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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
DARING ENGINEERS MOVE
HIGH BUILDING IS FEET

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May ia
daring engineering feat was per-
formed In this city when nine-story
modern building, filled with hard
ware, was moved a distance Of IS
feet by IL laborers. Ninety-pound
rails, 12O of them, made the tracks
on which the structure was moved.
The sidewalks and basement of the
building, including a. big engine and
boiler that continued to function,
went along with the building. Gus
toners passed to and from the build
ing as though nothing was happen
ing.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
WHAT IS MATTER
With RAILROADS
Senator Cu|nminS and Commit
tee Begin Inquiry; Managers
Put Blame ON Labor.

The senate committee on Interstate
minis of Iowa, began an inquiry into
the perplexing problem Of what is
the matter with the railroads."
The railroad interests at the very
outset made it clear that they intended
to use the senatorial investigation as
a medium through which they could
spread their propaganda in favor of
low wages and high rates.
The entire publicity staff of the AS
ISOLATION of Railway Exc cutives, under
the direction of Ivy Lee, has been
moved to Washington. Newspaper
editors have received personal notes
informing them that the railroads are
in a position to relieve them of all
responsibility in connection with the
reporting of the hearings. Publicity
Agent Lee will place full and &C.
curate" statements of the testimony in
the hands of all newspaper men who
will be good enough to use them.
In many respects this is the most
colossal exhibition of nerve" ever
witnessed in the nations capital, and
it will be interesting to see to just
what extent the newspapers fall for
it." Of course, if Lee and his staff
report the hearings nothing unfavor-
able to the railroads side will get to
the public, and by the same token
nothing favorable to the employees
will be permitted to see the light of
day.
Lee began his publicity campaign
the night before the hearings opened,
when he issued a statement purport-
ing to come from T. Dewitt Cuyler,
chairman of the Association of Rail-
way Exc cutives and chief representa-
tive of the House of Morgan in the
railroad world.
Mr.. Cuyler said the managers ere
gretted' that the "operation Of mex
orable economic laws made it neces-
sary to reduce the wages of railroad
workers and that their "supreme
AIM was to establish relationships
with the employees on a basis of friend
illness and cooperation. He said that
the Cummins-Esch bill was all right
and that the railroads did not want
1t amended. All they desired was a
slashlng cut in the wages Of the work.
ers. After that had been accomplished
they We're prepared to accept all the
benefits conferred on them by the
transportation act
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
alliance CONTINUES ITS
PAPER WAR AGAINST LABOR
Continued from Page 1.


devil. An so it goes on. Hinnissey.
An who gets tn benefit. Thrue, it
saves tn boss money, but he don't
care no more FIR money thin he does
FIR his right eye.~
It's all principle wild him. He hates
t. see men robbed av their indi-
pindence. They must have their in
dipindence, regardless av anything
else.'
But" said Mr.. Hennessey, ''these
open shop min We menshun say they
are f'r unions iv properly conducted"
''Shure,' said Mr.. Dooley, Nv prop
erly conducted. An there we are:
An how would they have thin con-
Quoted? No strikes, no rules, no con-
tracts, no scales, hardly my wages
an dam few Numbers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
NY. JUDGE SAYS COURTS
SHOULD Be With CAPITAL

NEW YORK. May 1e.-Justice Van
slclen has declared that the courts
must stand at all times as the repre-
sentatives of capital, Of captains of
industry, devoted to the principle Of
individual initiative" and the New
ork World asks this dispenser Of JUS
lice what would prevent another
Judge from declaring in favor of or
ganized labor.
: Perhaps it did not occur to Justice
Van siclen, says this paper, that the
courts have no concern with the in
dustrial struggle and should base their
DEGREES on the merits of each separate
case as it arises..'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
HIGH PRICES OF COAL
CAUSE OF HARD TIMES

WASHINGTON, May 19.-The fed
eral trade commission insists that
high prices of coal is one of the major
reasons for the present Industrial con-
ditions and the National Coal associa-
ton says that the coal owners profits
on bituminous coal is only 81 cents
a ton. and that ordinarily the profits
are much less than this figure
The association made the interest
ing statement that miners strikes do
not affect annual production, and that
the problem Of distribution revolves
around a sufficient number of coal
cars
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
AGAIN PREDICTS
C0MPERS'. DEFEAT.
Laurence Todd, Federated Press
Writer, Says John |. Lewis
Of Miners Can Do Il. {

