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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
THE NEWBERRY CASE.

Senator Newberry of Michigan has
returned to his seat in the United
States senate. The leaders of that
august body insist that emo good would
Gomez from further investigation of
the methods by which he secured a.
certificate Of election. So the matter
will be dropped.
Newberry was convicted Of buying
his election. The supreme court dis
missed the case, not because the sena-
tor was innocent but because some of
the justices believed congress had en-.
acted law full Of loopholes, while
other justices felt that congress was
without power to regulate primary
elections.
These fechnicalities are not apt to
interest: the plain people of this coun-
try.
What they will want to know is, did
Newberry buy his way into the senate
and if he did why is he permitted to
remains
It may be that congress cannot regu.
late primaries, and it is probably true
that the law under which Newberry
was prosecuted was drawn so as to per-
nit millionaire offenders to slip through
its meshes; but the fact remains that
the senate is the sole and exclusive
judge Of it's own members.
No court can question it's right to try
the Newberry case on it's merits. That
is what should be done.
If Ford had done the buying in Mich
igan instead Of Newberry, would the
senate treat him so tenderly? We fear
not.
Ford is also millionaire, but he en-
tertains queer ideas about paying work
ers good wages and refusing to rob the
government in times Of war. He is also
opposed to buying elections even when
he is candidate.
Such heterodoxy would, Of course,
make him an undesirable member Of
the upper house Of our national legis-
lature.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
THE MASK Is OFF.

A living wage for American workers
is "socialistic theory according
to the chosen spokesman of the railroad
interests.
To guarantee the toi1er a sufficient
amount to provide the bare necessities
of life for his wife and. children is ga
Utopian ideal,' and is Numerically
opposed: to principles on which Ameri-
can institutions and American progress
have been founded and maintained"
This from the attorney Of the inter-
csts which lobbied through congress a
legislative mandate compelling the In.
terstate Commerce. Commission. to fix
freight and passenger rates sufficiently
high to guarantee return Of at least
81 per cent on the "book values'' of
American railroads.
If anything were. needed to cause
American labor to close ranks and pre-.
tsent an unbroken front to the common
enemy it would be supplied by this
extraordinary declaration. Only men
Drunk with power could be indiscreet'
enough to give utterance to such senti-
ments, which, to use the words of SEN
ator Cummins, uttered in the days when
the Iowa statesman was opposing rail-
road raids on the. national treasury,
"must shock the moral sense, of man.
kind.''
It is difficult to believe that the
Railroad Labor Board will: fail to note
the significance Of this, statement of
railroad policy. The transportation act
specifically directs the board, in fixing
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
STR|KEL0SStS
ONLY TEMPORARY
Massachusetts Bureau Of Labor
Reports It Is Difficult to De-
termine Loss ii Wages.

BOSTON, May 19.-In compiling a
record of wage losses, through strikes
in this state, the Massachusetts, de-
partment of labor and Industries says:
ut should be borne in mind, how
ever. that this loss In wages was in
some measure only a temporary loss
to employees, because large number
of them secured increases in. wages
which would eventually offset, in part
at least, the loss sustained by them;
and in some instances the accumula-
ton of orders at establishments where
a strike or lockout had occurred JUS
titled the operation of the plants for
an increased number of hours per day,
thus affording opportunity for the en-
ployes to increase their earnings for a
short period at least"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
THE SHAME OF AMERICA,

How terrible are the conditions in
some parts of the south is shown in
the Williams trial in Georgia. Mr..
Williams and his sons are charged with
the murder at least Of eleven and prob
ably Of eighteen negro workers.
A Georgia jury found Williams guilty
in the specific case brought to trial but
recommended mercy, so that he will
not be executed but will receive a life
sentence. The sons are still fugitives
from justice.
What will foreign observers think of
American standards Of Justice when
they learn that in general the press
has rejoiced that any white man should
have been convicted for murder of ne
groes in Georgia!
The New York World editorially
points, out what years of oppression
were necessary to produce the hopeless
despair Of the blacks and callous cruelty
Of the whites which make these whole
sale murders possible.
One wonders whether the angels in
heaven laugh with bitter mirth or weep
when they hear loud protests of Ameri-
can virtue and equally loud condemna-
ton of the imperialism of others from
a people WHO are capable of tolerating
in the year Of grace 1921 the systematic
oppression and abhorrent cruelty which
have been visited upon the American
negro.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21

