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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27
Wants Lower Wages
 Protests Rate Cuts
Argument Is That Workers Must Be Paid Less So That Investors
 May Get More.

Washington, Jan. 27.-Ihe presi- dent of western railroad offered a novel method Of increasing efficiency on railroads in his argument against reducing freight rates before the in tcrstatc commerce commission.
 Railroads declared this deep think CT, 'cannot be efficient in the em- ployncnt of labor until they are al lowed to establish rates of pay which correspond to the wages of workers of similar occupations in the com munties which the railroads servc.' But continuing: "There would be little hope, indeed, for the railroads of the United States ii now at the first signs of an ending of a period of depression the interstate commerce commission should require the reduC- tion of rates or decrease the percent age of return which railroads are to be allowed on their property invest ment."
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27
EDITORS WOULD
 CHANGE RULES ON
 TYPO APPRENTICE
Resolutions Asks l. T. U to Permit 21z Years Credit to High
 School Pupils.

Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 27-At the clos ing session of the North Carolina Press Association, held at Winston Salem, a resolution offered by E. B. Jeffress of the Greensboro News was unanimously adopted, as follows:
 "Whercas, high school education is an essential aid to a competent printer :: and
 Whereas, the national child labor law prohibits boys working before 16 years of age, thereby deferring the age when an apprentice may become a jOurney1nan until it is impossible to get the best type of boys to enter the printing business
 "TherefOre, be 1t resolved that the North Carolina Press Association me moralize the American Newspaper Pub fishers Association to obtain from the International Typographical Union in the negotiation for the new arbitration agree ment credit of at least two and one-half years for an apprentice who holds an accredited high school diploma, and that publishers pledge themselves to start wages of such employees at a figure equal to wages paid to two-and-a -half-year ap- prentiCes.'
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27
MINERS CHILDREN
 APPEAL TO HARDING TO GIVE THEM FOOD
Two Little Girls in Delegation Seek ing Aid for w. Virginia
 Coal Workers.

Washington, Jan. 27.-Dorothy and spcCtivclv, were members of com nittcc representing coal miners in the New River field of West Virginia which called upon President Harding to appeal for government assistance for the families Of unemployed miners.
 With Dorothy and Hallic were their mothers, Mrs. Alice Underwood of Mab>cott, W. Va, Laurence Dwyer, member fthc executive board of the United Mine Workers of America and three other delegated miners, but, according to the other committee members, the two girls were the more important clnissaries.
 Mrs. Underwood said she had been notified that an eviction order would be executed in her case. There IS no other dwelling available at Mobscott, she said The snow is eight inches deep there, her two grown sons are blacklistcd by the coal companies, and her siN small children, including the two with her, face starvation.
 Although living in the heart of a rich coal section, Mrs. Underwood says that she, like many other miner hou>ekecpcrs, depended for fuel on the refuse collected by her children Many children, she declared, ar with out shoes and have onl ythe fiimsiest of ClOthing One Of the miners with the committee, Aleck Martin, also of Mabscott, said he had borrowed a pair of shoes and an Ovcrcoat from a more fortunate friend i'll order to make the trip.
 The committee told President liar ding that the miners were anxious to work, but were prevented by the al legged blacklist from obtaining em- ploymcnt of any sort, even on high way construction.
 Mr. Harding arranged for the com mittcc to see Secretary Davis at the Department Of Labor, and, after hear ing the appeal, the secretary tele- graplcd Governor Morgan Of West Virginia, asking for any information he might have regarding conditions in MahsCOtt and nearby coal mining towns Members of the committee said they understood the governor re- ccntiy had made an investigation in that region.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27

tariff bill, an appeal was taken to the supreme court. The case was argued before eight justices, and they divided 4 10 4. The ninth justice, Jackson, was ill., When he recovered the case was re-argued, and he took the posi- lion that the law was constitutional
 Before a decision could be render ed, however, Mir. Justice Shiras 'changcd his mind" On April 8, 1905, Shras had declared himself i'll favor of the constitutionality of the iaw. On May 70 he, with four other justices, declared the law unCOnstitu- tiOnal.
 Ii required almost 20 years of agi- tatiOn 10 secure a constitutional amendment which would enable Con- gross to enact an income tax law, and thus reverse the decision which was made possible when Shiras 'changed his mnd'
 The federal law forbidding child la Dor was also knocked out by a 5-tO-4 vote, and scores oi other acts design ed to safeguard the peoples interests have been disposed of in the same way.
 MT. McSwain believes that he has found d simple way to check the en- croachment of the judiciary. He an nounccs he will press his bill vigor- O11C1T
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27
GREEDY LANDLORDS
 DEMAND FREE HAND TO PREY ON TENANTS
Oppose Emergency Rent Laws That Limit But Do Not Prevent
 Prohteering.

