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Evening journal., 1922-08-02
.SHOOT,BEAT
RAIL WORKERS
At ELSMERE
Bag Thrust Over Heads, 2
b. & o. Inspectors Are
Badly Battered
FIRE BULLET INTO ONE
AS HELAY ON GROUND

Two inspectors Of the Baltlmor,
and Ohio Railroad. employed at the
Wilsmere yards. near Elsmere. arc
in the Delaware Hospital, as a re-
suit OF being attacked by men sup
posed TO be strikers. early yesterday
morning.
One OF the men Is shot in the alb
domeu. and the other Is suffering
from bruises about the head and
body.
The men were attacked after bags
were thrust over their heads, so they
could not recognize their assailants.
II is said.
Carl Patton. aged %. OF 21ss Pop
lar street. Philadelphia. IS the man
suffering with a bullet wound in
the abdomen.
Ralph Murray. aged 2s. OF 1903 y.
street. Philadelphia,
Is suffering with cuts and bruises.
The recovery OF Patton is ex-
pected. unless complications set In.
as the bullet did not penetrate a
vital part. It was said at the Della
ware Hospital. where both men are
patients.
Murray and Patton we're working
in the railroad yard when some men
battered down a portion OF the wire
fence and dashed toward them early
yesterday morning. Bags were
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Clarence Conoway, III Rodman
street. attempted suicide by hanging
in the Cathedral Cemetery. at Lam
caster and woodlawn avenues, this
morning. but was cut down by mem-
bers OF a funeral party. He is in a
critical condition in the Delaware
Hospital.
Conoway is about forty years OLD.
He and his wife, according to the
police account. had quarrel and he
left the house in a respondent mood.
Procuring a piece OF clothesline'
he went to the cemetery, climbed a
tree. tied the rope to limb, ad-
justed a moose about his neck and
jumped Off.
Meanwhile a funeral party had en-
tered the cemetery. Mourners saw
Conoway leap from the tree limb and
ran to him. Donald Miller, III Rod
man street. a neighbor OF the would
he suicide, was first to reach his
side. With quick swipe Of his PEN
Evening journal., 1922-08-02
BEGIN WAR ON
AUTO CUT-OUTS
Assistant City Solicitor
Green Announces Use
Will Be Stopped
TWO DRIVERS FINED
IN COURT TO-DAY

Determined 10 put a stop TO au-
! tomobilists operating their cars
with the mufier cut-out open. the
police have launched a campaign to
: force compliance with the law in
I this respect.
Announcement OF this was made
by Assistant City Solicitor Green in
Municipal Court this morning, when
two men were before the court on
charges OF violating the motor We
hlcle laws
Deputy Judge Lynn fined each OF
the defendants. Eugene Daniels and
Joseph Bonifacino. s5 and COST.
with a warning that II they are
again before the court on the same
charge the fine will be $40 and costs.
Both pleaded guilty.
The chuggfng OF autom obiles pass
ing the Public Building has been 50
constant and deafening that fra
quent delays are caused In trials in
the Municipal Court because OF the
inability to hear. the auto cout-outs
drowning the strongest voices. An
noyance Is caused in all other Offices
in the building and complaints have
been received from every section OF
the city concerning the operating OF
machines with cut-outs open
Mr.. Green. in apprising the court
OF the start OF the campaign against
offending drivers. stated that II was
launched especially 10 curb sncn
ANNOYING driving in the vicinity OF
the Public Building. pointing OUT IN.
interference by II in court trials ana
the ANNOYANCE caused employees a.
work IN all other Offices OF the build
Ing. >a ~.
The two men who were before 'n'
court today were arrested by Mo'or-
.,.cIe Onlcer Carey near Tenth ana
French streets Daniels told ,ne
court that he was repairing ma
chine FOR a man and that when the
car was brought to him the -
out was open -..--
Evening journal., 1922-08-02
DROWNED, 3 WEEKS
AFTER MARRIAGE

Special to The Evening Journal.
PENN'S GROVE. y. j.. Aug. 2.-
was drowned in Oldman's Creek.
last night. Young Ale. with his
father. Captain James Ale. were
starting out OF the creek, with a
boat load OF tomatoes, when in some
manner. he lost his footing and fell
into the creek. His father dived In
after him but could not find the
body. The body had not been found
at an early hour this afternoon.
It is thought that the body Of
young Ale, may have been swept out
Of the creek, into the Delaware river
by the tide. Young Ale was married
about three weeks ago.
Evening journal., 1922-08-02
YOUNGEST MOTHER
NEAR DEATH TODAY