the world over. The drive to repeal
and modify certain provisions Of the
law can undoubtedly be attributed to
the International Shipping Federation,
Ltd, a world combination of ship own
ers and operators.
Representative Frank D. Scott, Elev-
enth Michigan district, has introduced
bill to 'modify" section IA Of the
La Toilette act, which specifically sets
for the requirements Of American YES
sci owners navigating "the ocean. or
any lake, bay OF sound Of the United
States' in providing lifeboats, floats,
RATS, life preservers and other life
saving appliances and equipment.'
This life-saving apparatus costs the
owners money, and they are asking con-
gress to relieve them Of much of this
expenditure and return to Gas we
were' before the law made human life
a factor in the shipping industry. Hear
ings on the bill are being conducted
before the merchant marine committee
Of the house. While the law applies to
the Great Lakes, if adopted it would
soon be extended to all American ship
ping.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Scott
abolishes all standards Of skill in the
men employed on vessels on the Great
Lakes, excepting in the licensed engi-
neers, masters, mates and pilots. The
bill reduces boats and life-savings re-
quirements to one-half of what it is
now and extends the time fifteen or
more days in the spring, giving them
the right to begin running passenger
vessels with summer equipment fifteen
or more days earlier. It gives them
the permission to run a month or more
later in the! fall with the summer
equipment, reducing the summer equip
ment as above stated.
At the present the law and regula-
tions permit them.~to 60 with 20 per
cent OF boats and ~ per cent OF rats
for all persons on board and nothing to
save the other so per cent of persons
on board. In other words, they are
compelled now to have equipment in
boats to save 20 per cent Of all persons
on board, but boats will be of very
little value if there are no skilled men
to handle them. They are permitted to
run with RATS for 80 per cent Of all
the persons on board. Rats are all
right in perfectly smooth water, but
are no use under any other conditions.
The people must hang on to them, not
sit, on them, because they tumble over
in the sea.
!. They have the legal right now to
drown so per cent Of the persons they
carry. They want the legal right to
drown at least IS per cent.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21

wages; to consider the cost Of living. If
this means anything it means that the
humblest worker on The roads is en-
titled to at least living wage, and
that the amount Of that wage is to be
determined by a scientific examination
Of the cost Of the food and clothing and
shelter which human beings must have
if they are to remain efficient working
units. .".
The representatives Of the employees
have gone on the theory that congress
meant exactly what it said when it
placed that provision in the transpor.
tation act, and that the members Of
the Labor Board would be guided by
the letter and spirit Of the law. They
have submitted to the board a mass
Of evidence showing that the cost Of
living has not decreased to an appre
ciable extent. It is true there has been
reduction in the price Of some food
stuffs and the poorer grades Of cloth
ing, but. this has been Offset by the
exactions Of the coal and rent profiteers.
It was the railroads. inability to
successfully combat the showing made
by the employees that caused them to
abandon, all pretense Of willingness to
pay living wage, and to brazenly in
sist that wages must come down, even
If such reductions meant semi starva-
ton for the workers.
It is we'll that the issue has been so
clarified that it can no longer be dis
torted OF concealed. The railroad work.
ers are now fighting not only for the
right to work, but for the right to live.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
STATISTICS ARE JUGGLED.

