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The New York herald., 1921-05-27

At Mineola jail last nlsht there was a
space OF an hour and a half when no
one, from the warden down. cared to
prophesy that prisoner Charles Marshall
would live til dawn
Yet all that mattered with Charles
Marshall was that he had been eating
cells. As the tail physician explained to
Warden Johnny Dunbar there Is moth
Ing Inherently deleterious In cells and no
quality about them which, per Sc, makes
them unsafe for human consumption.
But when man who has been on a
hunger strike for seven days wraps him
self around a whole gallon of eel stew
1t might be different
1t was ten days ago that Charles Mar
shan Of East Houston street, In popu-
lous Manhattan, was committed 10 Min
cola Jail TO await trial on a charge Of
burglary. A week ago he announced
that he had gone on hunger strike He
had served one term In Sing Sing he
said. and in preference to returning
there had decided to commit suicide by
fasting.
There are jails where they forcibly
feed prisoners. but Mineola officials sim
ply told Marshall that the grass and
weeping willows in the county cemetery
were at their brightest and greenest.
AT all events" one of them said, you
have thrown little jazz into the life
The New York herald., 1921-05-27
Unions Educational PInn.

The nature of the programme already
embarked upon and the plans for its
future extension can be best understood
by the recent announcement of the
Rochester educational director, Pau
Blanshard. which read:
The joint board has voted in favor
OF programme Of compulsory edu-
cation In unionlsm for all now men,
bers next year. This will doubtless
begin In n very modest way by COM
pelling each new member to attend
two sessions OF a class in unionism
taught by the educational director.
THE ULTIMATE PURPOSE
The Rochester members have kept
steadily before them the real pur-
pose Of an educational programme.
II IS not merely to make UP for the
deficiencies in culture OF the average
WORKER. If that were the sole pur-
pose OF educational work In the unions
then the members should 20 to tho
public schools and universities.
Our real purpose has been. in ad-
dltion, 10 train our membership In
science OF building a new social or
der based upon principles Of justice
and cooperation.
The workers are rulers of the fu-
ture. We are dreaming OF daY
when the Industrial system built upon
exploitation shall be transformed into
an Industrial system controlled by the
worker.
Thought IL the most effective
weapon in bringing about that trans
formation. The working class Of
America is not now ready for the
transformation because we have not
trained our minds sufficiently. Roch-
ester has realized the need and be-
gun mo1eet programme OF prepara-
tion.
How modest" the programme Is. out
side Of the compulsory feature. ma
- gathered from the titles OF three re
~-nt debates held in the Amalgamate6l
chool al Rochester under Paul Blansh
ards direction. They were.
/. Resolved, That the ]. w. w. 4
The New York herald., 1921-05-27

Reactionary in its Political Philosophy
Charles o Brien, self-styled leader OF
the Proletarian Party In Rochester took
the affirmative on this question and
John Randolph the negative. O'Br'ea
was indicted in 1919 for criminal an
archy.
2. Resolved, That the working class
OF America should support the Socialist
Party" Charles OBrien took the mega
tive on this debate. advocating Pro,e-
tsrianism, and Edmund Seidel, the So
cialist State Senator, argued for So
cialisn.
8. Resolved, That America should
follow In the path OF Russia and adopt
Communism Denis Z. Bait. an or
ganizer OF the Communist Party and
editor of the Communist, official organ
OF the party. argued for the resolution
and Prof. Dexter Perkins, who nolds
versity. replied.
The need of the clothing trade ito
provide its own instruction on essential
matters has been advocated by Gen.
eral Secretary Schlossberg on several
occasions and the view has also been ad-
vanced that all existing official sys-
TENS of education teach too much
tolerance to those in power" What Is
needed, according to the views of Anal
gamated officials Is "a genuine educa-
tion from an economic standpoint which
would teach the possibility and necessity
of social change"
Practical education in class discip-
line" is another of the objects of the
Amalgamated educational system, the
word class referring to the social re-
lationship OF workers to employers. A
library is kept at each educational CEN
tire, where members may borrow or buy
books dealing with labor topics. One OF
the latest offerings in the New York
branch is a history of trade unionism in
Soviet Russia, containing Nikolai Le-
mines speech to the Third Trade Union
Congress OF 1920.
The branches taught In the Labor
College," In addition to elementary and
advanced English, include public speak
ing, the history of civilization, and
general course on working class move
ments" in which the fundamental prin-
ciples OF anarchy, communism and So
cialism are expounded and the attitude
OF the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Of America to these political theories Is
taught. AS National Director Salutsky
has described it. the system Is one OF
definite studies TO fit the workers for
further usefulness in the labor move
ment and to develop a point OF view-the
labor point OF view Mr.. Salutsl1y says
The New York herald., 1921-05-27
privilege Of working without interfer-

