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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08
RIOT CAUSED BY.
TRACTION HEADS
Denver Street Car Company
Ordered to Pay Damages to
Man Injured During Strike.

DENVER, Jan. 6.-The street car
company has been ordered to pay
damages to Oscar Hiltrop. who was
shot in the knee by the company's
imported strikebreakers during the
strike last summer.
A police sergeant testified that he
was in the car barn when the thugs
began shooting. Hiltrop was stand
ing outside the car barns and ran
when he heard the order, LET her
go, boys" The street car company
offered no defense.
Church men in this city, represent
ing all creeds. recently probed this
strike and placed the blame on the
company. The report stated that the
strikebreakers were armed with guns
furnished by the state.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08
INDEPENDENCE:
FOR PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Po1itical
activity and postwar economic dis
turbances have caused a renewal of
sentiment in the Philippine islands for
independence, according to the annual
report Of General Harrison, governor
of these islands.
The governor said that "the stable
government stated as a prerequisite
for independence has already been es-
tablished. Il
"The statements of allied and as
sociated leaders about the rights and
liberties of small nationalities. and
the enunciation Of the doctrine Of self
determination have been widely dis
seminated in the Philippines" the re-
port said.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08
DEFEAT WAGE CUT.

MANCHESTER, N. H., Jan. g.
After weeks strike bricklayers en-
ployed on three new schoolhouses in
this city defeated an attempt to re-
duce wages.
The claim was made that food costs
have been reduced, but the United
States bureau of labor statistics show
that during the year November, 1919,
to November, 1920. food prices in
Manchester increased per cent.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08
MERGE EXPRESS COMPANIES.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The in
terstate commerce commission has
approved the action Of the express
companies in deciding to merge into
one corporation under the name Of
the American Railway Express COM
pany... IT.
! The express companies have been
operating as one concern since they
were merged during the war by Dr.
rector General of Railroads McAdoo.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-01-08

CcHL O1 Illc ANOllu w eSlc1ll . SLOCh. Liz
Northwestern and similar subsidiary
companies are the only sources
through which the A. T. &, T. receives
money from the public. There are
other sources of income but they lead
back to the purse of the public
through the monthly telephone bill.
Is the Child Starving:
II the child which supports the par
ent is starving to death, it might be
similarly afflicted.
Is the A. r. & r. starving? Not so
anybody could notice it.
Naturally it would like more money
but it is doing far better today than
the average industrial or utility cor
poration.
It is just as if parent sent it's child
out to beg for a living and then
grabbed the little ones scanty income
so that the parent lives in luxury
while the child must beg all the
harder.
How 1t Fared In 1919.
According to it's report for 1919 the
A. T. & T. in that year earned net
revenue Of $44,395,791. 1t paid divi-
dends totahng $35,356,334, added
$5,000,000 to its reserve and $4,039,457
to it's surplus. The report for 1920
will not be made until some time next
month.
These earnings included payment on
gross earnings on 4 Il per cent basis
in monthly installments to the A. T.
& T. Co. by the Northwestern Tele-
phone company.
All the time it was paying the ex-
acting parent. the Northwestern COM
pany was getting ready to become a
supplicant on the doorstep of the
state railway and warehouse commits
sion for more money to pay more to
the parent.
Thirteen days after the Northwest
ern became mendicant on the state
commissions doorstep, investment
brokers selling stock of the A. T. &
+. Co. in Chicago advertised in the
Chicago Journal of Commerce that
the parent company had surplus and
reserves at the close Of 1919 equal to
80 per cent of it's book value.
The A. T. & T. said its wartime
profits compared favorably with any
period in it's history in it's report. 1t
admitted bad service, but said it was
making money and declared it's prop
erty was adequately maintained.
Contradict Themselves.
Exactly the opposite condition was
shown in the supplications of the
Northwestern Telephone company to
the state railroad and warehouse COM
mission.
There is another member Of this
happy family, the Western Electric
company. It is doing WELL
The Western Electric is the manu-
featuring end of the Bell telephone
interests. 1t is a subsidiary Of the
"A. T. & T. and manufactures the null
titude of devices used in telephony
and controlled by the 100000 patents
held by the parent company.
Must Patronize the w. f..
When the Northwestern Telephone
Exchange in Duluth wants new switch
board or other equipment. it must get
1t from the Western Electric. The
: w. +. is thus assured of a ready
made market for large part Of its
output. 1t recognizes the family re-
"lation by shading it's price from is
to 80 per cent to the operating Bell
companies.
In 1919 the total sales Of the w. p.
were $1s5,ooo.ooo, of which. 10000:
900 represented sales to the A. T. & T..
subsidiaries.
Now, bear in mind that the a. T. &
is doing right well. while its oper-
ating ubsidiaries are. like the North
(Cont1auea :..ea Page .TMel
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Mr.. MERCHANT.

