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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
Would Pass the Buck
NEW TAXATION PLAN FAVORED
BY BIG BUSINESS
Want Excess Profits Tax Repealed
and Burden Placed on Consumer
in Form of Sales Tax

Washington The demand that
"our revenue laws be revised" is the
opening propaganda by special in
terests for legislation that will repeal
the excess profits tax and place a
direct tax on the consumer.
While the details are not agreed
upon, these interests are united in the
belief that the $8OO,OOO,OOO raised
through excess profit taxes, should be
shifted to the consumer through a
turnover tax or a sales tax.
On turnover tax on leather, for
instance, there would be at least
eight levies, starting when the farmer
sold to the cattle buyer. The hide
dealer would pay another tax, follow
ed by the tanner, the leather mer-
chant, the shoe manufacturer, the
jobber, the retailer, and the final Gus
toner, with prices pyramided by each
transaction because of the tax.
A sales tax would mean a direct
tax on the various processes of pro-
duction which would be the rule un-
der a turnover tax.
Opponents of the new taxation
system declare that there is not a
recognized tax expert that favored
the plan before extensive hearings by
a congressional committee, and that
the only pleaders were special inter
ests who now charge that the in
dustrial depression can be traced to
the excess profits tax, which is a
drain on business. When prices were
high the claim was made that the ex-
cess profits tax was responsible.
Special interests are organizing for
the purpose of urging the next con-
gress to change the present system
so no check will be made on theif
profits.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15

operative piano and talking machine
factory. The success or non-success
of this enterprise should be of serious
concern to Organized Labor. 1t,
therefore, behooves the members of
Organized Labor to give this new
effort their fullest and unqualified
support, thus assuring absolute sue
cess.
If you want to buy piano, player
piano, grand piano, or talking ma
chine, apply to the De Luxe Piano
Co., 814 Rees street, Chicago, III.
They will cheerfully supply all the
information desired as to styles,
prices, etc.
Another way to aid the De Luxe
Piano Co. would be to see your local
dealer and to urge him to handle the
De Luxe product.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15

part in framing railroad legislation
that got the approval of the last
Congress. 1t was believed by all the
selfish interests that the last word
in railroad legislation had been ut
tered, and for a few months, while
the federal treasury was being raided,
everything was lovely and the goose
honked high.
But just as soon as private man.
agement was thrown back on it's own
resources all the defects of the trans
poltation bill rapidly precipitated. 1t
was soon discovered that as long as
the railroads were under private man.
agement there could not be evolved
any scheme that would stabilize
transportation and remove it from
the arena Of political discussion.
The only obstacle in the way of
solving the railroad question is the
unwillingness of the manipulators to
get out of the way. "The public be
damned" policy is extended to security
owners, the real owners of the rail-
roads. 1t is realized just how defiant
railway managers have become when
they rebuke their own employers
when the latter dare to suggest that
something be done to save their
property from ruin
! Senator Cummins, of Iowa, will in
| troduce a resolution for an investiga-
ton of the railroads, to determine
whether the management has been
reasonably honest and efficient. The
senator wants to know, he says,
/ what became of the billions of dol
| lars of increased income, over and
above all wage increases, that the rail
roads dissipated last year. 1t having
cost private management nearly a
| thousand millions more to operate
than was expended during federal
operation-and this sum, it should be
borne in mind, is in excess of the
wage award of the railroad labor
board-congressmen believe it to be
! their duty to determine whether the
roads are engaging in the immemorial
practice of robbing the stockholders.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion will also begin an investigation
Of railroad management. The Penn
sylvania, VIGOROUSLY the worst
offender, will be first to experience
the probe. 1t is declared that in
vestigators of the commission have
been overhauling the books and ac-
counts of the carriers and have un-
earthed some damaging facts that
confirm charges that railroad income
has been diverted to contracts awarded
to inside supply and equipment con-
Germs.
That exhausts the investigation pro-
posals, but many other suggestions
| affecting the carriers will make their
appearance in Congress in the near
I future. Senator Lenroot, Of Wis
consin, has scheme that would make
the government perpetually liable for
railroad profits, his plan being to
extend the iniquitous guaranty pro-
vision of the Cummins-Esch bill.
Other half-baked economists will
come forward with panaceas war
ranted to cure every railroad ill.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
Air Brake PrOspers

