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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-02-17

"THE LAST OF MOHICANS"

It's enough to say that it's n OF
James Fennimore Cooper's Leather
Stocking" tales, and hat the picture
has all the fascination and interest
Of the book, which so many of US
have read and loved.
Wednesday Matinee at 1850
&c and tic
Evening prices will be 1sc and soc
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-02-17
Your Other Self

THE PRUDENT, provident, far-seeing man
within you asks: Have you ever thought
what will become of you when your earn
ing capacity is gone?
Is there anything more pathetic than a
man bowed dow with years who is compelled
to exc out livelihood? Why not regulate
your present outgo with reference to your
future diminishing capacity for earning in
come?
Save and bank enough now to make up
the difference later on. Money securely
banked with us is energy stored against the
struggle for existence.
Provide a growing account to secure
your future ease
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10

Director General DaUis's Fig.
ures Are $500, 900, 900 Higher
Than Those of Predecessor

WASHINGTON, May Gloss to the
government in operation of the rail-
roads under Federal control will be
about $1,2oo,0o0,00O, or $500, 600, 600
more than estimated by ex-Director
General Hines, according TO an esti-
mate to-day by Director General Davis.
The director general made his esti-
mate in the course of report to Chair
man Good OF the House Appropriations
Committee on the progress made BY
the Railroad Administration in iqui-
dating claims arising out of Federal
control
Ex-Director General Hines estimated
the loss to the government would be
$500, 478,756, Mr.. Davis said. The in
crease, he added, was due to claims not
considered by Mr.. Hines which have
arisen and the underestimate made in
the allowance for maintenance, fire
losses, additions and betterments made
solely for war purposes.
Differences between the Administra-
ton and the carriers as to the liability
of the government for under-mainte-
nance during Federal control, amount
ing to several hundred million dollars,
may be carried to the Supreme Court
for final adjustm ent, the report said
It was estimated that when all the car
riers have filed their under-mainte-
nance claims they will aggregate be-
tween $780, 100000 and $500 900 900.
The report showed that the Railroad
Administration had assets aggregating
$3.50, $3.50, 138.0S, consisting of negotiable
obligations of the carriers such as
equipment trust obligations and notes
and bonds taken by the administration
during Federal control.
The delay in settling claims has been
caused chiefly By the slowness of the
roads in filing their claims, the report
said, adding that practically no claims
had been filed in 1920. Up to the pres
ent time lac roads taken over have
fled their claims, representing 58.5 per
cent of the entire mileage, excluding
short lines.
Il have no desire to exaggerate the
Importance of the complexities of max
ing this final settlement" the Director
General said in his report. at is I'M
doubtedly the greatest adjustment be-
tween one tenant and over 500 land
lords that ever occurreun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10
Compers Says Wage Cuts
Hit Future Prosperity
Warns IL Bodies No Good for
Labor's Foes to Drive Bar
gain Too Hard
Spseins Dtspatek 10 the Triburs

CINCINNATI, May ct know
something of the struggles of the toll
ing masses OF our country. have
lived to see industrial depressions ard
panics, so-called have seen the
pendulum swing both ways, and I say
in all earnegtness that it bodies no
good for the enemies OF rational labor
at this critical juncture to drive the
bargain too hsrd.r
This was the warning to-day Of
Samuel Gonpers, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, who IS
IN Cincinnati presiding at labor con
ference. He gave it in the course Of
an interview in which he said:
Every reduction of wages is q re-
ductton in the consuming power of the
wage earners ard direct blow at the
future prosperity and well-being of the
country. Organized labor is not only
insisting upon maintaining the present
standards Of wages and working condi-
tons, but proposes to continue itg
struggle to further improve those
standards
In speech before the Federal: on
executives tonight, Mr. Gompers said
Il challenge the United States Cham
Der Of Commerce, Mr. Gary or the
Steel Trust TO open their books to pub
he inspection as the American Fedora
tIon Of Labor is willing TO do"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10
Public Printer Denies
Credit TO Departments
100000 in Unpaid Bills Must
Be Met Before Five Officials
Can Get Work Done
from The T ibMne,s Washington Burenu