HARDIN. O.. Aug. ? Omitted
Press. Sudden relapse in the con-
dition OF Elizabeth Irwin. 10, Amer
ica's youngest mother" today.
blocked plans Of authorities TO probe
the paternity of her son.
The baby. physicians said, is alb
solutely normal and enjoying health.
Elizabeth denies having amy boy
friends"
Assistant Prosecutor Trubey said
the girls stepfather. the Rev. L. w.
Irwin, Methodist minister. had re-
fused steadfastly to implicate any
one.
Evening journal., 1922-08-02
MANY ENJOY THE MOVIES

Invitations to the Movies are ex-
tended TO six persons today through
our CLASSIFIED Advertising Depart
ment. Look through the CLASSIFIED
advs. and II your name is there come
10 the Journal office and receive free
tickets for two (war tax pald) 10 see
the special production. Thomas
Melghan. In "Our Leading Citizen. :"
at the Queen. and "A Man With
Two Mothers" at the Majestic
Thursday night. See page is today.
Evening journal., 1922-08-02

Alexander Graham Bells tele-
phone has been called Amer
ica's gift to modern civiliza-
tion. From a crude tangle OF
wires and magnets IN his ex-
perimental workshop in Phila-
delphia, Bell saw his invention
grow into a vast system that
weaves instantaneous speech all
over the world.
The discovery OF the tele-
phone was an accident. In 1874
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Evening journal., 1922-08-02

PHILADELPHIA. Aug ?. Omitted
Press)-s. B. warriner. president Of
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company. announced that the op-
orators are willing to meet the
miners.
"In a meeting Of mayors OF cities
OF the anthracite region" said War
riner, I'VE were advised President
Lewis OF the United Mine Workers
stated he wonld be glad 10 meet the
anthracite operators to negotiate by
direct adjustment OF the present
controversy.
WASHINGTOS, Aug. 2. (United
Press)-The coal strike-slowly
paralyzing American industry has
already prac tically wiped out fuel
expectations from the United states.
Figures made public by the De-
partment Of Commerce today show
that the strike negotiations were at
a stand-stlll.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 2.-(United
Press) s)-State troops moved from
Camp Knox. Ky. into Southern In
Evening journal., 1922-08-02

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEWARK, Aug. William J.
McAvoy has been appointed physi-
cal director and coach Of all sports
at the University Of Delaware TO
succeed II. Burton Shipley. The po-
sition was offered to Mr. McAvoy by
DR.. Walter Hullihen. president Of
the university, yesterday. and an
nouncement was made at noon TO-
day that he had accepted. He has
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Evening journal., 1922-08-02
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN TO MEET.

NEWPORT. Aug 2.-The New
port Richardson Park and Stanton
branch OF the New Castle County
Democratic WomaD's Club viii hold
a meeting on Friday evening at 3
o'clock at the home of Mrs Willie
Springer, president.
Evening journal., 1922-08-02

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. .. Omitted
Press)-Coal prices will take a sud
den jump II terms OF John L. Lewis.
president United Mine Workers. are
accepted at the conference OF bltum-
inous operators and union presidents
scheduled for Monday. S. Pemberton
Hutchinson declared here today.
Hutchinson. besides being presi-
dent OF the Westmoreland Coal Com
pany. is a member OF the Spencer
committee for distribution OF coal
through control OF priority ship
ments. recently appointed in Wash
ington. He left for Pittsburgh on
business today.
"If the Lewis scale for which the
miners struck is accepted at Mon
days meeting" Hutchinson declared.
lit will mean higher wages for
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Evening journal., 1922-08-02
TAYLOR POST MEErING.

The monthly meeting OF the
Lewis A. Taylor Post No. 5. Amer
lean. Legion, will be held at Sis
o'clock this evening at the Thomas
Garrett Settlement.
Evening journal., 1922-08-02
Striking Railroad Men
Resume Deliberations
in Chicago-Rioting
Again in the Vest.
Local Labor Coun-
cils Urge General
Strike
HARDING TO SEND
REPLY EARLY

