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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07
COAL SITUATION
WHEN COUNTRY IS SHIVERING
RAILS WILL FAIL
Crisis in Transportation Will Be Due
to Failure of Management to
Maintain Equipment-Great
Suffering Sure to Result
(By Glenn E. Plumb)

The railroads have in round num-
bers a million coal cars. OF this num-
Der approximately 10000 are in bad
order. On September 8, according to
the Wall Street Journal, 10000 coal
cars were idle of the remaining $780,,
900, leaving 100000 coal cars in
service.
Last year on September 7th there
had been produced and delivered $685.
100000 tons of coal; this year but
271 100000 tons. We are now 94,0OO,-
900 tons behind last years deliveries.
The Wall Street Journal, in COM
menting on this situation, declares
that the lake ports have received this
year 18,000,000 tons, as against a.
100000 for last year, so that con-
sumers in the lake regions have little
to fear. But the Journal says as to
consumers elsewhere: "Most of them
still refuse to shift from spot to con-
tract buying. Possibly con-
sumers elsewhere may have cause to
repent of their negligence.
Last year we had very mild
winter. This year the weather may
not be so favorable. Last year there
was a constant absorption throughout
the Summer Of some 100000 tons
week in excess of this years supply.
This year the farmers have not bought
their coal because, as shown by cir
cular issued by the Bank of North
Dakota, it now takes so bushels of
corn to buy one ton of bituminous
coal. 1t is cheaper to burn the corn
than buy the coal.
With the coming of cold weather
and the forced demand which zero
weather will compel, it is fair to as
sumo that. the demand will soon reach
between II 100000 and 100000 tons
a week Without making any allow
ance whatsoever for past deficits in
supply, that would mean an increase
in weekly deliveries of from 4,000,-
900 to 5,000,000,000 tons over present
shipments. To meet this increase
there are but 10000 cars available.
So we are confronted with this sit
uation: An imperative demand for at
least 100000 tons of coal a week,
a productive capacity Of not less than
12,500,000 tons of coal a week and
transportation facilities for not over
100000 week.
More than that, the bitter competi
tion of consumers who must have coal
for the small amount that the rail
roads can actually deliver will force
prices up beyond all reason and add
to the force of public indignation that
shall be meted out against a private
that has so signally fail
ed to provide for so clearly foreseen
an emergency.
Railway labor organizations have
been demanding that the work of
should go on in normal
manner, but the managers of the rail
ways, with an improvidence that is
almost unbelievable, have sought to
"curtail expenses" by shutting down
shops, reducing their maintenance
forces and extravagantly contracting
to outside concerns the care and main
tenance of their motive power.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07
Steel Corporation Pays Poor Wages

Chicago-Although wages paid by
the United States Steel Corporation
have been forced down to pre-war
levels Common labor 80 cents an
hour), the prices of steel products are
up to so per cent above prices before
the war. The railroads are being bled
by prices for steel rails, which cost
$28 per ton in 1913 and are now sold
by the steel trust at $45.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07
"Open Shop" Fight at Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Ind-This strongly
unionized town is in the throes of the
"open shop" fight. The building
trades are the center of attack with
the result that only two large build
ings are being erected, both with nom
union labor. Of population of 100,-
900 more than $4,000 are union mem
bers. The union busters have much
work to do before they can boast of
Fort Wayne as an "open shop" town.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07
Will Investigate Killing

Chicago-Efforts to bring to justice
the perpetrators of the Hammond
massacre of September 8, 1919, in
which Standard Steel Car Company
gunmen killed four workers and Sc
riously wounded twenty more who
were marching in union parade, will
be pushed before the Lake County,
Indiana, Grand Jury which has been
called to investigate the Killings two
years and more after the shots were
fred.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07
COOpers Get More Wages

Los Angeles, Cal.-Coopers employ
ed in the breweries Of this city have
received an increase in wages in the
new contract signed by the brewery
owners and the representatives of the
Coopers' union.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07
Labor Hall For st. Paul

st. Paul, Minn.-The trades assem-
bly, of this city has purchased a site
for $4,000 on which a labor temple
to cost 100000 will be built. All of
the stock in the proposed structure
will be held by bona fde labor organi-
zations and none will be sold to in
diVidualS.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07
Reject Wage Cut Plan

