWN.

CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Gasoline prices
slumped today for the first time since
the war, following the announcement Of
the Standard Oil Company of Indiana,
with offices here, of retail price reduc-
ton of 2 cents a gallon on gasoline and
a Scent drop on kerosene.
The decline Is due to reduction of crude
oil from $3.50 to So a barrel.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-25
Workman on Theater
Is Injured in Fall

Joseph sarrasin, So, 1124 North Tuxedo
street, wrenched his back in a fall today
at the Loew Theater Building, "A North
Pennsylvania street, where he was en-
ployed by the William H. Andrews Deco
rating Company of Chicago. He was sent
to his home i ma city ambulance by Mo
tor Policemen Reilly and Mullen.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-25
TOLEDO CASH GRAIN

TOLEDO. Ohio, Ian. 25.-CIose-Wheat
Cash and March. S19O; May, $l93.
Corn-No yellow, zoe. Oats-No. ?
white. 46Iad47j1c Rye-NO. .. $3.50
Rariey-No ., TIC. Cloverseed-Cash
n9l9. S1235: cash 1920, January and
February Sf2 CO. March. S12.5J; April
$1,000. Timothy-Cash 19tS), IS o. y :,
cash (1919D $3O7l2 January, February
q,l March 81 17ll; April and May. 1925;
September $3.50 Alsike- Cash, S15.25 ;
(old1 SIG. March S15 so.
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INDIANAPOLIS PRODUCE.
ss-Fresh. loss off, 90.

Eggs-Fresh, loss on, QUO.
Poultry Fowls, 220p27c; springers, 26c
cocks, 1Gc; stays, 16c. old tom turkeys,
35c; young tom turkeys T. lbs. and up,
40c; capons, lbs. and up, 33c; young
hen turkeys, lbs and up, 40c; Gull, thin
turkeys not wanted; young tom turkeys,
4Oc: ducks. 4 lbs and up. poe ducks
under lbs, zoe geese, 10 lbs. and up,
zoe; squads, II lbs to dozen, 81; guineas,
Glib. size, per doz, Sc.
Rabbits-Urawn, per dozen, $3.50.
Butter-Buyers are paying 4Sd49c for
creamery butter delivered at Indlanapo-
lis.
Butterfat-Buyers are paying 47@4Sc
for cream delivered at indianapolis.
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CHICAGO GRAIN.


CHICAGO, Jan. 25.--W hePt-No. ! redI
Sl91; No. ! hard winter, S1.75l2; Ne. 3
spring SIe7d1.6713. Corn-No. > white;
65Ac No. yellow, CSC; No. white, ~
mG2Lc: No yellow, 62U6 No. !
white. 59I4c: 30. yellow, 50G50 =
Oats-No white, 42a, d43r; No. = white,
42l5a42Mc: No. white, 40a a4li2c; No.
4 white 4O041c.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-25
Wed IS Years, Woman
Files Divorce Suit
Snecial to The Times.

HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Jan. 25.-Mrs.
Clara Delporte, Monday in the Black
ford Circuit Court, brought action for
divorce and $4,000 alimony against Anne
Delporte, a prominent French resident.
Cruel and inhuman treatment is charged.
The couple have been married thirty,
Eve years.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-25
CRUDE OIL PRICES DROP.

FINDLAY, Ohio, Jan. 25.-The Ohio
Oil Company today announced a drop Of
zoe a barrel in prices of six grades OF
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois oil The re.
duction is the first in several years.
The new prices are: Lima, $685. In
diana, 1882; Princeton, 1852; Plymouth,
S323 and Wooster. S3.SQ
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-25
NEW YORK METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25-Copper-Weak;
spot, January, February and March Of
fered, 1880. Lead-Easy; spot, Janu-
airy and February offered, 5l5c. Spelter
Easy; spot. January, February, March
and April offered. o.40o-
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FARMER FACES BANKRUPTCY.

A petition in bankruptcy was filed In
Federal Court today by Abe Cole, 4
ia rmer living near Williamsport, Ind.
He listed Liabilities Of $12,S79.57 and as
sets Of $2,961.3S.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-25
PRIEST GOES TO HOSPITAL.

HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Jan. 25.-The
Rev. John c. Keller, pastor of st. Johns
Catholic Church, has been taken to a
hospital in FIT. Wayne for treatment for
a complication of diseases which began
two weeks ago vita ptomaine poisoning.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-25

NEW YORK. Jan. 2j-Money-CaH
money ruled per cent; high. : per cent !:
low, Z per cent. Time rates sJeady, all
Ga. Time mercantile paper steady Ster-
Ing exchange was strong. with business
In bankers bills at Bliss for demand.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-25
HAY MARKET

The following are the Indianapolis
prices for hay by the wagon load:
Hay-LoOse timothy. new, $24028
mixed hay, new, $22Q24; baled. $24@26.
Oats-Bushel, new, 5O@52c.
Corn-New, 700T5c per bushel.
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TWENTY STOCKS AVERAGE.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.3Twenty indus
trial stocks averaged T4.77, down II per
cent. Twenty active rails averaged 1865.
up % per cent.
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CLEARING HOUSE sTATEMENT

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Clearing house
statement: Exchanges. ST39, S95. 10; bal
ances. sos. 692. 276; Federal Reserve Bank
credit balance, 1851, AS.
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Liberty BONDS


20 shares Indianapolis Gas Co at 46
81 900 Liberty third 4As at 9l.10.
$4,000 Liberty fourth AIS at 1854.
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Weather

The following table shows the state Of
the weather at a m, Jan. Is, as OBJ
served by United States Weather Blu
reaus:
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WAGON WHEAT PRICES

indianapolis -four mills and elevators
today are paying SITS for No. 1 red
wheat, S1.72 for No. wheat and SLIGO
for no. 3 1ad.
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NEW YORK CALI. MONEY

LONDON, Jan. 24-Bar silver was I'd
higher today at 4Od
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NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-CommerciaI bar
silver was unchanged today at 99lzc; for
eign was Sc higher at 6S2.e
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-10-07
THE ELECTIONS AND LABOR

Organized Labor the workers generally of New
Waterbury have this themselves
their wonderful the elections cities
In New Haven, Mayor David E. FzGerald
Labor and the WORKER returned office for third
the fights political history
feated Frederick L. Ford republican, who the Legislature
himself foe Of Labor by majority that left doubt that
Labor when decides be tremendous political
The victory Waterbury pronounced. There
Attorney Francis p Gufoye defeated Mayor William H.
land before
Mayor Sandand had been office his
traced other the efforts Organized
defeat him. The democratic party which Guoe hope
the polls Sanland the years
OF
erests Well was remembered by Organized Workers especially
refused welcome
Labor Waterbury
the polls and him political
New Haven election also the M
Unan and all he stood for Uman
Labor and his
mssa of those attempting Ford openly
Uman and his machine that hitting him
Labor rid the city of who proved himself nendy last
Uman the future According reports republican state
had determined ii Ullman
due to elimination from affairs He few
On the whole Labor has much be pleased
News and individual took active
the reward s well
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-10-07
THE OPEN SHOT

Anyway Fred Ford is good loser He
bright and early Wednesday morning
Ford learned a esson-keep away from Ulman.
Controller Arthur d. Mullen considerably Tuesday
the of Organized Labor
sired to defeat HIM he would be worrying
ply sought show him where he would
mirabIy
d. McCuen, political
little about the election Denny trimmed
day and New Haven Tuesday had
anything therefore,
John T. TlSon back
John his to
ton him something think about his
Before entering disarmament Mr.
Harding and his aides should be
all he's democratic thunder was no
good.
Organized Labor sod disarmament prooran even
IT New Haven ism going have
more ways than parading to show how the
While being +bo s1on17
cuts docle of building
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-10-07

