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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
Put Up Bluff
SO-CALLED INDUSTRIAL CON
FERENCE TO BE HELD
Will Find Excuse For Giving Immense
Sums to Railroads and Relating
Excess Profits Tax
(By Federated Press)

Washington = Will the industrial
conference which President Harding
has lust announced his intention of
calling be used to camoufage the pas
sage of the $5OO000,000 loan to the
railroads and the rebating of $780,
100000 in excess profits taxes to a
little group of millionaires, instead
of honestly endeavoring to remedy
employment? Liberals in Washing
ton are asking these questions as the
result of developments in the political
situation which go far toward ex-
planning the sudden solicitude of the
administration over the millions of
jobless workers.
Secretary of Labor Davis told Con-
gress three weeks ago that 5,75O,OOO
workers were idle. Several congress-
men pointed out the seriousness of the
situation, but the administration
made no recommendations for relief
measures. Harding was moved to ad-
dress Congress asking relief for rail
roads, recommending that the excess
profits tax be repealed, and opposing
the soldiers bonus, but the unemploy-
ment situation left him silent.
In the meantime, members Of Con-
gress who had left the deceptively
prosperous atmosphere of Washing
ton, where most of the workers are ON
the government payroll, returned to
their districts to find that thousands
of their constituents are walking the
streets without jobs. There is criti-
cism of Congress for it's lavish mill
tary expenditures when the same
amount of money spent on public
works would have provided work for
hundreds of thousands of men. The
proposal to shift taxes from war
profteers to poor consumers is resent
ed. The suggested loan of $5OO,OOO,-
900 to the railroads is denounced in
especially strong terms.
} Reports detailing the seriousness of
the unemployment situation, the re-
eminent over the failure of Congress
act on it, and the growing opposi-
ion to the railroad loan, have been
flooding the White House ever since
the recess. 1t is very probable that
he industrial conference was decided
upon for the joint purpose of making
the workers believe the administra-
ton has their interests at heart and
to devise a series of recommendations
on the railroad loan and the rebate of
taxes which could be put over as "the
first and necessary steps toward
speeding up industry and restoring
prosperity,
Secretary Hoover's announcement
of the presidents purpose to call a
conference states it will be "made up
so as to represent the country geo.
graphically and so far as possible
embrace representatives of the greater
employment industries" This allows
wide latitude, and no one here in
touch with affairs will be surprised if
Harding follows Wilson's example
and names men like John D. Rookie
feller, Jr., and Judge Gary to rep
resent the public" The last indus
trial conference here in 1919 was
packed with implacable foes of labor
and was disrupted when Samuel
Gompers and labor representatives
bolted after the principle Of collective
bargaining was repudiated
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
Bricklayers Refuse Wage Cut

Dallas, TeXas-In an attempt to
force the organized bricklayers to ac-
cept wage cut of So day the
Builders Association has threatened
to import $50 strikebreakers. Officials
of the union are standing out for the
compromise offer which would set the
scale at $11 per day after a 90-day
period. The present scale is $12.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
More Trouble
AGAINST NINE
UNION OFFICIALS
Governor Would Punish Those Guilty
of Inciting the Miners to Trea-
son and InsurrectiOn
(By Federated Press)