Laurence Todd, writer for the Fed
Grated Press, is again predicting the
defeat Of Mr.. Gompers as president
of the American Federation Of Labor,
at the annual convention to be held
in Denver next month. Writing to
the labor papers Mr.. Todd says:
John Lewis of the United Mine
Workers can. apparently, have the
presidency Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor handed to him at the
Denver convention next month, if he
will but say the word to the rail-
road unions, the maritime unions and
the United Brotherhood Of Carpenters
and Joiners.
1.-THE particular word these organ
izations desire to get from Lewis is
his assent to a program of consolida-
ton on labor's strength within the
federation on the one hand. and Of
promotion of Industrial democracy
upon the other.
industrial democracy will be the
keynote of the progressive forces in
the labor movement henceforth. This
was clearly indicated in the spirited
address of Frank Morrison, secretary
of the federation, at the farewell din
ner given here the other night in
honor of VIM. H. Johnston of the
machinists, who has sailed for Russia
to inquire into the possibilities of
trade with Russia to reopen American
factories. Morrison declared that only
through industrial democracy, COM
bined with government ownership,
could the railroad problem be solved.
He called attention to the fact that
the last A. F. Of L. convention went
on record by an overwhelming major
ity in favor of that program.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
NATIONS GREATEST SUGAR
CROP RAISED LAST YEAR

WASHINGTON, May 10. 49, This
country's greatest sugar crop was pro-
duced last year, reports the depart
ment of agriculture. The total was
2,2s6,14S tons. or a gain OF ~ per
cent over the record crop of 1915.
Cane sugar production is confined al
most entirely to Louisiana, but beet
sugar production is widely distributed
from Michigan and Ohio to California
along strip Of country that has been
sailed the sugar-beet belt sS &.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
NO HARD TIMES HERE;
COMPANY CUTS MELON

BOSTON, May 19.-Stockholders
Of the Hamilton Manufacturing COM
pany, textile manufacturers, have
voted to double the capitalization of
$1,800,000, to distribute the new
stock share for share and to declare
from the surplus cash dividend suffi-
cient to pay.$70 a share. The remain
ing $50 a share is payable by the
shareholders in cash. The company's
present surplus is 100000 of which
$1,26o,000 was appropriated by the
dividend declaration.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
STEEL PROFITS INCREASE
while WAGES ARE SLICED

NEW YORK, May 19.-The Cam
bria Steel company reports a clear
profit in 1920 Of s9,S93,116. This is
equal to 22.2. per cent on the capital
stock. Profits in 1919 were 9.3 per
cent on the capital stock, and ST.
per cent in 1917.
Despite these huge profits, A. A.
Corey, Jr., president Of the company,
reports to the stockholders that the
present year must be devoted to the
solution Of inefficient labor
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
TRADE UNIONS PROTECTED
TEACHERS FROM POLITICS

WILMETTE' ILL.,. May 1s.-Offi-
Gals of the American Federation of
Teachers report that in the fight of
oregon teachers for a law that would
protect them against politicians on
school boards "organized labor was
the only group that supported the
teachers"
In spite of this" it is stated, mon
union teachers are refusing to Join
our ranks. Such is the power of ira
dition-and Of vested interests
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
TEXAS GOVERNOR VETOES
BAD Minimum WAGE LAW

AUSTIN, Tex, May 19.-Gover-
nor Neff has vetoed a minimum wage
law, passed by the legislature. The
claim is made that the act is ,,ncon-
stltutlonal because it exempts a large
mum Der of callings and does not apply
10 cities. towns and villages whose
population is less than 1850.
The act also exempts women and
minors employed on piece work or
who do not work under the supervi-
sion of employers.
The governor says that those
whom it is intended to benefit are
taken out of the bill by exceptions"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
STEREOTYPERs GAIN.

ELMIRA, N. Y, May 19.-The
Stereotypers' union has advanced
wages to the following figures: Fore
men, morning and Sunday .newspa-
pers, SAT a. week; foramen, evening
newspapers, s44; journeymen, morn
ing papers, $42: journeymen, evening
papers, $40. The old scale, with
bonus, was: Foremen, 1873; Journey
men, $50.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
WHAT BREAD COSTS.