New York-These are prosperous
days for stockholders of the Westing-
house Air Brake company, according
to the annual report. Net profits last
year totaled $5,330,403, which is
equal to 1915 share on the $29,l27,-
$50 of capital stock. In 1919 the
company earned 5000 share.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
THE RAILROAD SITUATION
(By Charles M. kelley

While politicians are running round
in circles hunting a solution of the
increasingly difficult and tremen-
dously important railroad problem,
which has during the past three
months reached an acute stage,
owners of railroad securities have
gone to the source from which the
only practicable, workable and abid-
ing remedy has emanated - the
workers.
President Harding, too, has evident
ly wearied of the selfish and ineffect-
ual advice that has been so freely
offered by railway managers, gam
blers, spectators and their profess
sional lobbyists, for he also is calling
in representatives of the workers and
giving respectful hearing to what
they have to offer toward composing
a situation that is more critical than
many Americans can yet realize.
Organized railroad workers have
been insisting for more than two
years that private management of
the railroads has outlived whatever
of usefulness it may once have pos
sessed, in the face of much abuse and
misrepresentation they have offered
a solution that was rooted in cor
rect conception of the relation the
railroads should maintain toward the
public. They have contended that
transportation exists solely to supply
public need, and that when this
fact was recognized all other ques-
tions would be resolved automatically
and satisfactorily. 1t is because
Congress and the railway managers
have disregarded the public welfare
that the carriers are today facing
bankruptcy and the nation ruin.
The most monstrous law ever foist-
ed upon an unwilling people was the
Cummins-Esch bill. 1t sought to
guarantee the profits of railroads
without any regard to the effect of
this provision upon those who were
called upon to pay these profits. The
immediate result of this law was to
impoverish millions of farmers, manu-
facturers and business men, without
in the slightest degree yielding to
the railroads any of the things they
expected to secure through measure
written by their own experts.
1t will be freely admitted that men
and women who have millions of dol
lars invested in railway securities
should be properly concerned about
the stability of their investments.
They have supplied capital to build
the great systems, frequently when a
sound business discretion doubtless
suggested the improperly of intrust-
ing their savings to managers who
looted stockholders with as little
compunction as they robbed the
public and exploited the workers.
Hitherto security owners have col
laborated with railway managers in
an attempt to bolster up and
strengthen the present system, and
the Cummins-Esch bill of unsavory
reputation is the product of their
joint efforts. 1t is declared that the
so-called Warfeld committee of Sc
curity owners had a very important
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
What Non-Unionism Means

Belmar, N. J.-"Free and indepen-
dent" workers at this place are less
inclined to accept the claims of anti
unionists since contracting teamsters
reduced wages. The organized team
sters refused to accept the cut, but
the unorganized were reduced from
$27 for a week of A hours to $21 for
54 hours.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
Six Lives Cost S25

New York-An owner of a moving
picture theater, where six children
lost their lives in a fire scare last
November, was fined $25 on charge
of permitting minors to enter the
theater without parent or guardian.
A partner of the owner was SEN
fenced to 60 days in jail on the same
charge.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
Paper Hangers Gain

St. Louis, Miss.-After a months
strike the Paper Hangers union has
raised wages and abolished piece
work. The old rate of 81 an hour is
advanced to $1.25, which is the build
ing trades basic wage.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
SWitchmen to Convene

Toledo, Ohio - The second trien-
nial- convention of the Switchmen's
Union of North America will be held
in this city on May 9.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
Check Rate Boost

Washington-The interstate COM
merce commission has checked the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail-
road in it's attempt to increase loading
charges for live stock.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
StereOtyperS Gain

Elmira, N. Y The StereotyperS'
union has advanced wages to the fol.
lowing figures: Former, morning
and Sunday newspapers, SAT a week;
foremen, evening newspapers, $44;
Journeymen, morning papers, $42;
journeymen, evening papers, $39.
The old scale, with bonus, was: Fore
men, $S3; iourney ymen, $40.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
Coopers Settle Strike