CHICAGO. Aug. 2 (Unltcd Prccs) :
Striking shopmcn win accept the
proposal OF President Harding for,
ending their strike, under way since
July 4. Il was announced today.
John Scott, secretary OF the shop
mems union. announced that tho
union chairman I'm conferences here,
would send "A telegram to tho Prcai-
dent during the day announcingI
their decision.
I'VE VIII accept the Presidential
proposals. generally" Scott said.
AS far as we have gone. no reser-
vations or changes have been made
although some minor stipulations|
may be contained in the accept
ance."
scott's statement followed two
hour session by the chairmen during
the morning.
Bert NJ. Jewell, president OF thsl
union, was asked regarding action
by the meeting but declared he had
nothing to add to scotts statement.
The telegram has not been sent
yet" Jewell said 1T will probably
be during the day"
Jewell said that the message
would not be made public in Chi
cago. but the unions would walt for
the President TO give it out. II be
wished.
FIT. SMITH. Ark. Aug ? United
Press) --One man was killed and
another fatally injured in a riot in,
the Missouri Pacific freight yards at
Van Buren. six miles east OF here
early today, according to reports
Both men were employed as strike
breakers, II was said.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-CUnited,
Press.) )-President Harding. having
received advices from government
agents at Chicago that the striking
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Head of Christlana
LOST

LOST-Loose leaf note book. contain
ing some orders. Reward. W. s. VIII
liams. s23 Washington st. aug2-2t.
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anthracite Coal Chiefs
Ready to Discuss Peace

diana today 10 protect coal mines
operating under state supervision
Two regiments were ready TO pitch
camp somewhere in the Indiana
coal fields" Adiutant General Smith
announced.
Evening journal., 1922-08-02

NEW YORK. Aug (United
Press )-Strengthening their nom
union forces. railroad executives to-
day planned attempts 10 break COM
pletely the strike OF 100000 railroad
shopmen.
The executives OF 14s carriers are
committed 70 a policy Of non-com-
promise on the seniority rights OF
present employees following the re-
fusal OF the American Association OF
Railway Executives yesterday 10 ac-
cept President Hardings plan for
eettling the strike.
Evening journal., 1922-08-02
ToDAY's TEMPERATURES

At The Evening Journal Office.
500 A.. MO 1901 p. NJ. so
1000 A. Mt 100 p. NJ. 80
sun AND TIDE-Standard Time.
Sun rises ..............4. 4.5S "A. NJ.
Sun sets ...............7. .7.13 p. NJ.
Head of Christlana.
High water. .7.S7 a. VI. GIL p. NJ.
Low water .2.20 A. NJ. 2.40 p. NJ.
Evening journal., 1922-08-02

CLEVELAND. o.. Aug. .. OUnitcd
Press s.)-Unlcss the strike Of rail-
road shopmen Is ended within thirty
days. all railroads unions including
the "big four" brotherhoods viii be-
come involved. according 10 an cx-
elusive statement to the United
Press today by an Official OF one Of
the big railroad brotherhoOds who
requested that his name be with
held.
Evening journal., 1922-08-02

For Glover Dairy Safe Milk phone
1540-1541.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1922-08-02
The Weather

Generally fair weather and mod
crate temperature Thursday; gentle
and northwest winds.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
FIRST HEAVY SNOvsaSWILL
 CALL RAILROAD< ; BLUFF
WILL EXCESSIVE PROFITS ESCAPE?
 WHY STOCK DIVIDENDS ARE ISSUED

Washington, Nov. Io-With cleo tions over and another session of congress looming, the legislative decks are being cleared for one of the greatest non-partisan cat-and-dog fights that has been staged by national lawmakers for many year.
 Other questions, such as the ship subsidy and farm loans, will furnish fireworks, but these will be pin wheels compared to the sky rockets, bombs and flaming Niagaras that the people will behold If 1t is seriously proposed to levy on wealth.
 The country faces an ever-increas- ing deficit which cannot be concealed by skilled accountancy. The common folks have been squeezed about dry and the new tariff law shows no in dication of forcing the walls of the treasury to bulge because of increased customs receipts. This situation is causing some lawmakers to look to large incomes and inordinate profits The moneybags "sense' this attack, and while. screaming that "furriners" are plotting to wreck the constitution, word Is being quietly passed to block the attack by declafing stock divi- dends.
 ' To understand how the stock divi- dend works, let it be assumed that a $Io, 100000 corporation has profits of SIC, 900, ,ooo piled up These profits are velvet" They are outside of pre- ferred dividends and all other charges. These profits are proof that the cor
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
WOMEN'S WAGE LAW OUTLAWED
 BY D. (. COURT
Says There Is no "Leeway for Legis-
 lative or Judicial Dis cretion"

