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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-22

came 10 standriil
About this time Miss Susan A.
Frannery. member OF one OF Pitts
burg's hes, known families and a
leader In society. was stricken with
what doctors pronounced a fast
cancer" Doctors said she must have
an operation to save her life. She
was reluctant One other recourse
was known. tn haxy way. To
science. That was radium.
but before ssAntity OF the
precious metal could be obtained
Miss Fianncry was dead
Gricfstrtckrn. her brother. Joseph
NJ Flannery. one OF Pittsburgs
miiiiunaires and noted for having
introduced vsnadiun alloy into tn.
making OF steel. went to Europe to
investigate the Infant Industry OF
radium manufacture. lie vowed that.
IL at all possible. radiun should be
produced in this country to alleviate
other cancer sufferers.
He learned that radium could b.
extracted from carnoiite. a iow.Eradc
ore mined In southwestern Colorado
but only at great expense Undaunt.
ed. the steel magnatc hurried back
to tn. United States and negotiated
for the purchase of tho Colombo
fields He sold HIS vanadium inter.
es,s and withdrew from other aetivi-
ties To devote his entire time to ra-
dunn
In the facs Of rsdicuic from hts
bus1ness associates he organized the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-22
Denver Printers
Talking Strike

DENVER. April s2.-unlcss en-
pioyera grant ++-hour week. mem.
berz OF five printing crafts VIII
strike. union leaders announced to-
day. The men are now working ~
hours a week. Two thousand print
crs arc affected Hearings before
tho state Industrial commission were
90 continue today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-22
HOOCH HOUNDS
HAVE WORRIES
Montana BootIeggers Work
at Night and Are Robbed

HELENA. Mont. April "a
High jacksrs- are putting the blink
on the rum runners. '1iighjaekers'
arc the fellows who lay In ambush
and take tho Illicit cargocs from
them.
Tho legal status OF the hiehjackcr
lis the same as that OF any other
highwayman. but he Is never re.
ported The man who In robbed
would be held as n law violator.
Here's the rub--if IA bootlcgger
abandons his auto the highjackcrs
steal ~ as well as the hooch.
Booticggers, highjackers and pro
hfbi,ion officers patrol the highways
at night in unlighted autos.
Some OF those nights there's going
10 he a mix.up in identity and thcn--
well. you can see the possibilities OF
such n situation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-22
Real Hen Party for
Minister Is Staged

BRAMAS. Okla. April ga
Church mombcru cans in tho even.
inE with WELT filled baskets for n big
spread for Rev. NJ. r. Kelly Next
morning Kelly discovered tina, bis
practitioners had also filled his hen
house with fuil.gruw chickens.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-22

died at the age OF 81. lie took to
bed owing 20 an alleged spinal com
plant. but he could sIt. which east
doubt on the supposed malady. There
was no love romance. In fact. his
sweetheart Of long ago could not
persuade him 10 leave his bedroom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-22
Negro Is Shot to
Death With Hairpin

MEMPHIS. Tenn. April 2s.--John
Brown. negro. was shot TO death
with a hairpin. Physicians found the
hairpin after the bullet was removed.
They believe the pin was lodged In
the barrel OF the revolver at the time
the shot was fired.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-22
Went to War at 10;
Youngest Soldier?

PONTIAC. Mich. April zs.--Heia.
tives Of ~. u. Davenport, arr claim
Ing for him IN. honor OF being the
youngest drummer boy In the Civil
war He entered the service ~ Co
n. 9Th Vermont commanded by HIS
father. Aug. ~. 1851. lie was then
10.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-22
Thought He Was Ill,
Wouldn't Leave Bed

LONDON, April 22.--sald 10 have
refused for a. years 20 leave his bed.
even when entreated by his sweet
heart. william Brecon, a farmer. has
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-22
You Can Live on Is
Cents a Day There