WASHINGTON, May 9.--The newly
appointed Public Printer, George n.
Carter, announced to-day that more
than $500 600 in unpaid bills from July
to March 1 are owed the government,
and that two government departments
and three bureaus cannot get further
work done until the bills are paid The
Public Printer is determined to place
he Office on plane with efficiently
operated commercial plants, and will
insist in the future on all bills being
paid within thirty days. The credit of
The other departments Is good, but the
office needs funds to operate, and a
shortage means that the printing office
suffers. The Post Office Department
md the Department of the Interior are
the two offenders. The Geological Sur
vey is behind in its payments, as well
as the Smithsonian Institution and
Patent Office
Departments must have their ap-
preparations ready when they order
work from the Government Printing
Office" said Mr.. Carter to-day.
Eleven persons working at the Office
have been suspended for alleged book
making on the races, two of them
women. 1t is understood that num-
Der of dismissals will result as the
result of an investigation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10
Jail Terms FOR.
10 I'm Building,
RingDer,1aneled
DE Ford Asks Heavy Fines
for l3 Corporations in Ma
terial Dealers Combine
Which Pleaded Guilty
Charges Criminal Intent
Justice Davis viii Render
Decision Before Friday.
When l8 More Go TO Trial

William A. DeFord, special Deputy
Attorney General, urged Justice Davis,
of the Supreme Court, yesterday to i'm
pose jail sentences on the nineteen indi-
vidExls and heavily fine the thirteen
corporations, members of the Asgocia-
ton of Dealers in Masons' Building Ma
terials, who had pleaded guilty to con-
spiracy and violations Of the Donnelly
ANTITRUST law, following disclosures
before the Lockwood committee on
housing.
The court. however, deferred the i'm
position Of sentence until it could in
form itself Of the degree of culpability
of the individuals and ability OF the
firms to pay maximum fines. Justice
Davis announced that he would dispose
of these cases before he would pro-
coed with the trial Of the eighteen
other individuals involved, which is
scheduled TO begin on Friday.
The accused men were all in court,
including John A. Mccarthy, intimate
friend and former business associate
OF Charles F. Murphy, Tammany leader.
Charges Criminal Conspiracy
Mr., DeFord, who prosecuted the cases
for the state, made lengthy address to
the court, declaring that the defendants
had been linked in conspiracy that
reeked with criminal intent, and that
they controlled every brick in the COM
munity.
II recommend that this court SEN
tence the defendants who have pleaded
guilty" he added, Ito such period of
Imprisonment as the court may think
adequate in respect Of each of the de-
PENDANTS, and in addition thereto to
pay the maximum fine of $500 for
which the law provides"
The ofense to which they pleaded
guilty is a misdemeanor carrying with
it maximum term of three years in
the penitentiary
Edward E. Mccall was counsel for all
OF those involved except Frank E. Wise,
who was defended by Herbert C.
Smyth. Mr.. Mccall insisted that the
men were merely guilty of a technical
violation of the law, pointing out that
the organization was dissolved when
is legality was questioned by the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10
Is NesoRoads Begin Fight
For Labor Board Pay Cut
IS Additional Disputes ON Lines
in Precious Hearing Also
Merged Into Present Session

CHICAGO, May 9.-The Railroad
Labor Board to-day set about preparing
for new wage hearing, involving ff.
teen new roads and including seventy
five additional disputes brought bv
carriers which were parties to the wage
hearing concluded last week. All of tbe
new roads ask reduction of unskilied
labor rates and several ask reductions
in other classes of labor as we'll. Re-
vision of the docket has brought the
number of roads in last weeks hearing
down TO eighty-five.
Many roads which did not include all
classes of employees in previous sub
missions have now presented disputes
in the remaining classes. Until the
new cases are docketed, however, the
entire compass Of the new cases will
not be known, inasmuch as some roads
made separate submissions of disputes
with each class of employees. while
others grouped all disputes into the
appeal.
decision on the previous wage case
by June l was declared probable bv
members of the board to-day. The
boards statistical staff went to work
Immediately after the hearing to sum
Marie and sift the mass of figures
with which both sides flooded the hear
ing.
Doubt was expressed by members of,
the board that the plea for Giving
wage" Rs advocated by labor, would
play very large part in the boards
decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10
Estimate Board to Pass
On Swann7s Plea Friday
$4,000 Enough and 2 Whit.
man Aids Can Be Dropped,
District ATTORNEY Saws

