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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-12-31
SMALL HOLDERS
ART SKnVNEDlN
- BIG RAIL STEAL
Denver & Rio Grande Directors
Loot Road and |nproveTish
Widows, and Old Soldiers.

Aged veterans of the Civil war
are among the six thousand minor
ity stockholders of the Rio Grande-
who have entered suit against George
J. Gould, Finley J. Sheppard, Ed
ward T. Jeffrey and a long list Of
other directors in the Missouri Pa.
cific, the Denver & Rio Grande, and
the Western Pacific. H..
The Plaintiffs allege that through
q system of interlocking director
ates the could interests looted the
Rio Grande to the tune of 100000
900, and swept away every dollar
that the thousands of minority
stockholders had invested in this
once prosperous property.
1t is said that some of the old
veterans had actually put their pen
sion money. in Rio GraDde securi-
ties, feeling they were gilt edge in
vestments. Many widows and Or.
:phans are also among the cOmplai-
nants.
The suit against the representa-,
tives of the Gould interests has been
filed with the Supreme Court of
New York. According to the COM
plant the Gould interests, through
a system of interloclling director
ates, controlled the Missouri Pacific,
the Rio Grande, and the Western
Pacific. From a financial point of
view the Rio Grand was the most
substantial Of the three systems.
Without consulting the minority
stockholders the GoulGs, according
to the complaint, had the Rio Gran
de guarantee the bonds of the
Western Pacific. and also to advance
very considerable su..-s to that road.
In February, 1915, the Rio Grande
defaulted in the payment Of interest
on the bonds Of the Western Pacific.
The minority stockholders allege
that, this was a part of a conspiracy
to ruin the Rio Grande, and in sup
port of that contention they point
out that the eRio Grande had plenty
Of money in its: treasury to meet
this interest, but that the directors,
controlled as they wer j by the Gould
interest, deliberately sacrificed. the
interests of the road. 49, !
) As the result of all. this the mi
nority stockholders allege they have
been injured to the extent of $780,
600, 900, and they ask the New York
court to hold George Gould and: his
associates responsible for that great
sum. 49,, < = = =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-12-31
EkLUkO ELECTED HEAD Z.
OF LOCAL NUMBER ST.,
J0URkEYMAk BARRIERS

Officers elected at the last meet
ing of Local No. 67 Of the Journey
man BARRIERS will be installed at
their next. meeting on Thursday.
Officers that have been elected are:
Ed El1lund, president; Frank Warm
er, recorder and delegate to the Fed
Grated Trades Assembly,: Chas. Esse,
reelected secretary-treasure Err
nest Weston, reelected delegate 10
the assembly; Melvin Jahr and
Charles Esse, representatives in Tic
st. Louis county board of trade AMI
the Working Peoples Nonpartizan
league.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-12-31

:hat only union teamsters be EN-
:':ryru.
This inj'nr,inn judge is quite con-
:.J,nj THAI he can force Transfers
- Lrrt::O tcc;" riLht to choose whom
':.' :, VI i'll " ok with.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-12-31
:*.II:::::TY S|ooS'l!lLS WERE:
NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED

i'.'I!.A 'i.[.pIIIA, Dee. oo.--L4nck
81. ;.rc;,cr signals on the Philadelphia
- Reading; railroad branch line be-
Hr"n rrHu Al,INn and CEurchville
suited, in the loss Of - lives. In
rs strr;. az this ;ii:'aSter, the Phil
:-,i, !,I;:r North American said:
~ l:'"l, Official Of the Reading
sos ;~lzIr' why, dept. "blind curves
.j,.t '.'r'.l: Ia, lWr stations. there We're
no :. -:'.!,.:.
wv a.. lllun. We are no; legally re-
'.U..rtt - have lhtn,' he Said.'
Marry in haste and lose hult the
Nt(i,iinE lrrHuNtS
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-12-31

7 Jazz music will not stop u1tn
5boil king pays better.% n
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-12-31

rest OF: us. Business is bad. The
foundation stone OF y all material
Wellbeing is the toiler.. Weaken him
by underpay. and overwork and. you
weaken the whole social structure.
And the open, shop in it's final appli-
cation means exactly that--undeEpay
and overworlz, labor prone and help
less under the heel Of the boss.
The open shop works it's greatest
benefit to those corporations which
fatten on the misery Of the mass.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-12-31
!. t;;o q 1fINE EAyrAI1Ir1Es.,