LAS it occurred to you that this paper goes
: ] into the homes Of the best paid working.
men in Duluth and surrounding territorya
It 10 carefully perused by every adult mem
Der of the household. There il no better sd-
vertisiue medium anywhere.
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The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
TIRES MUST Give
MILES PAID FOR
Local Tire Concern Makes
Cash Adjustment for Un-
delivered Service.

The Rudnick williams Tire Com
psny guarantees every new tire
that they sell to deliver a specific
number of miles Of service, ae-
cording to it's officers. This guar
antee stipuIates that II the tire
fails to deliver the guaranteed mile
age, a new tire will be furnished
on an adjustment basis. but II the
customer prefers, this firm will
refund in cash the original cost
per mile for such undeliyered mile
age.
II no record fs kept of the speed
ometer reading at the time the
new tire is mounted. there Ia al
ways room for an argument when
a claim for adjustment is made. as
no man can look at the tread on
q tire and tell how far IL has run.
This firm states that there Is no
guesswork with them in making
adjustments. They keep a record
of the motorists speedometer read
ing, and when q claim for adjust
ment H. made, they know just
exactly how far the tire has run,
and the customer receives the
mileage he pays for or his money
back for the undeliyered mileage.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
WILL HAVE MANY
PLEASING PAGES
Local Auto Year Book to
Contain Section for
Cartoons.

Automobile jokesmiths and car
toonists will have a chance to see
their efforts in print, according to
an announcement by W. A. Hancs,
jr., editor Of the 1891 Automobile
Yearbook for the District Of CO.
lumbia. All the best material re-
ceived by their joke editor will be
published in the yearbook with the
authors name attached.
I'VE are endeavoring to give
Washington q book that will be on
the order of a college yearbook in
stead Of a cut and dried dictionary
affair" said Mr.. Hance. II am sure
that a good humorous section win
be more than welcome as part
of the book"
This book, which is the first for
this city, will be issued early this
year, according to the editor, and
will contain all Information re-
garding automotive Washington.
Each dealer will have a page of
printed matter and a page of H.
lustration and these dealers will be
run alphabetically according to the
name OF the car they are handling.
Jokes and cartoons must be
mailed to the special editor of the
1921 Automobile Yearbook. 1901
Fourteenth street. '>Ha---
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
TANKS TRACTION
A DEVELOPMENT
FROM SKID CHAIN
Solved Problem Which
Inventors Studied
For Years.

The marvellous success of the eat.
srpiii2r type OF trsotsr. a. used IN
the various kinds Of "tabks~ sm-
ployeo during the great war, vas
sccomplished BY nothtnE more than
"a development Of the familiar 80
chain principle.
FOR many years expert snR1nssrs
and Inventors had struggIsd vita
the oincuit mechanical problem "a
eonstrueting q commercial vehlel3
mat would lay its own track, ahs
thes enable II 10 secure traction on
soft ground. or other yisIdlns ssl
slppery surfacsG. But their Efforts
were unfuccessful until the sndlexs
eelt principle, such az Ia used IL
tlre chains. was adopted. Tssrs1
after, the development Of ths prss-
snt day tank" and, other eater
pillar tractors was rapid. All Of
which goes TO prove that the s<ld
chain basic principle IL the best
siver Of traction now known 70 the
automobile world.
When you put skid chains on your
bare tires you are giving them IN.
penent Of this sndIsss chain tractor
principle, which was borrowed from
them for use in "tznks~ and you
should Invariably employ them
whenever the going 10 the least bit
uncertain from rain or other nat
ursl causes Skid-ehains lay their
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23

necessity of submerged drained tile
and catch basins. rather than the
prevalent open ditch, is OF consid-
cradle Importance as indicating
feeling on the part of these high
way engineers that the open ditch
Is going to ultimately be eliminated
on all main routes of travel.
The unanimous decision that the
ideal section should be lighted Is
also of great interest to those for
ward-Iooking highway administra-
tors who are now giving careful
consideration to the problems which
will develop during the next ten
years.
Undetermined on Cross Sections.
One of the most important mat
ters to be decided by the ideal sec
tion technical committee and which
must preeede any construction, Is
the question of cross section design,
l. e., the number and arrangement
of traffic lanes, to be provided on
the ideal section. This was prae-
tically the only point upon which
q disagreement was encountered.
Some Of the engineers feeling that
the construction OF a three-tratfic-
lane pavement, say twenty-seven
feet wide. would be the proper
procedure, while others preferred
the construction OF q four-traftic-
lane, separated by a central park
way, to the end Of segregsting
travel according to direction. Others
were in favor Of separate travel
lanes for motor trucks and pas
senger cars.
The Lincoln Highway Associa-
tion is having competent engineers
draw up suggested specifications for
each of these cross section designs
and the matter will be carefully
considered at the next meeting of
the technical committee.
The Lincoln Highway Association.
as well as the office of public roads
of the Federal government, will is
sue bulletins concerning the speci-
fications determined upon, which
will be Of very wide technical and
general interest.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23