privilege OF working without tnterfer-
ence.
In Chicago a raid was made upon the
Anna gamated headquarters and as the
result OF evidence gathered In the shape
OF correspondence and other documen-
tary material Assistant State Prosecutor
Michels brought about the indictment
OF seven OF the leading officials of the
union in November. 1919. Several man
ufacturers testified before the Grand
Jury that they had been shaken down, "
but when the indictments were brought
to trial postponement after postpone
ment was ordered by State Prosecutor
Hoyne, and finally the indictments were
nolle pressed. 1t was said that the
State witnesses had ''seen a light" and
would refuse to appear or would prove
hostile witnesses. The labor troubles In
the union had been settled meanwhile
and the Chicago manufacturers were
content to "sit tight"
What lay behind these indictments
and why they could not be brought to
trial will probably form one of the most
interesting parts of the investigation by
the Senate committee when IL begins its
labors.
To-morrow's article in THE NEW
YORK HERALD on the big clothing
strike VIII describe the "international
solidarity, among the clothing workers
Of Europe and America. including the
plans for zone big union"
The New York herald., 1921-05-27

This Is the fifth e. .se series of
articles Of THE New YORK HERALD
analyztn0 the clothing industrial
situation In Neto York. The final
article 1ciH be published to-morrotc.
The New York herald., 1921-05-27
SENATE INQUIRY INTO
STRIKE HERE HELD UP

Special Despatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., May 26.
Representatives OF the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America. acting
Jointly with agents OF clothing manu-
facturers, were responsible for action
by the Senate Committee on Educa-
ton and Labor to-day In deferring q
final decision In the proposed Senatorial
investigation OF the clothing inquiry.
They came to washington and told
Senators who were ready to recommend
the inquiry that II might teopardize a
prospective settlement of the strike and
asked postponement till 1t can be de-
termined whether negotiations are Sue
cessful.
TT will be desirable" Senator Borah
said. iii the strike can be adjusted and
for that reason II was thought best
to allow the matter to rest so far as
Congress is concerned"
The New York herald., 1921-05-27
The Summer Temperature

IS rarely over 81 degrees.
Bring your family with you. You may have
any kind of vacation you likc-in the noun
tains, on the seashore, on the borders of
magnificent lake, or on the banks of mighty
river, camping in the evergreen forests, golf
ing on 3S courses, fishing in mountain streams
and lakes or for salmon in its rivers, or you
may hire or buy an automobile and tour fifteen
thousand miles of the most scenic highways
in America.
The New York herald., 1921-05-27
Westchester.
BYRAM LAKE HEALTH FARM
Mt. Kisco, New York.
Phone Mt. Kisco 194J-

For those requiring rest or recuperation or
complete change OF atmosphere. Ideal loca-
ton Artistic rooms. Milk. eggs, vege-
tables, etc., from own Farm. Boating, fish
Ing tennis. outdoor games. Now open. The
discriminating only invited.
New York Office-Plaza 4a73
The New York herald., 1921-05-27
GOLDEN SERIOUSLY ILL.

The condition OF John Golden, presi-
dent OF the United Textile Workers of
America. who Is seriously III at his
home in Brooklyn following a nervous
breakdown, was reported yesterday as
unchanged
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
SMILES IN NEWS
(By United Press.)

