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TOOK HIS MONEY
AWAY FROM TAYLOR

Savannah, Ga, Oct. 28.-E. J. Tay-
lor, aviator, arrested yesterday for
reckless driving of an airplane in the
all at Daffin Park, was fined $50 today.
The Ocala evening star., 1922-10-28

man up a tree it appears that
the more conferences there are the
more wars there are.-Boston Shoe
and Leather Reporter.
The Ocala evening star., 1922-10-28

Villa is to start bank, altho he has
had more experience in the collection
than in the loan department.-Dallas
News.
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Advertise in the Evening Star.
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miners that the wage reduction. .de-
1nanued by the mine owners would
effect the price Of coal, not to. ex-
coed 4cents per ton. while it would
mean virtual starvation for. the
miners. ss. a sa..s., II .s%s,, = 81
The concise truth Of the situation
is that the mine owners have re-
sorted to every bit Of strickery fa1-
'sification. innuendo, hypocrisy snd
deception which they could cbm-
,nnand. in an effort to swell already
:exorbitant profits and wreck the
mine workers, union. !. E& aS I: .5s
Great stress has been laid by mine
owners upon the statement that ii
the event OF q strike there was suf-
,Acient coal above ground to- prevent
public Inconvenience for q consider
able time. The clear truth Is that, 81
the event. OF a strike, the mine own.
sers will proclaim to the world tllat
the public Is sufferin:, the moment
It appears that the miners are onfths
road to victory. 81 s q Il
Beyond doubt the mine owners
Have carefully planned their pro-
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gram with. the view to clearing from
their road the enly obstacle to sabso.
lutte autocracy in: the mihfes, the only
effective obstacle to unlimited rob-
berry <of the public. and the only ef-
fective obstacle to unlimited sexploit-
atton of the mine workers. g
It lis the height OF unprincipled
brutality to, suSgest that a. partial
shortage Of. Coal. In tho. event. of q
strike. may be the eameans of gaining
public sympathy snd support fos, the
most uthless, constituencies pirates
and profiteers in American industri-
al life. sssi s !; Il
American labor is unwilling to be-
slieves that American citizenship gem
5srally gives its synpathies to brutal
ity and Injustice on such terms. 'i#is
But. come what may, let this be
simade cleAr to Ill /: The American
labor n,oveme ents ST. nds unequivoc-
Eally, irreyocably.. Wit the mine
workers Of America IN this and
every struggle for 1uEtice, against
autocratics donninat ton ~ employers
whose CHIEF Alua = profit Ana Whoss
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ERROR COSTLY: 70 LABOR

Seattle, Wash, April 13.-Organ-
ized labor must start its initiative
fight for; = compensation law all
over again because a decimal point
was overlooked and what was i'm
tended to be" "5.2 weeks" read ""5z
weeks: A court reporter was ems
ployed, to make five :.copieA Of the
bill to file with the secretary: of
state. In checking over the .addi-
tional copies the attorneys for labor
and ,thss printers all failed to note
the error: i = = :. (,
The bill was filed with this vital
omission. When discovered the at
torneyy general ruled that 1t would
be legal to Withdraw the bill and file
an amended one with. the game title
and petition number. The secretary
Of state refused to be a party to this
plan, and the unionis.s are. now. forc-
ed to begin a new campaign for petit
tions. as. the old signatures are use-
less. - ,'s1.-.s t-'.-l z-s rs, j.
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BY PRESIDENT GOAdPERS.
In American FederatiOnlst.