District Attorney Edward Swami APP
peared yesterday before the committee
on finance and budget of the Board
of Estimatg 20 renew his application
for second appropriation of $4,000
to defray expenses of former Governor
Whitman and his assistants in the in
vestigatinn of the city government. At
ter hearing the District Attorney the
committee voted to report the matter
out next Friday for the consideration
of the whole board,
Mayor Hylan told Judge Swami that
the President of the Board of Aldermen
raised the question that, if the four
Whitman assistants were employed
especially for this investigation, four
other men on the District Attorneys
staff should be dropped. Judge Swami
said that two men could be dropped
and he said that after the amount
asked had been spent no more would be
sought
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10
Crowder to Stay i'm Csaba
To Aid New Government
wiz Remain Until Economic
and Political Conditions
ARG Coymnosed
F'ro,r we Trfhane,s Waahfnaton R,lren.l

From The TYsaans's WesatnStom Bureau
WASHINGTON, May 8. --- General
Enoch H. Crowder. who was sent to
Cuba as The personal representative OF
former President Wilson to endcayor
to straighten out the tangled economic
and political conditions there, is to be
retained III Havana under specific or
ders of Secretary OF State Hughes to
cooperate with the new government of
Cuba until 1t begins TO function
smoothly
General Crowder has been directed to
assist IN every way possible the Zayas
Administration in meeting the prob
lens Of the island, and his return to
this country will not be authorized
until he is prepared TO inform the
Harding Administration that economic
and Political conditions in Cuba have
been composed.
There IS no thonght on the part of
the Administration of permanently as
signing General Crowder to the Havana
government, but his knowledge of
Cuban conditions is such that the Stafe
believes that he will be of
great help to the new government, 1t
was officially denied that the General
was to be made American Minister TO
Cuba.
HAVANA, May s.~--Dr. Alfredo Zayas.
President-eiect of Cuba, has announced
his desire of initiating, as soon as he
takes eftice, negotiations for the modi-
1eation of the commercial treaty be-
tween Cuba and the United States,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10

only information obtainahle at either
place was the daily statement in gen.
eral terms that everything was all
right.
II. H. Raymond, president of the own
ers' association, issued statement re-
peating that the owners would protect
all those who remained loyal to them,
and Winthrop L. Martin, ice-president
and secretary Of the organization, in an
interview again attacked the national
ity of the strikers. y.
At the Shipping Board the following
telegram from Admiral William S. Ben
son, chairman Of the board, was issued:
Board will protect in their positions
men who come togovernment's assist
anec by manning ships at present time
regardless Of outcome of present con-
troversy. No arrangement which re-
quires the discharge of such men or any
discrimination against them viii be
agreed to by the board"
Pickets Gather Statistics
The statement issued by the ocean
going local of the Marine Engineers
Association said that the information
released had been checked up by
pickets who toured the harbor in
launches. These pickets reported that
there were 500 ships in port flying the
American flag. OF this number, 312
are either idle or laid up, mostly
United States Shipping Board vessels.
The remaining 278 are technically in
operation, and of these forty are under
steam. The pickets report that the
steam is being kept up on these vessels
by port engineers of the respective COM
panies and watchmen.
The reports Of the naval communi-
cation Office showed that two coastal
steamers and three ocean going Amer
lean steamers sailed yesterday The
and the Hamilton, for Norfolk; the
latter the San Lorenzo. for Porto Rico;
the Rondo. for the Dutch East Indies.
and the Virginian, for Alevandria
A lively fight occurred yesterday
when fifty strikers put ESQ strike
breakers to rout in the first floor Of
the building at 329 East Twenty-sixth
Street. This floor was being used by
the Pioneer Industrial Service, which
was said to be strike breaking agency.
In the melee that followed the attack
by the strikers the strikebreakers
jumped out of windows to the street, a
distance of about twenty feet.
Several were hurt, and one negro
strikebreaker, who said he was Charles
Davidson, was removed to Bellevue
Hospital for treatment. BY the time
LIEUTENANT Cogan and a dozen police
reserves from the East Twenty-second
Street Station reached the scene no
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10
Labor Council
Urges Drastic
Rail Inquiry
congressional Authoriza-
tom of Commission to
Represent All Classes
in Interest Is Advised
Full Solution Is Sought
Conpers Reports No Real
Il G ma e dial Legislation
Was Obtained i'm Year