Washington, Nov, Io,-The court of appeals of the District of Columbia outlawed the District of Columbia women's minimum wage law, passed by Congress several years ago. In setting aside the law Justice Van Orsdel said:
 There is no leeway for legislative or judicial discretion. A fundamen- tai principle Is involved; and it does not lie in the courts to declare a law fixing the wages of women constitu- tional and a law fixing the wages of men uncons titutional The moral stimulus in the one instance Is no greather than in the other"
 The refusal to see any difference between setting wages by law for men and the same procedure for women was not accepted by the United States supreme court in 1908 when it upheld the Oregon 1o-hour law for women In that case the supreme court denied that the Io-houT law interfered with workers liberty to contract, under the federal const1tu- toin- The court said this liberty 'is not absolute and extending to all con tracts, and that state may, without conflicting with@the provisions of the fourteenth amendment, restrict in many respects the individuals power of contract"
 The supreme court further declared that women's physical structure and the performance of maternal functions place her at a disadvantage Tn the struggle for subsistence IS obvious" / The court held that woman @is properly placed in class by herself, and legislation designed for her pro- tection may be sustained, even. when Legislation Is not necessary Tor men and could not be sustained"
 The District of Columbia court of appeals ignores this 4 refusal of the supreme court to place men workers and women workers on the same plane.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
Trade Union Fined
 For Picket's Action

Cincinnati, O., Nov. Io.-Common Pleas Judge Roettinger has fined the Boot and Shoe Workers' council $Ioo and costs because a picket became in volved in a controversy with strike breaker and. struck the latter.
 The court declares that it recog- nizes the doctrine of union liability "that a labor union Is an entity, and as such is responsible for the actions of its officers, agents, servants and employees"
 The. court, therefore, finds the shoe workers council guilty of violating the orders of the court, and guilty of contempt. .>-.>.
 The courts ridiculous policy can be appreciated when 1t is recalled that If an .employe of a business firm was instructed to do a lawful thing, and while doing so vioalted the law, for this act the employe would escape punishment and the. employer would be penalized.
 This is the position taken by Judge Roettinger, who is receiving the plaudits of plunderbund and other forces that believe in class legislation and a class judiciary when workers are involved
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
Committee Reports
 Miners Wage Is Low

Wnidber, Pa, Nov Io.-The com mittee appointed by Mayor Hy1an to investigate conditions at strike-bound properties of the Berwind White com pany was told that wages average from $2o to $45 for two weeks work.
 Every miner who appeared before the committee told the same story of oppression, eviction, company houses and company stores. Prices at company stores range 10 to 20 per cent higher than the independent stores.
 '1 made enough money to exist on, but not enough to really live on" said John Dudak "I have never made enough to save any money. Often I have drawn ST in cash on pay day, ST in cash for two weeks work The remainder went to the company for my rent and groceries"
 The Berwind-White company sup plies coal for the New York city subway system.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
Head Defends ~ Pittsburgh Plus

Washington, Nov Io-@ Pitt sburgh plus" was defended by Judge Gary before the federal trade commission.
 Under Pittsburgh plus" a steel mill located in Duluth, within 6o miles of rich iron ore fields, must add to a customers bill the freight cost of the steel from Pittsburgh to Duluth, though the steel was manufacture in Duluth and never saw Pittsburgh This puts the trusts mills Tn Pitts burgh on an equal footing with Du- Iuth mills, and the public pays for this unnecessary cost. Millions of dol lars are annually taken from. the pub lie by a system which, Judge Gary says, "exists, so far as | know, for the, purpose of fixing quotation price"
 If Pittsburgh plus" did not exist, orthW estern buyers ofs steel, tor instance, would patronize steel mills in that section because of their prox- unity ito the Minnesota iron ore range. This would mean lower costs for steel, as freight charges would be low. Now when a ton of steel is sold, the buyer must pay an addition al price equal to the freight. charge of that ton of steel from. Pittsbur gh- As the trust has monopoly on the iron ore it can enforce Pittsburgh plus,' while efficiency editors conveniently overlook this gouge that runs into millions of dollars. .e
 Judge Gary told the federal trade commission there is no such thing as competition. There is always good natured competition" he said.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
CAN'T BEAT FEM.