NEWARK, N. j.. May 19.-Accord-
ing to a local paper, the 10 cents paid
for a. loaf Of white bread is divided as
follows:
Flour, IA cents; manufacturing, ia
cents; delivery, 1 IL cents; overhead,
1 is cents; retailers profit, 2 cents;
bakers profit, 2 IL cents. Total, 10
cents.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
CONSOLIDATE OFFICES.

SEATTLE, May ia referendum
to consolidate the offices of president
and secretary of the state federation
of labor was approved by a five-to-one
vote by the unionists of this state.
The consolidated offices will be known
as executive chairman. The candi-
dates for this office are President
Short and Secretary Buck.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
STORAGE HOLDINGS LARGE.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Storage
Of eggs. apples and butter on April /
far exceeded the average for that date,
according to the department OF agri-
culture. Boxed apples holdings were
the largest on record, amounting to
100000 boxes more than were held
on April 1, 1919. The same percent.
ages apply to butter and eggs.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
AGAINST REDUCTIONS.

ALBANY, NJ: Y, May 19.-Reports
received at the office of the Inter-
ers indicates an almost unanimous
rejection of proposed 80 per cent
wage cut and an extension Of one
hour on the eight-hour day.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
REJECT WAGE CUTS.

NEW YORK, May 19.-Marine
engineers employed on transatlantic.
trans-Pacific and coastwise boats fly
ing the American flag have rejected
a. agreement proposed by the boat
owners which would materially cut
wages, lengthen hours, and establish
the non-union shop.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21

Starve the women and children first,
is the rallying cry of the open-shoppers
who are making American industry a
bowling Wilderness.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
NO WHITE MEN; LOW WAGES.

PRESCOTT, Ariz., May 19.-Fol-
lowing an order that no white men
will hereafter be employed by section
toremen on its Prescott division, the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
announces 20 per cent wage reduc-
ton.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-05-21
PLUMBERS HOLD PRICES.

PLUMBERS HOLD PRICES,
CLARKSBURG, w. Va, May 10
A short plum bers' strike in this city
convinced employers that these work.
ers meant what they said when they
refused to reduce wages Is cents an
hour. The old rate has been re-
stored
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16

Simpson, Mrs. j. A. Hill and Mrs
w. T. Simpson were Shoppers in Am
CIRCUS Monday.
The farmers are rejoicing over the
refreshing shower which fell here
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Mamie White left Monday
morning for Milledgeville where she
will attend school for five weeks
this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Clark spent
last weekend in Panacea, Fla.
Mrs. J. X. Cowart is slowly i'm
proving after an illness of three
weeks.
Little Miss Hattie Lunsford, of
Americas, is the guest of relatives
here
Miss Marion Pirkle, who attended
school at Pelham, last term, spent
the weekend with her sister, Mrs.
Cain. Miss Pirkle was en- route for
her home in Gainesville, Ga.
Maggie Lee Foster has gone to
Milledgeville to attend summer school
for five weeks.
Mrs. Epson, after spending several
weeks with her mother, Mrs. Lula
Veal, has returned to her home in At
lanta.
Misses Theone and Christine Webb
of Sumter, were visitors in the city
Monday.
Mrs. Mittie Marshall, Of Atlanta,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16

the Infantry school at Camp Ben
ming, that one of the most prominent
hills on the military reservation has
been named after and in memory Of
Colonel Fred w. Galbraith, the late
national commander Of the American
Legion, who was killed in an autono-
bile accident at Indianapolis on June
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
SMTTHVILLE

SMITHVILLE, June 16.-Mrs. A.
G. Johnson and daughters, Willie
Mae, Annie Clarke and Ruth left
Monday for Cuthbert where they will
visit relatives and friends.
Luther Bridges, who has been
teaching school at Pavo for the past
term, returned home Saturday to
spend the summer with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Bridges.
Albertine Jones, Elizabeth Rich
ardson, Roma Phillips and Elmer
Gray motored to Americas Wednes-
day evening.
Misses Harriet Hill and Christine
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEWS


The First regiment of First ArtiI
Iery, Georgia National Guard has re-
ceived official notice that the ragi
ment will go into summer traini1o
camp at Camp Bragg, North Caro-.
lima, on August 10, to remain in carn
for two weeks.
Macon city council was petitioned
Tuesday night by the Guardians Of
Liberty for permission to use the
city nall auditorium on the night
Of July for patriotic address"
by for Gov. S. j. Cats, of Florida.
The petition was tabled Cats is
under Indictment for corruption and
peonage.
D 1t is reported in Washiney> ID that
3 lark Grier, Of Augusta, will be an
pointed prohibition enforcement Of
ficer for the states of Alabama,
Georgia, Missippi and Florida, and
that j. W. Milbun, of West Palm
Beach, Fla, will be made his assist
ant. Mr.. Grier will succeed J. T..
Can't, native of Alabama.
The Fulton deJeoatior in 49, bo,,oo
will ask passage Of a bin authorizing
special tax levy for city school pur-
poses of IS cents on the 500 and
reduction of the ad vaIorer, ra+n
from S1,25 to 81
Columbus tavi leah dr;,,or, must
wear their coats when onarat;ro +bai,,
cars. Regulations nrnmninatod hv
the chief of notice relatir@ cb;ofIy
to new marking rules contain tho FOL
Iowino naragranh. All +avicoh
drivers. when oneratino. tba;,. GAYS
mist wear then, coats must wear
their BADGES on the lanaI If tba COAT
zyhere If can he aasilv eear mist
keen THEN cars clean and n,,1st CON-
duct themselves in gan+TanonI,
manner ,,
The first sweet no+atoes for Goa
son reported in South Georgia wore
disnlaved in Nashville Iasf weal, NV
/ Iuka He stotos +ho+ ho ,uos
riowino his notato Match and no+iced
cracks in tba ground ITno,, ;rvocti-
oatino he found the notatoas f. he
of edible size and Of good oualitv
r,ie ;s frIIv r,ortb obood of +he
notato season
+ G CiJher+ If tho ciIbor+-Mc.
Griff con9nanv Nacon v,aa oloctod
,,residant Of 10 Ceoroio PotaiI E,,r.
nit,,ra noaIore, Aseoci9tio,1 ~ Tho ~.
,,anization n,ooting boId a+ tba Ha
tal Dannsav If Nacon Wadnesday
p Rarrou, of Rayrow Rrntbors
pevnolds was olectnd vico-nraSident
and w Madame IF ! mcmanm,
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traas,Irnr r', Tbo nayt r,oot;no vas ', snt
rar Caronrob A ,, IN "a . and ~ ~ ~
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inn inv Gov tbo W n,os s'' rarf tr"do Nth tba
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16

who has been visiting relatives in
Albany for the past few weeks is
visiting her sister Mrs. c. G. Goneke
Terrell Simpson, who has finished
a course of medical training in New
Orleans, will return home Wcdnes-
dav to begin his practice here
Clarence Young visited friends
here Monday afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16

The sea cucumber is an animal,
not a plant, and is eaten by inhabi-
tants Of eastern Asia
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16

The first public bath is said to
have been built by Agrippina,, em-
peror of Rome. in 312 B. C.
The mirror., 1921-11-24
TO POTATO. SHIPPERS

Attention has been called to the fact that
potato shippers are using straw to line
cars in which potatoes are being shipped.
This does not seem to be worth public
mention, but owing to the fact that straw
thus shipped from the Red River Valley
is quite likely to contain Sow thistle seeds,
the matter is of Importance. The result
is obvious. These cars are billed to var
ious parts of Minnesota and to parts in
ether states. The straw is scattered from
the car at the unloading points and the
burlap bags are likely to harbour thistle
seeds. The thistle seeds become scattered
and produce plants for new infestations.
This practice should not continue. The
potato shippers should use marsh hay
which is usually about 100 per cent free
of weed seeds.
The state is now trying to control the
spread of noxious weeds. The work
necessarily incurs expense. Let us not
enhance the spread of weeds and add to
the expense by thoughtless methods. The
county agents, school teachers, bankers
and all others interested or who shall be
interested should call attention to this
practice and advise shippers against the
use of straw and urge the use of HAY.
Those who buy should request that hay
be used to "bed" the cars. No one wishes
to see these weed pests scattered freely,
but we all are, at times guilty of acting
without thought of the possible conse-
quences. The Sow and the Canada this
ties have already cost us much extra loss
of crops, cost of production and incon-
venience. Let us not add to these, but on the
ether hand, use every precaution to prevent
the further spread of these noxious weeds.
c. P. BULL,
State Weed Inspector,
Dept. of Agriculture.
The mirror., 1921-11-24