CINCINNATI, May 9.--The executive
council OF the American Federation NJ
Laber In session here to-day decided To
ask the federation to call upon Con-
gress to authorize a special public
commission to Investigate the entire
railroad situation. The recommends
ton, which will be contained in the
councils annual report to be presented
at the annual convention of the fed
grafton in Denver on June i3. II was
learned asks that Congress enact legis-
lation providing for commission COM
prised of representatives of the public,
the railroad workers, railroad security
holders, railroad executives, shippers,
business and the various other inter
ests.
Broad Solution Sought
The council takes the position, it
was learned, that such an impartial in
vestigation is necessary Go learn the
truth about the railroad situation and
work out the solution OF the entire
transportation problem.
The entire day was taken up with a,
discussion of The railroad situation.
President Samuel Gompers of the
federation made a complete report on
what Congress accomplished during the
last year In bringing about solution
OF the railroad situation. This report
showed that no constructive remedial
railroad legislation had been enacted.
It detailed the Federation's opposition
to the Esch-Cummins act and urged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10
Buenos Ayres Dock Men
Go Out i'm Protest Strike
Demand Assurances Non-Union
Workers VIII Not Be Used
in Port Operations

BUENOS AYRES, May 9 (By The AS
ISOLATED Press) The port workers of
Buenos Ayres struck to-day. They no.
tilted the government they would not
return 20 work until assurances had
been given that the non-union labor
which the Labor Protective Association
of Employers had announced it in
tended using to carry on the port op-
erations would not be permitted to
work.
Meanwhile the association of en-
ployers suspended action on it's deci-
sion to send non-union laborers into
the port zone. refraining from this
step at the urgent request of the gov
eminent.
The water front is being strongly
guarded by the police.
William H Robertson, the American
Consul General here, denied state
ments in dispatches received here
from Washington that his refusal TO
aid five Chilean members of the crew
of the American steamer Martha Wash
inngton to return to their country WAS
the cause of the port workers boy
colt of the Martha Washington.
Mr.. Robertson said the boycott Beg
gan when the Munson Lines refused t6
accede to the demands of the port
workers union that the fremen on
the Martha Washington be paid of,
discharged and repatriated because of
alleged ill-treatment. The Consul Gem
eral added that the firemen had re-
fused to make any complaints before
him or to accept investigation by the
consulate.
Counter proposals from the United
States government in reply Co the pro-
posals of the Argentine government on
the Martha Washington case were re-
ceivSd here to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10
Coal Company Is Fined
$3.50, 900 for Contempt
With Violating Injunc-
ton Restricting Mining in
West Scranton. Pa.

SCRANTON, Pa, May 9.-Judge
George W. Maxey to-day fined the
Peoples Coal Company, Frank Chris
tian, president; John G. Hayes, general
manager, and James Pearn, superin-
tendent, s250,0o0 for contempt of court
in violating an injunction restricting
mining under certain areas in West
Scranton. The action is the outgrowta
of the seizure by the city Of the Oxford
mine of the defendant company 8 year
ago.
Frequent damage to buildings stu
ated in the area in which mining was
supposed to be restricted led the city
to believe that mining was going on
there despite the injunction and an
investigation followed which resulted
in the prosecution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10
Ship Stewards Strike May 10
i.le-Up of British Vessels Now
Is Threatened

LONDON, May e.--The lockout Of the
sseaecing stewards and cooks, which was
Desqn ca May by the shipping COM
ssnies because of the mems refusal to
ssscept wage cut of about II per cent,
.ook a serious turn to-day. when mani
ESQ ., was issued By the National Union
81 Snip Stewards and Cooks declaring
sse ofers of the owners of the old rate
y pay IN order to get ships away must
NV DC accepted. All members were in
s .iI to cease work on May 10, with
aas exception Of men signed to articles
At the old rates of paw. So far the
uans-Atlantic liners have been little af-
IIgctec, with the exception of the Anchor
.ae steamer Columbia, which is held
" az Glasgow with load OF passen-
sess for New York The new move,
muWeyerr threatens a complete stop
page of shipping.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10
Three Shot, SO Hurt in
Rochester Strike Riot
Police Fire ON Crowd After
Shower of Bricks and Stones;
Women Among Injured