Lower food costs is being capitalized
by cheap wage employers to enforce a
living standard below pre-war times.
These employers talk about wage in
creases Of 80, 80 and 100 per cent over
pre-war times, and would convey the
impression that pre-w8ar rates were
ideal. Wage rates, based on pre-war
standards, are valueless, because these
rates did not assure living standards.
A family's food bill approximates 40
per cent of the bread winners income,
according to the United States bureau
of labor statistics.
This means that q worker. who is
paid SO day, for instance, spends 40
per cent, or $500, for. food for his
family.
If food costs are lowered 20 per cent,
he "saves' one-ffth of this $500, or
81 cents day.
This "saving," which is eaten up,
and in some cases exceeded, by in
creased rents, fuel, light and other ne
cessaries, is a pretext by employers to
reduce wages 20 per cent, or to cut the
rate Of So day to one-ffth of that
amount-$1.60:
The worker now finds that he is paid
:$6.4o day, with the few pennies that
he saved through less food costs taken
over by other profteers.
The most superficial thinker must see
that the worker is worse off than be-
fore, and that every wage cut extends
the ttbuyers' strike, " which cheap wage,
advocates deplore.
Self preservation is behind 1abor's
fight against wage reductions.
The workers are not impressed by
awesome contributions on frozen cred
it's, stock dividends, liquidation or for
eign markets as reasons why they
should accept lower wages.
They know their standards are being
lowered, even below pre-war.
They know they have produced to
excess and that the charge that they
are slackers is an untruth, uttered by
men who are either ignorant or dis
honest.
The workers are not responsible for
present conditions. They carried the
burden Of the war while the men who
now talk Of wage cuts were ignored.
No one paid any attention to these
intellectual bankrupts and profteers
who reaped untold riches during the
war, and who now emerge from their
cyclone cellar, peek around to be as
sured Of personal safety, and then in
sist on wage cuts.
Statistics are juggled to. THIS end and
every force at the command Of greed
is used to conceal waste, excessive
charges, inordinate profits, and incom-
petent management.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
SEEK LICENSE TO KILL.

An attempt is being made in con.
.gress to emasculate the La Toilette
seamen's act passed for the protection
of passengers as we'll as the men en-
ployed On board American vessels. This
act became law in 1915, after 20 years
Of persistent effort on the part Of the
International Seamen's Union, and has
since become the standard for seamen.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21

According to report, the Dutch cap:
tured Holland some time ago and are
not going to allow the Standard Oil to
tell them how they shall run it.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21

If the tariff. on and taxes off dc
not solve our problems, We'll be in a
devil Of a stew, for that is about all
the political doctors have to offer by
way Of palliatives.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21

This is the season when ponderous
editorial essayists prove that they are
not afrai dof anything by launching
"swat-the.fy' campaigns,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21

There may be something in mama,
after all. The Skinner Packing Com.
pany, Of Omaha, has gone into bank.
ruptcy, with unpaid claims of many
thousands of dollars.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21

Millions of voters who imagined that
American interest. in the League Of
Nations had been effectually disposed
Of put their money on the wrong horse:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21

Newspapers classify the unemployed
as an "army" because they have been
told that an army crawls, on it's belly.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-05-01
SEEKS DAMAGES FOR DEATH
 OF MAN SHE WOULD DIVORCE

PRESCOTT. April l5.--A suit of novel aspects is that filed against the Arizona Binshampton Copper com. pany, one in which s5o.OOO compensa- tion is demanded by Mrs. Jessie M Lund. of Flagstaff. for the death in 1919 of her former husband. James A. Chapman. killed in the breaking of a mine ladder. It is claimed that the former Mrs. Chapman. at the time of the accident. was suing here for di- vorce, alleging non-support. At thlt time the family residence was Tn Je- rome. where Chapman had been in trouble with the authorities. over al legged connection with the I. w w.. and where he was charged with hay ing instigated strike that shut down the mines and smelters for sev- erai months
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-05-01
POLITICAL GOSSIP GATHERED
 AMONG THOSE WHO KNOW

PHOENIX. April 24-In connection with the wild rumors flying about town to the effect that John Montgom- cry. sheriff of Maricopa county. has been named |. s marshal for Arizona, some interesting talk is heard.
 Montgomery is in reality now in Washington. an avowed candidate for the position. He is considered sort Of 2 compromise between the Cameron and anti Cameron factions.
 Gossip has it, however, that he is rather a Hugh Daggs candidate and that his appointment to the federal job will answer a double purpose.
 4 vacancy thereby will occur in the sherifrs office and ii is whisper. ed about tha: Mir. Daggs is not en. tirely adverse to holding that positian.
 It is also whispered that there is some possibility of his getting ii should the vacancy occur. The board of supervisors would appoint the she-iffs successor and at least one vote 0. that body seems favorable to Daegs
 The runlor last night that the gov ernor had received word from Wash. ington as 10 Montgomery's appoint meDt was utterly without foundation. There are certain necessary steps 10 be mounted before a candidate is named and confirmed. It is hardly likely. too, that Governor Campbell would b., the first to hear the word. Among other candidates discussed for the marshalship besides Tom Sparks and Montgomery. is George Wilcox of Lowell. Sochise county.
 Wilcox was a roughrider under Roosevelt and was always well taken care of by the latter He is now said to have the active backing of Colonel Jack Greenway. Hoval Smith, of Bis bee. candidate for senator in 1912, when Cameron ran for congress. and last, but not least, Tom Cole, of Du- luth. multimiliionaire mining man of the Calumet & Hecla and the Caiume ct X Arizona mining companies
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-05-01
COTTON SEED MEAL FOUND
 TO HAVE BEEN ADUIrERATep