Whatever may be the situation in
the coal mines, when these lines are
read, the following statements will
stand true: The owners were bound
by mine agreement to meet and con-
fer with the mine workers regarding
terms and conditions Of work, and
it was the clear intent of that agree.
ment that it be carried out In good
faith. The government OF the Unit
ed States, through cabinet officers,
allowed the Impression to so forth
that q flight to a Knockout" seemed,
to be IN store. :@s
The government OF the United.
States, through ascabinet officer.
also made It: clear that while there
was no means Of compelling a con.i
ference and that while no legal pro.
cess would be used in advance Of q
strike. there would be court action;
in the event Of a strike, which could
mean nothing other than the use Of
injunctions 0 ffl%:'s & z
1t was shown conclusive1y by the
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last thought IS for the army OF ,hum-
anity that produces for the. benefit
and prosreesss rev g IS. society 6 Z.
The men who 60 down s#in the
earth to dig the coal that firessthe
furnaces OF the nation and warns
its homes shall not be crucified on
the altar ofs freed! The wv;lhole
strength Of our great. humanitarian
movement = mobilised against that
brutGl project. &. ],
II less than q half century since
among the Clergy OF England the
question Of whether miners have
souls. was under debate; less than
that since ,chiIsifsn were born under
ground; less Than that In America
since women and children were res
cued from Inines ofs the .united
States and hsrss made. free
by the stgsnxt 81 4 Il ntxat 81. hs
conditions VIII Nh thaes III = ailizef MIN
sers. haze lishpd res fhe. condi-
8tions to which the mine owners
ttlAlted 1bos proclalms
sthat ere ! % ai ahaipss xoinS No. 81
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CHICAGO, March 16.-The Amer
lean trade union movement has no
idealism, social vision or soul, ac-
cording to the newly-formed trade
union educational league, w. z.
Foster, secretary-treasurer. .
For more than 80 years the Amer:
lean trade union movement has COM
batted duallists. secessionists and
disrupters. The league acknowl-
edges that. all these have failed, and
duallists and secessionists are called
upon to abandon their side shows
and get In the trade union organiza.
tions, which can then be given revo-
lutionary purposes.
The league is described as IAN in
formal grouping Of the progressive
and revolutionary elements through
out the entire trade union move
ment." There will be no dues, no
charters and no per capita tax. Rev
enue will be secured through con-
tributions and the sale Of literature
'Militants'' of all trades will be
formed to carry on the work OF
education and reorganization in
their respective localities" These
groups will be divided according to
industry and will be linked up with
the trade union educational league.
The leagues organ. the Labor
Herald, revamps the old libel that
the trade union movement breaches
the identity Of capital (meaning
capitalists) and labor. Says this
publications:
: Instead of advocating the pre-
vailing shameful and den1oralizing
nonsense about harmonizing the in
terests Of capital and labor, it (the
league) is firing the workers imag-
ination and releasing their wonder
full tdealism and energy by propa-
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new JERSEY FARMERS
TO BUY COMPARATIVELY
BY HARRY GODFREY 81

New York, April 13.-New Jersey
farmers; tired Of paying tribute
coming and going to. the interests
which control farm supplies and
through which they have had TO
market their pr ducts, now are org
ranizing notsonly to, market their
crops collectively but, to buy their
supplies comparatively. : Through q
committee OF the State Federation OF
County Boards OF Agriculture. they
sare forming q. farmers state pur-
chasing associati llppaash WINCH
county and evan smaller groups of
farmers will buy their staple sup
plies. =. ~, <<,>h -, VII |
The exorbitant prices sof. fertilizer,
says a statement by the New Jersey
bureau Of markets. has driven. the
farme rs to. find some means. by
which they can purchase this and
other necessary supplies, with
>" greater economy Pl1e, cooperative
buying of. hfgh-grads fertilizers, 1t
is announced,iswill be one Of The first
moves Of the Organization, and other
farm supplies will be added :as fast
as possible. H. -.
+: The committee in charge .of the
organizing work is composed of
Peter :-Garrison, president of the
Belle Meade Farmers ASSN; Henry
H. Albertson, director Of the Bever-
ly Growers: Assn. and president Of
the Burlington Fruit Growers Cos
operative Assn., and, William Mount,
president of the Mercer County
Farmers Cooperative Assn.
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WELFARE PLANS -
LOWER VASE COST

