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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01
Santa Fe Rail Road
Discharges 500 Men

Topeka, Kan.-The Santa Fe rail
road has discharged over 500 shop
employees in this city and the Kansas
Trades Unionist says:
"Had this number of men decided
that they were underpaid, and quit
their jobs the state industrial court
and its attaches would have rushed
wildly to the newspapers, along with
our open mouth governor, to tell the
world what was going to happen to
these men for leaving their jobs, the
same as they did when the miners of
District No. IA, who had gone on
strike for and did make the mine
operators pay some 5000 which they
owed to the son of widow who had
this amount coming to him for work
done in the mines. In this case, as
with the Santa Fe railroad, this court
will tell you they have no jurisdiction
"We acknowledge that this state
has no more right to tell the en-
ployer that he must keep more men
employed than he needs than it has
the right to chain a man to his job.
"The law of the state tells this
industrious court that it shall guard
the public welfare, and one of the
things Incorporated in this wonderful
law is that the employer must consult
the court before it reduces its force
Here is corporation laying off men
and it has not a shortage of work,
but the reverse is the true situation.
In the Topeka yards, taking up track
age space from here to Tecumseh, is
more than 1,400 bad order freight
cars and some 90 passenger
coaches"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01
Exempting the MiIIionaires and Taxing
the TOierS
(From LaFollette's Magazine)

And now, Mr. Common Man, what
do you suppose our Millionaire
Masters are planning to do to US
next?
They are going to make the COM
mon folks pay: (D the running eX-
penses of government; (2) the inter
est on the Liberty" bonds; and (3)
enough more to create sinking fund,
which in time will pay off the entire
war debt.
The crushing weight of the total
burden may not be imposed at one
time. Our Masters will gauge it-with
nice judgment up to the limit Of your
capacity to carry the burden year by
year.
Their plan is a very simple one:
First, they will REPEAL THE EX-
CESS PROFITS TAX and the TAX
ON LARGE INCOMES. The evasion
of these taxes by the rich amounts to
an enormous sum; but it was quite
impossible to so frame the law as to
let them escape altogether and they
are now caught to the extent of about
a billion dollars annually. The mil
lionaires don't like this and are plan
ming to repeal these obnoxious laws.
Second, they will pass law, taxing
all sales. This law will impose a tax
on everything we EAT, WEAR AND
USE.
Our masters estimate that this tax
will take out of the common people,
from one billion to five billion dollars
depending on the rate and
the method of imposing the tax.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01

No one can escape a tax on sales.
1t is a tax on life. Each human be-
ing must have food, clothing, shelter,
fuel. You will pay a tax every time
you buy a loaf of bread, a pair of
shoes, pound of tough meat, a yard
of cloth, a bushel Of coal. THIS TAX
YOU MUST PAY OR STARVE AND
FREEZE.
1t makes little difference to the
man whose income is twenty-five
thousand or fifty thousand, or one
hundred thousand dollars, whether
the prices for the necessaries of life
are doubled or trebled, for he pays
out but small part of his income for
the necessaries of life. But it is
hard for the man who earns a thous-
and or two thousand dollars a year.
His earnings are substantially all eX-
pended for the necessaries of life.
ANY INCREASE in the COST OF
LIVING for him, CUTS THE HOME
LIFE FOR HIS FAMILY TO THE
VERY BONE.
The payment of this new tax which
the new administration is planning to
impose on everything you eat, wear,
and use, will exempt you from NONE
of the other taxes which you are now
compelled to pay.
You must still CONTINUE TO
PAY YOUR TAX TO THE UNLAW-
Full MONOPOLIES, which BOTH
OF THE OLD PARTIES HAVE FOS-
TERED and which THE COURTS
HAVE SANCTIFIED. This huge tax
which you pay to the Trusts, goes to
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01
Iron MoIders EnjOined

Newark, N. J.-Vice Chancellor
Backus has issued an injunction
against members of Iron Molders'
union No. 40, who are on strike
against the Worthington pump works
because of wage cuts. The court
was told the strikers are attempting
to intimidate" workers who have
taken their places. The injunction
commands the strikers to desist from
picketing and from interfering with
employees.
= If the iron molders were not trade
unionists and were not strikers, and
the company made this charge, the
chancellor would laugh the company
out of court when it asked for an in
junction to stop intimidation" The
court would notify the company that
police statutes govern this case, and
that they should swear out a war
rant and the accused would be given
a trial by jury.
This American method is not sup
posed to operate, however, during
strike times, when workers have no
guarantees under the injunction pro-
cess. The court is Judge, jury and
executioner. I'D issues his order
and commands the strikers to prove
their innocence, and can fine or Jail
them, without being Ihampered by
law, custom or constitutional guar
antee.
Because trade unionists protest
against this inequity, they are
charged with wanting special favors
before the law, when in truth they
are only asking that they be treated
as any other citizens who are accused
of law violation.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01
GETTING CHESTY
GREED WANTS TO DICTATE TO
RELIGIOUS BODIES
Told By Employers That They Must
Be Deaf, Dumb and Blind to
Labor Question or Financial
Support Will Cease