Chicago.-This is a stale joke.
George Krajacek, baker, loafed and
was as useful as q hole in a dough-
nut his wife said in asking for a
divorce.
East Chicago, indian army fu-
neral was held for 100000 cock
tails. Taps was played while May
or Leo Mccormick presided. In
terment was in the Calumet river.
New York-"He threw me down
to marry q woman 10 years old,
said Miss Helen Young, "a. cloak
model, as she filed a 100000 suit
against Frank A Fischer, for
breach of promise.
New York.-'If l had a million
dollars I would help the poor.
Morris Jacobs told his friends. Now
he has inherited 5000. 900 and hs
says he is going to help them five
times as much as he, had planned
to.
East St Louis. Ei1.-Mrs. Ethel
Sohn gave a strange woman, who
appeared at her home seeking char
ity, a pair OF old shoes. The wcm-
an returned a diamond ring valued
at saveral hundred dollars hidden
in one OF the shoes Reward
refused.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
uneven PRICES
MARK YEAR END
IN WALL STREET

Neg York. Dec. 31.-Moderate
dealings and uneven price move
rnents featured the close of the year
on the stock exchange. Few lead
ers of the railway and industrial
division regfxtered more than nom-
inal changes. Interest and activ-
ity centered in speculative oils,
steels, equipments, chemicals and
specialties, comprising the mail
order and textile groups. Advances
of one to two points in some OF
those shares were balanced by re-
actions of the same extent, but the
market steadied on short covering
in the later dealings. Sales ap-
proximated 100000 shares.
The bond market was dull and
featureless.
Highly irregular price changes
marked the opening of the final ses-
sion of the year in the stock mar
ket Rails, shippings, oils and
steels showed mixed gains and
losses, but in the main the trend
was upwards. Pennsylvania's gain
of one point was balanced by re-
action of that much in Union
Pacific
Gains ranging from fractions to
full point in the cheaper oils and
shippings were offset by losses in
Standard Oil of New Jersey and
Mercantile Marine, preferred. Fur
ther cash selling to adjust income
tax losses was observed among
the cheaper issues. Preliminary
quotations for the leading foreign
exchanges were higher.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
WAGNER BRANCH
WILL SUSPEND
Rock Island Office of Bankrupt
Firm Closing ALI Open Trades
No Quotations Given.

Following the suspension of e.
w. Wagner & Co., stock, bond and
commission brokers, it is annour-
ced that the branch office in Rock
Island will close all open trades
today or Tuesday, and has ceased to
furnish market quotations.
The announcement involves the
closing of the Rock Island office
after next Tuesday, as the bust
ness of the firm has been turned
over to the Central Trust company,
receivers for the Chicago district
creditors. In New York, ]. S. Shep-
ard, Jr., was named receiver.
The petition CT New York credit
ors places the assets at $4,000, 90,
and the liabilities at $3.50, 900.
One thousand employees over the
country will lose their positions
as the result of the collapse
The organization maintained SO
offices in New York, Chicago and
other cities. The business was
conducted as partnership consist
ing of Emil W. Wagner, Ernest
Tietiens, E A Johnson and F. W.
Donaldson, all of Chicago.
MIR. Wagner claims that he ex-
poets to pay rs cents on the dol
lar. The crash is blamed upon the
recent bucket" inquiry on which
reports were made by the govern
ors OF the New York stock ex-
change.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31

Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Cattle, re-
ceipts 900; compared with a week
ago beef steers and desirable light
heifers mostly rs to 30 cents high
er; cow stuff mostly Csc higher;
bulls, soc higher; light and handy
weight veal calves, 75c to 1.25
higher; stockers and feeders, steady.
Hogs, receipts. 5000; Csc TO Acc
higher than yesterdays average;
shippers extensive buyers taking
around 10000; packers refused to
follow; top, 100 for 140 to $50
pound average; tulk 40 to 200
pound weights, 720Q7.75; 200 to
$50 pound weights, 6.75@7.0O;
holdover moderate; pigs, 500. very
scarce
Sheep, receipts, 5000; nearly all
packers direct; compared with a
week ago, lambs 80 to 35c higher;
sheep, yearlings and feeder lambs
mostly soc higher.
Prices for live stocK IN Chicago yester-
day were.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
WAGNER CRASH
MAKES WHEAT
MARKET JUMPY