LONDON. April 22.--The man who
" suffering from the high cos, Of
living has a most ailuring prospect
Offered 20 him In the news that one
can live comfortably on Is cents a
day In fatyia. the new Baltic state
Deprecated money makes the Eng.
liNh pound or American dollar worth
n small fortune In that country.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-22

Standard Chemical Co. and began
tho mining of carnoiite.
Medical men buy most Of the m.
dunn. Some Is used in manufaotur.
ing luminous articles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-22
Inmates of Zoo Die
"A Men Take Food

LONDON. April 20. - Starvation
has killed so per cent OF the animals
In the oncc-famous roo at Budapest.
Tho reason Is that food which the
animals require has been needed for
human beings.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-22

~ survey Of the roads of The
United States OF America" published
In iTse. was tho first road book pub
liahcd In this country.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-22
REFINING or RADIUM
STARTED IN 1908

Refining OF radlum was started on
a large scale in 1903. Tho supply of
pitehhiende orc was mined almost ex-
clusiveiy In Austria and when This
soon diminished. radlun production
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-22
PITTSBURC
HAS CORNER
ON RADIUM
Plant tucked Away Amid
Steel Mills Produces
Most Of Supply

PrTrSBURG. April .:.-Tueked
away amid tho mammoth steel mills
herr. as little known 10 Pittshurgcrs
as II is TO tho laymen outside. In n
laboratory that turns out seven
tweifths OF the worlds supply Of
radlum.
Tho laboratory has been operat.
ing since 1918. During nine years
II has produced just SS.6 grams OF
radium And a gram Is not quite
thtmbieful.
But these sS.e grams OF the
precious metal represents n market
value OF st0.6ss. 900. Radium sells
az $4,000. 600 an ounce-siso. 900 a
gram. IL usually is sold In lots OF
a milligram. or onc-thousandth part
OF gram.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-22

JACKSONVILLE. f1a.--Japanese
steamer Erie Maru. held for carrying
booze. released on $4,000 bonds. Aix
Of her crew fined $40 each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-22
REALIZES ONLY
4 NOMINAL PROFIT

But the Standard Chemical Co.
realizes only a nominal profit For
every grain OF radium that Is re-
fined. 500 tons OF ore and 1000 tons
OF coal chemicals and water are
consumed. Mining and milling
forces also must be maintained and
high salaried laboratory experts
paid
Radium was discovered In 1885 by
Madam Curie. Born In Poland. she
was tho wife and former pupil OF n
French professor. Pierre Curie. who
assisted his wife In her research
work
The two worked for four years
after Madame Curic discovered the
rays In common pitchhlcnde before
they could disintcgrate tho ore and
ISOLATE tho radium.
= Nine. Curie demonstrated her find
10 science and was awarded the
Nobel prize for physics and the
Davy medal Of the Royal Society in
1908.
Nine. Curfe's ono desire In life Ia
10 possess n gram OF tho radium she
discovered-not for it's vaiue-but
for further experiments. particularly
looking toward the cure OF cancer.
Her wish L. to be gratificd by
Americans. who are raising n fund
for the purpose Soon she viii como
to this country and Be presented
81. .s-xr4s..w
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-25
INDIANA WORKERS WIN

Indianapolis-With the adjourn
ment of the state Legislature, anti
union forces were routed in every in
stance but one, the repeal of the rail
road full crew law.
There were over a score of anti
labor bills introduced, and included
an anti-picket act, a state constabu-
larry bill, measures to weaken the
state compensation law, a bill to pro-
vide for sueing trade unions, gar
nishee bill, and other vicious pro-
posals. The expected industrial court
bill did not appear.
Labor defeated every one of these
bills. This city is the center of much
anti-trade union activity, but the
claims of this element did not impress
the Legislature.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-25
Open Violation of Law
(By Charles M. Kelley