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Reactionary en-
ployers in this city have become so
brazen that they serve notice on re-
ligious organizations that they must
be deaf, dumb and blind on the labor
question or greed's purse strings will
be frightened.
The Employers Association of
Pittsburgh has issued a circular to
their membership, supplemental TO
the one issued last January, in which
attention was called to the industrial
program of the Young Women's
Christian Association and the efforts
of that organization to raise $200,0O0
The industrial program of these
women includes collective bargaining,
protection of workers from enforced
unemployment, minimum wage and
experiments in cooperative owner
ship. The women refused to sell
their principles and reaction glcats
that they only raised 100000 cas- a
result of the information given o0r
members"
"The ladies of the Y. w. C. A..
were very 'wrothy' over the action
says the employers, "but we told
them we could do nothing unless they
would repudiate the action of their
national body and promise no. to
send any of the sums they were rails
ing to the national headquarte cs,
where it would, of course, be used in
the support of the national program
which had been adopted, and which,
we believed, to be detrimental to our
American institutions.
"The dangerous attitude of some
of our religious and quasi-religiods
institutions is one of the most Sc
rious things we have to face at the
present time.
"The radical and bolshevik elements
in the churches seem to be co-operat-
ing through the federal council of the
churches of Christ in America and
many of our members are expressing
themselves as determined to discon-
tinue financial support of their re-
spective churches unless they with
draw all moral and financial support
from the federal council"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01
Want Contract Reinstated

Chicago-At a conference of rep
resentatives of trade unions whose
membership is included in the pack
ing industry, demand was made
that the contract between packers,
butcher workmen and the government
be reinstated
The workers show that the labor
cost of pound of meat during it's
process in the packing house is one
sixth of a cent.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01
Anti-LabOr Acts Killed

Nashville, Tenn.-The state legis-
lature has killed an anti-strike pro-
posal and also a scheme to permit
trade unions to be sued. The latter
act would permit any voluntary as
sociation of seven or more members
to sue or be sued. The purpose was
to reach unions, but it was shown
that the door would be thrown wide
open for every form of graft and
blackmail.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01
Pressmen Advance

Newark, N. J.-Wages of pressmen
employed on newspapers have been
advanced $420 a week, as the result
of arbitration. The new rates are
$40 a week for foremen and $43.20
for pressmen. An additional $1.80
will be paid for Sunday morning
papers when the work is performed
on Saturday night. The award dates
back to October last year.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01
GENERAL LABOR NEWS
Short Items Gathered For Benefit of
Hasty Readers
Many Workers Killed

Harrisburg, Pa.-Industry in this
state cost the lives of 351 workers in
the first two months of the present
year. The bureau of workmen's
compensation received reports of 25,-
232 accidents during that period.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01
Veto Anti-LabOr Bill

Little Rock, Ark.-Governor McRea
vetoed bill that would permit labor
unions to be sued and would hold in
dividual members liable for judgment
secured against the organization.
The bill slipped through the the legis-
lature on the claim that it was for
the relief of an apple growers asso-
citation.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01

We must go on organizing, organ
izing, organizing; but we must also
go on educating, educating, educating.
- There is no subject that affects
our national life that is not a fit sub
ject on which to seek information for
the guidance of organized labor.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01
Violate Agreement

Seattle-Coal owners in this state
have joined employers who preach
the sacredness of contracts and then
violate them.
The coal owners have notified their
organized miners that they will not
recognize the terms of a contract
that expires April, next year. AS a
result $500 workers are idle.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01
Record Verdict Upheld

Trenton, N. 1.-THE state supreme
court has upheld a verdict of $500
given to a woman who sued the
Public Service Railway company. She
was thrown from a street car and
was permanently injured because of
a broken leg. 1t is said this is the
largest verdict in the state for this
injury.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01
WHAT LABOR IS DOING
Wage Increases and Progress Made
Throughout the Country
Firemen Unite

