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The labor world., 1922-06-10
BY HENRY r. HILFERS.

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About sixteen or seventeen years
ago. I was sent into tho brick and
clay district along tbs Raritan river
between South Anbey ana New
Brunswick, in Mfddlesex county, N.
J" by the American Federation of
Labor. to investigate and report on
'condttions under which employees in
the industry were working.
: At that time the company store
system still prevailed in New Jer-
sey. The men employed were boarded
py the brick and clay companies in
miserable shacks. Those with FAM
lilies lived in the so-called companv
houses, and everything they needed
was bought from the company stores.
They seldom, If ever, saw anv real
money. When the end Of the month
arrived, their wages were all spent
for rent and board or purchases
made at the company stores. In fact,
the one that had any money coming
was generally reminded that he
needed something at the company
store which he forgot to. purchase.
If he failed to take the hint he was
let go and some other poor foreign
er, ignorant of the exploitation prac-
ticed by the company. would be
brought in to take his place.
This particular company owned
all the land for miles around. You
could not step off the road without
stepping on they company's proper
ty.
I thought the exploitation of the
workers had reached about the limit
as above described, but 10 and be-
hold! Upon further investigation 1
found a condition of exploitation
that went beyond anything I eyer
heard of. These are the facts:
The men employed receive $1.65
per day; for a days work they had
to do a certain task; handle so many
thousand bricks; wheel so many bar
rows Of clay, etc..
The company charged the single
men, whom they boarded, IS cents
per day for board seven days per
week. When these men had COM
pleted their days task. they were
urged by the foreman. ITO start an
other days work, so that at the end
OF the month some of the men had
put in from ten to twelve days over
time. Anybody would naturally fig
ure that these men would be paid
the $1.65 at least per days for these
The labor world., 1922-06-10
would soon find it. Improbable to

would soon find it. Improbable to
keep their stores open at such hours.
No consistent union member work
ing the 44hour week should compel
another employe to work Saturday aft
ernoons, and when any of them do
their purchasing during such hours
they are but encouraging merchants
to keep open and force their employees
to work.
The business womens' club and sew
eral civic organizations have gone on
record in favor of Saturday afternoon
and tevening closing during the sum-
mer months. That's good. Now let
everybody back them up.
Saturday afternoon off will be good
for merchants and for sales people,
and it will be good for the public.
Boost it along.
The labor world., 1922-06-10
UNIONS MAY BE SUED,


piring to rival John Marshall as an in
terpreter of the claims of property. If
Marshall nailed the lid down for priv.
ilege, Taft has clinched it. He has re.
stored labor to property. The opinion
written by him in the Coronado coal
case nullifies the labor provision of
the Clayton act, which declares that
the labor Of human being shall not
be held to be an article of commerce
or trade.
The decision applies nineteenth cen
tury reasoning to twentieth century
condition. If unions Of labor are to be
regarded differently from other vol
untary associations and are to be held
liable for the acts of all it's members,
or any one of them, what is to save
them from the Vaccinations of the
labor spy, frequently member of the
union, but acting in disguise for the
employer or his agent?
It matters not that the union in this
instance is saved the penalty Of treble
damages. That is but all expediency.
The principle of liability has been
fixed by the court. For the first time
in the history of our government the
law by judicial construction has been
changed to permit persons to sue as
all entity unincorporated voluntary as
sociations, such as labor unions are
known to be. Law has been made. The
court has done something congress has
long refused to do.
Such decisions emphasize the claim so
frequently made by militant labor men
that the supreme court has set itself
above the people and has become ab-
solute in its law making power.
And yet there may be silver lining
in the darkened clouds. Whom the
gods would destroy they first overfeed.
The autocrats of industry will applaud
the Taft decision. 1t is what they have
been looking for. They may now tie up
union funds at will in the midst of a
strike, hamstring the union and hold
the workers at their mercy.
So long as the courts entertain the
property point Of view, which is the
employer s, they will have it pretty
much their own way in mulcting union
treasures and possibly outlawing
unions, but should the judiciary
change and begin to interpret the
viewpoint of labor, what then? If a
labor union can be sued as such,
then by the same rule it should be
entitled to sue as an antity. Let the
Coronado decision stand and there may
come day when the courts will be
kept busy awarding judgments against
employers and their associations, even
against citizens alliances that boycott
and blacklist, for forcing lockouts,
compelling violations of contract,
breaking unions and bringing suffer
ing and misery to mothers and children
through their associated conspiracies.
In such event it will not be the first
time in history that the weapons of
the masters were used by their serfs
with which to chastize them. The
Coronado decision takes it's place with
the unfortunate Dred Scott decision
Of slavery days. Let US pray that no
such serious consequences shall come
in it's wake.
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but the knowledge of the cause,
character and treatment Of COM
pressed-air illness is still limited to
a very few physicians, and thus far
little interest in the subject has beer,
evinced by the medical profession
at LARGE, says the bureau. !:
The symptoms Of ,compressed-air
illness are vertigo, difficult breath
ing, localized pains, affections Of the
central nervous system and uncon-
sclousness or collapse. The forma-
ton Of gas bubbles Of nitrogen in
the body fluids and tissues Is tho &C.
cepted theory at present Of the cause
Of caisson disease. -.
The labor world., 1922-06-10
ANOTHER REPUTATION.