misses were so closely interviewer that its
eventual status must be left for time and
ingenuity to settle.
A paper entitled Commercial Selling"
was read by Mr.. M. v. H. While this
title covered general subject Mr.. H.
admirably confined his paper to the specific
phase of the subject he was treating and
illustrated his arguments with aptly ap-
piled extracts from various selling organi-
cations. The discussion that followed be-
came so general that the purport of Mr..
H's paper became lost in maze of
psychology and chimerical conjectures.
A debate on the following subject was
arranged for the Dec. 4th meeting. Re-
solved: "That the United States does not
need powerful navy, and that all ex-
penditures, beyond small sum to provide
few vessels for peace service, is money
wasted" Affirmative-Messrs. B., F., H.
and M. egative-Messrs. g., G., P.
and w.
The critics report was given by Mr..
M. G. in his usual clear, concise manner.
A few cheerful words and favorable
comment on the paper read was followed
by an earnest request that the discussions
adhere more closely to the subject before
the Circle, at least that abstruse, ambigu-
Gus and unanswerable questions, leading
rowhither, should not be introduced and
time lost by trying to solve profundities
outside the particular theme treated in the
papers read.
A motion to adjourn was carried and
meeting dismissed.
IF. T. p, Secy.
The mirror., 1921-11-24
SECRETARY HUGHES ADDRESS

The following excerpts taken from
Secretary Hughes address, delivered at
the opening of the Disarmament Congress,
cover in very few words the aims of
the meeting
'.We not only have the lessons of the
past to guide us, not only do we have the
reaction from the disillusoning experiences
OF war, but we must meet the challenge
of imperative economic demands. What
was convenient or highly desirable before,
is now matter of vital necessity If
there is to be economic rehabilitation, if
the longings for reasonable progress are
not to be denied, if we are to be spared
the uprisings of peoples made desperate in
the desire to shake off burdens no longer
endurable, competition in armament must
stop.
"We can no longer content ourselves
with investigations, with statistics, with
reports, with the circumlocution of inquiry.
The essential facts are sufficiently known.
The time is come, and this conference has
been called not for general resolutions or
mutual advice, but for action.
"We meet with full understanding that
the aspirations of mankind are not to be
defeated either by plausible suggestions of
postpOnement or by impracticable counsels
of perfection. Power and responsibility
are here and the world awaits a practical
bic program which shall at once be put
into execution"
The mirror., 1921-11-24
CHAUTAUOUA CIRCLE

A regular meeting of the Pierian Chau-
tauqua Circle was held in the school room,
Sunday afternoon, November goth, Pres.
w. ]. McC. presiding. Attendance fifteen,
absent one, dropped from the roll one, ad-
mitted to membership one In commemor-
alton of the Circles esteem for the staunch
friend lost by death, year ago, the name
of an absent one, Honorary Member ]. w.
Backland, was called. The response came
back, "Gone, but not forgotten" The
verses, reproduced below, prepared and
recited by Mr.. A. r. G., express, as nearly
as mere words can, the Circles remem-
brance
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Graved deep on memories scroll,
Friend of our brighter hours.
Is the name that heads our roll
Yea tits thine, friend of ours.
Faded and gone are the flowers
That were laid DER thy grave.
But well do we recall the hours
Spent with thee. Hours we crave.
Many an eye was dimmed with tears,
AS thou dids't dying lay.
And eyes that had not wept for years,
Still weep for thee today.
Thou for whom there was naught but
praise,
In all thy days on earth.
Thou who had in all thy ways,
Proved thy sterling worth.
Thou are gone, but friend of ours
Memory loves thee still.
Friend of our best brightest hours
Memory always will.
The routine of reading and approval of
minutes, and exchange of library books
was followed by few words Of welcome
from Pres. McC. to the newly seated mem
Der and the presentation of two books
"Oratory", by Beecher and "The Land of
the Blue Flower" by Barnett, to Messrs.
L. and G. as awards for the best papers
in the recent contest.
A discussion of the paper, "Aerial
Transportation" carried over from the
last meeting, was held. Actualities, proba-
bilities, possibilities and hypothetical sur