Houston, Texas-Coopers union No.
80 has settled it's strike against the
Texas Barrel company, President
Hughes of the Coopers' International
union assisted. The union shop is
agreed to and the 44-hour week in
stalled.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
Parcel Post Popular

Washington Reports by post
masters of large cities indicate that
merchants are using the parcel post
system more each year and that many
of them are dispensing with their own
delivery systems.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
Painters Make Gains

Toronto, Ont.--Painters' union No.
151 has reached a wage agreement
with the Master Painters association.
The 1920 rate is practically agreed to.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
GENERAL LABOR NEWS
Short Items Gathered For Benefit of
Hasty Readers
Reject Old Age Pension

Springfield, Ill.-A committee of
the Illinois house of representatives
has rejected an old-age pension bill.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
Carnenters Unite

Palatka, Fla.-Carpenters at this
place have organized and are affili-
ated with the Brotherhood of Car
penters.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
WHAT LABOR IS DOING
Wage Increases and Progress Made
Throughout the Country
Adjust Wage Rates

Oglesby, Ill.-Contractors have ac-
cepted rate of 67A cents an hour
for hod carriers and laborers.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
Printers Raise Wages

Pittsfeld, Mass.-The Typograph-
ical union has raised wages at two
large plants in this city.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-04-15
Restrict Convict Labor

Springfield, Ill.-Organized labor in
this state is urging legislation to re-
strict the sale of convict-made goods.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30

footed kingdom eating with prefer
natural sagacity his matutinal meal,
unstrayed and unstole. Good morn
ing
II was beginning TO see. I got in
the wagon and told Uncle Ned to
drive TO the most adjacent orifiCe Of
the nearest alley. There 1 took out
my pig. got the range carefully for
the other opening, set his sights. and
gave him such a kick that he went
out the other end Of he alley 20
feet ahead Of his squeal.
Then I paid Uncle Ned his so
cents and walked down 10 the news
paper office. / wanted to hear il in
cold syllables. I got the advertising
man TO his window.
To decide a bet. says I. wasn't
the man who had this nd put in last
night short and fat. with long, black
whiskers and a club-foot?'
He was not says the man He
would measure about six feet by
/ four and half inches. with con- silk
hair. and dressed like the pansies
of the conservatory
AT dinner time I went back TO
/ Mrs. Peevy's.
Shall keep some soup hot for
Mr.. Tatum till he comes back?' she
asks.
If you do. ma am says I. you'll
more than exhaust for firewood all
the coal in the bosom OF the earth
and all the forests on the outside OF
| it.
80 there. you see" said Jefferson
| Peters, IN conclusion, how hard II
is ever to find a fair minded and
honest business partner"
But" / began, with the freedom
Of long acquaintance, the rule
should work both ways. If you had
offered TO divide the reward you
would not have lost"
Jeff's look Of dignified reproach
stopped me.
That don't involve the same prin-
ciples at all" said he. Mine was a
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30
Old ways don't end it

Old ways of brushing do not end finn.
Millions of people know that Teeth dis
color and decay despite the daily care.
The reason lies in film. II clings and
hides, and very few escape its damage.
II is the fln-coat that discoIcrs, not the
teeth. Film is the basis of tartar. It
holds food substance which ferrnents and
forms acid. It holds the acid in contact
with the teeth to cause decay.
Millions of germs breed in it. They,
with tartar, are the chief cause of pyor-
rhea. All these troubles have been con-
stantly increasing - some have grown
alarming. And all because we knew no
way to daily fight the film.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30