In working towards a design for
model section Of the Lincoln
Highway, a section which. without
compromise with the question of
available funds, can represent the
consensus OF the best engineering
opinion Of the United. States as to
the most economical Investment Of
public funds on main Interstate
routes Of travel, the Lincoln High
way Association sent questionnaire
TO a list Of over $500 highway en-
gineers. professors of engineering
and state, county and local officials
in every section of the Union. A
wide divergence Of opinion was in
dicated by the responses received to
the questionnaire. But those en-
gineers and commissioners OF the
technical committee who recently
met in New York appeared to have
we'll dsdned ideas as to the proper
limitations to be placed on invest
ments in highway construction and
as to what conditions it is wise to
anticipate in constructing highways
now for the use of the developing
traffic Of the next twenty years.
Hare are a few of the general
points of design determined upon.
They are important as indicating
the trend Of opinion on, the part Of
those men who have in charge the
construction Of thousands OF miles
Of main line American highways,
during their terms OF office. They
are further important as being of
suggestive value to those having
in charge other thousands of miles
Of main highway construction in
every section Of the Union.
Details of Model Section.
The general specifications for a
model road are outlined as follows:
The specifications for the ideal
section are to be predicated upon
an average traflc of $1,000 passen-
ser automobiles per 24-hour day,
travelling at a speed of thirty-nve
miles per hour, and 5000 motor
trucks per 24-hour day, travelling at
an average speed OF ten miles per
hour.
The width Of right-Of-way shall
be 100 feet.
The drainage shall consist OF SUB
merged drain tile and catch basins.
1t shall be constructed OF con-
crete, ten inches thick. with REIN
forcing steel embedded.
1t shall be designed with earth
shoulders on each side Of concrete.
It shall be lighted.
The technical committee recon-
mends that the ideal section or no
other road should be built without
adequate, Intelligent, continuous
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
Accessory Men /,
Here To Form
Trade Societ,

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infsTpssf s@ssfsss 80 wrz<ss q k~>us~
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tees hsys s~Ss sSxs%sa~1 u s><>
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psr1ssSsf e<eSSia4s1sz - rz4sxu*
s6l - sf9Ss SNLsSss for f1aetr~~.l-,
Ger - tk< Ifss@et ye&fs
I<kS 0fx&xtz&ftS3f h&w. rs~~~s
~ iasfleSsls ss<lstsses 20 ne trSk<
is otksf lsfzs e4ftsss Thers wni ~
s-sspper s~rvsS b~<Drs xss nseetine
n es1is< - Greer
TEs Derrss~ - rhfs eryzrSzs tior
s - Df0rsSfs ths GSo1v1l anops
tbs ssstsrs asl tks s10ption Of FucL
rules snf rsszistl0Ea az VIII a..
Sznes the IRE busBsss Of WGShipr.
ton % ths sro&lsst iinss.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
Bullet Proof Auto
Guards Bank Funds

Armed to the teeth and bullet
proof, new armored motor car is
creating sensation in Cleveland
banking circles. Equipped with
machine guns as we'll as with riot
guns for emergency use. the car.
Miller shod. guarantees speedy and
safe delivery of currency required
for payroll purposes.
Oficers of the bank are very
proud of their latest extension of
banking facilities. Euclid avenue
crowds curiously watch the big car
rolling up and down the avenue and
customers feel an added sense Of
security.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23

Svn trse< of safsty from ne -dsr.
gsroos ssci<. as vel a. rive ten
aei0us sr5p nat sGsetnaIly prevents
the ns3iss< spinning Of wheels and
consequent w&xtxse Of power. 70
say nothing of ne GTeat saving fn
tire wear czose1 by this sIippSE1
Remove ths eB6iess belt from n.
irresEstibls -tsns~ and all its trae-
tiOn n Fonss the powerful motors
viii be useless os account Of tht
sbsencs of the method by which
their power iS transmitted into for.
ward notfon- And 30 Il is with the
motor ear using bare tires on slip.
psry paving.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
Liberty Popular Abroad.