Washington - Wholesale frame
ups" against all the officials of the
United Mine Workers of America by
state and county authorities will be
the next step in the West Virginia
struggle between miners and
operators.
AS soon as the "miners' army had
peaceably dispersed on the arrival of
the federal troops, Governor Morgan
of West Virginia announced that
"every effort will be made to punish
those responsible for melting the
miners to treason and insurrection
against the state" and added he had
"been assured by the public officers
of Logan, Boone, Fayette, Raleigh
and Kanawha counties that there will
be no official slackerism in the prose-
cution of those who were responsible
for this movement against the state"
Governor Morgan's statement is.
vindictive and indicates that the mine
operators are determined to continue
in their efforts to crush out the unions
by fair means or foul. His statement
is virtually a threat of prosecution
against all men active in union organ
ization-on the theory that the union
officials deliberately melted the
EARNED treason and insurrection
against the state
Officials here point out that Gen.
Bandholtz fatty charged the state
constabulary of West Virginia with
responsibility for the second march
on Mingo, but that Governor Morgan
says nothing about investigating the
causes leading to the disturbance.
He assumes that the unions alone are
guilty and promises wholesale prose-
cutions before evidence has been col
lected or the causes of the trouble
sifted
If Governor Morgan adheres to his
threat and practically all the leaders
in the recent revolt against govern
ment by gunmen" are indicted, those
who know the temper of the West
Virginia mountaineers declare there
inevitably will be another descent upon
Mingo. Some of the men already un-
der arrest have ben detained in Jail
for weeks on charges of having labor
papers in their possession or for
criticising the action of the author
tiles. Free speech and peaceable as
semblage no longer exist in the ter
ritory controlled by the coal operators
and state constabulary; peace officers,
state officials and courts are domi-
mated by and sometimes in their en-
ploye.
The Senate committee investigating
the West Virginia situation intends
to resume its hearings at Mingo on
September 10 and organized labor in
tends to make renewed efforts to
arouse the national government to the
seriousness of the situation. The
miners have lost all faith in the fair
ness and honesty of the stae govern
ment and all that will prevent a re-
newal of violence, in the opinion of
local labor leaders, is for the federal
government to assert its power and
compel restoration of constitutional
guarantees in the coal fields of West
Virginia.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
Would Consolidate Building Crafts

Oakland, Cal.-The Alameda county
Building Trades Council has voted
the consolidation of all building crafts
into one international union. This
step toward Industrial unionism will
enable man belonging to one craft
to work in another without "scab-
bing," if he is not able to obtain work
in his own trade.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
Chamber of Commerce For Open Shop

San Wallace M. Alex
ander, president of the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce, in an address
at the convention of the California
Typotheta, made the direct state
ment that the Chamber is pledged to
continue its present efforts until every
industry in San Francisco is estab-
lished on an "open shop" basis.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
1t Depends Who Violates Law

San Francisco - A local police
judge, who sent man to Jail for six
months for stealing an overcoat out
of an automobile on cold night, fined
a sausage company, which had been
complained of by the Board of Health,
the sum of $50 for selling sausage
made of tubercular meat.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
Win 44-HOur Week

Albany, N. Y.-Union electrotypers
and stereotypers of this city have won
the 44-hour week, after a strike last
ing five weeks. The reduction in
hours has been effected with the
former rate of pay for the 48-hour
week.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
Union Picket Released

Oklahoma City-Three union pick
cts, arrested on the charge of "loiter-
ing" were released from the custody
of police officers by Judge Tom Cham
bers and the case dismissed.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
FOur-Month Strike Won

Racine, Wis.-The United Garment
Workers of America have scored a
victory in the settlement of the strike
at the Alschuler Manufacturing COM
pany's plant in this city. The man
agement four months ago declared it's
intention to run a non-union shop.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
Raise From So to SO

Newark, N. J.-Beginning with
October 1, union carpenters of New
ark, Montclair, Bloomfield and the
Oranges will get an increase in wages
of 81 day, raising their wages from
So to SO. The new scale will continue
to April l, 1922.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
Carmen Want Closer AffiIiation

Toronto-Closer cooperation be-
tween the farmers and the members
of the Brotherhood of Railway Car
men was decided upon at the final
session of the brotherhood convention
here last week. The eight-hour day
and forty-four-hour week were en-
dorsed.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
Farmers Leaving States

Winnipeg-The Canadian Depart
ment of immigration reports that
during the year 1920 2O,338 settlers
entered Canada from the United States
via ports in western Canada and that
rs per cent of them located on farms.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
COOpers Get More Wages

Los Angeles, Cal.-Coopers en-
ployed in the breweries of this city
have received an increase in wages IN
the new contract signed by the brew
cry owners and the representatives Of
the Coopers' union.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
Organizing Silk Workers

New York-An organizing cam
paign among silk workers has been
begun by the United Textile Workers
of America. The movement is being
carried on by men and women trained
in the textile industry and experienced
in organizing work.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
Mayor Violates Labor Law