Chicago, April 6:-"The pension
funds, which seem to hold an allure
nlent for many telegraphers, are
merely promises to pay" says the
Commercial Telegraphers'' Journal.
'They are contingent on remaining
in continuous service required
number Of years. The pensions are
not guaranteed and in most cases
it is explicitly provided that no COM
tractural right to a pension exists.
The pension fund may be abolished
at any time the employer SO, ,disposes.
Under the welfare SYSTEM an en-
ploye may be removed from service
at any time, and he is powerless to
prevent it.
Sick, disability and death bene-
fits. pension payments, social enter
tainm ents and the other methods
used by the Western Union, Postal
and Associated Press were institut-
ed for one purpose-to keep tele-
graphers out of the organization of
their craft. .Telegraphers who be-
licved otherwise, end who became
enthusiastic yer these deceptive
snarcs, are now paying dearly in the
way:of lower wages, longer hours
and poorer working conditions.
1T is obvious to the thinking
person that it is less costly for an
employer to contribute to pension
funds and other so-called welfare
features, than to pay adequate
wages and provide decent conditions
Of labor. No matter how much the
employing corporations affect to
contribute to these plans, it is a
known fact that they save vast sums
each year which should be included
in the workers pay roll:s Il;
"The welfare club plan serves to
divide the workers into little groups.
officered by men selected by the cor
porations. Should any .employe
show disposition to. demand demos
cratic methods he is Immediately re-
moved and his welfare benefits
cease ss2s ~ + :5s.:as q
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eating the inspiring goal OF !, the
abolition OF capitalism and the es-
tablishment Of workers republic :
The league advocates affiliation
with the red ''trade union. interna-
tional Of Lenine and Trotsky.
The "educators'' have the same
contempt, for the rank and flo Of
organized labor that all revolution
lists have. It Is declared that the
rank and file doesn't understand: the
labor, movement and ) that these
wage earners must be led. The La
bor Herald says: -. ss:&z - <.ssN
THE fate of all labor organiza-
ton in every country depends pri-
marilys upon the activities of q: min-
ute minority of clear-sighted ,enthu.-
siastic militants scattered thrpugh-
out the great organized masSes Of
sluggish workers. These live spirits
are the natural head Of the working
class, the driving force Of the labor
movement. They are the only ones
who really understand what the
labor struggle means and who have
practical plans for it's. protection.
Touched by the divine fire of pro-
letarian revolt, they are the ones
who furnish inspiration and guild
ance to the cropping masses 555 ystt
Summed up, this is the position OF
the trade union educational league:
After 80 years Of duallism, .saesces-
sion and ,tMrmoil among the work
ers you 'aadlitants', and: revolution
lists have failed to even impress the
American trade . union movement
with your purpose. You have been
defeated at every point. It is time
to change your tactics, Get on the
inside of the unions. You are .'the
natural head of the working Glass;
The rank and file does not under
stand the labor movement.
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CLOTH WORKERS
Win WAGE FIGHT
Chicago Onion to Retain Pres.
ent Scale After ong
Struggle.

Agreements between the Amalga.
mated Clothing Workers Of Chicago
and the Chicago Industrial Fedora.
ton of Clothing Manufacturers
after three months negotiation.
were announced today by Sander
GEMS, business agent Of the amalga-
mated in the twin cities. Similar
agreements are expected to be
adopted in Rochester and Balti-
more" Mr.. GEMS said.
employers in the unorganized
clothing shops in the twin cities
have sought to create the impression
that the amalgamted is losing
strength in the great clothing mar
kets," Mr.. Gems said. "The agree
ments, which provide that the pres.
ent wage scales will be retained for
cutters, tailors, finishers and bushel-
men for the next three years, and
provide present working conditions,
prove beyond doubt that the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers are
as strong now as ever before.
"Chicago, Rochester and Balti-
more employers recently made de-
mands on the unions for 4S-hour
week, rs per cent reduction In
wages and the open shop. They have
met With no success IN the agree
ments ratified in Chicago last night
at four large workers mass meet
ings, insure them. the 44-hour week,
the preferential shop, the right to
bring UP the question Of an unem-
,ployment fund with the manufac-
turers at any time. retention of the
board of arbitration and the trade
board and the provision for a shop
steward in each plant who will have
charge Of complaints and organiza-
tion matters in the shop"
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WORKERS COOPERATIVE
STORES ARE PROSPEROUS