ROCHESTER. May s.-Quelling riot
by striking laborers in Triniday Street
to-day, several members of the police
force were severely bruised, three riot
ers seriously shot and fifty others, both
men and women, stunned and mutiIated
by riot sticks.
1t was the most serious outbreak of
the building trades strike which started
here on April L. Two riot calls sum-
moned police reserves to the scene, where
nearly four hundred rioters, armed with
bricks, stones and clubs, had gathered
Before the reserves arrived on the scene.
Patrolman Fred A. Fricke and John w.
Wagner were felled with stones and
unable TO arise. Fricke was hurried to
a hospital and Wagner TO his home.
Police Sergeant Otto suffered serious
cuts in his head. At this stage of the
battle orders were given to fire, the
bullets breaking the legs of Arena Ma
lano, forty years old; Vincenzo Cera,
fifty eight, and Joseph Sardiski, nine
teen.
The police learned the riot was due to
an attempt to prevent the hauling of
asphalt from the plant in the vicinity to
be used in city street repairs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10

labor to continue it's fight 60 bring
about the repeal of this legislation.
The executive council also will re-
port progress to the Denver corvan-
ton in carrying out the declaration Of
the Montreal meeting In 1919. calling
Tor government ownership and deano.
cratic consroi OF tho railroad systems
and necessary inland waterwavs y
Several conferences have been bals
with representatives of the various
railroad unions TO frame program
to support this declaration.
While members of the council do
ciined to discuss the debate In to-dav's
meeting. it Is understood Tint tbs
council is divided on the question Of
government ownership. Several man.
bera denounced any move for rogarn
ment ownership, taking the stand limit
II would take the right of strike swav
from the railroad workers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10

lockwood committee. The Insurance
fund, he said, was wholly for charitable
purposes, with the big fellow trying
to help the little fellow cut, "They
violated the statute" he concluded
shut not with intent, rot with malice
and not with any black heart"
Hearings Of the Lockwood commissee
will be resumed in City Hall this
morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10
Vocational Increase Beaten

WASHINGTON, May efforts to
increase the 81 200, 900 carried in the
army appropriation bill for vocational
training of enlisted men failed in the
House to-day. An amendment offered
by Representative McSwain, Democrat,
Of South Carolina, for an addition of
from 100000 TO 100000 in the amount
or salaries of instructors was voted
down
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10

one was to be found with tho exception
OF Davidson, who was lying on the side
walk underneath one of the windows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10
Capt. Foley Quits Ship Board

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The resig-
nation of Captain Paul Foley, U. S. NJ,
as director of operations of the Ship
ping Board, was announced tonight by
Chairman Benson w. B. Keene, as
slstant director Of operations, has been
designated acting director.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-10
Davis Drops
Mediation i'm
Ship Strike

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The Washington times., 1921-09-13
AHStrid's PLiuht.

A USTRIA is in as bad plight as
~ is Russia, and would be worse
if it had not been for help
freely given by America and other
nations.
As there is no Soviet Government
in Austria, that particular form of
government cannot be blamed for
Austrian conditions. But if Austria
did have a Soviet Government, we
should certainly be told that all her
misery was due to that cause.
The real truth, carefully covered
up, is that Russian and Austrian
miseries have both been caused by
the same thing-economic blockade.
The blockade of Austria was au.
tomatically brought about by the
senseless SCATTERING Of that ancient
federal empire into fragmentary
states which close their borders to
one another.
, The result was to bring hunger
and suffering and despair upon Aus
tria in exact proportion to the strict
ness of the military and naval block
ade imposed upon the Russian peo-
pie.
The only cure, for Austria s
wretchedeness and for Russia
wretchedness is to remove the fatal
restrictions put upon both by the
stupidity of war-makers and treaty
makers. It is somewhat gratifying
to know that the Hearst papers had
sense enough to point out this self
evident truth to the so-called states
men when they were committing
their stupid crimes against common
sense and reasonable foresight.