zky's and look over some royal
purple socks. And then l got as
busy as n one-armed man with the
nettle-rash pasting on wallpaper. l
found an old negro man with an eX-
press wagon 10 hire; and we tied the
pig IN n sack and drove down to the
circus grounds.
Il found George p. Tapley in n
little tent with a window flap open.
He was n fattish man with an imme-
date eye, in a black skull-cap. with
four-ounce diamond screwed into
the bosom Of his red sweattr
Are you George b. Tapley?" I
asks
81 swear it, says he.
Well, I've got it, says I.
Designate says he. Are you
the guinea pigs for the Asiatic Ply
thOn or the alfalfa for the sacred
buffalo?'
Neither says I. I've got Bep-
20. the educated hog, in a sack in
that wagon. I found his roofing
up the flowers in my front yard this
morning. I'll take the $1,000 In
large bill. If it's handy.
George Il. hust'oS on Of his tent.
and asks me to follow. We went into
one OF the side-shuWS. In there was
jet black pig with a pink ribbon
around his neck lying on some hay
and eating carrots that man was
feeding 10 him.
Hey Mac calls G. 3. Nothing
wrong with the worldwide this
morning. is there?'
Him? No. says the man. He's
got an appetite ike a chorus girl at
l a. m
How'd you get this pipe?' says
Tapley TO me. Eating too many pork
chops last night
Il pulls out the paper and shows
him the ad.
Fake. says he. Don't know any
thing about Il. You've beheld with
your own eyes the marvellous, world
wide porcine wonder OF the four
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30
A Stubborn Cough
LoOsenS Right Up
This homemade remedy is = won
der for quick results. Easily
and cheaply made.

Here is a homemade syrup which
millions OF people have found to be
the most dependable means of break
ing UP stubborn coughs. 1t is cheap
and simple. but very prompt in ac-
ton Under its healing. soothing in
fluencc, chest soreness goes, phlegm
loosens, breathing becomes easier,
tickling in throat stops and you get
usual throat and chest colds are con-
Nothing better for bronchitis, hoarse-
ness, Group. throat tickle, bronchial
asthma or winter coughs.
To make this splendid cough syrup,
pour Pc ounces OF PineX into a pint
bottle and fill the bottle with plain
graduated sugar syrup and shake
thoroughly. IL you prefer use clari-
fed mOllsses. honey. or corn syrup,
instead OF sugar syrup. Either way,
you Get a full pint-a family supply
of much better cough syrup than
you could buy ready made for three
times the money Keeps perfectly
and children love its pleasant taste.
Plnex Is a special and highly con-
centrated compound of genuine Nor
way pine extract, known the world
over for its prompt healing effect
upon the membranes.
To avoid disappointment ask your
druggist for "2IA ounces OF Pinex"
with full directions. and don't accept
anything else. Guaranteed TO give
absolute satisfaction or money
promptly refunded. The Pinex Co.,
Fl. Wayne, Ind.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30

It's thing TO hear "OHl HOW OLD
LOOKING MRS. JONES HAS BECOMRt''-
With iron starvation Of the blood most any
would become old and haggGrd looking.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30

Your teeth are coated with a film.
When fresh the film is viscous-you can
feel it with your tongue. Later il forms
a cloudy coat. It enters crevices and
stays. 1t dirns the teeth, and now we
know that it causes most tooth troubles.
There is now a way TO end it. This
week your druggist, if you ask, will give
you To-Day Tube. Get it and see what
it does for your teeth. Learn what film
removal means.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30
Men who smoke

Tobacco stains the fln-eoat on the
teeth. So men who smoke will see q
great change quickly. But millions of
teeth have that same flm-coat with a
lesser stain.
Children's teeth are most affected
by the Aim. Young teeth seem most
subject TO decay. Dentists advise that
Pepsodent be daily applied from the
time the first tooth appears. Other
wise, decay is almost certain.
Pepsodent brings TO women whittier,
prettier teeth But that means cleaner
teeth and safer. The luster comes
from constant film removal and the
high polish given to the teeth
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30

MAKE HER WEAK, NERVOUS AND IRRITABLE and eau
her LOOK OLD and lose her beauty and magnetic
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30
We Invite You
To see how really clean teeth shine

These methods haVg been e6mbiaed in
dentifrice called Pepsodent. Millions of
people have come TO employ IL You can
see the results wherever you look in
glistening teeth, in teeth you envy. maybe
A new dental era has begun. due 20
these discoveries. And these arc benefits
everyone should share. So you are urged
to let this To-Day Tubs show what Pep
sodent can do,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30
Brings five effects

