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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14

Detroit, Jan. 11.-If Henry Ford
obtains possession of the Muscle
Shoals project in Alabama, he will
take immediate steps to make that
part Of the south one of the indus
trial centers OF the country, The AS
sociated Press: learned today.
The Muscle Shoals plan Of Mr..
Ford contemplates one Of the great
est undertakings in the history Of in
dustrial America. It became known
that it includes development Of the
property as model and the eventual
extension Of the system to many 9TH
er parts of the country.
Mr.. Ford's proposal includes the
building Of a city Is miles long in
the Muscle Shoals region. It would
be made up Of, a number Of large
towns or small cities. This is in line
!. with the manufacturers view that
men and their families should live in
small communities where benefits Of
rural or near-rural life would not be
entirely lost:
y Ford's Proposals:
Mr.. Ford's proposal to the govern
. nnent includes leasing of the property
for 100 years. But before the expira-
ton of half that time he proposes to
turn. the completed project over to
the people of the district or to the
government in such way that no
one in the future will. be able to
make a personal profit from the I'M
dertaking. He will: arrange that
neither he or any Of his heirs may
realize any monetary benefit from
the Muscle Shoals plants or the pow
er developed, it became known to-
day. ~. ...-.. :
Mr.. Ford proposes to make the
project, If the government gives it's
consent, the outstanding achievement
of his career. The Muscle Shoals
project is, however, only the start Of
greater program, it became known.
This includes the development of
waterpower facilities In many parts
Of the country by which persons in
those communities would derive
power to run manufacturing plants,
light their homes. ard run machinery
on their farms. One. detail of the
plan is the Harvesting by farmers Of
every creek and brook that crosses
their property. Enough. power is
wasted on these small streams to
operate the farm machinery and to-
light farm buildings. Mr.. Ford be-:
lieves.
Going To Washington.
Mr.. Ford expects to leave here to-
morrow for washington to confer.
with Secretary Weeks regarding his
proposal for leasing the Alabama
plant. He will be accompanied by
his engineers and others who have
made q close study Of the proposal.
If the government accepts his bid,
work at Muscle Shoals will be start
ed: at once. The nitrate and other
plants would be run by steam power
pending the time the great dam that
will require about two years to build,
has harnessed the water at this
point, Then would follow rapid de-
ve1opment, in the opinion Of Mr..
Ford, until within a Comparatively
few years an industrial center great
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
FREE LIFE INSURANCE T|ME--lNORN
SHELL CAME WORKED ON EMPL DYES

new device. Free insurance is not
provided by large employers unless
these employers expect some tangi.
BILE return. In, fact, there is no such
thing as free insurance in such cases
THE companies regard such in.
surance as an investment upon which
they confidently expect a satisfactory
return. =: '
|. 1T is undoubtedly the case with
these companies that they expect
the insurance policies to supplant
union cards. Undoubtedly the com.
panies desire by those cheap meth.
DDS to destroy loyalty to the union
in order that they may TIE more
readily impose conditions which or
ganized workers would not accept.
"Workers do not want gifts. They
do want justice and they learn
through experience that corporations
do not give justice in the form Of
charity"
I'VE have been taught to beware
Of the Greeks bearing gifts" is the
comments by William H. Johnston,
president of the International As
ISOLATION of Machinists.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
SAYS LABOR men
ARE REASONABLE
Untermyer BIames Criminal
Building Bosses Of New York.
Abuses and EXtorti0n,

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Editors
and other 'molders of public opln-
ion" who thunder at organized la
Dor because Of irregularities with
in it's ranks, ignore this public state
ment by Samuel Untermyer, counsel
to the Lockwood committee, that is
investigating the building industry in
this state:
IF the criminal combinations of
employers that are still being shelter
ed under the roof of the building
trades employers association were
one-half a amenable to reason and
argument as the officials Of tho
unions have proven to be, the abuses,
extortiOn and criminal .conspiracie
that have not yet disappeared from
the building trades would soon be
ended"
Mr.. Untermyer made this reference
to the New York stock exchange:
"The courts continue to enforce the
despotic DEGREES of that monument
of monuments to the folly and in
competency Of government in the
person Of the New York stock ex-
change, which remains unincorpor-
ated and unregulated and whose
self-made laws in the support of
legalized gambling are above and
beyond the law"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
BUILDING OFFICIAL
DESIRES APPEALS
SEN!TT0 COUNSEL
City inspector Would Have A.
torney Pass Upon Kicks"
to Determine Legality.