New Evening
referring problem remarks that following the
such problem but that the idle
Of free land in the West Now
have the free land Mr. Sullivan and for
intelligence
Hoover correspondent Declares relied upon
civil
experience Mr. Hoover is able the
conditions throughout the world and possibly initiate
He undoubtedly responsible for calling the
conference being held this week.
aside
Their
had millions of unemployed civilized communities
beginning and there trying remedy such
order of which believe
belong look industrial
such hopeless They the
appear them be unnatural conditions and
work d solution
Mr. world problems all his life
His engineering mind which the
guidance of the unemployment conference
practically his hands Any that he without
doubt worthy O. the careful consideration
generally, will
this the effort
evil of
empOvment abnormal
Of affairs unavoidable condition. The problem
talv wrong system that periodically throws mil
lions productive work and the of
told misery in a land Of plenty.
with conference encouraging
he the politics. problem
serous and so problem that needs
would
nv anv injection partisan expedenc It Mr. Sullivan
intelligence
land such abundance half century And the
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-10-07

Remedial legislation always below
from above.
well of this fact,
who the people intelligent
determination.
Reaction gives. yields forced from unwilling
hands.
this historic especially
the world discussing disarmament
before
Despite resources country staggering
military
Social progress ignored that battle ships be built death
dealing planes perfected eaceros submarines invented and
poison gases discovered.
every congress appropriated for the 1919920 fiscal
year. effect 61O
human welfare and government administration.
Nations as men, al judged by their deeds.
permit their be used for
welfare educaton research the arts and
agriculture mining forestry transportation and administering
policy changed but it will
from above.
AS children get this fight, the circle of
enlarged AS individuals stand
the day of postponed.
Let swell the thunderOus
public that will be irresistible tidal
F. Of L. demonstration locality Armistice
day, November IL.
your Appoint committees visit other unions
and civic bodies.
The people will respond They taxburdened weary
and of the of milarss and greed
A F. of LIS 4O-year demand for peace
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-10-07

freight charge Of SIS on one car for
80 miles by so, the number OF cars
IN the train, and to my great aston
ishmem | realized that one railroad
tram had, at the rate charged, made
$4,000 for hauling a train just 80
miles AS freight train can easily
make 80 miles an hour, | was further
staggered by the fact that for the use
Of one freight train the railroad was
getting $4,000 an hour
These are cold-bloodcd facts, and
| dare any railroad official to deny it,
The fact that it is authorized by law
only shows that government has fail
ed of its purpose in this country. To
have passed d law granting the James
gang the right to carry on their high
way robbery would have been Just
as much justified If the railroads
think that the American people are
going to put up with this very much
longer they are badly fooled No
government that permits outrages Of
this kind can retain the respect of it's
citizenship very long Suppose the
government owned the railroads and
was to attempt to pcrpetrate such
outragcs, don't every intelligent man
know that the people would soon
owl III ON lldl government
Adds Insult to Injury.
And yet to allow thicving rail
road corporation to do it only adds
insult to injury.
Oh, but some paid lickspitlc will
jump up and say that this charge
for freight service is because labor
gets so much Of the revenues and
therefore the blame is on the over
paid railroad man. Another leland
let me prove IT. ~
On this train of SO cars there was
an engineer fireman, two brake
men and a conductor, just tixc men.
Now the engineer for this 80 miles
received not to exceed s., the fire
man $3.50, the two brakcmcn ST each
and the conductor $3.50, Or total
OF S7-JuSt 5000 net to the railroad
for running one train 80
miles Now, before we hang these
thieves, let us show that we have
given them a fair trial
Suppose instead OF one train crew
Of five men, these cutthroat railroad
were required to have d
whole train crew Of five men on cv-
cry car in the whole train, and for
fear that something might go wrong
with the cars while they were max
ing this great long journey Of 80
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-10-07
STRENGTHENING THE CHIEF LINK
ORGANIZATION!