Pittsburg, Pa.-The Firemen and
Oilers Journal reports that since
last December the International
Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
and Oilers has chartered nearly 100
locals, in every section of the United
States and Canada.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01
UNCIVILIZED

An ancient ape, a time,
Disliked exceedingly to climb,
And so he picked him out a tree
And said, "NOW this belongs to me.
| have hunch that monks NUTS
And can make them gather nuts
And bring the bulk of them to me,
By claiming title to this tree"
He took green leaf and reed
And wrote himself tite-deed,
Proclaiming pompously and slow:
"All monkeys by these presents know
Next morning when the monkeys came
To gather nuts, he made his claim:
"All monkeys climbing on this tree
Must bring their gathered nuts to me,
Cracking the same on equal shares;
The meats mine, the shells are theirs"
"But by what right" they CRIED amazed
Thinking the ape was surely crazed
"By this" he answered; eff you'll read
You'll find it is a title-deed
Made in precise and formal shape
And sworn before fellow ape
Exactly on the legal plan
Used by that wondrous creature, man,
In London, Toxic New York,
Gengarry, Kalamazoo and Cork.
Unless my deed is recognized
1t proves you quite uncivilized."
"But," said one monkey, you'll agree
1t not you who made this tree"
Nor said the ape, serene and bland,
"Does any owner make his land,
Yet all of its heredtaments
Are his and figure in his rents"
The puzzled monkeys sat about;
They could not make the question out,
Plainly, by precedent, and law, ,....--... ..- ..
The apes procedure showed no flaw;
And yet, no matter what he said,
The stomach still denied the head
Up spoke one sprightly monkey then:
Monkeys monkeys, men men;
The ape should try his legal capers
On men who may respect his papers.
We don't know deeds; we do know nuts,
And spite of ifs and 'ands' and butts,
We know who gathers and un-meats 'em,
By monkey practice also eats 'em.
$50 tell the ape and all his funkeys,
No man-trcks can be played on monkeys"
Thus apes still climb to get their food
Since monkeys minds are Grass and crude
And monkeys, all so ill-advsed
Still eat their nuts, uncivilized
Vance Cook, of the Newspaper Enterprise Associa
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01
Cut UnOrganized Wages

Observation-Disclosures are tax
ing advantage of poor conditions in
the building industry and are reducing
the wage of building laborers from so
cents an hour to 35 and 40 cents.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-01

Official Organ of Organized Labor
LOCAL VOICE OF THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF LABOR
Subscription price, $1.OO per year
Single copies cents
INVEST IN THRIFT STAMPS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-26
Fancy Goods

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-26
TRAPSR00TERS WANT
RELIEF FROM TAXES
BY PETER p. CARNEY,
Editor National Sports Syndicate

Trapshooters are at a loss to I'M
derstand why the ways and means
committee of the house of representa-
tives continued the war tax of 10 per
cent on guns and ammunition after
cutting the tax on a great many
other articles used in sporting goods
events, and eliminating the tax al.
together on a certain number of ar
ticles. such as baseball bats, gloves,
skates, basketball equipment, the
things that boys as a rule use. This
is as it should be, for the boys should
be treated with respect.
There never should have been a tax
on sporting goods. But when the
ways and means committee began to
trim the tax lists trapshooters can not
understand why they should be the
only ones forgotten in the tax re-
auctions. Secretary McLinn, of the
American Trapshooting association,
which numbers about 10000 souls, was
instructed at the open meeting held
during the Grand American Handicap
with the senate finance committee and
try and have this committee lower tha
tax on guns and ammunition.
SuOOllHS Is pdlIlOIlC sport IL IL
wasn't for the men who had learned
TO shoot at the gun clubs and in the
field. and the professionals who went
to the camps and gave instruction,
this country would have been in bad
way when the United States went into
the war. That, however is neither
here nor there. There is no reason
why there should be a high tax on
guns and ammunition, any more than
on any implement used in playing any
game.
The way to get this tax decreased
is for the shooters to show the senate
finance committee that it is making
a mistake in continuing the tax, and
the American Trapshooting associa
ton should be able to make this clear
to the committee at the proper time
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-26
CITY ADVERTISEMENT