Inc hepuDlcans OF Iowa, like the
Republicans Of Indiana, have repudi-
ated the Harding administration and
have voted to turn the old ship of
state about and return to the good old
harbor of normalcy from which it was
taken by that brazenous gang Of priv.
ilege grabbers who are now directing
its course at Washington.
A liberal Republican, characterized
as a radical by the reactionaries, land
ed the nomination for United States
senator at the primary election held
last Tuesday. Several candidates with
progressive records were lined up
against him, together with one reac-
tionary, but he beat the field and
polled Al per cent Of the Republican
vote. Every vote cast against the re-
dictionary candidate was vote against
the policies of the Harding admins.
tration. The progressive voters divid-
ed, but the conservatives stood pat
and cast their votes for but one can
didate.
Colonel Smith Brookhart;; the NOM
inee, is said to be picturesque liberal
of pronounced views on public ques.
tions. One Of his opponents, Clifford
Thorne, is noted for his legal victories
against the railroad interests. The
combined Brookheart and Thorne vote
was admittedly anti Harding.
News comes from Washington that
the administration is very much wor.
ried about Brookheart's victory. He
made spectacular campaign and won
his way to the front rank Of candi-
dates by his daring declarations
against certain privileged laws re-
Gently enacted by congress-. He cam.
paigned diligently for the following:
t Reduced freight rates,
Repeal of the Esch. Cummins rail.
road law,
A soldiers bonus to be paid by a
tax on the rich,
The reorganization of the Federal
Reserve system.
The re-opening of the Newberry
case.
The defeat Of the ship subsidy bill.
A peculiar feature of the Iowa pri-
mary law lent added interest to the
race for the nomination. Unless the
high man polls IS per cent of the total
vote cast, he is declared not to have
been nominated and the nomination
is then thrown into the hands of q
state convention to be called later.
The reactionaries feared Brookheart
from tho first and they saw to it that
big field Of progressive candidates
was put up, to divide the opposition
vote and in the hope Of preventing
Brookheart 8 nomination.. The matter
would then 60 before tho convention
which the. reactionary machine ex-
pected to control. The standpat can,
didate, Charles E. Pickett, in that
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DAU6HERTy'S RE.'MORSE'
BY j. NJ. BAER,
The Congressman Cartoonist.