WASHINGTON, Dec: During.
152 men were killed inland
about the coal mines of this coun-
try. sas compared with / 81 killed in
septen ber last year reports the
bureau Of mines. The estimate is
based on statements to the bureau.
nv the various state mime. inspe
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-12-31
LOUISIANA LABOR
+ -.
KILLS BAD BILLS
Special Session Called TO Get
Unions, But They Succeed
: in Defeating Enemies.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-'.The
At the special session Of the legis-
latNre organized labor defeated
every anti-social proposal; while
convincing the legislature of the JUS
tice OF several proposals, which were
adopted.
:: The defeated bills include repeal
Of the laborers' lien law and an
other that would turn the state into
a. strikebreaker where a strike in
terferes with commerce.
5 The legislature passed an act
giving absent workers the right to
vote in all elections. establishing
free employment bureaus under the
state labor commission and requir-
ing the. state to engage in all con-
Struction and other work now con-
templated.
zone of the hardest fought pro.
bosals provided for an investiga-
non of the administration and en-
Rrcement of the workmen's COM
Densation law. The insurance COM
fhnies lost this fight and it is be-
Heved ground has been prepared
for eventual state-controlled COM
pensation insurance and the end OF
exploiting , the niseries of injured
Workers by private insurance COM
Yanies.
ILabor also secured the passage
of bill which provides for the re-
call of all public officials. except
Judges, on the demand of rs per
cent Of the qualified voters. The
High percentage will retard the prac-
ttcal application of the law in many
chses, but a forward step has been
made by accepting the recall prin-
ain1o - -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-12-31

INTERNATIONAL FALLS --Trap-
ped in his ca bin when the onl: exit
was cut off by flames, Peter, Peter
son, aged so, was burned to death,
according to Coroner Li.jeblad. who
investigated the case Peterson
lived alone in the CABIN loo u ed near
Norden postoffice, II miles no:i1:
Of Killehei.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-12-31
.. TREATMENTS WAGES cur

2 MINNEAPOLIS, DEC. 26-A re-
duction in the wages Of street car
trainmen in St. Paul and Minneapo-
lis was Jointly announced here: to-
night by company officials and men,
bers of a street railway empl1yes
com mittee effective Jan. /. -.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-03
JOB"

THE above is the title Of an advertisement. which the George Bat
ten ssssss'I l%s sssesy F P"el sd"sI,i IS q number n : .i +. %', ss sd~sr
tsing, ms a sermon, and as literature. Here IL is:
Brown is gone, and many men in the trade are wondering who
is going to get Browns job
There has been considerable speculation about this. Browns
lob q repn.sa % be i good Job. Browns former employers, wise,
sreysyed men, have had TO sit still and repress amusement a they
listened to bright, ambitious young men and dignified old ones
ser;ouslsl amply for Browns lob.
Brown had a big chair and a wide, flattopped desk covered with
q sheet Of glass Under the glass was a map Of the United States
year Brown made q "trip TO the coast" and called on every one Of
the firm 5 distributors.
he never tried to sell anything. Brown wasnt exactly in the
sales department. He visited with the distributors, called on a few
dealers once in a while made a little talk TO a bunch of statesmen.
Back at the office he answered most of the important complaints, al
though Browns job wann' Z 70 handle complaints.
Brown wasn't in the credit department, but vital questions OF
credit usually got to Brown, somehow n other, and Brown would
smoke and talk and tell a joke, and untwist his telephone cord and
Whenever Nh. wythe, the impulsive little president, working
like a beaver, would pick up a bunch of papers and peer into a partie
nlariy troublesome and messy subject, he had a way Of saying What
sayf-wenl. why don't you do it, theni'
Or when there was a difficulty that required quick action and
lots Of il, together with tact and lots of that, Mr. wythe would say,
- Brown, you handle that
And then one day, the directors met unoffcially and decided to
fire the superintendent Of No 2 mill. Brown didnt hear of this until
the day after the letter had gone. What do you think OF IT.
letter wonftb delivered until tomorrow morning, and I'll get him on
the wire and have him start east tonight Then Ill have his stcno,
graphcr send the letter back here and III destroy it before he sees it, -
The others agreed, That's the thing to do b.
Brown knew the business he was in. He knew the men he worked
with. lie had a whole lot of sense. which he apparently used without
consciously summoniHg his Judgment TO his assistance He seemed
10 think good sense.
Brown is gone. aud men nre now applying for Browns job
Others are asking who is going to get Browns job-bright, am
bilious young men. dignified older men.
Men who are not the son Of Browns mother, nor the husband
of Brown s wife, nor the product Of Brown childhood men who
never suffered Browns soTrows nor felt his joys men who never
loved the things that Brown loved nor feared the things he feared
are asking for Brown job.
Don't they know that Browns chair and his desk, with the map
under the glass top, and his pay envelope, are not Browns job
Don't they know that they might IS well apply to the Methodist
church for John wesieyis iobf
Browns former employers know it Browns job is where
Brown is
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-03
WHEN A WOMAN TELLS
cHAPrER n-I RECEIVE a STAB AND A SHOOK
Rp RUTH ACNESH BELiNC