A suggestion that all appeals
from a decision of the building in
spectorsbe referred to the city attor-
ney for. decision on their legality
is made in the annual report Of
Adolph. Anderson, building inspector,
filed with Mayor S. F. Snively yester-
day. This arrangement would save
the council considerable time and re-
lieve it of unnecessary responsibility,
the report indicates.
The: complete report shows that
6,367 permits of all classificattons
were issued during 1921 for an esti-
mated cost Of new construction work
aggregating $4,215.664. Fees COL
lected from the issuance of these per-
mits amounted to 1927, the report
discloses.
Public Obeys Law.
Architects, builders and the general
public, complied remarkably with
building code regulations, according
to the. report. But one arrest was
made for ,infraction Of the building
code, it informs.
Anderson reports that the task of
safeguarding the public against con-
struction of unsafe, unsan1tary and
unhea1thful buildings falls on his de-
partment. Violators Of the building
code should be given no privileges,
he suggests.
Reports that some Of the deputy in
spectors of the building inspectors
office had shown Partially in some
of their decisions are denied in the
report by Anderson. He said an in
vestigation conducted by him to date.
has disclosed that they decided as
their experience and knowledge Of
code requirements dictated.
New Auto Asked.
A request for a new car to replace
the one used by the electrical 1nspec-
tor for three years is made in the re-
port.
/. During the year 2,47s building per-
mits were issued for an estimated
value of $3,741,O92 and the fees COL
lected from these totaled $4,970.50;
1,103 plumbing permits valued at
$335.927 brought in $2,174.75 in fees;
1898 electric permits for work valued
at $138;645 brought in $1,507.75 in
fees. Other permits issued included
1928 for signs with $505 in fees; rs
billboard permits with $34 fees; 81
house moving permits with $74 fees;
26 elevator license permits with
$3.50 fees; elevator installation per-
mits with $13 fees; 1926 meter tag
permits f$412.50 fees; 3 fire escape
permits 81 and 275 elevator inspec-
t1ons were made without charge.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
new YORK BOARD OF TRADE PL ANS
''CAN'T-STRIKE" LAWT0 HIT LABOR.

In an announcement covered
with molasses and sugar, the New
York board for trade and transpor-
| tation states that it has drafted a
"can't-strike" bill that will protect
the interests of the public, the en-
ployer and the employee"
1t will be noticed that the en-
ploye is third in the list. although
he is most vitality affected because
he will be denied the right to strike
and will be compelled to place his
welfare in the hands Of courts.
The bill provides for a court of
Industrial relations that will act in
aggravated and extreme cases''-
which means that if workers insist
on retaining their American right
to cease work. they will be jailed.
In case where workers are doc
lie, matters will be arranged for
them by the state industrial COM
missioner and the supreme. court
justices. The latter will be armed
with the injunction, although this
provision seems unnecessary, in view
of present tendencies Of courts.
The bill is combination of the
Canadian and the Kansas laws.
Thirty days notice must be given
the state industrial commissioner.
He will appoint a board Of concilia-
ton. If this method fails the en-
ployer or employees may appeal to
the supreme court for an injunc-
ton against the proposed strike or
lockout.
The authors Of this wonderous plan
make no distinction between a strike
and a lockout. They seem to be-
lieve that an employer uses brass
band methods when he applies the
lockout, and that he does not quietly
discharge the 'agitators'' for plausi-
BILE reasons that will be sustained
by the court.
The details of the bill have not
been made public. The plan seems
to be to feed it out of the public in
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
MUSCLE SHOALSTO BECOME
INDUSTRY CENTER, FORDPLAN

er than Detroit would have been
built: up.
Mr.. Ford believes the Muscle Shoals
plan, If contaminated, will be the
start toward development of the
Mississippi river valley. The manu-
facturer believes this valley could
run the United States If the. water
now going to waste could be utilized.
Power Revenue Hope.
Eventually, in Mr. Ford's opinion,
the government could derive enough
revenue. from these power projects
to support: itself, thereby revolution
izing the financial system of the
country.
Mr., Ford has spent the greater
part Of his energies during the last
few weeks to whipping into shape
his plans to develop the Alabama dis
trict in the event he obtains the lease
from the government. He has held
q large number Of conferences on
this, and his program is known to
be ready. This program includes
definite steps toward development Of
water power In every part Of the
country.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14