Despite uncertain prices and in
dustrial depression during the past
year, many workers cooperative
stores throughout the country report
sound and successful business ror
1921. The Cotter, Arkansas, Co
operative store, owned by railroad
men and farmers, has had a busi-
ness of approximately $4,000 for
the last six months Of the year, on
which the co-operators saved a
profit of $4.808. besides paying off
their entire Indebtedness on store
and fixtures. The B.. of L. b. Coz
operative Association of Florence, s.
c., reports sales OF $4s,3so for the
last half OF. the year, on which the
co-operators made a gross profit of
$1,750 and a. net saving of $4,450,
after paying all expenses and allow
ing for depreciation of store and fix
lures. The three largest workers
co-operatives in, g.: Berks County,
Pennsylvania, show a. net profit for
the year totalling over, $12,600,
while the smaller ,.co-operatives. Of
the country, including the cooper
ative printing plant, have saved
over $4,000 more for the workers.
These and similar. figures from all
sections of the country indicate that
the workers have the. brains to run
their own business whenever they
set themselves seriously to the task.
Such successes are. especially inter-
esting in view of the fact, that the
last year has recorded more private
business failures than have occurred
since the panic Of 1898. Over capt.
ta}ized and speculative concerns
have crashed to the wall because
they could no longer reap the easy
fortunes made during the war. 70
be sure, many cooperative stores
have also suffered from the common
business depression, yet they have
had the, advantage Of being honestly
capitalized, working for service, not
profit, and are not encountered with
high salaried officers and other ex-
pensive decorations. For. these reas-
ons cooperative stores that are hon
estly and efficiently managed, are
showing a. profit where private con-
Germs have failed. : = -. -,
Talk about the soundness Of pri-
vate business. Reports show that
the month Of January, 1922, hung
UP record for business failures
that has not been equaled in seven
years. Co-operatives could not do
worse. Most Of them are doing bet
ter.
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ELECTRICIANS END !: !.
i. CLEVELAND STRIKE

I. Cleveland, ohio. April 5.-Three
hundred. striking. electricians, and
electrical fixture workers returned
to work this morning, the first break
in the building trades workers
strike, in effect here since March: i.
Eleven hundred members Of the
electricians' union last night voted
to- return ito work at their ola wage
SCALE Of 81. .10SanShour pending 8 con-
.ciliation' agreena ent with the eiectri-
cal! contractors on VOICES and work
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Washington, April 13.-The inter.
state commerce commission has up.
held the organized railroad shop
employees: claim that railroads have
naulcted the public OF millions Of
dollars by contracting their repair
work for costs varsity in excess oi
what the work could be done for in
the railroad's shops. - -. X. =
This gougtng was done during the
first six months following the return
Of the roads to their owners. Undel
the terms Of the Cummins- -Escll law
the railroads were guaranteed their
operating expenses by the govern.
ment during this six-months' period
The railroads entered into these
contracts and the government foots
the bill. s.. : =: -. /.
The commission finds that almost
the first thing the Pennsylvania rail
road did when the, government re-
turned its property was. to contract
with private shops for repair work
at an; excess cost Of more than So
100000. It, was shown that on one
type Of locomotive the Jennsylva-
MAS repair cost in it's own; shop was
$s,453. as compared with $25,7s9. it
paid to-, the Baldwin locomotive
works. -. This :, did mot include the
cost Of 81 inspectors the road was
permitted to- place, in the Baldwin
plant. The commissions, says that III
the officials Of this road made "a
more thorough survey of$stheir fac
ilities the railroads shops could do
this work il there was IAN appro-
priate .co-ordination,. Of, efforts
This reflection on railroad man
agement is followed by evidence that
raises the question of ordinary hon
esty. It was shown that~the Penn
sylvania's contract with the; Bald
win concern provided that in all
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cases Of error or defects in the work,
thereby necessitating that the work
be done the second. time, the rail-
road would pay for this extra work.
In hundreds Of cases this work was
done the second: time.
The Baldwin company was given
these contracts without competitive
bidding and under q system which,
Chairman McChord OF. the commits
sion said, made It. possible for the
Baldwin; company 8actnally to profit
by negligent or nefficients5work The
more Of such work that it did the
greater the amount sFof Its 80 per
cent for overheadsand the greater
the amount yof itsstE per. cent for
profit" r75> h r %5 ~ e. "a - %~:ss,
In the case OF; the New York Gem
ral.railroad the commission, reports
that repair costs sfors1 08 locomotives
in: four private repair shops aver
aged $21,912.s3. ! The correspon ponding
cost Of similar repairs on 329 aoco-
motives in the company'ss shops
averaged. $5,927.45, or $15,ss4.ss
less than the general average: con-
tract cost. On this basis, the rail-
road paid an, excess of s1,72s.sS7.o4
to: the. contract shops for repairing
10s comotives. ss>s,a ~ = H.. -
This terrific gouginx, of the people
was viewed sympathetieally by some
Of the commissioners. awho, insisted
that the railroad officAas should not
be. condemned. This is Commission
er. Campbel's defense of the New
York Central; 5zye- - =. =. e..
This contract was made at a time
when. most everyone connected with
the operation Of the railroad was
acting under pressure; traffic was
heavy and heavier traffic, was in
prospect Naturally, there must
have been more or less nervous
haste. ,stEzge ;,t .5r4% ~.
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OWNERS FORCE. STRIKE, +:
:. SAYS MINERS CHIEF