Growing popularity OF American
cars abroad is probably nowhere
more strongly realized than by the
Liberty Six. Although this COM
pany began building cars just as
the great war started and conse-
quentiy could not make much for
eign sales effort until e year or so
ago, the Liberty Six has made its
appearance in practically every
civilized part Of the yorld-
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
MODEL ROAD WOULD INCREASE THE PLEASURES OF
Tire Demand
To Be Heavy
This Winter

Autensbtle tire requirement.
for 1891 are Of interest to every
motorist. Aeceraing to q reeent
estimate, there are S,OOo.o 900 ears
In this country. As each Of these
require four tires In service and
at least one spare, there are co.
100000 tires In actual use. Estf-
mating that each of these s,0oo.-
600 ears viii resaire, st n mini
musn, three new tires during
1891, we have a replacement De-
msnd for $4,000, ,0oo tires.
New ear manufacture I'm 1921
Is estimated at approximately
z,oo0,o0o cars. Herr we have an
additional aemand of 10000, 600
tires. Thus minimum 1021 re-
quirements are not less tkan 34.-
10000 tires. TkIs represents
more than $1,000. 600 900 tire busi-
ness, according to the Miller Rub-
ber Company.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23

and prompt maintenance being pro-
vided.
1t should embody no curves hax-
ing a radius of less than 1000 feet
and wherever reasonably possible
curves should be eliminated en-
tirely,
Raised Curves for speed.
Curves shall be super-elevated for
a speed of thirty-fiye miles an hour.
1t shall provide a foot path for
pedestrians
1t shall be equipped with guard
and warning signs and all embank-
ments shall be protected by guard
rails.
Specifications shall be prediested
on the ultimate regulation Of motor
truck design. limiting the superirn-
posed load to 500 pounds per inch
Of width OF tire actually in COM
tact with the road surface and, to
5000 pounds per wheel.
All crossings at grade shall be
eliminated
The technical committee recon-
mends the establishment of comfort
stations, park sites and camp sites
along the ideal section.
All wires along the ideal section
shall be placed underground.
All advertising signs are pro-
hibited along the right-of-way Of
the ideal section and all signs Of
directions or distance, except those
placed or authorized by proper
State authority, are prohibited.
It Is the sense OF the ideal sec
tion's technical committee that all
distance markings should originate
at the municipal headquarters Of
any town or city.
It is the sense of the ideal sec
tion's technical committee that in
sofar as may be practical all OBJ
structions to the vision shall be re-
distance of at least 500 feet each
way from the intersection.
Would Make It wide.
1t should be noted that the width
Of right-of-way decided upon, /. e.
100 feet, is well above that in gem
eral use at this time. 1t is also
interesting to note that the board
Of engineers passing upon this aues-
ton have arbitrarily assumed that
the limits of highway design can
be drawn at a total trafic density
per day of 10000 mixed passenger
and freight vehicles and that when
trafic passes this point, 1t is de-
sirable to construct another paral-
telling road, rather than to increase
the width or strength of the exist
ing road to the end Of concentrating
the additional travel upon II.
The mnanimnul a0TaamRnt Of the
technical committee upon the
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
Slipping Belt.

When the leather fan belt devel-
ops considerable slippage, though it
is reasonably tight, it is very prob
ably because the rough side OF the
leather is against the pulley sur
face. The smooth side Of the leather
has much greater traction adher-
ence.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23

A eoIored aivverite and n truck
ariver of the same hue were forced
together -iavsluntsrtiy In q traffic
Jana
"sayr' yelled the man I'm the
Ford. "If .ysu-sn don't move on.
AhTI come mp dab an knock yeuah
bIeek ont"
sPissiy wiggIy," srinned the
truck driver.
.Hew ceme-PIggIy wtgElyf"
the other asked.
sHe'p ye'seIfp'
F. H. NJ
-stop,-Look!-Li
Horny the Hacker says: "Ths reol
opiintist is the fslIo1V Irho says, as
the last pre- blolpS out, Wei, I'm
glad nobodys prohibited selling tires
yet"
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
El l
STOP LOOK LISTEN
MAN WANTS BUT LITTLE" "
BY
jim RING

Where the 1oorIds last day Is done
And the suns last eopyse IS ,8n
lind the final sunset gun
RHmbleS through the skies;
Then tOeH haze but one regret
That 81 HeoVen, ttsA bet,
Round SfoOe eannot get,
.SapopPing oEtO hes.
Golden harPs and silver 1tlngs
And the other pretty things
of tUhich preacher sings
Do not attract gays
Bxf 1Vhdt rpe'd surely loUx,
When tUe're out of sight obove
WonId be sitting round stoVe,
.S1ruping axto lies.
Although clergymsn may yeH
Of the Gyvfalnsss of He'll
Moybe some of rs Spoaid sell
Our share 81 Paradise,
IF 1ue kne1v that do1n beio1U
There's stoUe sphere 60
And 7rafeh its CHEEKY gIosV
.S1Uapping otao lies.
Observation-Disclosures
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
-stopg--IoskL-Listen-
THE VICTIM OF VITRIOL.