:. NEW YORK, Jan. lathe Erie
and Delaware and Hudson railroads
are working the old-time Industrial
shell ga1ne. known as free life insur-
ance. All employees have been in
cluded in the joyous pastime.
These employees, however, believe
they have paid for this insurance in
rounded measure, that the compan-
les are posing as. philanthropists
with other peoples money and are
attempting to develop company
morale without cost. ::
This is especially true Of the Erie
railroad. which was the first to con-
tract its.repair work to private con-
tractors. These contractors have cut
heightened hours and reduced
working conditions. Even crossing
tenders on this road are working
for private company.
President Gompers is quoted as
follows in local paper on this
free" insurance.:
Schemes such as those outlined
by the Erie and the Delaware and
Hudson to provide blanket insurance
for their employees constitute no
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
ERIE Rail ROhD FARMS
OUT MORE TRACK WORK

MARION, O., Jan. 1.-THE Erie
railroad announces that a private
company will employ track laborers
and foremen and crossing watchmen
on the Chicago division Of that road
Employees desiring to continue work
must apply to the new concern.
This move is in line with the Erie's
policy Of contracting it's repair work.
The Erie originated this scheme,
which is now being used by an in
creasing number of roads. AS the
contractors claim to be outside the
jurisdiction of the railroad labor
board, wages are reduced hours
heightened and working standards
lowered. The company that has
charge of the Fries; shops in this
city is enforcing medical examina-
ton on employees, who must pay for
is being considered by the railroad
is being. considered by the railroda
labor board, on appeal by the rail-
road employees department of the
A. F, of l..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14

ssman doses than anti-union senti-
ment may be developed in favor Of it.
The" following tumble of words,
that sound like Allen Of Kansas.
Indicates how the backers Of the
bill are confusing the public:
Its prime purpose is to preserve
public peace, protest public health,
prevent industrial strike, disorder
and waste. to secure the regular and
orderly :" conduct of the business
directly affecting living conditions
Of the people Of the state, and to
promote, general welfare"
Trade =unionists show that If these
to do the, things they allege they
would become interested in three
large strikes now being waged in
this city.
About $4,000 garment workers
are attempting to enforce compli-
ance: with an agreement that does
not expire until next June.
Several thousand butcher work.
men are resisting wage cuts. Ar
OAIA oSAVA anu OLAACI QcdCO OVSIIu1cS
have been rejected by the meat bar
ons who have raised meat prices
and are strangling independent meat
packers who have harmonious rela-
tons with their employees.
Ten thousand milk wagon drivers
are on strike because Of wage dif-
ferences with milk companies that
havQ 6pclare6: for the antj.uninn
shop. The companies have refused
to arbitrate and DR.. Copeland, health
commissioner of this city, has stated,
publicly, that the attitude Of the
companies is endsngering the public
health.
The New York board Of trade and
transportation affects a blissful
ignorance Of these conditions while
it urges handwriting workers to
their Jobs on the plea of public peace,
public health and the peoples gen.
eral welfare.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
LABOR men FEAR
B: BILL IS FRAMED
TO HOOK ALIENS
Citizenship Bureau Bill. Endors;.,
by Davis Said to be Scheme
For Spy System.
CONTINUED from Page ~

\NOHt1nueQ from rage ID
Is known to be an anarchist, whose
intentions are hostile or resistive, or
who is for any other reason an I'M
desirable. Successive registrations
would give proof Of the continued
desistive or undesirable character of
such aliens, who might then be re-
ferred to the department of justice"
Any sane man, reading carefully
that quotation from the secretary's
statement. can appreciate the chance
that a union agitator, nor vet an
American citizen Of five years stand
ing, would have in the Pittsburgh
district, or in Logan county, West
Virginia, or in any Of a hundred
other industrial districts in the United
States. If this scheme became law.
A plan that "autQmatically' brings
to the attention of anti-labor judges
the fact that an alien ''is known to
be- an undesirable" and which
turns the alien over to the depart
ment Of Justice. is worthy Of the SER
ious attention which the legislative
council Of the American Federation
of Labor is going to give it.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
WAS nEWBERRY The BOOB
IN MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN?