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Wheat and all
other grains were unsettled in the
early trading on the Chicago board
of trade today. Liquidation OF the
holdings OF Z. w. Wagner & Co,
which firm went into receivers
hands yesterday, made the market
nervous and jumpy but there was
some fairly good early support and
the results was less disquieting than
had been anticipated in some quar-
ters.
Trading quieted down until near
the close when final Wagner trans
actions and year-end evening up
caused some further fluctuations. At
the end December was down LOT
to 1.071z: May was unchanged from
yesterdays close, at s115 to
s1.15h, and July was also un-
changed at 1.037s to 1.04.
December wheat started un-
changed at 1.10h, and hung there
until near the end of the first hour
when it lostkc. May opened u
to &c lower at 1.14k to LIS. and
settled at around 1.14A, July be-
gan / to 1Bc lower at 1.02 TO LOS,
and then advanced to 1.03%.
Corn opened Hc higher to cent
lower with December at 461ac; May
at 531zc to 81 u C. and July at "a Il C
to 54Ac. Not all the Wagner hold
ings came out at the opening, some
of the holders waiting for a rally
before selling and this caused a
slight reaction in corn. At the end
of the hour December was 47c, May
53Ac, and July 55Bc.
Corn was heavy at the close with
December quot 81 at 463sc, May Is
to 531z, and July at 541s
Oats followed corn. The start
was sc to a cent lower, with De-
cember 321s C to 32A. May 3Sc to
3S14c. and July 1850 to ace.
Provisions were also Offset by the
general liquidation, January and
March lard losing initial gains. The
strength in live hogs had little effect
in the face of pit conditions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
RAIL HEADS MAY
HOLD SEVERAL
JOBS, is RULING

Washington, Dec. 31--All per-
sons holding two or more places as
officers and directors of interstate
railroad corporations are given
legal permission by the interstate
commerce commission today 70 hold
their various positions indefinitely.
which did not name the individuals
or railroads concerned, said it ap-
peared that neither public nor pri-
yate interests would be adversely
affected by the retention of the
posts as sought in the applications
before it
Under the transportation act, the
commission WAS given authority to
determine By today whether it was
compatible with public interest that
interlocking directorates be main
tained by railroads in any given in
stance and more than 100 applica-
tions, some of them naming a score
or more of individuals. were on
hand and not acted upon today
when the period expired.
Three Exceptions.
The commission, in an order last
week, passing on several of the in
dividual applications before it, re-
CURED William Rockefeller. George
F. Baker of New YORK, and Harold
S. Vanderbilt to withdraw from sew
eral boards of directors, and the
order today did not affect these
cases in which specific action was
previously taken.
These are practically the only
cases in which the commission has
objected to the retention of multiple
directorates.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
CHICAGO FACES
BUILDING TIEUP
Building Trades Council Adopts
Resolution TO Strike Wednes-
day, Protest SLandis Award.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-(United Press)
Strike doomed in the Chicago
building trades unions here to-
day.
A resolution adopted by the Chi
cago building trades council, at its
meeting here last night, calls for
a strike, effective Wednesday morn
ing, in all shops where the Lands
award" or the open shop" pre-
vail.
Bitter resentment among work
ers followed the action of Judge
K. NJ. Lands in cutting wages of
building work Frs when he acted as
arbitrator at the recent wage par
ley.
THE open shop" was instituted
by contractors following failure OF
the union workers to go back Ito
work.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
FIRE DESTROYS
FLOODED STOCK
Twenty Head of Pure Bred HOl-
stein Cattle, Six Horses Die in
Incendiary Blaze.

Dixon, ILL.,, Dec. 31.-Twenty head
of pure bred Holstein cattle and
six horses persisted in a fire, be-
lieved to have been of incendiary
origin, which destroyed barns, ma
chine sheds and corn sheds on the
w A Underwood farm, near here,
last night. A high wind famed the
blaze so fiercely that the fire had
consumed everything in less than
an hour. The loss is approximate
ly SIS, 1000.
One year ago Tuesday night a
large barn on the same farm burn
ed, several head of stock perishing
Plainffeld, Ill, Dec. 31-F'orIy
head of cattle, eight horses, 20
pigs and tons of grain and hay
were destroyed in a fire which
burned four farm buildings on the
'Pritchard Stewart farm near here
early this morning. The home
was saved. The loss will total ap-
proximately $4,000.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
WEEKLY GRAIN AND
PROVISION REVIEW