| The judge who is pulling the chest
nuts of the Atlanta, Bir";ingham and
Atlantic railroad never heard of the
Newlands act or has placed himself
above it. He has violated the spirit
of the transportation act and the
letter of another act of Congress.
What are workers to do under these
conditions? Laws secured after long
and exasperating difficulties are null
lifted Immediately they are placed up
on the statute books. Laws that are
designed to free labor from the mis-
chievous meddling of evil judges are
turned about to their detriment. 1t
is not surprising, therefore, that in
their desperation organized workers,
proverbially lawful and peaceful,
have declared f1atfooted that here
after when judges are corrupt or
defiant their DEGREES will be treated
with the contempt they merit.
1t is noteworthy that closely follow
mig this declaration of independence
against venal judges the United
Staes Supreme Court declared the
Levere control act unconstitutional
Enacted during wartime to prevent
unconscionable profteering, a federal
judge was induced to invoke the law
against the miners and they were
forced to submit the most degrading
and damaging invasion of their rights.
They contended that the Lever act
was unconstitutional, btu the court
was deaf to this argument.
But when an effort was made to
curb profiteers through the provisions
of this law, which was the real pur-
pose of its enactment, the court
stepped in and wiped it off the bucks.
Congress specifically exempted la
Dor organizations from the provisions
of the Clayton antitrust act, but the
Supreme Court has ruled that Con-
gress did not know what it intended
doing and has perverted the law into
an instrument Of oppression.
Labor intends to proceed along con-
stitutional lines in the development
Of its movement, but it intends that
judges shall also respect the organic
law.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-25
Church For Labor
CHURCHMEN PROTEST WAGES
BEING LOWERED
Catholic Welfare Council Declares
That Living Cost Has Declined
But Little During the
Last Few Months

Washington-Wag reductions are
frequently against justice, says the
national Catholic welfare council, IN
a statement which declares that the
cost of living has declined but little
in the last few months.
"The cid rate of wages, in the case
of the majority Of the men at work
for wages, was not enough to give
decent family living. Between Dec.
1919. and Dec. 1920, there was even
a slight increase in the cost of living.
Food had declined great deal, hav-
ing gone back to the prices prevailing
during the last summer OF the war.
Clothing stood at the prices of the
fall of 1919. But fuel and light and
furniture, miscellaneous expenses,
and especially rent, had advanced so
much as to cause the whole cost of
living to stand about the same as
year earlier, and much higher than
at the close of the war.
Wage reductions of 10 and ~
per cent have been put into effect, the
wages Of men some times going as
low as so cents an hour. Thirty cents
an hour is equal to about fifteen cents
an hour in 1914 money and if the
hours of work day have been short
ened or the concern is on short time,
the wage rate, as far as living condi-
tions are concerned, is much lower"
The statement includes this portion
of the bishops program of social re-
construction, issued on the first Lin
coins birthday after the armistice:
Gwen if the prices of goods
should fall to the level on which they
were in 1915-something that cannot
be hoped for within five years-the
average present rates Of wages would
not exceed the equivalent of a decent
livelihood in the case of the vast
majority.
"Even if the great majority of
workers were now in receipt of more
than living wages, there are no good
reasons why rates of any should be
lowered. After all, living wage is
not necessarily the full measure of
justice"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-25

Organized workers have finally
reached the conclusion that attempts
to obtain relief through legislation
will be Intellectual until some method
is devised of compelling complaisant
judges to leal fairly with them. The
fiat declaration in the "bills of rights"
promulgated by the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor that hereafter un-
lawful injunctions and DEGREES issued
by the courts will be diregarded,
regardless of the COST" is admission
that organized labor has given up all
hope of ever getting along with its
work until the menace of judicial
usurpation is finally and definitely
removed.
A glaring example of the average
employers disregard of laws that do
not benefit him and the easy facility
with which courts are induced to do
unlawful acts intended to harm work
ers is the case of the Atlanta, Bir
mingham and Atlantic Railroad.
This road undertook to reduce the
wages of its employees in open def
ance of the provisions of the trans
portation act. When it was stopped
by the Railroad Labor Board, it per-
suaded a friendly creditor to apply
for a receivership for the road, which
was Immediately granted. Ire presi-
dent of the road, who had initiated
the wage controversy before the La
Dor Board, was made receiver, and his
first instruction from the court was
to reduce wages in the exact sum
originally proposed by the railroad.
By judicial methods, therefore, the
railroad seeks to accomplish results
that are unlawful and which it was
prevented from doing by a law
written at the dictation of railroad
lawyers. The court, in authorizing
a wage reduction, went in direct viola
tion of the Newlands act, which re-
strains federal judges from reducing
wages during receiverships until after
thirty days notice and the parties in
interest have had opportunity to ap-
pear and present argum ants against
the proposed action.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-25
Direct Legislation is
StrangIed by Court