It's warmin' up in Washington.
It's getting hot in the senate!
Some few weeks ago Senator Car
away of Arkansas happened to men,
ton that Attorney General Daugher-
ty and Thomas B. Fielder had been
promised fee of $4,000 for get
ting Charles F. Morse out. of Jail.
Morse was sentenced to fifteen
year term in the penitentiary in
1908 for making false entries in
the books of the National Bank of
America. He was rardoned by Pres
ident Taft. Daugherty had assured
the president that Morse was dying.
Morse is alive today.
Just as soen as Caraway made
his statement about the, attorney
general, Watson of Indiana, a hard
boiled. member of the old guard,
asserted that he knew that Daugh-
erty did not get any fee for getting
Morse out of the peni:entiary.''
Then a young and enterprising
newspaper Of Washington printed a
letter from Fielder to Morse asking
for the "balance> DUE of $4,000 for
himself and Daugherty.
So they are having a great time
in the senate.
It looks as though somebody will
have to prosecute the war grafters.
Daugherty says that this whole
stir is a scheme to protect the graft
ing Democrats.
Why protect them then? Why not
put them in Jail where they belong?
If there were grating Republicans
put them in Jail, too. Put every
crooked scoundrel who made money
out of the war in Jail. Why wait?
If Daugherty means business let him
act. If he does not mean business
the people will act.
The war ended in 1918. No graft
er has yet gone to Jail. If the scan
dal which now hovers over Wash
ington will get action from Ere
Morse-ful Daugherty'' perhaps some
of the grafters will fill. the cells
now occupied by POLITICAL prisoners,
The labor world., 1922-06-10
TALKED TO DEATH.

A man in a BARRIERS chair had a.
big claw on his watch chain.
Bears claw" asked the barber
"Yes." -~'.~ - a., p :: -
II suppose you killed it yourself,
sir?" = >.
YES" .s>,-~ -. b.,
"out in foreign parts, sir - =
YES" ,. g.. 4 - (
How many, shots did it take to
Will MIN: - = - =. =, - = gssrg
None '.....s::s
MY goodness Did you kill him
with knife ?" ~ - ses5.a
mo" -! - =, 4l
Heavens! With your bare hands,
sir?" r. -
NO." .,..~ = @@;..., !. 4 :ss
''Then--then--er---'' = .ss, . !. I. ia B
Il. talked that bear to death said.
the man in hefchair. sz:x Ia5s
The labor world., 1922-06-10

:. PREssMEN MAKE GAINS. = r
= The current issue Of American
Pressmen includes 4 goodly-saxed
list Of wage gains made by locals
affiliated to the International Print.
ing Pressmen and Assistants union.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-09-09
Mark for Assembly.

H. NJ. Mark defeated K. Martin
Thompson of Phelps, Villas coun-
ty, for member of assembly by the
very small majority. of 50 votes.
The returns show Mark has a
majority of 404 in Iron county.
With one precinct missing the re-
turns from Villas county show that
Thompson received a majority of
366, but not enough to overcome
Mark S lead in this county The
missing precinct in Villas county
will not materially change the re-
suit, it is believed.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-09-09
Congressman Nelson Defeated.

One OF tine big surprises of the
election was the defeat of Con
gresham Nelson, candidate for re
nomination in the Eleventh dis
trict, by H. H. Peavey. of Wash
burn, Returns yesterday, although
incomplete, showed Peavey leading
by approximately 5000 votes.
Peavey apparently carried a
majority of the counties in the
district, according to incomplete
returns. Douglas county went for
Peavey by more than l 500 votes,
Bayfield, county by more than 500
and Price county by more than I
500. Nelson was the favorite with
the voters in Villas county. With
one precinct to hear from Villas
county gave Nelson 621 votes and
Peavey 319, a majority of 302.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-09-09

races and $500 purse for the last
one on the program for that day.
Two races, a 2:I3 pace and trot,
and a 2:2I pace will make up the
program for Friday. The purse
for the first race is $500 and for
the second $500.
Those in charge of the speed
program have been assured of a
large number of entries and it is
believed that the horse races will
be the best ever.
Two lone PAGERS, Don Amilo and
Topsy J, will give exhibitions each
afternoon of the horse races.
Liberal premiums have been of
fered and the competitions for the
ribbons will be keen.
Competition is open to Iron
county and it is expected that a
number from this county will place
exhibits.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-09-09
NUAL FAIR
NEXT WEEK
/, County Fair Next Wednesday,
rr,dsv and Friday Will Be the
! Biz Event Of the Year.