Washington, April 1;.-:If the
coal owners had maintained their
contract with us the present deplor-
able condition Of affairs in the soft
coal industry would mot have
arisen said John T.. Lewis, presi-
dent Of the United Nine Workers to
the house labor COMMITTEES. r. ~
:':All differences would have been
settled by agreement and suspen-
sion of work and q general break
down IN the industry avoided. The
Lated Mine s rkers regret he
necessity Tor 4 long ,shsp9nsion sc
work by the union coal miners OF
the country. We have d doiiyI every
thing humanity possible to avoid the
suspension. For 1nontha~past We
have fought hard to*induce fhe. bitu-
nainous coal owners toE.keep, faith
with us and with, the government
and meet us in joint conference so
that a new wage and working, agree
nAut might be made. Il i ~: !. ].
I'm the face Of the ,brazen and
uncompromiaong attitude 81, the part
OF the coal owners the mine workers
had no alternative but to quit their
work when tho agreement expired
and await the making ): ef another
agreement fixing their SCHEDULE: ct
wages and governing; their 'condi-
tionS of employment. "a 4 ", y. - = H.. s2-
.:'The responsibility for this condi-
ton must rest upon the shoulders
of the coal owners, who have fla
grantly and ;arrogant1y refused to
carry out their obligatiorstAndx meet
the mine workers in Joint ntfsessionror
conference" S.sss.$. i, N,
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WILL ! CLOSELY WATCH :: :.
:. =. *:lAB0R'S OPPONENTS

{ Washington, April Sin order to
supplement and: confirm information
in possession of the A. F. of L., Pres
ident Gompers has mailed to labor
organizations in, every city and to
presidents Of national and interna-
ttpnal unions and state federations
otSlabor requests Tor detailed ,infor-
nation regarding the anti-labor
policies and %activities Of chambers
of commerce, E..sss.fs4e -<:.'..gi, -.
|, we have much .inforna tion
Allowing ant1slab or sactiyities::s. Of
these s chamber of - Commerce
throughout the country" said Mr..
Gompers, : hut it is our desire TO
have the information as complete as
possible before making public any
part OF it,. &: a ~.
There is no question that cham
'ber OF CONNIE cree activities in opposi-
ton to labor and in support of ef-
forts to disrupt the voluntary organ
izations. of the, workers have been
widespread. There is. much evil
dence showing the connection be-
tween chambers Of commerce and
other organizations of employers in
q concerted campaign to-. destroy
labor's organizations, to reduce
wages and to place upon state and
federal statute books laws to make
strikes unlawful. ..~...%sc, *. :. -.
Labor does not question the right
Of any organization to make known
its, position: on Any public issue; it
does not question its right Ito en-
deavor to convert others to its views,
but it does believe tha.fevery :orsani-
zation ought to be brought into: the
open. that; the: public may know
what persons and what influences
are behind certain propaganda.
1T is our intention to, do what Is
possible to uncovers certain activities
and to make known who are the @di-
rectors of these activities" ~r's 4 .
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DADGHERTY AssAILED.i

:" II
Washington, April S.~.'s oilsman
who would wreck the civil service"
is the way Attorney General Daugh-
.erty is being referred to because Of
his opposition to the civil service. r
. His claim that he could get twice
the amount Of work done in the gov
ernment service with less employees
were it not for the handicap ps impos-
ed by the civil service requirements,
has aroused members Of the Nation
al Federation of Federal Employees.
President Steward 1ofsthe Federation
declared that goVernn1ent employees
"are made the victims -of sweeping
generalizations based upon limited
observation, limited experience and
no@facts."- .5,S{ss .$,s. 0
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RANCE UNION AGENT
TENDERS RESIGNATION

Hibbing, Mimi. April 13.-Wil-
liam keenan,, organizer and business
agent for the Hibbing Central Labor
union since last June, has resigned,
the Central Labor. union accepting
his resignation providing he would
reconsider the matter when it will
be brought up at the next meeting
Of the union. two weeks hence. A
difference in policies was given as
the reason by Mr.. keenan, for his
resignation.