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Government
crop reports that were construed as
bearish regarding wheat and were
accompanied by the failure of an
important firm here. have been
effective this week in putting wheat
values on the downgrade. Com
pared with a week ago, wheat this
morning was II &c to 21sc lower, corn
off 7sc to 1Ac, and oats varying
from &c decline to Sac advance. Net
change in provisions varied from II
loss to 10c gain.
Announcement of an increase of
the weekly total of the domestic
visible supply whereas a decrease
had been looked for preceded the
government crop reports and tended
to give the bears in wheat an addi-
tional advantage. Many traders
had anticipated that the govern
ment's 1921 crop estimate would be
enlarged. but few had expected that
the increase would prove so great
as turned out to be the case.
Furthermore, as a rule, the sub
sequent figures which the govern
ment issued regarding the 1922 crop
took the trade by surprise. Free sell
ing which followed included heavy
liquidation on the part of large
house the suspension of which was
announced later. The best rallies
of the week were due to indications
that besides corn a large amount of
wheat would be bought for Russian
relief
Depression Of corn was more or
less due TO the prospective increased
receipts as a result of the reduced
freight rates. Bullish supply re
ports held oats comparatively
steady.
Provisions averaged lower with
hogs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
FRENCH US.
DISCORD CROWS,
SAYSLAWRENCE

Continued from First PagsO
was Included as a signatorys be
Representatives dsS5s:s's "get in 81
the ground floor" in the shaping c
the project. What France could
possibly have wanted except E
change the character OF the pac4
itself is not explained. but Ia
French are said to have had thatEs
sensibilities aroused Just the saaie
Admiral de Bon. French naval eX
pert, wasn't taken in on the Grs1
conversations about capital ships a
the parley was between the British
Americans aud japanese in ordei'
to get an agreement among the ursq
three powers. That is still anothelI
cause of French discomfort Ih ar5.
are many incidents like these WhielS
cumulatively have produced lhe'
French policy of obstruction.
Trouble is European.
Looking retrospsctiyely. Ameri-
cans are wondering whether 1t waS
such a wise thing after all to aban
don the topic Of land armaments
when Premie- BRAND made his
speech. There are these who bel
Iieve the French would have play
ed ball" as the British are doing
IL they had been kept on the nnN1
ious seat concerning land arma5
ment. The dispatches inspired by
the French foreign office Indicate
that the French policy on subuar1
ines is not necessarily iutieXible
and that if a worldwide conference
were called they would give an
their ideas of extensive submArin7
tonnage. Frcm this il is inferred
here that the French are merely
seeking means of postpOu.ng tlir|
settlement of the question until
they obtain from other European
powers certain pledges which affect
them much more vitality than % q
future size of a navy. The French
are attempting to prevent q Ger
man-British entente. They are ir-
ritated over British policy in the
Near East Conversely the Brit
ish are displeased over the Sc parata
peace made by the French with
the Turks. In other words, the
trouble is European and not Amer
lean. And besides. the head of the
French delegation here. n. Sarraut.
is the brother in-law of the owner
of one of the most inflUe ntial neWs-I
papers in France which is said I'd
control a large bloc of deputies
This means that Premier BRAND
cannot easily override NJ. Sarrautsl
views and NJ. SarraBlt is still chat
ing over the fact that Mr.. Hughes
cabled Premier BRAND direct on
the capital ship matter without talk
ing it up with M. SarraUt as head
OF the delegation here. The ansWelE
from American sourc es is that did
French proposal made here was un
thinkable and America couldn't bel
heve the plan WAS supported bsl
the French government at hGmd
and took course as is permitted
any government. namely, dealind
with the head of another staIel
when an emerge ncy arises. FraHfco8
American discOru is growing. And
the submarine IS the cause OF +.
all. ..-..
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
Kansas City livestock.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 31.-Sat-
tle-Receipts $50. For week: beef
steers, steady to Csc lower; top,
1925; Gamers, fat she-stock and
fat cows and heifers mostly steady;
bulls 25@40c higher; calves mostly
SOC higher; stockers and feeders,
strong to Csc higher; fat calves,
25c to so cents higher.
Hogs-Receipts 1000; slow,
mostly Is to 25c lower than yes
terdays packer market; best 30
to go pound weights 6.S0@6.90;
top $50; bulk of sales 6.40@6.90;
packer sows, steady, mostly $500
5.75.
Sheep-Receipts 1000. For the
week: Killing classes generally
Csc to 40c higher; top lambs, 11.3O;
feeding lambs, 20 to soc higher.