A bulletin issued by the Bureau of Labor tatistics of the United States De- partment of Labor supplies a reason for agitation demanding repeal of emergency rent laws enacted during the war.
 This statement shows that, notWith- standing there has been steady increase in housing cost everywhere, landlords have been partially restrained where ef- feCtivc laws are in force.
 For instance, Decroit, without emer- gency legislation, is pay ing for housing 90 per cent more than during 1917, when war protlteering was the rule, while New York, with rather drastic regulations is paying but 45 percent more.
 Chicago is unprotected, and the land lords have boosted rents 84 per cent over the 1914 level, while Washington, D. C., with antiprofteering legislation, is pay ing but 30 per cent more. Philadelphia is paying 4S per cent more.
 The Lockwood legislative committee has been hearing complaints of tenants and has brought out some evidence that discloses the most appalling conditions have i'll a large measure cvheated ten ants of the benefit of emergency legis- lation by multiplying litigation until the court docllets are clogged In one dis sands of cases, and more than 5000 are still pending Tenants have been re- uired to make deposits aggregating $l,- 100000 covering jury fees.
 Henry Allen Ely. head of the Audu bon Community Council and publisher of The Tenant answering Samuel Unter meyers uestions as to what would be the effect of the repeal of the rent laws, said
 II think you would have revolution in New York if the emergency rent laws were about to expire"
 Asked what form it would take, Mir. Ely said it would be an uprising against the extortionate landlords"
 A number of women testified that the laws did not prevent landlords from bounding tenants in determination to obtain higher rents. When appeals to the courts are taken by harassed tenants, they said, the landlord retaliates by mak ing conditions as difficult as possible. For one thing they absolutely refuse to make repairs. and in ConSeuenCe thousands of apartments are declared to be ''in an un- healthy condition"
 NI Al | \ Untcrmeycr that last September she rent ed five rooms, without a ray of sun light" for which she was compelled to pay S50 In 1918 these rooms rented for $25. The landlord now demended $7O and refused to have the walls or floors cleaned or to rid the place of filth.
 Why did you get into ito" asked Mr. Cntemeycr.
 place" replied Mrs. eynolds, That is foolish uestion"
 That is what I wanted you to say" Mir. Untcrneyer came back. That is not a foolish uestion."
 A witness declared that she had gone all over Washington Heights and found horrible conditions. One woman. she said, had to get into bed with an infant to keep it warm and is paying $38 month rent.
 In spite of these revelations there is persistent agitation in New York, as elsewhere, for repeal of the slight pro tcctiOu that Iap acCOrdS tO tenants
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27
HENRY FORD THINKS HE'S BEING 'JOBBED'
 ON MUSCLE SHOALS
Manufacturer Bid Must Run Gaunt- let of All Predatory
 Interests.

Henry Ford believes hc is being "jobbcd" by Secretary of War Weeks in the Muscle Shoals proposition.
 After d conference with Weeks, Ford seemed 10 feel that there is slight chance of securing approval of venture, make i: Scrviccablc to the nation, and at the same time rescue the SIS 5,ooo,o 900 that has been put in 10 it.
 Secretary Weeks says the bill will be put up to Congress, where 1t will run the gan1lct of all the predatory interests of the nation.
 "Thc Fertilizer Trust, the power aud chemical interests of Wall street, the money brokers and other inter ests that fear to have Muscle Shoals the people most,' says Ford, "are de luging Weeks and Congress with lit craturc that grossly misrcpresents the facts.
 "Thi> is not political matter to be jockcycd and jugglcd about. Why doesn't Weeks take it or leave it, yes or mo- as he would private matter: l mean that now after six months he is still asking what ap- pear 10 me as irrelevant questions and delaying the settlement of the matter
 "Wr didn't want Muscle Shoals for selfish purposes in the first place, Hanged if we care very much wheth- CT or not we get it now. We did not make the government selfish busi- ness proposition. II was an industrial philanthropy which we offered-an lie service"
 Ford says he was invited to make his bid when he did not think he wanted the property because 1t gave him as he saw ii an opportunity to awaken the people to what they can do ii they study and utilize the water- power possibilities of the nation.
 "Thc fertilizer people say we can not manufacture fertilizer" Ford added, If they think this, why don't hey go and talk to the chief of army engineers. Say, those fellows would climb the Washington Monument rather than get the army chiefs fig urcs."
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27
Reduction of Wages
 Stopped by Strike