PHOENIX. April 23.-The state de. partment of weights and measures has been advised by the department oi justice of the Colorado district tha; operatives of the department seized a shipment of cotton seed meal shipped by the Mccall cotton company of Phoenix. and found that the meal was misbranded and adulterated.
 The shipment consisted of 300 sacks and was consigned by the Mccall com. pany to C. P. Garner, Of Denver through Ay and Grove, Denver agents The shipment was made on January 12. The sacks were labeled 9S pounds with the Mccall company's Three Star brand, according to the report of the federal inspector, Grant J, Morton Upon being analysed by government chemist William F. Duncan, the pro tien content of the meal was found to be 3s.79 per cent.
 This recent of prorien is. according to the departments report, not up to the requirements of the national pure food and drug act, paragraph 2 of sec. tion of the act. Two charges are made against the company under this finding. the first being one of adul. iteration and the second one of mis- branding the sacks
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-05-01
CHAUTAUoUA TICKET
 COMMITTEE AT WORK.

A meeting of the Chaltauqua ticket committee was held Saturday night at Boyds Drug Store and plan of ticket sales discussed with the result that it is expected all tickets will be disposed of without making canvas or final drive. Besides the ticket committee composed of Mrs. Ethel Macia. H. l.. Hutchison and Harry Rafferty. an ad- ditional list of committee on ticket sales was appointed. It included Miss Maud Davis, Mrs. J. T. kingsbury. Chas Bachelder, Harry Heney, Paul A. smith. Dr. II H. Hughart, and w. T. Boyd All members of the com. mittee. who have supply of tickets. report today that ticket sales are pro- ceedins satisfactorily, while sale of reserved seat tickets al Boyds Drug store indicates that practically every seat in the Crystal thea,er will be taken by May 9th. the opening date of Chautauqua All who dc not hold sea son tickets are asked to see any ,f the above sales committee and buy their tickets before il is loo late.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-05-01
|OkE DEAD. ONE HURT
 IN MINE ACCIDENT

One man was killed and another badly injured in all accident that oc- cured at the Central Copper mine near Dos Cabezas according to a re- port received here. State Mine Inspector John F White has ordered operations suspended at
 the mine until en investigation can be made.
 Only meager reports Of the tragedy were reported to the state in teie- gram signed b. John W. PToutt, Jr, mine manager. The names of the |dead and wounded were no; included in the measure E. F. Myers. deputy state mine in spector. has been detailed to make a thorough investigation.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-05-01
CATTLE GROWERS HOLD
 INTERESTING MEETING

SAFFORD. Ariz.. April lo.-At the regular annual meeting of the Cochise. Graham Cattle Growers Association held in Stafford last Friday and Satur. day, the session was called to order by President Geo. Morgan of Wilcox Address of welcome was made by John Weber. and the response by J. H. Getzwi lj of Benson Short talk were also mad by President Morgan Forest Supervisor Swift and Nj. E Musgrave J. Frank Wooten read the address of Geo. Armstrong on the op. eration of the Federal Reserve Bank, and its relation 10 the cattle industry.
 Saturday morning Secretary Ander. zen read three resolutions from res olutions committee. and they were adopted. the most important of which was in regard 10 the Federal Reserve Board.
 New officers elected Tor the ensu- ing term were President. J. II. Getz- eiller. Benson; ViSe-Prssidnr. Win. A. Ellsworth. Stafford: Scre,arv. J. Frank Wooten, Klondyke.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-05-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Department Of the interior