Pepsodent brings Ave distinct effects
All are apparent, some are quick A few
days use will leave no doubt about them.
And little book will tell you what each
one means to you.
One ingredient is pepsin- Another rnui-
tiplies the starch digestant in the saliva
to digest starch deposits that cling.
The alkalinity of the saliva is multiplied
at once. This Is TO neutralize the acids
which cause tooth decay.
Two factors directly attack the film
One of them keeps teeth so highly pol
ished that film cannot easily adhere.
Every application brings the Pepsodsnt
effects. Together they mean tooth pro-
lection like you never had before,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30
A new dental era

Dental science has for years studied 70
combat Aim. Ways have now been found
10 do it. Able authorities have proved
those methods by many careful tests.
Now leading dentists everywhere are
urging their daily use,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30

Watch these effects. Note how clean
the teeth feel after using. Mark the alb
sence of the viscous film. See how teeth
whiten as the hlm-coat disappears.
Compare your teeth now with your
teeth in ten days. Then Judge this new
day method by what you see and feel and
know
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30

legitimate and moral attempt at
speculation. Buy low and sell high
don't Wall Street indorse II? Bulls
and bears and pigs-what's the dif-
ference? Why not bristles rs we'll as
horns and fur?"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30

The thinks woman work easy because Re does
realize THE TERRIBLE STRAIN ON THE NERVOI
SYSTEM which is caused by CONSTANT DRUDGERY-
doing the same thing and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30

MAN GOES OUT WHEN HE PLRASES. gets
fresh air and exercise. different faces But WO-
MAN STAYS AT HOME. looks after the children
and performs the monotonous household duties. .
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-30

THE AVERAGE MAN NEARLY CRAZY IN A
MONTH but woman patient and perSevering as she
IS goes and until at last the indoor work and
nervous strain sap the iron from her blood leaving
her weak, nervous. pale snd aged looking.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-05
But Why Not
PHEASANT? ?

The DeSoto Republican heads Wis
it to the Pennington Asylum as a
pleasant Trip" Guess it is all in the
way you look at it.-Ironton Register.
How else could normal being look
at such trip, Colonel? No matter
for what purpose trip to State Hos
pital might be made, whether on pleas
ure or business, the things that will
be seen there must certainly result in
more or less pleasure to the recipient.
Whether or not the visitor may have
relative or friend as an inmate of
that institution, the pleasure that
such trip is sure to bring must be
pleasing, even though it may be mixed
with sadness, depending largely on
how near and dear one or more of the
inmates may be to the visitor.
There must be something out Of
keller with the mental workings of a
person who can pay visit to Hospital
No. 4 and failed to be pleased and en-
tertained with what is to be seen
there. What more would be neces-
sary to bring pleasure than the many
evidences, to be found on every hand,
of the splendid management, the
careful and painstaking treatment of
the patients, and the perfect SANTA
tion that IS to be found in all the cot
tages and buildings. You are posi-
bly, getting a little grumpy, Colonel.
Come over and let us "show you" how
the best little eleemosynary institu-
tion in the State is conducted.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-05
Need of Legal
Adjustments

A head-end collision last week be-
tween two Ford cars, in the locality of
DeLassus, also brought two Ford own
ers together contrary-wise, and it ap-
pears that they will never be able to
see the causes that led to said acci-
dent from the same viewpoint. Each
contends that the other was to blame.
One lives in Pennington; the other in
Flat River.
The Pennington man contends that
the Flat River car was on his side of
the road, while the Flat River man
contends he was as nearly on his own
side of the roadway as it was possible
for him to be, with the binding and
dazzling headlight of the approaching
car directly in his face.
1t seems that this case will get into
court, as both parties seem thoroughly
convinced that he is entitled to dam
ages. Should the unfortunates be un-
able to adjust their differences out
side of court, then The Times hopes
that through their misfortune will
come better understanding of the use
Of the roadway by automobilists. If
either car had binding headlight,
then it should be decided, once and for
all, whether or not they are permissa-
BILE on the highway. Their principal
purpose appears to be to dazzle those
approaching, thereby putting occu-
pants of both cars in danger from a
constantly threatening collision,
There is a State law against the
use of the brilliant, dazzling head
light on Automobiles, but if there is
any legal restriction that is more gen.
orally ignored than that one, we have
not discovered it.