Schenectady, N. Y.-An arbitration
board has rejected the local street
railway company's plea that wages be
reduced. The company asked for 25
per cent cut. The board concurred
with the union that present rates be
continued.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07
Petroleum Co. Loses Strike

Bakersfield, Cal.-The Pan-Amer-
lean Petroleum Corporation, COM
prising the Doheny oil interests, has
given in to the strikers and agreed to
sign a contract with it's men before
the federal arbitrators. The oil work
ers' union has therefore ordered back
Pan-American employees, comprising
about 1900 men.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07
Sheriff Takes Hand in Strike

Santa Rosa, Cal-Hop pickers in
this vicinity are on strike. The sher-
if Of Sonoma county threatens to
send special deputies to help break
the strike, stating that the 500 strikers
are threatening seventy-five men still
at work
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07

Fresno, Cal.-The building trades
unions of this city are being assessed
for the assistance of the oil strikers.
Approximately $4,000 a week will be
turned over to the striking oil workers
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07
Win 44-HOur Week

Albany, N. Y.-Union electrotypers
and stereotypers of this city have
won the 44-hour week, after a strike
lasting 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, 1921-10-07
Fur Workers Winning

Chicago-Organized fur workers are
defeating the bosses attempt to cut
wages $40 week. TO date nearly
100 settlements have been made by
the union.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07
Trade UniOnism Grows

Geneva, Switzerland interna-
tional labor office of the league of
nations announces that trade unions
in the various countries has increased
from 16,152,000 in 1913 to 48,029,000
in 1920.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07
Japs and Negroes Refuse to Scab

Seattle-Negroes and japanese will
refuse to scab on Washington's strik-
ing coal miners. This was made clear
by prominent japanese and colored
labor associations here when coal
operators attempted to recruit strike
breakers for their mines.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07
What Labor Is Doing
Wage Increases and Progress Made
Throughout the Country
Ladies TailOrs Win

New York-Ladies' tailors in Chi
cago have defeated an attempt to cut
wages 80 per cent.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07
Grape Pickers on Strike

Lodi, Cal.-Two hundred grape
pickers in this vicinity are on strike
for a raise from 35 to 40 cents an
hour.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07
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 mem
ber of the household.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-10-07
MR.. WORKINGMAN:

The Leader is your paper. 1t
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 Nenana news., 1921-11-26

IT the above assessments, to- gether with 10Fc penalty, are not paid on or before December 10, 1921 the lots will be reported for for feiture and title revert to the Gov ernment. CARL SCHMIDT
 Townsite Manager
The Nenana news., 1921-11-26

affair, everyone reporting having
 had a good time.
The Nenana news., 1921-11-26
NOTICE

Schedule of trains, subject ts change without notice:
 LEAVE NENANA for Healy on Monday Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 8 a. m.
 Returning leaves Healy at p. m. LEAVE FAIRBANKS for Nenana on Tuesday and Friday at a. m Returning leaves Nenana at I 80 ?. m.
 ,..
The Nenana news., 1921-11-26

After a series of tests had been made and the ice on the Panama river found to be safe enough to bear the weight of trains, the train from Fairbanks, arriving yesterday. was brought across to the Nenana dock, where the passengers detrain- ed. This is the first time this season that trains were operated on the river ice. Dinky engine No. 3S0, which is much lighter than the loco- motives in use on the Fairbanks line. was used to bring the cars over.
The Nenana news., 1921-11-26

Before proceeding to Mile 320, to commence work on the Valdez Greek trail, Mir. Sterling will run a survey line to straighten out and shorten the cutoff trail from Nenana to the kantishna, so that the work of improving the trail can be taken in hand at an early date. The work of running the line was commenced this morning and will be continued by Arnds Greve, C. E., who will ac- company MT. Sterling on his return from Mile 320 a few days hence.
The Nenana news., 1921-11-26
WELCOME, EXCURSIoNISTs