|. $. Land Office at Phoenix. Ari. zona. April It, 1921.
 Notice is hereby given that Clinton Perry, of Courtiand. Arizona, who, on February F, 1921. made Homestead Entry No. c41360, for S1s NWA NWA NWA, Section If. Township 19-S.. Range 2f-E., G. X s. R. E. & Meridian, has filed notice of inten. tion to make Three Year Proof. to es. tablish claim to the land above de. scr;bed, before T. G. Emmons, U. s. Commissioner. al Courtland, Arizona, on the 18th day of May, 1921.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 C. L. Mckinney, L. D. Shattuck, Lee A. Lindsey, John HalhIm, all of Courtland, Arizona.
 CHAS. E. MARSHALL, Registe-
 First pub. April 24. 1921.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-05-01
LAWYER CONTESTS
 USE OF CONFESSION

TUCSON, April PA deadlock between Attorneys Van Baskirk and Billby for the defense and Darnell for the state in the case of Modesto Mar tinez, charged with the murder of Low Tai Doon, a Chinese storekeeper, on the night of November continued through this morning. The defense holds that the confession of Martinez, said to be held by the state, is not fit evidence for jury due to the defend ant not having been informed that his statement might be used against him. The case is one Of extreme interest in Southern Arizona. the bringing of Martinez across the line at Nogales having resulted in confinement of Mayor villasenor in prison for several months charged with implication in the deportation.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-05-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION OeDartmert of the luterior

U. s. Land Office at Phoenix. Ari- zona, March I9. 1921.
 Notice is hereby given that Otto H. Richter. of Gleeson, Arizona, who, on February 8, 1921. made Homestead Entry No. O46ss1, for lots l, ?. 3, f. E1-2 WIZ. SE1-4, SIP NE14, NV 1-4 NE14, Section :, Township 21-S., Range 25-E-, c. & S. R. B. & Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Three Year Proof, to estab- fish claim to the land above described before W. A. Fowler, U. S. Commis- sioner. at Tombstone, Arizona, on the 27th day of April. 1921.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 Henry P. McLendon, Luther NJ. Brown, Herman H. Earnest, Ralph D. Earnest. all of Gleeson, Arizona.
 CHAs. E. MARSHALL. Register.
 First pub. March 27. 1921.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-05-01
HEART DISEASE CAUSE
 OF DEATH OF McNuLTY

PRESCOTT, April 24.-Charles J, McNulty. whose body was found in the Hasasyampa river near his min ins claim last Tuesday afternoon, met his death as the result of organic heart disease. coroner's jury decid. ed yesterday morning Dr. H T. Southworth appeared at the inquest and told Coroner Chas. H. McLane and the jurors his findings in the yesterday on the basis of which the verdict of death due to heart disa se was rendered
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-05-01
TAX COMMISSION TO
 FINISH WORK SOON

PHOENlX. April 2..-The state tax commission will complete it's annual tour O. the state for the purpose of placing valuation on taxable property by May ,. according Co the announce ment made yesterday by Charles R. Howe, chairman. Mir. Howe said that before the end of the coming week the work of checking up with the county assessors would be complete and there would only remain the fin ishing up work in Maricopa county.
 Valuations in Greenlee. Graham and Gila counties will no; be materially decreased, according to Mir Howe.
 Going over the work with the coun- ty assessors. members Of the commits sion III their Survey also personally inspected many of the properties in the mining districts and agricultural sections with view of arriving at their decision While many of the mines have closed down. the min as are there with their wealth of mineral 10 keep up the valuations Mir Howe said, while in the agricultural regions grain crops and alfalfa lend a pros. porous outlook
 Today the commission will leave for Pinsl county. where survey will be made of Casa Grande and Florence and the mining towns Ray and Su- perior also will be visited before the return of the commission the end of the week. From here the members will go north to Apache. Navajo and Coconino counties.
 ln June the commission will sit as q board and take up the matter of assessments wi; hthe railroads and other corporations The last week in July the tax conference will be held in Nogales. when members of the boards Of supervisors and representa-. lives of the property interests meet with the board After this conference which brings the date up to August the commission will sit as board of equalization.