A Literary Full Moon in Four
,- A Quarters.
HALF A CHECK.
A taxi clipped a corner in re-
sponse to Winners cry, and stop
ped before the great reformer
Wilmer opened the door to get in,
Drive to" he commenced
Your the driver shrieked
Rats, the reformerw
Bang! He closed the door and
drove of, leaving the reformer on
the pavement
"Ha. ha~ laughed a voice behind
him.
who are yon?" Wilmer asked.
turning hastily.
Just a human being" retorted
the mocker in a one-half of one
per cent voice. Il used to be a
man until YOU"
well" said Wilmer. II must be
of"
You are" said the other. sadly,
and walked away.
- But Wilmer couldn't get off. No
taxicab would carry him. No
street cars would stop for him. 1t
was like a bad dream. He stood
breathless on a corner after a vain
chase. -
You" came a low gro~l. from
behind him." are the man want"
'I am glad somebody does"
sighed Wilmer. What is it?"
At that moment
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23


II is for Hacker,
AS sly as a fox.
He soaks us a smacker
For riding ten blocks.
-stop.-I,eok!-Li q.
FOREIGN
CORRESPONDENCE.
Shsvingmugg, Lstvia. : Hieolsi
Pzwalwrczyski was in court yes
terday for reckless driving. The
clerk, in an effort to pronounce the
name of the offender. sustained d
severe injuries to his throat. Con-
sequently Nicolai could not be
called to trial. The case was dis
missed.
Punchbowl, Ky.-Clay Hotehkiss
last night was taken into custody
by Sheriff Phil weatheriIl on a
charge of violating the dry law.
The arrest was due to clever bit
Of sleuthing on the sherifrs part
Hotchkiss, long suspected of be-
ing a moonshiner. was driving out
of the mountains when his auto
mobile ran over some tacks, pur-
posely strewn there by the sheriff.
Each tire Immediately sprung a
leak. The sheriff patched the tires
to save the evidence.
Curfew, Col.-Neb Summers yes
terday celebrated the purchase of
an sntomobile-the only one in
town-by placing it on exhibition
in his garage. Eleven cents ad-
mission. including war tax. was
charged.
When the exhibition was over,
Neb discovered that the prying
hands of his neighbors would make
it necessary to purchase a new
set of tires, a new clutch and va
rious other accessories. He esti-
mated that the exhibit incurred a
deficit of s75.22.
-StopI-Iook,--Iis
THE EMBRYO MoToRIsT.
When I grow UP Pm going to drive
The fire chiefs auto to the fires
III skid and jump and duck and
dive
And never use the whole four
tires.
When I come buzzing down the
street,
I'll signal to the traffic cop;
He'll make his whistle go "Tweet,.
tweetH
And all the other cars will stop.
And all the kids that come to rub
My auto hood, to feel its shine.
I'll scatter with a heavy club
When I grow up. Wont that be
fine?
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23

What is the aulcfest way to get to Emer-
gency HospitElr''
0'ConnelI surveyed his inq1isitog critieslly.
"Wsk back the same way you came" be
answered, and you'u be in the hospital be-
fore you know it."
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
Continued next week.
observation-disclosures

Policeman JOHN o'CoNNELL, who keeps
traffic moving at Fourteenth and Pennsyl-
vanis avenue, is speedily gaining recognition
as a wit. Someone recently told this story
about him:
An excited man jsywalked across the car
congested avenue to o'ConnelTs platfof
in the middle of the street.
''oricer." he queried. painting for breath.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
observation-disclosures
OUR LITTLE AUTO
ALPHABET.

No. 8.-The Hacker.
II is for Hacker,
AS sly as a fox.
He soaks US a smacker
For riding ten blocks.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-23
Specifications for Lincoln
Highway Section Outlined
Concrete and Lighted Also
To Be Elevated to Allow Speed.

and prompt maintenance being pro-
vided.
1t should embody no curves hav-
ing q radius of less than 1000 feet
and wherever reasonably possible
curves should be eliminated en-
tirely,