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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-08-18
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

New York fur workers have asked
individual wage increases. More skilled
workers, particularly cutters, 1t is pre-
dicted, will be granted advance, but
lower classes Of workers will probably
not
At New York the Cloak, Suit and
Skirt Manufacturers association and
international Ladies' Garment Work
erS' union reached an agreement to
replace the contract which expired,
June l.
During June there was an increase
of 80 per cent In employment In the
United States, according to a report
by the federal reserve bank of Chi
cago Milwaukee shows an increase
of 5.3 per cent.
At the conference of Migratory, Cas-
ual and Unemployed Workers Of
America, meeting at Buffalo, resolu-
ton offering moral support to Buf-
falos striking street car men was
unanimously adopted.
John MCFARLAND of New York was
reelected president of the 1nterna-
tional Typographical union by ma
jority of 1883 over Walter w. Barrett
Of Chicago, his only opponent. McPar-
land received 2s,752 votes to his oppo-
nent's 24,219
The New York Employing Printers
association Is preparing material for
a new contract which will go into ef-,
feet November l. They will ask that
the 44-hOur week be continued and
that there be some slight improve
ments in working conditions. Wage
scale demands Of the printers and the
unions concerned must be submitted
before August 1.
In return for a nominal royalty OF
25 cents per ton on ore mined, the
British Empire Steel corporation has
undertaken to construct in Newfound-
land before 1928 a plant capable of
producing 100000 tons Of iron or pig
iron annually The corporation fur
ther undertakes to erect coke ovens
and to expend 100000 in Newfound-
land before 1925.
The labor problem in France, gradu-
ally reaching an acute stage, Is the
direct antithesis of that with which
Great Britain has to cope. For In
France there Is no surplus of labor nor
any dearth Of unemployment. Lack
If man-power is the difficulty there,
and no hope is held out for any meas
urable Improvement Of the situation
in the near future.
Announcement was made at New
York that the present wage scale for.
employees of the B. r. L. would bc
continued until Aug. 8, 1923. The
Brooklyn City Railroad company al,
so will continue it's present scale
The striking railroad, telegraph.
postal and telephone employees at VI
emma, Austria, decided to resume work
Internationally in expectation that the
government shortly will propose rem
edy Of the conditions against which
they protest.
officials Of the Wabash railroad
announced they had reached an agree
ment with representatives of their
$500 clerks whereby the clerks accept
a wage reduction averaging 81 a week
This is slightly less than that ordered
by the railroad labor board, and
makes the average pay $108 month
t was explained.
Al Sedalia, Mo-, the M. K. & T..
arpd all section hands and bridge
inu on q
n,en have been working on an
basis. No reason was given
lange.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-08-18
FOR FORTY-F0UR-HOUR WEEk

trotIp@ro C,nct,- 60 on Record
E4tlnse FGnA crowded Fer.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
ADMITS
S[AY|NG CHILD
IN n. J. SWAMP
confesses He Kidnapped Her
First and Became Frightened
At Her Cries.
By international News Service.

CAMDEN, N. j., May 25.-George
Elmer Munroe, eighteen years old,
Of Camden. confessed to Prosecutor
wolverton at noon today that he
had kidnapped and murdered Ida
Kramer, seven years old, whose
body was found in Newton creek a
month ago.
"I was down and out and I
needed money" he said. "I had
read where kidnapers got fortunes.
So went to Woodbury. and brought
the girl to Camden. I started to
take her to an old cabin had
built along the creek. But she
started to cry. 1t frightened me.
picked up a rock and hit her on
the head several times. was
afraid had killed her, so I dragged
her body over to the creek and put
II there"
Monroe's confession exonerates
Miss Esther Tannebaum, sales
woman for a New York corset
house, who was arrested as the
abductor Of the child several weeks
ago.
The prosecutor received an anony.
nous letter two weeks ago from
Munroe. but was unable to trace II
back TO the sender. Yesterday he
received a second letter, which was
signed, but which gave no address.
Munroe was located and arrested.
He was on the verge OF a collapse
after he naada hia confeaaiou
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
DETECT|VEP PUT
OUT WITH BLOW
BY EX-OFF|C|AL
Ousted Internal Revenue Men
Robbed Of Private Letters
Before F ST. Fight.