and two are in doubt. Senator Pat
Harrison is making an effort to re-
fer the case back to the committee.
If this is done it will entail ques-
tioning of B. F. Emery. Newberry's
campaign manager, who was "too
ill' to testify previously. This is
worrying. the administration more
than the vote on the report The
Newberry poll of senate votes We'd
nesday indicates 48 favorinE and 43
opposing; showing a trend against
the Michigan man.
The. latest move made by the op-
position yesterday was to- attempt
to pass a resolution introduced by
Senator Walsh which would deny
the seat to either Ford or Newberry.
The text OF the resolution was agreed
to by Democratic leaders and is as
follows:
Walsh's Resolution.
Resolved, that Henry Ford, con-
testing the election of Truman H.
Newberry, as United States sena-
tor from the state of Michigan for
the term commencing March 4, 1919,
not having received a majority Of
the votes cast at the election, is not
entitled to a seat in this body.
Resolved, further, considering that
it is against a. sound public policy
that huge sums Of money should
be spent for the nomination of elec-
ton Of q candidate for the United
States senate and that such excess
sive sums were spent to secure for
Truman H. Newberry, the Republic
can nomination as such candidate
for the state Of Michigan at the.
primary election in that state for
the term mentioned, and considering
that the campaign for his nominal
ton was. conducted in gross. and
flagrat violation, of the laws of the
stote of Michigan and in contraven-
ton Of the statutes Of the United
States, he is not entitled to a seat
in this body.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
Millions EXPENDED FOR t..
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

HARRIsBURG,Pa. Jan. 12.-In
the six-years the state workmen's
compensation law has been in exist
ence, $59,OS9,651 have been expend-
ed by. employers and liability COM
panies for compensation insurance
OF this sum $32,1s3,79O has been
paid and the remainder is yet to
be distributed under the allotment
plan.
During the six years 1876 fatal
titles have been reported. The seri-
Gus injuries to workers total no.
1913, and the minor injuries, 709,701.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
TREND OF TUBERCULOSIS
DEATH Rate DOWNWARD

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-'The
trend Of the tuberculosis death rate is
downward" says the! census burea,,
which reports that the mortality N
1920 from this cause was 10000,
or reduction of 10000 from the
previous year.
"Of the 333 states in the registra-
ton area whose rate for more than
one year has been recorded, 20 show
their lowest rates for the year 1922
it. is stated. The death rate per
100000 was 114.2 as compared with
1855 in 1919"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
ALLEG1A1.m ovERRULED.

Londonderry, Jan. 11.-At meeting
Of the T. Grafton today a resolution
was submitted pledging allegiance to
the dali err Inn but was ruled out
of order IS ambiguous by Mayor
declared the po ice were awaiting to
r'ke possession of the guild hall II
the resolution was carried.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
AUSTRIA ASKS LOAN.

New York, Jan. 11.-Important
New York financial interests have
been approached recently on an ad-
vance to the Austrian government of
100000 pounds in the Goeblin tap.
estry collection as. collateral. This
was learned today on Wall street.
Bankers involved in the negotiations
who declined to permit their names
to be made public, asserted that
there was no immediate prospect of
the loan being made.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
LIQUOR ACT REPEAL ASKED.

Chicago, Jan. 10.-After a three
hour debate, the Chicago city coun-
Gil today passed a resolution con-
demning the Volstead act and call
ing upon congress to repeal it. This
was the second action against pro-
hibition taken by the council in two
weeks, an earlier resolution calling
for the amendment of the prohibi-
ton laws to provide further for
beer and wines. Today's resolution
was apassed So to 4.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
RESIST WAGE CUT.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 12.-Street
car employees in Petersburg. Nor
folk, Portsmouth and this city are
acting jointly against a. proposed
wage Gut by the Virginia light and
power company, which controls the
traction system in these cities. The
employees are almost 100 per cent
organized. ...~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
sHoPCRAFTs RIGHTS DECIDED.