And Edlth'a baby-oh, yes, write her
that I'm glad, then Tomorrow I'll
send YOU 20 buy something for her"
She was running through a pack
z Of envelopes. and dropping SOM
Of thcm before ms.
"rfi expect you to use your judy
ment about a lot Of thinRg,' h said.
and whiskcd on In the direction OF
her bath.
An hour later she emerged. radiant.
Al she stood before her MIRROR.
putting the last touch or powder on
her lovely skin, u light rap sounded
At tho door.
'Comei'
philip Ames stepped into the ROOM.
I looked up with a smile. He seemed
not H. SEQ me-.
You see, I've taken your advice
I have a secretary n sho In already
AT work. Miss Sorenaen-iet mo
present my brother-in-iaw. Philip
Ames. You may as we'll meet, for
you'll 500 each other often.'
with the most engaging smile,
Philip Amcs advanced, took my hand,
bowed and mur4nured me- name ~.
though he had seen me be-
fore.
summed, I turned back 20 tho desk
and ~pretehaed to busy myself with
the letters.
you can finish the things you're
working on n then do as you wish.
IN expect you tomorrow at iO-and
to stay them" Mrs. Ames n Philip
were leaving.
In the hall below l heard her In
struct the maid to inform her huH-
band hat she was dining out u
would not be home until late.
Al q o'clock. Whe 1 had finished
nav letters and was leaving, l passed
a man in the haii. I heard the maid
deliver Mrs. Amcs' message.
The weary. coloricss voice which
replied gripped mo. 1 turned and
beheid-ME John AmeH.
Copyright 1921 By Newspaper EntsrprissD
' (To h. c~Dnflnucd.j
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-03

quarters. thiniy disguised, cost him
something terrible" no nays. In the
way Of protection"
Every day or 70 trucks drive up to
his warehouse with their liquid
freight. a syndicate. which bottles
the stuff In a well concealed plant
not 5000 miles from Times square.
pays tho drivers of these trucks St9O
a week. ~ pays high wages to Its
workmcn, buying sc4ence as well ne
skill. II pays az high az $3.50 and
81 apiece for genuine. non-refiilabia
bottles and "a slice of tho profits
Eoes % expert countcrfeitora Of In
terual revenue stamps.
Tho whisky with which we are con
ccrned. which was delivered TO the
retailer, &. q. u. nj $50 n cRse, cost
the syndicate 1850 a gallon. {. o. b..
that il. flung overheard" from "A
sailing ship in from the Bahamas.
The foreign crew. which had brought
the liquor along at their W risk
was content with a profit Of zoe per
cent.
our pint of whisky cost 60 cents
Mt the source. The business OF boot
logging transferred Il from producer
To consumer at a profit OF 2,l0O per
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-03
A Tariffs Two
Purposes
tI'rom The \. y. Tribuncl

tfrom the n. y. Tribune)
So far as the net economic effect
OF many OF It's rates arc concerned
the Forney permanent tariff act Is a
good deal Of a leap In the dark. We
have an emergency tariff law in OPP
Grafton aud a .aY Of that sort Is ap-
nropr1ate. because this h an cmer-
gcncy period.
hut concerning the future, until We
know more definitely what our econ
omic relations to the rest Of the world
are tu be. specific rate making must
be experimental. II would be taking
large risks to assume. as Mr.. Ford
ney seems to nave done. that tho
main purpose of q tariff In 1891 W
the mere exclusion Of competing for
eigu commodities.
Yet II IN but fair 20 rctognigc that
the Fordney eas has excellent
features. For example. II rcvives tho
reciprocity OF trading principle. first
Originally written into the Mckinley
tariff. This principle received no
recognition In the tariff bill OF 1850
NJ 1t passed the house OF represents
lives, Hut after Secretary Blaine had
visited h senate finance committee
and smashed his SILK hat on the con
- HAHHA 80 -"
tie up protection with trading. II was
MI. Blainc's idea that a tariff should
be made an instrument Tor stimulnt-
Ing our export trade as well as Tor
regulating our import trade.
by lodging bargaining a. well NJ
rctalitory power In the president an
approach to scicntific tariff making Is
made possible. ~ isn't necessary or cd
visablc to deal with all foreign coun-
tries on the same basis. The aim OF
u tariff o. TO strengthen the country
economically. and that n may be
attained by opening doors as well "a
by closing them.
Tho United states has reached o
point In It's Industrial and financial
growth At which exclusion cannot
safely De practiced an aiong b line
Mckinley said in 1901 that tho era OF
exclusion was past. We need "A tRrtfi
adjusted with delicate precision. capa-
ble of variation to meet unlike CON
ditions In foreign trade ana calculated
to foster our exchanges with foreign
| countries a. wei ~ a domestic pro-
durtion. Here, at least. ~ Il proper
foundation Ia build on. Rates are
matters chiefly Of precedent, habit
and accident They are rough com
| promises between Interested Iudg'
monts But any error In them maN
be sufficiently corrected II an oppor'
| nornty modification b. allowed 10 thf
executive department. which n al
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-03