H. week Wednesday, Thurs
H. Friday. Sept. 13, IA and
II the dates of the Gogebic
Fair, the biggest event of
heaE.
&cations are that the fair this
fgill attract larger crowds than
Il Interest has been keen, aC-
hg to officials, and with
Lille weather it is believed that
xords in attendance will be
h..
kne display of exhibits of all
Il is assured and with the i'm
Rnents made at the fair
ads, including new buildings,
biz management is better pre-
4 to take care of exhibits and
xrly display them to the
/ added feature of the fair this
Twill be the night attractions.
llitiou to continuing for three
|the fair will be held nights
The grounds and buildings
b brilliantly lighted and at
! Ons provided, including a
By Of fireworks each evening.
fireworks display will be an
SatiOn which, it is believed,
prove popular. There will
Pc dancing on the big plat
with orchestra and band
+. Free acts will furnish en-
lament aud amusement.
/ feature of the amusement
Jam on two of the days will be
horse races. The Gogebic
lty Fair has always provided
horse races and this year will
emo exception. The track
peen put in good condition
'Ome fast racing may be ex-
4.
ie horse races will be held on
f'day and Friday. The pro-
tor the first day will be a
pace, 2:25 trot and a 2:I7
A purse of $500 each has
provided for the first two
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-09-09
ERSPAMER WINS
SHERIFF CONTEST
Leads His Nearest Opponent, Richard
kaiIiOmaa, by Small Margin.
NOldin Choice for
Treasurer.

treasurer.
Robt. Erspamer won the Re-
publican nomination for sheriff in
tuesdays primary election in
Iron county. Richard Kalliomaa
finished second, Joseph Volant
third, Ben Berglund fourth. Matt
Secor fifth aud NJ. J. White sixth
The unofficial figures show that
Erspamer won with plurality of
as. He received 587 votes as
against 542 for his nearest oppon-
ent, Richard Kalliomaa. Volant
received 497 votes, Berglund 3s2,
Secor 259, and White Io4. The
total vote cast for sheriff was 224r.
Erspamer received a plurality in
five precincts in the county, two
towns, Mercer and Sherman, and
the Second, Third ahd Fifth wards
in the city of Hurley. His lead
over his opponents was especially
strong in the town of Mercer.
Kalliomaa received a handsome
vote in the towns of Oma and
Kimball and besides these towns
| received a plurality in the towns of
Cary and Knight and the First
ward iu Hurley.
Volant received his biggest vote
in the town of Saxon, was a close
second in the village OF Hamilton
and carried the towns of Gurnev
and Montreal.
Berglund received a plurality in
the village of Hamilton and carried
the Fourth and Sixth wards in
Hurley.
Secor ran strong in the town of
Saxon and the First and Third
wards. White carried his own
town Anderson.
Next to the fight for sheriff in
terest i'll the election in the county
was centered in the contest for
treasurer. The present incumbent,
Mrs. Trier, who has held the office
for many years, was defeated by l..
J. Noldin, furnishing one of the
election surprises. Mrs. Trier re-
celved total of 955 votes as against
1880 for her opponent, majority
of 275 for Noldin.
The Progressive Republicans
carried the county for state and
congressional offices. Senator La
Toilette defeated VIM. A. Gan
field for United States senator by a
big majority. The unofficial vote
in Iron county gave LaFollette
1878, Gan6eld Ell.
Gov. Blaine is still favorite
with Iron county voters, with
Morgan second and McHenry in
the rear. Blaine received I452
votes, Morgan 3I4 and McHenry
ia.
For lieutenant governor Comings
received 998 votes and Young 663.
Zimmerman for secretary of state
defeated Paulsen I647 to $50.
For state treasurer Levitan de
feated johnson gao to 758.
Ekern for attorney general de-
feated Baker 948 to TOO.
For representative in congress
Iron county went 2 to for Peavey,
who received 1909 votes as against
bo2 Tor Nelson.
H. NJ. Mark has a handsome
majority in this county for men
Der of the assembly. Mark re-
ceived 1o48 votes and Thompson
received 644. Returns from Villas
county indicate that Mark is elect.
ed by a small majority, although
the official vote has not been COM
pilted yet.
A table showing the vote by
precincts is published elsewhere in
this paper,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-09-09