Okmulgee, Okla.-R. Ward, mayor
Of Morris, has been arrested on a
charge of violating the state labor
law, which limits the hours of labor
on state construction to eight.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
What Labor Is Doing
Wage Increases and Progress Made
Throughout the Country
Leather Workers Gain

Bethel, Vt.-A wage agreement
giving gains to the workers has been
entered into between the local manu-
facturers and the members of the
local of the United Leather Workers
union.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
General Labor Notes
Short Items Gathered For Benefit of
Hasty Readers
Vaiply Seeking Employment

Oklahoma City - Three thousand
men here are unemployed and vainly
seeking work, according to an esti-
mate made by Claude Connally, state
labor commissioner.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
MR.. MERCHANT:

Has it ever occurred to you that
The Leader goes into the homes
of the best paid workmen of New
ark and Licking county? 1t is
carefully read by every adult men,
ber of the household.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-16
MR.. NORWEGIAN:

The Leader is your paper. It
publishes matter pertaining to your
life and welfare. 1t wants your
support. Your cause would be weak
without labor paper to champion
it. Support The Leader.
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
Let President Harding Promptly
Revise Our System of Taxation

- ~
President Hardng's program for reducing taxation Is
good il he viii promptly put it into operation.
The abolition Of the profits tax is necessary TO
full business development.
The excess profits tax Is essentially measure It
Is based on tho assumption that certain enterprises
making moro than their usual profits because Of war
conditions
Obviously it is right for the Government to take .
large part Of such war profits when the Government needs
money to conduct the war on which these profits
founded
But when the war is over increased profits plainly
not due to conditions, but to natural growth and
proper development in any successful enterprise
It is therefore wholly unjust for the Government to
conascate such legitimate and entirely commendabls
profits
The growth and development Of business is what
government should ENCOURAGE, not penalzs and
paralyze.
Growing business the employment Of more labor
and so benefits the workngmen It means the purchase
and use Of more materials and benefits the producing
and manufacturing classes generally It increased
wealth for the nation and the distribution Of wealth in
purchases and wages Thus it obviously benefits the
whole community.
These facts are elemental They axiomatc-so
plain to be seen that they are not denied
Then why continue tax which puts special burden
on proper growth which handicaps enterprise STILES
progress, stunts development and which practically eim
mates newly founded businesses for Of course whatever
profits business makes in Of what made
in its purely constructive stages Therefore practically
ALL the profits Of such businesses subject to the
condscatory provisions Of the excess profit tax.
This tax therefore, like blight attacks the best in
business, namely the establishment of businesses
the extension of and enlargement of old businesses In
other words it attacks the very foundation of prosperity
1t cannot be too quickly abolished
The astonishing thing is that the Harding Admins
tration should have been in office this long without
abolishing 1t.
The further suggestion of President Hardings Score
tary Of the Treasury that the high graduatons of the
income tax be cut down is wise suggestion both from
the viewpoint of right and justice and of actual income
to the Treasury.
The principle Of graduated income has long been
supported in these columns in fact its first general ad
vocacy came through the Hearst publications.
It is always possible however for anything matter
how good to be discredited by extreme and nudcous
application of it.
This is the Of the present income tax applied to
peace conditions
The higher graduatons of the income tax come peril
ously to conscaion, and while conscation is ex-
cusable as temporary measure it is fundamentally
wrong basis upon which to build permanent peace
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
.JUNKERS ATTACK
HARDENFOR PLAN
TO TOUR AMERICA
Reactionary German Press Calls
Propaganda" Lectures
Political Stupidity.

BERLIN, July 30.-Maximillian
Harden has been subjected to vicious
attacks in the reactionary press on
the announcement that he is going
to America in September on a lecture
tour. 1t Ia charged that Harden had
a mandate from the German govern
ment for a propaganda tour in tho
United States. The government is
sued a prompt dement,.
AS a matter of fact, Harden has no
use for the Wirth government, and
the antipathy Is mutual. He recently
signed a contract for the tour with
q New York manager, who came spe.
cially to Berlin to engage him.
The reactionaries. despite the gov
ernment's denial. persist in their at
tacks. The ultra-Junker Kreuzzei-
tung says:
''The idea that man like Harden,
Of allen race, devoid of national feel
ing, could create a favorable i'm.
preston for Germany is such a piece
OF political stupidity as could only
have been Matched in Germany"
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
BOSTON WOMAN IN
MOUNTAIN VIGIL TO
TRY new RELIGION
Miss Folsom Spends Night On
TOP of World" to Prove
Omnipotent Care.

DENVER, Colo. July so.-Miss T..
A. Folsom. landscape painter and
daughter Of a prominent Boston
(MassD family, is back in her com
Portable suite at local hotel today
after spending a lonely night on the
top Of the world" to test her faith
In n new religion"
Miss Folsom, accustomed to q life
OF luxury, slept In an old deserted
house at Corona, Colo, IL 600 feet
above sea level. with door for a
bed and only a tattered quilt for a
covering. Mountain peaks nearby
were white with snow.
Miss Folsom declared her purpose
In spending the night in the open
was to establish to her own satisfac-
ton that II one has complete faith"
no harm can befall through the
agency of either man or creature.
She said today that she was entirely
satisfied with her experiment, despite
the. fact that she was disturbed
throughout the night with wild cries
of men in a nearby house, who she
believed were trying to brighten her.
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
PANAMA OBJECTS TO IT, S. ADJUSTMENT OF COSTA RIGA
Miners In Lundale Dig
Coal By Day, Direct
Bank By NIGHT

LOGAN, w. Va, July 3C.--At
Lundals, . mining settlement IL
Logan county, there are miners
who dig. load and haul coal all
day and after supper on certain
nights Of the month, assemble at
= meeting Of the Lundale bank in
role Of directors.
The bank, organized In. the set
Element by the men, has q capital
stock of about $50, 900 and is prov
ing to be q highly successful bust
ness venture. OF course, practi-
cally all Of the banks depositors
are listed as stockholders, but this
only helps Improve the business Of
the bank. At the present time the
plan is $50 successful that divi-
dends have been declared by the
directors and were promptly cred
tied to the deposits Of the stock
holders. 4
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
HUNT COUPLE ON
. HONEYMOON Wed
BY PHONEY' PRIEST
Armenian PreIate Marrier Pair.
and Then Finds He Hasn't
Authority.

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. July so.--
Somewhere between Providence and
East Orange. N. j., Last night, Marie
Cabaki, a seventeen-year-o old Armen.
ian picture BRIDE" just landed here
from Turkey on the steamer Canada.
spent her honeymoon with George
Bahto. an East Orange tailor, while
u former Armenian priest Is wildly
searching for them to tell them that
the marriage ceremony he performed
was Illegal that they are not mar
ried and that they have got to call
off the Honeymoon.
Marie Cabaki and Bahto were not
the only Tair to go through the mar
rage ceremony before the former
priest, for right after they had an
swered to the ritual. Yebrakse q.
CALLAHAN. another Armenian girl from
Turkey. did the same thing with
Khehadoor- CARIBBEAN, a shoemaker
from Maiden. Mass. The status OF
the clergyman, however, was estab-
iished before this pair left the regis
trar's office at the city hall. where
both ceremonies were performed. and
they We're warned In time to avert .
false start on their honeymoon.
A third pair. Cecilia Balian, from
Syria, and Baramen Manoyan. a bar
Der in Troy. N. Y, had obtained their
license and were waiting In line b.
fore the perspiring priest when his
lack of authority to marry them wns
discovered, and did not go through
the ceremony.
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
RUNNING NEWS TO be GIVEN
ON ZR-2'S OCEAN FLIGHT

LONDON. July 30.-Lieutenan,
Clifford A. Tinker. u. 8. NJ. has ar
rived here and is arranging with the
air ministry the plans to keep the
United States and Great Britain in
formed of the experiences of the biz
dirigible airship ZR-2. formerly tn
R-38. which has been purchased BY
the United States navy from Grea
Britain. during its flight. to America
TENDER.
Many aviators, magazine write
and other persons have sought pc
mission to take part In the voys
across the Atlantic, but Secretary :.
the Navy DENLY has cabled that 4
correspondent or any "non-militar.
passenger will be permitted on tn
trip.
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
SHALL GERMANS BATTLE
IN COLTHES OR NUDE?