Thrilling chapters along the line
Of "Shadowed by the Secret Service"
might be contributed to literature by
c. c. Childs and A. D. Sumner, late
officials In the Bureau of Internal
Revenue, and s. G.. Patchell, bureau
statistician, II they were given to
writing.
The episodes would include ran.
sacking of private files, trailing of
suspects" through the gloom Of
night, and a hair-raising encounter
all the worst of II.
How their footsteps and those OF
Patchell have been persistently
dogged by agents Of the intelligence
unit of the Revenue Bureau was re.
lated today by Childs and Sumner. as
an aftermath to alleged seizure OF
personal letters belonging to Sumner
in Patchell's suite in the Burlington
yesterday.
Sleuth Knocked Out.
The sleuthing is said to have
started two days ago, when Childs,
supervisor of collections, and Snm.
ner, head of the accounts unit. were
deposed by an order of Secretary
Mellon, consolidating their divisions
and putting CHARLES r. Nash in com.
mand. 1t wound up for Childs, tenn.
porarily at least, last night, when he
knocked out with one punch an in
telligence man who was trailing him.
Patchell felt the strength of the
intelligence man yesterday afternoon
when he was accompanied to his
apartment by two of them and forced
to hand over them papers" in the
shape OF personal letters to Sumner
from Congressman which Patchell
was holding for him.
Childs and Sumner express them.
selves as entirely puzzled by their
summary oustinR from the bureau.
It is thought, however, that II Is at
tributed to the fact that they we're
appointed by Elmer Dover, Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury. who has
several times clashed with Internal
Revenue Commissioner blair and in
some quarters Is said to be slated
for dismissal on June I.
Both men declare they will fight
their removal to the limit.
Puzzled at Stains.
I'VE have not received any com.
munication from officials relative TO
our status and don't know whether
we still are on the rolls OF the bu.
reau or not" Sumner said today.
But we are determined to so on
with our work II possible" He and
Childs, he said. had an audience ycs-
terday with President IIardiny. and
are hopeful Of reinstatement Sec.
retary Mellon today declared, hoN.
ever. that the incident Is closed.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
US. PLANS
CON 7 TROL
IN LIBERIA
Military and Financial Dicta-
torshp Proposed As Con-
dition for Loan.
q, Cosmopolitan Now. Service.

NEW YORK, May 25.-The as
sertion Will be made by The Ma.
ton in its May 81 issue that Sec
retary Of State Hughes signed an
agreement last October 20 with
plenary commissioners Of the Lii
berian republic which makes Iii
IBERIA in. fact a servile American
colony. ruled by a firLncial COM
missioner to be named by the
President Of the United States"
Control Hinges On Loan.
The Nation asserts the agreement
Is predicated upon the pending $5.-
100000 loan to the negro republic OF
Liberia on the west coast of Africa
and recites that the loan, which al
ready has aroused some opposition,
IL to be made subject to the ap-
proval OF the President and in con-
formity with an appropriate arrange
ment made under his direction"
This Arrangement" has already
been made, down to minute details,
and one Of the stlpulations. the Ma
ton asserts. Is to take 81 $50 900 of
the loan to repay the present foreign
debt of Liberia to ~. p. Morgan &
Co, Kuhn, Loeb a Co. the National
City Bank OF New York, First Ma
tional Bank Of New York. acting for
themselves and others"
On announcement of the proposed
loan. Liberian bonds held in Wall
street jumped from SIS to $9S, max
ing the increase in the bankers
holdings Of $33o,oo0. the Nation
says.
Americans to Rule Army.
Other stipulations Of the loan, the
Nation says, are that the American
appointed financial commissioner to
Liberia shall collect and disburse all
revenues. determine the size of the
Liberian military force, which will
will be commanded by American
military officers, veto any item in
the Liberian budget, order any finan.
cial legislation passed he may desire,
limit Liberals annual expenditures
to $560,000, a fifth Of which, $109,-
700, will go to pay salaries Of twenty
two American officials, and the COM
missioner himself will receive a sal.
ary 25 per cent above that OF the
United States Secretary Of State.
I'm short" the Nation says. the
commissioner will be a we'll paid die
tator of Liberia. subject to no Libe-
rian control and only in a very dis
tant manner to control by the United
States"
The Nation holds that the pre-
tended reason for the loan is a
moral obligation" Of traditional
friendship, but that this country Is
acting most "immorally."
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
SENATOR[ODGE
READS RIOT ACT.
ON ABSENTEES
Threatens to Invoke Sergeant
alarms to Round Up Miss
ing Members.
BY International News Service.