Olympia, Wash. - The supreme
court of this state has made a moose
by which direct Legislation can be
strangled. This has been accomplished
by upholding the emergency clause
that the legislature attached to the
civil administration code. This means
that the law takes effect on its pass
age, instead of being held the re-
quired length of time that the people
may decide if they will demand a
referendum.
The civil administration code was
jammed through the legislature, de
spite protests of organized workers
and other citizens, who objected to
legislation that would empower one
man, appointed by the governor, to
enforce labor and other social laws
The emergency clause, intended for
use only when the peoples health or
wlfare is jeopardized, was attached
to the act. The supreme court was
asked to set this clause aside, but
refused.
Officials of the state federation of
labor declare that the legislature can
hereafter attach the emergency clause
to any act they fear the people will
demand referendum on.
at has been freely acknowledged,
by many members of the legisla-
ture," the unionists say, chat such
action is mockery of the constitut-
ton, but now that the supreme court
has placed its seal of approval on the
practice, we can look for its con-
tinuance in a more fragrant form.
Meanwhile the peoples mIst valued
provision of our state constitution is
dead-strangled legislatively and
pronounced legally dead by the high
est tribunal of justice in our state"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-25
Explains COSSaCk Plan

Springfield, III. - State Senator
Jewell, Of the forty-third district, has
issued a public statement to his con-
stituents in which he asks for in
structions on how to vote on the cos
sack bill, pending in the Illinois legis-
lature. The law maker urges voters
to read the bill and then express their
wishes to him.
"The BILL" says Senator Jewell,
"contemplates bringing into your
county a nonresident constabulary.
1t does not provide that any Of them
shall be citizens of your county, or
even of the state of Illinois. They
are given authority to arrest the
citizens of your coutny without war
rant, and yet they are not required
to give any bond for the faithful per-
formance of their duties, or to pro-
tect the people against an abuse of
their power. The sheriff of your
county, whom you know, and whom
you select by your vote, is required
to execute bond, and l do not be-
lieve that non-residents should be
clothed with such power without
bond
"The public press of New York
has lately exposed the fact that a
wave Of crime is sweeping the state
and that the people there are de-
better police protection and
that some are even advising the
formation of vigilant committees. If
the state constabulary don't function
there, why will it function in H.
linois? ?"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-25
OIL UNION STOPS CUT

Bakersfield, Cal.-"In every district
except California, Standard Oil en-
ployes have had their wages cut"
says the California Oil Worker, which
calls attention to the unity between
oil workers in this state.
"In every district where that COM
pany operates, with the exception of
California, it has installed it's in
dustrial relations plan,' which con-
sists of committees Of its own en-
ployes who are supposed to have a
voice in what their hours, wages and
working conditions shall be.
STANDARD oil has never had the
gall to install it's industrial relations
plan in California, because here the
oil workers are organized ami It is
through the Organization thd. the
wage scale is set for the industry,
not through the Standard Oh COM
pany."
Tn California, the Standard, as
elsewhere, tries 10 make lCS employees
believe that any benefits they receive
is due to the benevolence of the COM
pany itself, and yet we notice that
every time the Oil Workers unions
of California negotiated a wage in
crease the Standard met it, anG we
also notice very particularly that
these same Standard Oil employees in
California, who owe all their wage
increases to the Oil Workers union,
also owe the fact that their wages
have not been reduced to that same
organization, the members of which
are wondering when the Standards
employees will quit acting foolish and
get in the union"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-25
ESCH GETS JOB