The Office OF British prime minister
pays no salary, but the mal who
holds that office can make himself any
sort Of minister be wiaAss such as
chancellor Of the eXchSsu@, which
pays $4,000.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-09-09
Tree Seed. BY No Means Alike.

Tree seeds vary greatly In the
amount Of time they take before they
Sprout. Seeds Of the KeDtUcky coffee
tree must lie Ia the ground at least
two years before 'F.L &aIA coats are
sufficiently sofsenes 70 allow the
sProut TO escape, ~nps cottonwood
seeds die within q few sours II they
10 not fall on faTorahls soil.
Evening star., 1922-01-19

mainder Of the winter with her sis
ter. Mrs. Andrew Il. Scovill, IN her
home in Avalon. suburb or en-
cinnati. Mrs. Andrews VIII return 70
Wardnlan Park Hotel for the carly
spring season. and will sail in May
for France, where she will spend tie
summer.
The disa bled veterans concert 70
be given by Jessie Masters at the Ma
,ional Theater on Friday afternoon
is sponsored by Mrs. Coolidge. Mrs.
Charles Evans Hughes. Mrs. Edwin
DENLY. Mrs. II. A.. Daugherty. Mrs
Albert Fall. Mrs. Henry G. wallace.
Woods Bliss. Mrs woodrow Wilson.
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton Of Ohio.
Mrs. Thomas G.. Winter of Minnesota,
Mrs. Atlee Pomerene and Mrs. Frank
B. Willis. wives OF the senators from
Ohio; Mrs. Lucian w. Parrish: wife
Of Representative Parrish Of Texas:
Brig. Gen. and Ms. Lejeune. Admiral
and Mrs roontz. Mrs. J. Borden Har-
riman. Mrs. J. W. Frizzeii. president
Of the District of Columbia Fedora
ton of Womens Clubs. and Mrs. Mary
Wright johnson of the democrasic
central committee.
Mrs. Stephen b.. Elkins Will be
hostess to a small company informal
ly at dinner this evening.
Mrs. John P. Story. jr.. and her
daughter. Miss Jacqueline Story. are
at White Sulphur Springs. where they
will spend ten days.
Mr.. Paul Fitz Simons sailed yester-
day from New York aboard the
absent about three months. Mrs. Fitz
Simons and her son. Mr.. William II.
Vanderbilt sailed aboard the Paris
Wednesday for France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean
accompanied by their children and
Mrs. Hare Lippincott and Mr.. Chan
dler Hale. have arrived at the Break
ers, in Palm Beach. where Mr.. and
Mrs. Mclean will spend the season.
Miss Ernestine Friedman. the secre-
tar- Of the new Summer School for
Woman Workers in Industry. estab-
lished at Rryn Nawr College la. sum
meeting of the Washington Bryn MaWr
Club to be held this evening at 1918
Rhode Island avenue. with AIRS. J. Aus
tin Stone as hoSte.S.
Cards have been issued announcing the
marriage Of Miss Sara c. Hudson Of st.
Louis TO Mr.. John H. Lankeunan.
formerly Of New York. now OF Wash,
.ngton. The ceremony was performed
yesterday morning at $50 In 81.
Joseph 8 ShuTCH, py Tie TectOT dtiu W dS
followed by nuptial mass. The bride
wore gown OF white crepe de chine
with a tulle veil. and her only attendant
was Mrs Fanny Roth Of New Sori>.
who wore orchid Canton crepe. with
picture hat to match Mr.. Paul Sebas-
tian was best man. 4 wedding break
fast was served at the New Willard.
w.len the small company of relatives
and friends who witnessed the ceremony
also attended. Mr.. and Mrs. Lankeunan
left later for a wedding trip and on
their return will make their home in
Washington.
Mrs. kfmnell Mt Home
T0nSOrrOyv Afternoon.
Mrs. Harry kimmell. wife of Com
mander kimmell. will be at home to-
morrow afternoon. and will be assisted
by Mrs George Il. Clark, Mrs. Ira l..
Bennett and Miss Atala kimmell.
DR.. L. S. Rowe. director general of
the Pan-American Union, entertained
at luncheon yesterday in the annex of
Evening star., 1922-01-19