The arrival of the first trainload of excursionists over the almost completed Government railr d marks an epoch in the history of Alaska; it marks the beginning of a new order of things-the com mencement of an era of understand ing and uniting of interests which will prove helpful to the entire ter ritory.
 The excursionists will Ind the people of Interior Alaska awaiting them with outstretched hands, eager to welcome them to land Of vast area, full of possibilities, .hi~n has long been shut of from the rest of the territory by reason of in adequate transportation facilities.
 Tn extending to the visitors form Anchorage, on behalf of the Interior country in general, and the Nenana district in particular. a hearty and cordial welcome, The News voices the hope that the linking of the coast with the Interior will be followed by closer business and social rela- tionship. which will tend toward a unity of purpose for the develop ment of the counTy's resources, the attraction of population to the various sections and the betterment of conditions generally.
The Nenana news., 1921-11-26

ing, of the Alaska Road Commission, arrived in town on the train from Fairbanks yesterday and expects to leave on Monday for Carlson's roadaouse, at Mile 320, on the Gov ernment railroad. He is going there for the purpose of commencing work on the proposed trail from that point to the Valdez Greek mining district, adequate appropriation for which has been made from available funds at the disposal of the com mission.
The Nenana news., 1921-11-26

Superintendent Hawley W, sterl-
The Nenana news., 1921-11-26

FOR SALE-1,5O0 pounds Yukon river dried salmon; 19 cases 72 degrees gasoline. 4. J. Ghezzi
The Nenana news., 1921-11-26
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES 5000 per year - S1o0 per Ioonth Inquire Mrs. =. A Williams

The News is in receipt of an in- quiry for J. E. and Jack Brown, both of whom were in the North a number of years ago, They were in Fairbanks in 1905 and were also residents of the Nome district for a time. A large sum of money is involved in the search for the two men.
 Let John Teelund saw that wood. Leave orders at The Terminal.
The Nenana news., 1921-11-26
MORE OR LESS NEWS
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H. E. Seneff. who succeeded John Moe as special officer for the sup pression of the liquor traffic, arrived in town Thursday evening and left yesterday for his headquarters at Fairbanks. He left the upper town early in September and has travelled much since that time. on both the Upper and Lower Yukon. He also visited several Panama River points, He made the trip from Tanana with the Dago Kid. ........
 Superintendent HaWleY ". Sterl-
The Nenana news., 1921-11-26

Mails leaving Nenana for the Out side on November and g, reached Seattle on Wednesday, the 23rd.
The Nenana news., 1921-11-26

With reference to an article aP- bearing in The News of November 17, regarding Teddy Rolston and Phil Ott who, in company with an Indian, as guide, went on a pros pecting trip to the headwaters of John River and, on whose non-ap- pearance as scheduled, some anxiety was felt for their safety, Joe Ma thews. who recently arrived from the Koyukuk, brings the news that Big Charlie, the Indian guide, arrived at Bottles and reported that the boys had met party of Standard Oil men who were out looking for oil seep- ages in the Arctic slope, and joined them in their quest. The Indian stated that the boys would reach Bet ties later on with the oil prospectors who are reported to have obtained several samples of crude oil
The Nenana news., 1921-11-26

Fred Hausselman, who arrived in Nenana from the Kantishna district recently, expresses the belief that TO harm has befalled Ed Jern, con corning whose safety some anxiety was felt because of his not having Been seen for some little time The recent removal of a sled belonging to Jern, from his camp on Little Moose, and sleigh tracks leading toward the country in which Jern is prospecting, are regarded as reas- suring evidence that the oldtimer is all right, although no one has seen him lately
The Nenana news., 1921-11-26

There will be a special meeting of the city council at City Hall tonight.
The Nenana news., 1921-11-26
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ALASKAN ENGINEERING
 COMMISSION
Office of the Townsite Manarer

Othce of the IownsIte Manager
 Nenana, Alaska, Nov. 12, 1921 Notice of Delinquency in the pay ment of Assessments on the fol- lowing lots within the Nenana
The Nenana news., 1921-11-26