BERLIN. July 30.-A heated con-
troversy has broken out between the
Catholic organ, 0ermania, and, the
Democratic Vorwarts over the ques-
ton Of nude bathing. One DR.. Leo
pold Fulde has suddenly emerged
from local obscurity by advocating
that boys and girls, likewise youths
and maidens, should seek secluded
bathing places and ''bathe without
bathing suits" This suggestion has
aroused Germania to diatribe
against the immoral tendencies of
revolutionary times.
Vorwarts, pointing with pride to
the example Of the ancient Greeks
and the modern Japanese and Scan
dinavians, remraks:
Honest freemen will laugh at sham
modesty and battle naked or not, as
they please"
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
POINTS OUT
PROVISIONS
OF I REAT Y.
0aray Says Issue Involves In
ternationaI Law Under
Versailles Bond.

Panama has sent another note
to the United States calling atten-
ton to the fact that under the
terms Of the Versailles treaty
Costa RIGA is obligated to submit
the Panama-C Costa RIGA boundary
dispute to arbitration and asking
Secretary Of State Hughes to re-
mind Costa Rica OF that obligation,
It was learned last night.
Garay Presents Note.
Tho note was presented to the
State Department by DR.. Narciso
Garay, who last week delivered q
note to Secretary Hughes suggest
ing that the boundary dispute be
referred to the Permanent Court at
The Hague.
Both Panama and Costa RIGA are
signatories of the Versailles treaty.
The new note suggests that Secretary
Hughes should bring to the atten-
ton of Costa Rica her obligation
under the Versailles treaty to sub
init to arbitration the questions as
TO whether the award rendered by
the late Chief Justice White is with
In the terms of the convention by
which the dispute was submitted and
whether the White award Is valid
against Panama.
Two Main Points.
The first question. Garay points out,
Is a matter of Interpretation Of a
treaty, and the second la a point Of
international law which, under Article
10 of the Versailles treaty, Panama
and Costa Rica are bound to submit
TO arbitration. The Panama foreign
minister says Panama is in similar
position as regards the White award
but argues that the juridical relations
between the two countries are altered
by the fact that both are adherents
to the treaty Of Versailles.
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
MAN IN POSTAL THEFT
SENTENCED FOR MURDER

DETROIT, July 30.--Robert Ladell,
arrested. An Chicago in connection
with the $1,000. 900 postoffice robbery
at Toledo, Ohio. but turned over to
the Detroit authorities. was convict
ed on a charge of numbering two
detectives and sentenced to life
imprisonment in tho Marquette PEN
itentiary late yesterday.
The detectives were shot and killed
on January 81 last during the rob-
berry of bond house. the bandits
escaping with $4,000.
George King is to be placed on
trial next Tuesday on q similar
charge.
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
Nothing Like a Cool
Cyanide Draught
These Hot DAYS

With q wild, desperate CLEAN
in his eye, . stranger rushed
into q Fourteenth street soda
fountain this morning.
Don't give me any tongue,
now" he harshly warned the
clerk behind the soda fountain.
"You mix up what tell you and
don't waste any time"
Then, as his foot vainly sought
q rail, the stranger ripped out
the following in q dusty, strained
voice, the clerk obeying with
trembling haste:
take big glass. Put in q
shot Of buttermilk, . scoop OF
vanilla ice cream, q dose Of
phosphate-snappy therel Now
some matted milk and . little
lemonade. Hold It'll Now .
touch Of cyanide"
And, as the clerk gasped ct
him, the stranger seized the
glass and drained It at one gulp.
Then, dashing the back Of his
hands across his lips ~ the mad
light died out Of his eyes, he
turned away and walked out, .
peaceful citizen.