sn~ra shr Am.a homo
~ eo,r.o,e 4 ronidn't helm
~. !, ph,i:n Amcr' words "a
~ ~
~ ..r', IN. !, INV and ,ah. van home
~. w,n -. better iua now. N
f mo e,ri,nc win nor
-e's.rs,r hc esla. VI"
10 tc,a me eo ,nu.h IN that one
.-..t.,co And he 80 ~. hack "A
i,,tlo soo heraa.c A irn.s oomfortablc
- n.c,. ,hat soro Other vsomsn mas
,,,.r.dcnce thrcrrh. e,fh,r love or In
finenrr n Lross that N i,avenft tho
loes4 f,.,nr ~ afFect,on fer pbillp
wc~ hnf n hurt INV nsiae Ia know
thai ne dldusf want another woman
10 700 him with me.
psrverrstyi
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-03
SAFEGUARDS AGAINST DISHONESTY

no you comes an acquaintance who is out Of work. He's in a tight
eorner-evants 10 borrow some money Being good hearted, you
> want 10 help him.
But You wonder. "Whl get the money backf'
The same question makes You knit your brows when you are
considering making a partnership, or extending credit to a new
customer, or ceiling your old ear on conditions that make the transac-
ton largely matter OF personal honor.
You say, This fellow looks good. But how do | know whether
or not he's wearing D mask Is there any scientific way can look
at a man > physical appearance or his condition m life aud know WITH
precision whether or not he is honest
There Is no cut and-dried rule for detecting dishonesty But
some interesting facts about honesty have been collected by FL
withey Of the National Surety company of New lork.
This is an organization that bonds treasurers, ticket sellers and
others entrusted with large sums of money.
The records Of defaults show that the ideal combination for
Honesty is n faf, married chap who swears like q sailor.
Withey says that men with these characteristics are considered
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-03
The Business of
BootIegging

tNcw York Hcrald.J
when you pas fid for "a pint 81
liquor worth so cents, where does
your money GOT
II helps TO pay salaries. running
expenses aud dividends OF what X
rapidly becoming IA Of the big In
dustrlcs OF the United Statcs-thc
business OF bootlegging.
This h. the story Of one particular
pint Of "hootch." called Scotch
whisky. traced 10 lis source up the
miry stream Of Illicit liquor. which
IL flowing In cv-cr-inCrcasing volume
into and through tho country.
The pint was bought al a cabaret,
a few doors off Broadway In the heart
Of tho white light district"
The proprietor charged SIS a pint.
He bought the liquor at Si2O a ~
His profit was 200 per cent, or SO ON
tho pint. Hc says he sells about
thirty pints a. night ON an average.
out OF his profit OF yer $4,000 "a
ws-ok he pays $500 for protection"
while hush money" incidental to his
having 'hootch' on hand costs him
5000 more. ON AN average Of ono
b week ~ genuine raid forces him 90
acud his supply Eurgling down the
sink at no profit whatever
This pint reached the particular
cabaret In the scwu-up sleeves Of q
utincoat carried Carcinasly e the
arm OF a %furtivc-cyed messenger. The
"rutniicr.' less than three blocks
away. paid $50 u case Tor this whisky,
because Do WAS good stuff" IN gen
uine bottles, with real labels and
stamps His profit Wus SO per cont.
or about Si61 on N, mint under dis
ouuion. But he SELLS about 500 pinis
q dny, ON good days" Hts head
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-03