Councilman M. J. Cooney attached his auto to the city's chemical rig yesterday to demonstrate the useful ness of his machine as motive power for the fire apparatus MT. Cooney has volunteered the use of his car for that purpose and will house it at the fire hall, where it will be available at all times.
 Although not largely attended, the dance held at Union hall on Thanks giving night was a very enjoyable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-03

cause of the Photographic copies tha'
have been made, today even school
child may be as familiar with the ap-
pearance of the Constitution or the
Declaration of Independence as the
favored few who have looked upon
the treasured originals
.I,incoln's Emancipation Proclama
ton is in the library of the State De-
partment. in Washington, and there,
too, are all the treaties entered into
by the United States. from that OF
ITS. with the French, and that OF
1888. which closed the revolution,
down to the. present. Among these.
perhaps the most interesting are those
which have contributed to the great
territorial growth of the country.
Many Treaties in Safe.
There is the treaty of 1909 with
France which ARRANGED for what is
probably the greatest real estate
deal in hiStory-tha Louisiana Pur-
chase. There is the treaty with Spain
which added Florida to 'he new re-
public and tho urcomp'"ted treaty
With the indaDendent ""Dublic of
Texas. which led to the on" instance
in which a senarate nation hes merged
itself with the United states Mar
them. in the files of the State Den"r' :
mont are the treaties with Mexico
adding to the United States Califor-
MIA and the other territory west or
Texas and south of Oregon: the treaty
with Great Britain adding Oregon:
the treaty with Russia arranging for
the second greatest purchase of terri
tory the Alaska Purchase. and the
treaties which have resulted in bring
ing Hawaii. the Phil'nnines Porto
Rico Guam and the Virgin Islands
under the American flag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-03

Pennsylvania Railroad stockholders
March will be asked to ratify long
term leases of sixteen railroad prop
critics now constituting portions OF
the Pennsylvania system and con-
trolled through ownership of prac-
tically all their capital stock.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
Tumulty's Wilson.

ITO MOST of his fellow citizens Woodrow Will
son has been very much of mystery
So many things have been said of Mr.. Wilson with
entire positiveness and impressive emphasis, that
were wholly contradictory, that the public has been
quite mystifed as to what manner of man he really
is 1t is generally accepted that all men at
least two men, but according to those who have
claimed to know the former President must be
every grade of human being from fiend incarnate
to demigod.
With this condition OF the public mind, there
was an absorbing interest in the book being
pubshed-"Woodrow Wilson Know Him.
by Mr.. Tumulty his private secretary during his
administration governor of New Jersey and eight
years as President. No man long remains mys-
terry to either his wife his private secretary,
though the latter may temper his revelations to the
exigencies of the occasion.
Not so Mr.. Tumulty. He is very frank. He
has not yet hesitated a single page OF single
chapter to tell how much of Mr. Wilson's success
was due to the political shrewdness and ability of
his secretary. To him the governor went to school
as to a private tutor. 1t was Mr.. Tumulty who,
in those early days. steered him from the breakers
and whrpools of reactonary politics into the broad
Deep onsweeping currents of progressivism. 1t was
Mr. Tumuty who made him the way of devo-
ton to the people and their and kept him
from ENHANCEMENT in the web of selfish, sordd
politics
His secretary laid these foundations broad and
deep. Having fought for years the battles of
righteousness and probity against the malevolence
of the Jersey Democratic bosses, he seized upon
Mr. Wilson's appearance on the scene, as the
needed agency to redeem the State and then the
nation. He found him an apt pupil quick to see
the Tumulty virtues and to appreciate the Tumdty
political wisdom. While Mr.. Wilson always made
up his own mind and formed his own decisions, he
did this under the tactful gudapce of Mr.. Tumulty
so avoiding all mistakes. Otherwise he might never
have been President. .....
II is not a fact that he never made mistakes,
as several times in the later years of his Presidency
he failed to take his secretarys advice or to act
upon his Judgment. This occurred during the Cox
campaign, when no word came from the White
House, though so much desired. There were other
such occasions. Indeed title equally as appro-
pirate as the one given the book might have been:
woodrow Wilson, l Know Myself" as many
ardent admirers of the former President will still
prefer their own image of him, their own IDEAL to
Mr.. Tumulty.s Woodrow Wilson Tumulty. <,
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
The CITY Beautiful.