the Pan-American Union. in honor Of
the newly appointed commissioners to
the Brazilian centenary exposition.
Among those present. were Col. D. C.
Collier. commissioner general: Mr..
Frank A. Harrison of Nebraska and
Mrs: Henrietta w. Livermore. members
of the commission: Mr.. Sebastiao Sam
pato. commercial attache Of the Brazil
ian embassy; Mr.. Oscar T. Crosby. for
mer assistant secretary Of the Treas
ury; DR.. w. w. McLsren of the Insti-
tue Of Politics. and Afr. FRANKLIN
Adams, counselor OF the Pan-American
Union.
Mr.. Pierpont Morgan. who Joined
Mrs. Morgan at Wardman Park Hotel
for q short visit. returned to his home
IN New York late last night. Mrs.
Morgan will remain at Wardman a
few days longer.
The marriage Of Miss Dorothy
Adams. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward b. Adams OF Washington, FOR
merly of Baltimore. and Mr.. Pleasan-
ton Coombe Bowie, son Of Mr.. and
Evening star., 1922-01-19
evening at their apartment at Ward
man Park Hotel.


Mr.. and Mrs Rupert n. Koblegard.
who went to Petosky. Mich. for the
marriage Of their son. Mr.. Ruhl Wen
dell Koblegard. to Miss Marjorie Lee
Post. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sim
een Sessions Post of that city. Thurs
day evening. January IL. have re-
turned to their home on wyoming
avenue. They had as guests until
Tuesday evening. their son and his
bride. who left at that time for their
home at Fort Pierce, Fla.
The annual meeting Of the Wash
ington branch Of the American CEN
tral. committee for Russian relief,
will be held tomorrow morning at
IL so o'clock at the Russian embassy,
1925 18th street northwest. Mrs.
Robert Lansing will preside and the
speaker of the meeting viii be hr.
Charles II. Crane, at one time min
| lister from the United States to Pekins.
| who will give frst-hand Information
CONTINUED on Ninth PsgeD
Evening star., 1922-01-19

Mrs. Robert Lee Bowie of Washing
ton. took place at the First Methodist
Episcopal Church. Chevy Chase. Md.
at noon yesterday. The bride was
dressed In a gown Of blue geor-
gette with bead embroidery and hat
to match, and she carried a shower
bouquet Of bride roses and lilies OF
tho valley. She was given away by
her father and was attended by her
sister, Miss Ruth Adams. as maid OF
honor; Miss Edith Stine, as bridesmaid.
and Miss Alice Freeny, hower girl.
Mr. George Piummer was the. best
man and the ushers were Mr.. william
Plumb and Mr.. Donald Adams. The
maid of honor and bridesmaid wore
dresses of moon-g glow gray satin with
heavy oriental embroidery. with black
hats and bouquets of sweetheart
roses Mr. and Mrs. Bowie left in the
evening for trip to Florida: They
will be "at home" at the Beverly
Court apartments after March 10.
The assistant secretary of commerce.
Mr. Claudius H. Huston. and Mrs.