Philadelphia, Jan. PA reduction of wages of 10 to 30 per cent and an increase of working hours from 4S to g a week have been stopped by a strike of leather workers The men left their jobs January f They have returned with all previous working conditions prevailing About 16o workers were affected. At the time of the reduction they were not organ ized. Now they are. The result of focusing their attention upon the motto, Tn union there IS strength" has proved of some immediate profit 10 them, besides arousing them to the importance of spreading the tidings among their unorganized friends, which they deSeare it is their inten- ton to do
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27
CONTRACTORS BAN
 THE "OPEN SHOP"
Lowell Builders Declare Union Men Best and Can Be Trusted
 Most.

Lowell, Mass, Jan. PC w. Johnson X Sons, contractors, declare for the union shop, the union wage scale and against any movement to break down the unions and introduce the chaotic non-union shop idea.
 Johnson will pay the union rate for every line of work in his building op- crations for the next I2 months Here is what he says:
 We are not going to lower the wages of our workmen. We intend to maintain regular union rates dur ing the coming year. We believe the present wages received by carpenters, painters and affiliated building trades workmen are as low as they ought to be considering the cost of living.
 We arc absolutely opposed to shopping down the wages of good workmen, and We shall stand back Of them and hold to the union schedules now in effect"
 Mir. Johnson declared that he is op- posed to a movement that hopes to reduce tLc present wages of Lowell building laborcrs. He says he can get better work done by paying straight union wages, following union hours and securing at the same time experienced men "who are competent and who can be trusted to do their work without being under any re- straining influences or shadows of lower wages"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27

The North Carolina Press Association hopes to be able to get other press asso- citations to adopt similar resolutions
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27
Control 95 P. C. of
 All Lamp Business
 But Deny Monoply
General Electric Co. Officer Doesn't Consider Enormous Grasp Auy-
 thing Out of Way.

New York; Jan. 27-An admission that the General Electric Company con- trolled perhaps 95 per cent" of the in- candescent lamp business in America was made by one of the vice presidents of the company, Anson W. Burchard while tes- tifying before the Lockwood legislative committee.
 Mir. Burshard said he did not consider this a monopoly. Even if the General Electric Comuany exercised 100 per cent control over the industry, 1t would ex- perience competition in the event that any other concern merely tried to get some of the business, he cOntended. About 2OOOOO0OO lamps arc produced annually ill the United States. the witness said
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27

MSWAIN OFFERS BILL THAT WOULD MAKE MAJORITY OF ONE" DECISIONS
 NOT FINAL, BUT SEVEN VOTES NEEDED

Usurpati0n of Courts Is Becoming Dangerous and Incentive to Lawlessness, Declares south Carolina Representative, in Offering Measure That Would Put Stop to "One- -Man-Rule' of the Future.
 Recalls Some Notorious
 Cases of the Past
 Where 1t Acted.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27
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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27

or SIdlulG Call Dt HClI NO1It.
 In addressing the House in support of his bill MT. McSwain said that Congress had the undoubted right to enact the legislation proposed.
 As to the necessity and wisdom of the legislation, he said:
 "This 5-to-4 ratio is becoming a serious question in the minds of the thnikini people of the country.
 we hear much about laWlessncss and about the lack of respect by the people for laws and for the courts, and the criticisms are justified. But I call the attention of Congress and the country to the lack of respect by the majority of the court for the min oriy of the court.
 We find five members of the court holding that state statutes and acts ot Congress arc unconstitutional, while ofur members of the same court file vigorous an illogical dissenting opin ions arguing that these legislative acts are constitutional. We therefore have a right to ask why it is that the learned and laborious dissenting opinions do not raise a reasonable doubt i'll the minds of the majority?
 Government by One Man
 "The effect of all this is that one man, the fifth member of the major ity of the court, Is exercising the power to overthrow the will of Con- gross and the approval of the Presl- dent, who speaks for at least a ma jority of more than 100, 900 ooo peo- pie.
 "It is therefore fair to say that this one judge is more powerful than the representatives of at least 5I 100000 people.
 "There is no excuse for a 5-to-4 de cision. If the Constitution has been violated by an act of Congress or of state legislature, that violation ought to be so manifest that at least seven judges ou of nine can see it and de- clare it.
 We will not convict bootlegger without unanimous verdict from the jury, but we permit the supreme court, by a vote of 5 to 4, to declare null and void the supreme will of the whole American people speaking through Congress, consisting of 533 men at least So per cent. of whom are lawyers"
 MT. McSwain laid especial empha- sis on the recent decision of the su- preme court in the picketing case, which came up from the state of Ari- zona. Tn this instance the court, by a vote of 5 to 4, declared unconstitu- tional provision of the Arizona state constitution which sought to safe guard the rights of labor.
 Notorious Tax Case Recalled
 He also went into detail concerning the famous income tax case decided on May 20, 1895. For 100 years the courts of this country had upheld the right of Congress to levy an income tax, but when Congress i'll June oi 1894 attempted to enact an income tax in connection with the Wilson
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27
Notorious Tax Case Recalled