1t is an old true adage stronger
weakest link
equally stronger than it's actual
organization.
organization workers-their unionss always the
to the progress Of community state and nation
the famous 1t all
picture his wonderful ability depict truth simply and
clearly.
The American Federation of Labor engaged in the great task
the of the workers everywhere
of this link depends the effectiveness OF
democracy all OF the other
which the march OF
advancing goal.
simple message each individual member of this
Go and get a member
Of Orchestratlon Each note by
trlhlng distance,
all of the played together
the Of their combined expression
single member itself little. But
member all of the members be
organized family of workers
of which human beyond
estimate grand the overwhelming
toward the fufment of human
hopes and aspirations.
is song without the little Individual notes.
growth Of without the individual
bers gathered make the unity
cord.
There growth organization without the Individual
cord
Labor upon each of laid the duty
faithfully partFrom the American Federatlonst
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-10-07

Mrs. Debroke-Jim, there's a man
In the parlor to see you.
Mr.. Debroke-AIl right. I'll be
there in a few moments. Tell him to-,
take a chair.
Mrs. Debroke-He's already taken
the piano. He's the fnstallment man.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-10-07

miles, that the railroads were required
to have in addition TO a full train
crew OF five men on each Car-NOI
Q NEACH TRAIN, But ON
EACH CARA car repalrcr on each
car OF the 80 cars in the train, who
were getting 81 an hour-thcn the
expense bill would be 81 ior each
train crew and for 80 train crews it
would only be $500, and add $50 for
the 80 car rcpaircrs and the total for
thc 80 train crews and the car re
palrcrs thrown in Tor running this
train for 80 miles would only be $500
Now, take this unthinkablc expense
from $4,000 which the road highway
men get, and they still have d net
-prOtIt III operation OF $1,000.
Government Must intervene.
| want to make a prediction, and
that is that if the railroads do not
voluntarily reduce rates, in the next
three years the railroads will be
taken by force by the government and
maybe sooner.
Such action might be wrong and it
may be rlght-CIrCumsta are to
be considered at the time. But | am
telling what is going to happen.
Railroad rates arc so high that no
DOdy@cvcn the railroad officials
thcms clvcs-wIlI dare 10 defend Them
II is remarkable that an cNtOrtion so
universally admitted has been per-
United to continue this long.
1t is all right TO talk about the
horrors OF Contiscation, and constitu-
tiOnal guarantees, but the Americans
always suffer and endure just so long
w hen the burden can at last be borne
no longer they will rise up in their
righteous Indignation and sweep this
railroad crowd from the face OF the
earth.
The failure OF the Interstate Com
EncrCc Commission to act promptly
III the matter shows that ii ought not
exist. The creation OF all railroad
commissions was not so much to
cquallze rates as it was toprcvent
cNtortlOn on the people.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-10-07
DAHL EIREANN
OR DEAR OLD ERIN

: DAHL EIREANN
: OR DEAR OLD ERIN .
In order to settle many dis
. putcs before they take on
. serious aspect we present the
. following information on the .
. Dali Eircann:
. How to spell-Dail Eireann.
. How to pronOunCc-DWoil .
: Erin.
. What is means-House of
!. Repres entatives.
. What it is-The Irish House
. Of Commons, meeting place Of .
the IS representative of Sim
. Fein Ireland 1t is now held in .
. Dublin, but can be held any .
place designated by its mem
. bcrs. .
. And, by the way, Sim Fein is .
pronounced Shin Fame"
Thank you.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-10-07
BLAMING WORKERS
FOR RUINOUS RATES
RILES EX-GOVERNOR
Ferguson, Of Texas, Says Railroads
Are Robbing People and Using
Labor as an Alibi.
By JAMES r. FERGUSON,
Former Governor Of Texas.

A little company is drilling for oil
just 80 miles cast Of Houston. Last
week it brought a car Of fuel OF lin
Houston TO be shipped to Shocks, just
80 miles. The oil cost ST a BARREL or
$500. The railroad charged SIS
freight to haul the car 80 miles. In
other words, the railroad charged
nearly 40 per cent. Of the value of
freight to haul it 80 miles. No Won
der there is no business.
A man is d fool to think that as
long as this lcgalized robbery is per-
mittcd that any sane man is going to
try to do business. l sa wthis car
arrive and for curiosity I counted the
number Of cars in the train. There
were so cars. Then | made a men
tai calculation and multiplying the
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-10-07

Denmark - State grants for unem-
ployed has been continued; government
has rejected policy of protective traics !;
railway rates lowered; training work.
crs for more cNpet and better paid
trades.
Norway In the budget a sum of
100000 kronor ($1 100000 appropri-
ated for unemployment relief; demand
made for exclusion Of foreign work.
men.