Washington, Nov. 1o.-When the railroad shop mems strike was at its height, rail managers assured the pub lie: "Poof! This is nothing. Business as usual"
 Now these managers intend using strike losses to maintain high freight rates.
 Reports by "hard-boiled" eastern rail managers who led the fight show that for September their operating expenses increased 13.7 per. cent over those of the same period in 1921. The cost of~the strike is made more impressive by the added statement that in September the roads expended SI2o. 900. 900 for maintenance of equip ment. an increase of I5.7 per cent oyeg the same month a year ago.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10

poration has made unreasonable charges on the public. If the corpora tion declares huge cash dividends the attention of the public will be called to these vast profits and stockholders, who already have large incomes, will have to give large portion of their profits to the government, under the income tax law. The remainder of the cash dividend would be reinvest- ed, of course, by these stockholders.
 To avoid the income tax, and at the same time have their profits reinvest- ed, the stock dividend has been in vented. Through this system the cor poration divides among it's stockhold- CTS an additional $Io,ooo, ,ooo worth of stock and turns the $Io,ooo, 900 profits into capital account" or back into the business
 The corporation now has a capital ization of $2o, o,ooo,ooo and future pro fits can be spread over a larger amount of stock without attracting at tention. --....
 The system Is not favored by the little stockholders, who would rather have the cash, but stock dividends are of value to the corporations "in- siders," whose problem Is to get hold of the cash and at the same time avoid heavy income tax charges that are levied with increasing severity on in comes from $3o,ooo, up.
 The United States supreme court Ilegalized the stock dividend. The court ruled that a stock dividend is not cash .--4-. a-.-... .-... ..--..t.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
Cheap Paternalisn

Chicago, Nov Io.-The Pullman company announces that its free" life insurance for employees whose annual wage is 5000 or less will become effective December I. The company withho1ds the right to say upon whom this blessing shall be bestowed.
 This cheap paternahsm is linked up with the Pullman company union" which is intended to offset the in crease of trade unionism.
 - In a recent statement President Gompers of the A. F. of l.. showed that if the Pullman concern can en- force its company union" this will supercede boni fide trade unionism in negotiating with the company under the transportation law.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
FOOD PRICES GO UP.

Washington, Nov. Io.-Between September 15 to October Is food prices increased in 26 representative cities, reports the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Phila- delphia led with a 4 per cent gain.
 A 3 per cent gain was recorded in Cleveland, Newark, New Haven, Providence, Scranton and Washing ton, D. C. In Bridgeport, Columbus, Denver, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Little Rock, Manchester, Seattle, and Portland, Me, food prices increased per cent, and in Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Norfolk, Omaha, Peoria, Richmond and St. Paul I per cent. Chicago and Milwaukee increased less than fve-tenths of I per cent.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-10
MINE GUARD
 KILLINGS STARTED HERRIN MOB

New York, Nov Io.-4'Both men were unarmed and were at least 1000 yards away from the mine on private property. The news of these killings ran all across the county, spl1ttering fuse that finally led to the explosions of wrath on the following day" ~ The above is one of the Thigh points" in a dispatch to the New York World from McAllister Coleman, who wires from Marion, Ill, of conditions preceding the Herrin mob
 "When the strike had been called in April, the Illinois miners had come out to a man., said the correspondent "The normal economic life of all southern Illinois had come to a dead halt
 cago, president of the Southern Illin- oas Coal Company, whicf, operated the strip mine between Marion and Her of stripping his coal to prepare 1t for shipment. Steam shoyels are used in this type of mine to strip earth and rocks from the coal which lies near the surface.
 Instantly word spread around Williamson county that the Lester strip was working. Local officials from nearby unions went oyer to see what was going on. They were halted by a guard on a road leading into a mine which has been regarded as public for years.
 Coal and iron police and mine guards employed by the operators, familiar enough in the Pennsylvania and West Virginia fields, were un- heard of in Williamson county.
 Operators and union heads barley ed to no purpose. All the while, wherever miners came together, the word was passed, they're bringing gun men into Williamson
 "On Tuesday, Jordan Henderson, a miner and union man, went to house on the public road leading from Mar ion to the Lester mine to ask for drink of water. As he stood at the door he was shot by bullet from an rife fired from over the top of the high buck wall on one side of the mine. Joseph Pitchovie, another union miner, hurrying to Henderson's assistance, was shot dead in the same Both men were unarmed and were at least 1000 yards away from the mine on private property.
 "The news of these killings ran all across the county, a sputtering fuse that finally led to the explosions of wrath on the following day"