Neutrality-suspicious. Congressman
Esch, who fell before the A. F. of l..
non-partisan political policy last fall,
has been appointed a member of the
interstate commerce commission by
President Harding. The salary is
$4,000 a year. The appointee was a
member of the house for % years.
He is a lawyer and lives in La Crosse,
Wis. He is credited with being joint
author of the Gnmmins-Esch railroad
act, passed last year.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-25
-Four Is Is Done

Seattle-The loyal legion of loggers
and lunbermen is done, declares
Harry Gail, the new secretary of the
International Union of Timber Work
ers, affiliated with the A. F. of L.
The legion was company "HniOn,"
established during the war.
"In the timber industry" said Call,
"an organization of the workers tnat
is to be effective must be organized
as an industrial organization, not the
mass formation of the l. w. w. or the
one big union, but an organization of
the entire industry. This can and is
being done.
"The international Union of Tim
berworkers is an industrial form of
organization. 1t has five different
branches under one international
charter, covering all workers in the
industry.
"Wage reductions have not solved
the problems of the timber industry.
Direct action and sabotage have not
and will not solve it's problems.
Neither is it a time for making ex-
cuses or passing the buck. 1t is
time for an honest application of the
real principles of collective bargain
ing. Those who want confidence re-
stored must also be prepared to give
confidence.
"There are people in this country,
and the timber industry contributes
it's share, who know so little about
democracy and square deal in in
dustry, that they continually howl
about their 'Americanism' to hide
their ignorance and uselessness in
either"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-25
LOBBIES ARE LISTED

Washington-"A new and powerful
assistant government has been in
stalled in Washington" says C. S.
Barrett, president of the national
board of farm organizations, in a
statement in which he lists the busi-
ness organizations that maintain
powerful lobbies in the nations
capital.
The list is headed by the United
States chamber of commerce, which
has so rooms as headquarters in this
city; the railroads, the meat packers,
the national association of manu-
facturers and others. Mr.. Barrett
does not denounce the lobbyists, but
he calls attention to their existence.
He refers to the claim that --the
United States chamber Of commerce
is not attempting to influence legisla-
ton, and says if this is true, "some
persons are asking why a more CEN
tral city was not chosen for its head
quarters"
Mr.. Barrett says the national as
sociation of manufacturers is zone
of the most virile and resourceful
organizations which is assisting the
government in its efforts to give the
people an enlightened administra-
ton"
"Of course" he concludes, at is
improper for a foreign diplomat to
attempt to influence American legis-
lative or executive action. But
way has been found to accomplish
this. Legislative committees have
been created under the names of edu-
cational bureaus or such like. These
have no definite or tangible connec-
tion with any accredited diplomat,
nevertheless the country the country
which the diplomat represents is the
beneficiary of their activities"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-25
BILLS THAT FAILED

Washington-At the final adjourn
ment of the sixty-sixth congress, the
following bills failed to pass:
Poindexter anti-strike bill, govern
ment regulation of cold storage, es-
tablish budget system, permit CO.
operative marketing by farmers, ap-
propriate money for federal good
roads, prohibit future trading in, food
stuffs, infant and maternity aid, Gre
ating department of education.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-03-25
RESTAURANT PROFITEER

Chicago-Railroad station restau-
rants in this city are the biggest
profiteers in existence" and their
gross profits range from 80 to 800
per cent, according to Russell j.
Poole, chairman of the city council
cost-of-living committee. The lowest
net profit made by restaurants is so
per cent. he said. Gross profits on
other items are:
Steak, 168 to 203 per cent; pie, 100
per cent; pork tenderloin, 500 per
cent; cereals, average, 275 per cent.