Department of Public Works, office
of the Board, Richmond, Ind, Septem-
Der 18th, 1921.
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given by the Board
of Public Works of the City of Rich
mond, Indiana, that on the 10Th day of
September, 1921, they approved an as
sessment roll showing the prima facie
assessments for the following de-
scribed public improvement, as auth
orized by the Improvement Resolution
named:
Improvement Resolution No. 604,
1921, for improving the alley between
South 18th and 18th Street; by con-
structing a cement roadway the full
width of alley from South ''D'' to
South "E" Street.
Improvement Resolution No. sos,
1921, for improving the south side of
South e. Street; by constructing a
cement sidewalk SIT. in width, from
South 8th to South 9Th Street.
The property subject to assessment
for the cost of said improvements is
all the abutting property.
Persons interested in or affected by
said described public improvement are
hereby notified that the Board of Pub
lie Works of said city has fixed Mon
day, Oct. 10, 1921, o'clock a. m, as a
date upon which circumstances will be
received, or heard. against the amount
assessed against each piece OF property
described in said roll and will deter
mine the question as to whether such
| lots or tracts of land have been OIL
will be benefited in the amounts
named on said roll, or in a greater OF
| less sum than that named on said roll
! Said assessment roll showing said
| prima facie assessments, with the
names of owners and descriptions oil
property subject to be assessed, is or
/ file and may be seen at the office o.
| the Board of Public Works of saiC
! city. MATT. Won PEIN,
BENZ. G. PRICE,
JOHN Z. PELTZ,
| Board of Public Works.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-26
COUNTY FARM BUREAU
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
PRESENTED SATURDAY

Theodore Davis, president Of the
Wayne County Farm Bureau, gave an
interesting report of the events at the
recent district farm meeting at New
castle, at a meeting of the directors
of the bureau Saturday night. Mr..
Davis also presented tentative plans
for a membership drive this fall for
discussion.
The townships we're well represent
ed at the meeting.
A meeting of the township chairmen
and their township committees will be
held during the present week to dis
cuss this matter to a conclusion, after
which plans for building up the mem
bership will be announced.
1t was further decided to hold {
general county meeting in Richmond
at which a number of good speaker:
will be present, as soon as arrange
ments can be made. To this meeting
all farmers will be invited. Many vii
recall the meeting of this characte
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-26
BL0CKIE RICHARDS
WILL FIGHT DUNDEE

DAYTON, Sept. 26.-It was an
nounced here that Blockie Richards,
local fistic idol, and Johnny Dundee,
of New York, who holds the junior
lightweight championship belt, have
been matched for a II round decision
contest before the Miami Athletic Club
at Ariangle Park Pavilion, Monday
night, October 3rd.
Matchmaker Yinger stated that the
purse offered these boxers is by far
the largest ever put up for a bout in
this city.
The title of junior light weight
champion will go with the decision of
the referee in this bout, therefore the
reason for a guarantee larger than
ever offered to any fighters to appear
in a local ring
1t will be the supreme test for
Blockie as Dundee is conceded by all
to be the greatest fighter of his inches
in the world today.
1t will be we'll for out-of-town fans
; to get their reservations in early, as
already the advance demand for seats
far surpasses any sale ever opened by
any local club
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-26

in her own work which she demands
of others.
Il consider justice and sincerity the
most important of all. A girl knows
instantly and resents it if one be-
comes patronizing, and once her con-
fidence is lost it is difficult to regain
it."
Health for the business woman is
one of Miss Beelert's hobbies. She
believes it is quite as essential as
appropriate dress.
I'VE have finally convinced men that
we are their equal as far as mentality
is concerned" is Miss Beellert's opin
ion, but they usually say to US, You
are not strong enough for the business
strain Let us abolish this last bar
rier to out entrance into the business
world as co-partners with men by
giving the coming generation proper
physical training"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-26
Chips and Slips

Cleveland dropped back a notch in
the American league race Sunday
when the Yankees hit three Indian
hurlers for 20 hits and 81 runs The
Yanks knocked Ray Caldwell off the
rubber in the second frame and pound
ed Mails for 10 runs in two innings in
which he worked.
Cobb gained a few points on his
teammate Heilman, in the race for the
batting honors in the American
league by getting two hits out of three
times to bat, while Heilman was held
hitless.
Jumps Thornburg from Lynn com
mented upon the poor umpiring in last
Sundays game, but from the appear
ance of some of his decisions, it might
pay him to take few lessons in the
art of umpiring.
1t was not poor pitching that los
the game for the Eagles Sunday, bu
poor base-running and poor fielding
Russ hurled fine game, allowing only
three hits and tanning 10 men.
Judge Henderson is ready to chal
lenge Colonel Murray in the oldes
story contest, and submits this one:
An Irishman was handling dynamite
In quarry. He let a stick drop, anC
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-26
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