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, the
Republican leader, read the riot act"
today at a caucus OF the Republican
membership Of the senate on "ab-
senteeism" during consideration Of
the McCumber tariff bill.
He served notice that Republican
Senators would not be permitted to
absent themselves from the Senate
chamber during quorum calls and
said 1t was his intention to invoke
the aid of the sergeant-at-arms to
keep at least a majority within easy
reach.
The only action taken by the eau
Gus was the adoption of resolution
offered by Senator Curtis condemn
ing Republican "absenteeism."
A written proposal for the appr.
cation OF cloture by a majority vote
to all revenue and appropriations
bills which was submitted by Sena-
tor Kellogg tRep0 of Minnesota, re-
ceived strong support from a number
of Senators closely associated with
the administration.
The Kellogg proposal, however,
provoked considerable opposition
from other Senator'S and the caucus
was adjourned untif1tomorrow with.
out any action being taken on the
proposed change In the Senate rules.
Senator Kellogg delivered a Wig.
orous plea for the adoption OF his
cloture proposal, and he and other
Senators expressed the belief that
II would receive the support OF a
majority Of the Republican MEM
bership when the caucus was re.
enu,arra.u
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
WHERE TO EFFECT
REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS

In The Times each day, under the
heading Real Estate" are listed
many OF the best and most desirable
offerings in and about Washington.
This In for the simple reason that
the people who read The Times are
people with means, who are looking
for desirable property-and those
real estate for sale. In many In
stances the offerings are in the
choicest locations, but for some busi-
ness reason the owners desire to
make changes.
tion is being sought, or there are
certain other special requirements
II pays TO insert an ad OF your
own. In this way one may quickly
come into touch with what 10 wanted.
Leave your add with or
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
SHE SITS ON LIGHT POLE
S HOURS; LINEMEN GIVE UP

YORK, Pa, May 25.-For more
than five hours yesterday, Mrs.
Bessie Klinedinst sat on an electric
light pole and refused to permit
six husky linemen to plant It in
front of her. property.
She says she will sit there every
day, rain or shine, until the light
company gives up.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25

ner at Buckingham z ace.
On her return to the States the
romance Jagged, It is said. only to be
rekindled, however, when the earl
came to America an a mission for
his government and again dlned with
Mrs. Mcdonald at brilliant affair at
the British embassy.
At the time OF the earl's visit to
America, he was a widower, having
lost his wife, the daughter Of Sir
William Cunliffe- Brooke, whom he
had married in 1896.
Earl Makes Announcement.
The Earl returned to England
and a correspondence between the
two was begun, which has lasted
over a period Of year and cul-
minated in London yesterday when
H. was announced by the titled Eng
lishman that he would wed the
American heiress.
Huntly, only recently raised to an
Earldom. was Ne eleventh Marquis
Of Huntly and is the eldest son OF
the tenth marquis and his second
wife. who was the eldest daughter
OF the Rev. P. w. Pegus. He was
Continued on Page 2, Column o)
The Washington times., 1922-05-25

A young gentleman observes
that he never yet read a novel
The Washington times., 1922-05-25

Partly cloudy tonight;
Friday unsettled, probably
local thundershowers; little
change In temperature;
moderate south and south.
west winds.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
TO-DAY.

that compelled him to say:
This is too good. It isn't pos
sible that such a book has been
written" As you get old nov
els become duh, because the
concrete of the brain has be-
gun to "set" and doesn't re-
ceive impressions easily. But
what young boy or girl ever
failed to say, This is too
good" after reading "Ivanhoe,"
"Hypatis," Westward Hop or
Little Women"
The Washington times., 1922-05-25

The commission cut rates 10
per cent average, and railroad
stocks did not drop-the first
day at least. To cut excessive
charges is what railroads need.
The Manhattan Elevated Rail-
road, in New York, didn't make
money until the fare was cut
from ten cents to five cents, in
spite of the stockholders.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25

Men trying to fly around the
world expect to spend three
months on the journey, only
500 hours Of that time in the
air, about 1900 hours on the
ground, repairing and resting.
That is not discouraging. You
remember a little while ago,
when the automobile was new,
how the roadways were lined
with machines broken down,
flat tires, spark trouble, and
every trouble. Now they run
from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific without a breakdown. Be-
fore this century ends machines
will fly around the earth with
out stopping, If they want to.
The New York Times an
nounes a merger of oil COM
panies. A one-hundred-dollar
share will be taken in at $500
n share. The deal will amount
to S766, 900, ,000-not quite a bill
lion. