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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17
INTERESTING FACTS CONCERNING LABOR
In EMPLOYMENT OF RAILROADS In u. S.
Increased Rates Were Based Upon High Wages Is Asserted But
Were Followed By An Unwaranted Wage Cut

cent, therefore the interstate Com
mercc Commission gave the railroads
q freight and passenger rate increase
OF approximately 81 500,000,000 per
car TO pay the increase granted tho
employees and the 8 per cent as pro
,;ded for in the law.
From the forcginE it is a self-cvi-
1ent fact that by The decision of the
United States Labor Board reducing
the wages $4U0, 0G0 ,00G, has added this
amount to the $1.a00 ,00G,00 that was
granted the railroads b. the Interstate
Commerce Commission, therefore the
railroads have now an increase in
passenger and freight rates of ST.
900 900, 600 Il year
Notwithstanding all of the forego-
ing facts there is other relief still
coming to this overburdcred special
class, as shown by the following:
The Townsend ILL now proposes to
authorize the War Finance Corpora
zion to dig up at once another 5000
U0n 600 for the roads, and Dircc' or
General Davis says 5000, 900 000 more
viii Be needed before the end of The
year.
The foregoing figures represent the
amounts gotten through laws and do
cisiCns handed down for the benefit of
thc raj roads and Cnslayng their en-
p'OHCS and the much-talkcd~OF-' pub
he hat The railroads show much in
tCreSt in when they want some faVCr-
Cd laws passed or wages CT their en-
Eloycs reduced.
There were still other ways of
government. inasmuch az the first six
months OF private operation was guar
tntGcd, and the following facts will
show ho"' Wal Street went about col
lccting still further from the pub
lie through the government:
The chief accountant of the Inter
state Commerce Commission testified
as fellows on repair work let out by
the following roads:
New York Central: That excess ex.
rcldturcs for repairing 195 locomo
tivUs il outside shops amounted t.
81. iG9, So. Cost an average Of S49,
996 % per engine at the Rome plant
as against an average Of S10.195.S1 fol
The same class i'll company's owl
shops.
more fer repairing l0cOmotices thar
he work would have cost in heir owl
shops.
Atlantic Coqs; Line: Locomotive.
repaired at the Baldwin nlant cost th'
Atlantic Coast Line SIS Si.SG per en-
sine. whi'c the same type of heavy re
pairs Il. the identical period cost onl!
S7016.73 i'll the company's own shops
The excess cost of repairing twent!
engines was $306, 30413, and the ex
ira cost of repairing ten engines OF
he est plus plan was SIS, 142 II pei
engine.
The question naturally follows
Who owns these outside plants, ant
whose pockets did these excess OK
renditures GO into that the govern
nent was charged up with, and jus
now much consideration WIS shown
the public in these transactions?
Now f2r few facts as to the rates
Il Fay Of railroad employees. Under
decision No. Of the United State;
railroad Labor Board, the following
rates were made effective as of May
/. 1920:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17


Tbc foiioHing article, which was
written for thr News by man well
posted o. railroad matters. viii provo
l"th very interesting and cnlightca-
ting Ia the general public:
Va, th"re any necessity Of rcduc-
ing the wages raj fuad employees,
and il 50. who vas bon ed by the
reduction: has l5sin"s- been benefit
cd.and ii SO. 10 what extent?
In order thai this qucs!io ion can ne
discussed from both the railroads and
The employers side. the following rel
lyant facts should be taken into con
sideratiCn
During the twenty-six months of
government operation the priYat G
owners of railroads were paid a rem
Ital OF $7S.9o0,0oo month Or a total
of $2.u61 ,iU0,UoO. i.
For six months af,cr the roads were
returned u private operation the
same rental was guaranteed, amount
ing TO l73,4n0.u00.
While operating tho roads the gov
urnmsnt eXIcndcd S1.210, 0aoO00 for
bcttcrments and rev equipment.
The Cummins- Esch hill provided for
. per cen. return On a valuation Of
"HG000,000, OF 3L00o,0W an
nnaliy.
This bill also appropriated $500,
100000 to cGV"r "dctjcicncic@ and
/ rcatcd Il rcYol}in. fund Of S3nhn0o
900 to accommodate thc roads wh"n
im nerd Of ready money.
I alter the WinsioW l'ill gave the
..n,.tl,, S'ln can .iru moot
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17

Pongee frocks are coming strongly
into vogue and it is an artistic idea to
trim them with bright colored silk. This
design, for instance, has the narrow vest
and band about the lower edge of the
skirt made Of red and tan striped silk.
The dresg slips on over the head and has
short, flowing sleeves. The front is in
panel effect, the sides being gathered to
the long-waisted blouse. Medium size
requires ~ yards 36-inch material.
Pictorial Review Dress mo. 948o.
Sizes, ISto 90 years and "a to 4S inches
bust. Price, IS cents.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17
COULD HARDLY STRAIGHTEN UP

When the kidneys are overworked
Ct disordered and fail to throw out
waste matter from the system, it
causes aches, pains, :ame back,
swollen ankles, sore joints, dizziness,
floating spccks. etc. J. w. Seabock,
Chester Pa, writes: My kidneys
and back hurt me so when l got out
of bed in the morning 1 could hardly
gtraighten up. Had to rub the small
of my back before l could walk. l
could hardly button my shoes.
haven't felt the soreness since 1 took
Foley Kidney Pills. Henley's Drug
Store. adv
Have your motor inspected by that
EXPERT at the PARCEL GARAGE
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17
Baseball in Brief
TODAY'S GAMES

American League
Cleveland at Washington.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
81, Irn's r New York.
Chicago at Eostcn.
---
National League
New York at Pittsburg.
Boston at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
South Atlantic Association
Columbia at Charleston.
Spartanburg at Charlotte.
Augusta at Greenville.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17
South Atlantic Association
YESTERDAYS GAMES
American Laapue

At Washington 0, Cleveland 2.
At Philadelphia 3. Detroit Z.
At New York 8, st. Louis 10.
At Boston 10, Chicago 4.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17
LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM SATURDAY SEPTEMBER II lo2E

lie, then the days of slavery are not
past, and there still is harbored
desire by the majority to make slaves
out of the few that unfortunately have
to work for the railroads of this coun
try
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17
American Association

At Louisville 6, indianapolis 4.
At Columbus s, Toledo 0.
AT st. Paul 2, Minneapolis /.
At Kansas City 0, Milwaukee 4.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17
Virginia League

At Newport News S, Suffolk 2.
At Portsmouth 4, Richmond 3.
At Norfolk /. Wilson 0. III innings. }
AT Tarboro 3, Rocky Mount 8.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17
MOORISH TRIBESMEN
RESISTING THE SPANISH

Madrid, Sept. II. Moorish tribes
men who have been fighting agains;
Spanish outposts near Melilla, Mo-
rocco, are offering resistance to the
advance of the Spanish columns
which, on Monday, began an offensive
southwest of that city.
This information was made public
schortly after midnight this morning
in an official statement which added
that the Moorish cannon at Gourou-
sou bombarded the suburbs of Melilla
yesterday.
Have your motor inspected by that
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17
Southern Association

At Atlanta 6, Chattanooga 2.
AT New Orleans s, Mobile /.
At Birmingham 3, Nashville 6.
At Little Rock IA, Memphis 4.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17
National League

At Pittsburg o. New York 5.
At Cincinnati 5, Boston /.
At st. Louis 4, Philadelphia 3.
Others, rain.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17
International League

At Buffalo 0, Rochester 4.
At Toronto 3, Syracuse 6.
Others, not scheduled.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17
South Atlantic Association

At Charlotte 7, Spartanburg II.
AT Greenville o, Augusta 10.
At Charleston 4, Columbia /.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17

through, local freight and work,
wreck and construction service aver
aged $15@.76 ard the yardmen aver
aged $156.36
Under decision No. 147 and addcnda
thereto, effective July /. 1921, the fol-
lowing rates were made effective:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17

Working under thc above rate for
the month OF May. 1921, the baggage
masters, fiagmcn and brakemcn in
passenger and freight service and the
men employed in yards on the Allan
tic Coast Line in Florida earned the
following averages: Passenger,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
TREATY As A TEXTBOOK.

IA every German knows. or should
know, tho German text ~ thu Versailles
Treaty has nu national or political
Significance. II is only tho French and
English texts that are valid The tl"r-
mn n text. including fho ono prepared In
the Foreign once. Ia nlern fnakeshift
prepared for the benefit af those vho
cannot read either of the two language.
consequently. when we wish % clear up
a doubtful point we have r. refer to
the Originate in the foreign languages
There can be NJ doubt therefore.
that the Treaty could be used 70 great
advantage in our schools as a text IN
linguistic study. n could be adopted "a
. tart I'm Glasses In English or French
cotnposition. with the result not merely
that great number uf grammatical
points and rules could lie clinehed. but
that knowledge of the Treaty would be
cone pretty largely common property.
instead OF the unidus possession of
those who have thus far found time. or
bean obliged 90 give II tho study Teui-
site to passing an opinion on II
Were such use To be made of the
Treaty tho German government would
have leas excuse for charging the Ger
man people with being unpoiitical. r
should bear In mind. too. that for the
present generation the moet important
book in Germany - the Treaty ~ Yer
saillea--Borllner TageblatL
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
MILTON ". SMITH.
Milton II. Smith. Prcsldsnt of th

Milton H. Smith President of tho
Iouisville e. Nashville railroad, who
died at his homo I'm Louisville late yes.
terday was ono of the outstanding fg-
ures In the railroad world, and man
who did more 10 advance rail- interests
in the South than any person living
today.
Although So years Of age Mt tho time
of his. death. Mr.. Smith maintained
active control of his road until breath
passed out of HIS body. II was often
said that new cross-tie could not he
laid. or box car painted. without Mr.
Smith having first approved tho act.
His career was ono which may not
be duplicated I'm the future Starting rs
n telegraph operator. no worked until
he reached the Presidency OF his road.
and then. after fortune came 10 him.
he purchased controlling interest In
many OF the smaller lines in the south.
He was one of tho richest mon In that
section. although ho 40 HucCossfully
avoided tho public gaze that few men
outside of financial circles knew OF his
wealth.
Smiths death removed from railroad
circles almost the last man of tho Civil
War era who began In humble limos.
and later amnased riches and gathered
unto himself much power The story
OF his life would rc1d moro interesting
ly than an Oliver Optic novel
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
.IUDGE LANDS.

Reports from Washington state that
the House Judiciary Committee, which
has heard the charges presented by
Representative Welty against Judge
Lands. will report against impeach-
ment proceedings. but will include in
its report TO the House condemnation
Of the Judges dual position and a rec
ommendation that law be enacted
forbidding Judges To accept pay for ser
vices from any source other than the
Government
II is pity that such law must be
considered even. Members of the Amer
ican judiciary have always. as a body,
prided themselves upon the high stand
ing which the bar has attained: they
have been the first to frown upon any
acts which might even appear 10 be
contrary 70 the spirit Of the bench
Judges Landis action in accepting the
arbitersbip Of baseball was a great ex-
ception TO the habits Of judges in gen
eral. It is doubtful if another man oc-
cupying similar position viii ever act
in the same manner
Judge Lands is simply suffering
from a severe case Of spotlight love.
His honor never appears to be 50 happy
as when he is occupying center stage.
with the attention of the American peo-
pie directed at him and his actions.
The more the people cape az him. the
more he performs, and does the odd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
PRESS COMMENTS.
HUaHnA AND YER.

II would be absurd. In visw OF the
Hughes record. 10 discuss tho new Sec
retAf1 " 6tAhss Qualifications for the
posi- intelligence courage, and sx-
psrfencs .pfedastine Mr.. Hughes for n
place With the best who have held that
oHsoA IL In not even Deoessary 20
enter into an examination Of Mr.
HuRhess Views Of the IAague of
Nations. II In enough that our policy
towards tho INea9us a. part of our On
tire International Relationship will bo
shaped In no spirit of partiaanahip or
personal spite Givsn d man Of high
inteiliEencs and consclonca I'm the State
Departnopt and We can trust the In
evitable fhcts of the world situation TO
teach him the proper line of duty both
ah to ourseIvea. to the nations with
whom we fought against a great peril.
ana to tho nations that wsr. once our
enemies but that must now be brought
back into tho community of civilized
peopleA.
Neither ia there any danger. In view
Of what we know of tho Hughes courage
ana resolution. TINT the conduct of our
foreign AFFAIRS will become the sport of
any Senate "oligafchy." The nughos
record In Now York State offers suf
fclsnt evidence on that point
One result should logically follow
from tho selection of Mr.. Hughes for
Secretary of State And that Is in the
selection OF Herbert Hoover for one ~
the cabinet posts that touch closely on
our internal affairs. rho two men by
themselves are enough to aiyo character
TO tho Harding cabinet In tho public
mind. and In fact they will outweigh
the mediocre or positively uufortunata
Cabinet selections to which Mr.. Hard
ing apparently feels himself committed
The two men would make n team IN
more than the ordinary sense For the
economic welfare Of this country iH Ia
tifnnteiy bound up with conditions
abroad, II can only be for the best that
we should have n Secretary of State Ia
Hughes. who has had such broad OK
perienco IN home affairs, and secre-
'ary NJ Commerce IN Hoover. who
knows the outside world 50 well with
these two men as his chief advisers Mr.
Harding will have made a happy be-
ginning Now York Evening Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
INAUGURATION DAY.

The inaugural address. Il is stated.
has not yet been committed 10 paper
Its scope and character have been
Thought out, and only tho wording re-
mains unperformed BUT the wording
s much and carries far in a public
document. and particularly In n docu-
ment Of unusual moment such ono
viii he the address MIR Harding il
scheduled t. deliver March ! The
world awaits Il with eagorncss Eu-
rope is aa keen for II az America
Hence. with such an audience-and
The audience on its toea-Mr Harding
Will score heavily if he sounds tho right
note and IN the rieht terms when he
takes up the duties of the presidency
The guess is Tint tho address viii not
he long Some inaugural addrcsvca have
covered good deal - eround--too
much 70 command the proper attention
The shortest Of record is that ~ Wash
ington upon beginning his second term.
whilo the next shortest ANA tho most
exquisite in sentiment and diction. il
that of Lincoln upon beginning his
second term
i Is not expected thar Nh Harding
viii enter into any particulars aa to
policies 4 few weeks later I'll win
communicate with Congress ANA Ia
that message take definite Around anon
what he wants done n response t. the
November mandate, and what Ia CON
siders feasible III the Nay III recon
struction al this time 81 uneaslncss and
general dislocation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

frntarnal societies owes it's present lusty
growth to his ability.
Bvcry Evening would prefer to say
nothing in particular mt this time about
Andrew w. Mellon. who viii be Score
tary of the Treasury. Harry M. Daugh-
srty. who will be the Attorney General.
and VIII IL. Hays. named as Postmaster
General This paper believes that the
selections for these posts could not have
been worse 1t was evident that Mr..
Harding wrs not man enough TO keep
these out of the Cabinet
Mr.. Harding failed In ono of his
promises. and that was TO appoint a
Southern man to his cabinet. Consid-
oring the fact that he broke tho solid
south. II seems that something was due
that section of the country. Howevor,
Mr.. Harding evidently feels that the
Southern voters should he accepted as
gifts to a conquerer, and that he need
show them no consideration. lIis at
titude will change when the next cleo
tion results have returned Iio has
demonstrated that he is n man who
does not always keep his word. Enough
said
The Cabinet selections could have
been better. Also they could have been
far worse. The good timber outweighs
the rotten boughs. Remembering MIR.
EIartiing's traits of mind, we do con-
gratulate him upon giving To the Amer
lean public as good selection as he
did If he win keep his promise 10 per-
init the Cabinet heads to run their own
departments. we may expect much good
from them. Tho mon who should not
have been selected Will have tho fear
of Almighty God and public opinion
scared into their crafty souls. and may
he afraid to do other than the right
thing at the right time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
lust Folks
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS
MAY BE OVERCOME