He also went into detail concerning the famous income tax case decided on May 20, 1895. For 100 years the courts of this country had upheld the right of Congress to levy an income tax, but when Congress i'll June of 1894 attempted to enact an income tax in connection with the Wilson
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27
COTTON FARMERS ORGANIZE

Cotton farmers of Oklahoma are forming a cooperative association to market their crop without the aid of brokers, spectators and other mid dlemen.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27

Chicago building tradeSmen won a victory last week when the municipal budget makers of the city council de- cided on $I.1o an hour as wages dur ing 1922 for bricklayers, carpenters, plumbers, and other craftsmen who had been awarded ST or less an hour by Judge Landis.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-27

Congressman McSwan of South CarOllna would put to which the Court ot the States has declaring important legislation unconstitutional
 MT o outstanding liberals Of the south hash the Justices the Ot of before such
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-05
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-05
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-05
JULY CLEARANCE SALE
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-02
Natalie in a dancing pose.

end Of August, "A figure. SO low, that
parcels Of hundred to five hun
dred bushels formed d large part OF
flax sales during the month.
Abnormal Increase in Marketing o.
/ Rye.
During August, terminal receipts Of
rye (mostly 1922 crop) reached the
unprecedented figure Of 11,972.537
bushels. Rye receipts for the past
year or two have been running at
about double the normal amount,
measured by the average monthly re-
ceipts over the past ten years. on ac-
count of the large rye crops raised
in the northwest since the var. August
receipts Of rye this year were more
than nine times as large as the nor
NAL for the month. During August
about o~ne-fourth Of the total 1922 rye
crop of the northwest was marketed.
The majority OF the rye which Is
now moving to market will be for
export. OF the twelve million bushels
received during August. more than
100000 bushels have been shipped
down the lakes and to the %seacoast.
The movement Of rye to foreign counz
tries promises to eclipse all records
this year. There vas a somewhat larg-
CIR export movement Of y from Unit
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-02

ed States ports during 1922 up to
September .. than during the same
period in 1921. but these figures in
cIude only about three weeks move
ment OF this years crop. With the en-
port of rye now in transit, the total
exports for 1922 will be far ahead
of those in 1921.
Livestock.
Livestock receipts at South st. Paul
during Augus st Indicated the com
mencement Of the fall run Of cattle
and sheep. The receipts Of cattle have
been greater than the 10-year average
in every month since February last
and were fully two-thirds larger than
this average during August. This in
crease in August is certainly larger
than could be accounted for by the
normal rate Of growth OF the country.
Sheep, receipts have been above the
l0-year average for two months, the
excess being even greater In august
than in July. There should he an even
larger movement Of sheep in the next
three months. according to the 10
year average. Receipts Of hogs de-
clined % per cent between July and
August, which is a normal occurrence,
but the total number received is about
o'e-'Idll lafReF man lne lU-year aV-
.erage II slightly larger than q year
ago. The fall of hogs does not be-
gin until October. Receipts of calves
which are about double tho normal
amount. showed a small decline be
tween July and August, but were one
hal~ larger than a a ago.
The movement of feeder stock to
tho country again reached remarkable
totals. Shipments of feeder sheep were
five times as large in August as in
July and shipments Of feeder cattle
double. while shipments of hogs in
creased II per cent and feeder calves
remained about the same. AS compar-
ed with. a year ago, the comparison
is even more striking. More than thir-
teen times as many calves went to the
country this cal as last, almost three