Chicago, Jan. 11.--The Federated
Shopcrafts union has the right to
negotiate agreements covering all
shop employees on the Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railway
UNFOLDING several other similar de-
cisions. the railroad labor board de-
cided here today. The federation
was also declared to have the same
right regarding mechanics and
helpers in the} maintenAnce OF way
department Of the road SIS ss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
BRASS PASSES GOLD TEST.

ST. Louis, Jan. 11.-Fifty pounds Of
brass. passed a gold test applied BY
John Miller9 assayer and pawnbroker,
and was bought by him for $1,000,
according to his report to police today.
Miller said the chemicals he used EVIL
IDENTIFY had been tempered with. Two
men asked $4,000 for the metal, Mil
Ter said. a.! 80
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
ARBITRATION COURT sTo1

Belfast, Jan. 1.-THE police have
dispersed the Sim Fein arbitration
court sitting at Dungannon, County
Tyrone. The documents were confis-
courts were recognized. elsewhere.
, 1922-08-24
SALE OF REAL T A

In the Matter of the Estate of David
A. Olson, Deceased.
No. 1886.
Notice Is hereby given that in pur-
suance of an order of Judge V. J.
Tidball. Judge of the District Court
of Carbon County. Wyoming made
on the oath day of July. A. D. 1922.
in the matter Of the estate of David
A. Olson. deceased, the undersigned,
administrator Of the said estate, will
sell at public auction to highest bid
der for cash and subject to confirma-
ton by the Judge OF said court, on
September 8th. 1922, at 2 o'clock
p. m. of said day. at the front door
of the Court House in Rawlins. Car
bon County, Wyoming, all the right.
, 1922-08-24
LEGAL NOTICE

To Warren r. Mcdowell, whose last
known residence was Wamsutter,
Wyoming. or, 81 Caulson Avenue,
Santa Cruz, California.
You are hereby notified that on
the 18th day Of August. 1922. Flor
ence Mcdowell, your wife, filed her
petition in the District Court of Car
bon County. Wyoming, praying for a
divorce from you. or the grounds
that you have willfully neglected to
provide her with the common neces-
saries of life for a period of more
than n % year last past, when
such neglect was not the result of
poverty On your part which you
could not avoid by ordinary industry.
Also. praying for custody of minor
children and alimony for their sup
port, as set for in petition.
You are required to answer said
petition on or before the 14th day OF
August. 1922. or Judgment will be
entered against you accordingly, as
prayed for in the petition.
STELLA JUNGQCTST,
Clerk.
FLORENCE MCDOWELL.
Plaintiff.
A. J. ROSTER, Attorney.
First Pub. Aug. "a, 1922.
Sixth Pub. Sept. 20, 1922.
, 1922-08-24
EVERYBODY INVITED TO
ATTEND MOFFAT COUNTY
FAIR, BIG TIME SURE

Moffat county, Colorado, out next
door nefghbor on the south, Is invit-
ing the world, including Rawlins and
Carbon county, Of course, to attend
Its county fair, which will be held at
Craig September z and 8. Part of
the official invitation reads as fol-
lows:
tits pretty hard to tell you all
there will be doing, for new stunts
are being added every day. But
she'll be a real, regular, rip-snorting
time, with the sky as the limit and
something doing every minute.
We've got $4,000 to award in
prizes. A big chunk of this is going
for agricultural displays, for Maffat
county is going to prove to the world
that she is far from downhearted. If
money premiums will bring out the
best in the county, County Agent
Davis is going to have the finest ex-
hibit of grains, root crops and live
stock ever gathered together in
Northwestern Colorado. Three big
circus tents will be used to house the
farm exhibits. II there is any
thing in your country which you
think is pretty good, bring IT. to the
fair.
1.-THE old town hasn't had a blow
out for several years aid has spread
Itself on a sports program. Just
think - $3.50 for bucbing prizes
alone, and SIS for roping. Seven
baseball teams - the pick Of South
e-n Wyoming and Western Colorado
will be on hand. The fastest horses