NUXTAPOSITION is nice mouth-6lling word
- Sometimes it causes situations which en-
barrassing and at other times those which are en-
tightening. OF the latter kind was the unpremed-
tatsd makeup" in The Herald of Saturday which
brought side by side the declaration by Secretary
Weeks that Washington, the Capital of the
United States, should be the most beautiful city
in the world" and report of the bill of Repre-
sentative Jones of Washington for replacing the
alley dwellings here, and removing that last feature
of Washington sum life.
Washington is one of the most beautiful cities
in the world and surely can be the most beautiful
But to be this even in its stage setting, Congress
must go back as Secretary Weeks urges, to the
original plan. This did not contemplate public
buildings indstinguishabIe from private office build
ings, without architectural distinction massed with
the in the congested business section, without
a setting of free land and without single ele-
ment of beauty.
Congress must return to the standards of
beauty, realize that the ugest thing known in hu-
man history is the modern business street. and that
the only salvation of beauty in cities is: First, in
its public buildings detached, set apart, and Of
fering opportunity in design and in beauty of con-
struction, in character and national expression.
Second, in its residences, its homes, and if these
are in the endless rows of the monotony of same
ness, there can be no beauty in the soul of that
city and no soul in the people who live in it.
But all of this may be but the stage setting. 1t
may be but camouAage of pretense to hide the
ugiiness back of the scenes. 1t may be but sort
Of bookbinding with a name, supposed to encloseaa
classic which is not there If beauty is to be
than skin deep, if it is index of character, then
Washington will never be beautiful so long as the
condition aimed at by the bill of Mr. Jones con-
tnues.
These alley homes-Washington' slums-have
years ago They still where they because
there is nowhere for those who live there go and
certainly they have not improved in this period in
sanitation or habitableness. This bill provides
for the issuance by the District of $6.oooooo in
per cent bonds, to furnish fund to be used in
three-year period in building dwellings to replace
these alley houses vacant lands. The
Herald indorses this bill. 1t is worthwhile expert
in municipal responsibility for the health and
welfare of its people
1t would provide opportunity to plan and
build model suburban home plot with its parks
Fairgrounds and school. 1t would be chance to
lift this ban of alley slums from the Nations
Capital and prove that comfort, cleanliness and
healthfulness with their concomitants, happiness
and moral responsibility, need not be denied any
class of city dwellers. 1t would make Washington
in truth "The City Beautiful" and not outward
show of an inward absence.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
Times Make the Man."
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The washington Herald:
without any desire to enter into
controversy with any of the other
contributors to your columns, please
permit me to make few observations
on an article appearing in yesterday
mornings issue, signed ''Trustful." !"
The article to which reference In
made. points out the weakness and
lack of purpose Of the present admin
istration in its preliminary handling
Of the coming conference and deplores
the lack Of strong leadership and
vainly regrets that the great Roose-
welt is not at the helm. am re-
minded of a popular song which made
its appearance sometime in 1915. en-
titled "Teddy-Hcw We need you
now" The song went on to deplore
the lack Of the mighty Rooseyeitian
hand at the throttle Of our national
engine, when diplomatic relations
between this country and Germany
were strained. But without Roose-
welt, the nation managed TO conduct
Its affairs and prosecuted the war
to a successful conclusion under the
guidance of Mr.. Wilson, who seemed
to disregard any Of Rooseveit's sug-
gestions.
And somehow, ,inapits Of the de-
The Washington herald., 1921-11-08

due process in the conference rather than have it
hurled at their heads from England.
Yet maybe it is as well for them to know at
the start that whatever agreements they reach will
be but of the so-calied gentleman" kind which in
this country have no assurance beyond the period
OF the administration Japan win remember the
ii-Lansing agreement. All of them may think
not merely of the league of nations, but of the
Versailles treaty proper.
Then they will recall. mayhap. that for 100
years the north border line of this country has not
known fort and there has not been battieship on
the Great Lakes and that this has been the result
OF formal treaty of DISARMAMENT So maybe Mr.
Harvey did not mean to taboo this sort of a
treaty. The treaty of Versailles ratified under
another name. The league of nations ceases to be
offensive when called association. Perhaps after
all, with change of name, such treaty as Mr..
Harvey denounced might be approved