If YOU have Catarrhal Deafness or head
and ear noises or are growing hard OF
hearing 20 to your druggist and get |
ounce Of Parmint double strength and
add to it pint OF hot water and a little
granulated sugar. Take ! tablespoonful
four times a day,
This will often bring quick relief from
the distressing head noises Clogged
nostrils should open, breathing become
easy and the mucus stop dropping into
the throat It is easy 20 prepare, costs
little and is pleasant 10 take Anyone
who has Catarrhal Deafness OF head
noises should give this prescription trial
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Christian Scientists.
NCigaruaker's Union
Camp No. .. ?. .. ;. a.
sheridan Post. 9. A. r
Welcome Lodge. 7. 5. b
cyrus Temple. l. 6. r
American Lodge. s. OF 3.
Hope Lodge. I. Q. 0. T.
American Lodge. s. OF b
Champion Lodge X. Of r.
Delaware Council L. r. l..
Brandywine Military Band
Delaware Lodge. D. .. II
National Protective Legion
Usage Tribe. fmpd .. r. ~
Wilmington Council. c. r.
Columbia Lodge. \. Q. L. W
Loyal Council. No. l. D. OF T.
Delaware Council. q. u. A NJ
Blue Rock Council. I. O. r. L.
Lafayette Lodge No. >, X. Of p.
Welcome Lodge Jr. Q. T.. A. NJ.
German Beneficial Society No. r
Star OF Bethlehem Lodge. /. q +
Harmony Council. No. 1. 4. q. 4.
Mattahoon Tribe. Imp'd Q. X. NJ.
Mckinley Conclave. Fl. or 5. w NJ.
Washington Camp. No. 4. p. @. 3
Evening Star Lodge. No. z. o. S. Of E
Naomi Lodge. r. D. No IL. o. Q. r
Canton Delaware No. I, 1. O. o. h.
Wilmington DIV. II. r. X. Sd. J / NJ.
William Mckinley Com. L. o. N. Il.
Local 626. Carpenters and Joiners. I'm.
Cunning Bedford Coun. r. & S. NJ. NJ.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
-As STRONG As THE STRONGEST"

As a Iong time advocate OF adequate
preparedness. the Tribune Is not likely
10 be misunderstood when Il urges
prompt negotiation with Great Britain
and Japan for an Immediate limitation
Of naval building. This IS 80 important
question that Congress should lose no
time In giving consideration. and by
no means should be deferred BY the pro
fessional preference Of naval officers
from adopting a course which will save
the nation hundreds OF millions OF dol
lars, otherwise 10 be expended not mere
" unnecessarily but even mischievousiy.
For let US not be deceived FOR one
moment BY the formula as strong as
the strongest" To adopt this policy
means that We shall pour hundreds Of
millions into naval building and main
tenanoe regardless of whether, as Ad-
miral Sims says. We are going to carry
out any plan of aggression or propose
to follow a non-aggressive policy as in
the past. II would mean that we shall
expend these hundreds OF millions with
out considering whether our own situ-
alton. conditions. and policies require
such expenditure or not.
Tho Tribune holds that our naval
programme should be strictly limited
by our pacific attitude in the world. and
that the naval status quo is entirely
satisfactory TO the United States II
we can fix that status quo. II we can
agree with Great Britain and Japan so
that the present relative position Of
the three great sea Powers shall be re-
tanned. we shall save hundreds of mil
lions Of dollars and. what is even more
important avoid the creation OF a new
rivalry which il the end will in all
likelihood bring about war.
The United States has no need of a
navy as strong as the strongest if
our national policy is mot TO be ag-
observation-disclosures Tribune.