Transaction. The number OF middle
men and agents Is always likely to
increase. Father than TO diminish by
itself. Some OF these men may add
something to tho value OF the article
In question. others may justly exact
a toll because they expedite dis
uribution. Aside from these men.
however, there are Always gentle
manly bandits OF who,
though they neither toll nor spin.
vigorously Ia the toll: whatever
the traffic viii bear. II IL tho de
ducks" OF this gentry against which
We ought to fortify ourselves.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-03
Counting Up
DE Ducks

(From the Detroit NewsD
The farmer who recently explained
why he needed TO borrow money In
spite ,of the fact that he had just
sold his corn may not have used stan
dard English pronunciation In his dis.
course to the banker. but even the
keeper Of the strong box had to admit
that h message was perfectly clear,
lie said II was ''do ducks witch
ate up the money which the corn
should have yielded. This or course
was unintelligibie TO the banker. VINO
like the rest OF US did not believe that
ducks eat money. He didn't wen I'M
derstand how the farmers ducks
could eat the corn which tho farmer
had really sold and shipped. out Of
reach of the ducks.
But the explanation left no room
Tor further doubts. On the market
Il seems the corn was Old for 90
cents u bushcl. But" the farmer said.
they de duck the freight. that left
81 cents" Further de ducks for
commission. Tor elevator charges. for
hauling aud husking. and for other
operations left five cents a bushei a.
the farmers share Of the corn. DE
duck the hired mans wages from
that said the farmer. "and you are
a darn sight better farmer than /
am. " you can find anything l"ft."
The banker may not have been n
sadder man on hearing the farmers
lecture on the economies Of disEibu-
ton: but he should be a wiser man.
This little lesson on how de ducks
eat up the profits iH one which may
explain much not otherwise clear TO
us n IL making out no brief for
the farmer 60 Hy that on ltH way
from the farm 10 our dining room
table the farmers produce is sub
jectad too often 10 various q duck
proccnsrn Nor doea the farmer pay
for all OF tnese deduction Tho con-
aumer pays his share too.
The important thing is not the
establishing Of IA. fact Or quarrrllna
over Il ms TO VIVA pays II e greater
share Of this additional increase In
cost; the important Thing b. the rec
| IGNITION hat unless We guard against
u, there i4 ever the tendency Of In
creased Gusts whenever some clever
lEentlcmen evolve schemes whereby
they can fitch a dc duck" from the
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-03
The Decorations With the Verse
just Simply Make the Matter Worse

The
Greeting Card
n Something that
! find u hard
To
without Distress
4 foolish Prejudice.
I guess.
Hut OH. uIoec Miles
OF gooey Rhyme
Appropriate
To every Time.
To every Form
OF Gloom o. Cheer.
Md all your Friends,
However queer
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-03

Marriage makes two won
Tho dogs % war have had their
day.
The fat should favor e%irth-coutrol
business is held back by too many
dnmnH.
Looks like the Irish will get peace.
by Georgci
Japan has "a homo-run king civil
1ation rs S%prcadins.
Perhaps they still call an old maid
Miss because h did.
Germany couldn't win tho world:
but she has started out to sell a.
Tho downfall OF many a man
comes from too much upNcop.
\ small boys idea of making things
even is to eat onions before going to
the dentist.
The white Sox scandal nut tho
players out. hut they should BIO put
whore they can't get but
The British prohibition leaders,
name h tanks: hut Tho tanks answer
MS uifta NO lNhkh
NciRhbors should remember small
boys are no more a nuisance to them
han they are TO small boys.
Any poor man can spend a pleasant
Saturday afternoon tHbulatiug th'
taxes h. doesn't have to pay.
A hospital claims H. can cure
wiVca ~ bad temper Now watch
som' woman send her husband
there.
As wr understand the immigr1-
ton Law its intended To prevent IA"
United staten from becoming uu
alienation,
French farmers are moving tu
town. Like uH, the hark-tn-th, IN
movement Is the way people are turn-
ed. not headed.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-03

the 'bcst risks by the monding companies, That is, they are least
apt To steal other people money.
Profane men, says Whitley, let off steam with cuss-words, and
that makes them at peace with the world, covctug nothing.
Fat men gorge their stOmachs, then sigh with satisfaction and
are contented with what they have, inclined not even to consider
stealing.
Married men. fearing to disgrace their families, are six times
as honest as bachelors.
Among races, Whitney says, the Chinese are most honest-pos-
sbly because Of the ancient Chinese custom of choppjng off the head
of d convicted thief.
From which, you might deduce that the best person to hire for
I cashier is a fat, married, swearing Chinese.
But even that combination can be beatcn-for Whitney SAYS that
surety statistics show that the hest risk in the world" is an Amer
lean wOmaa,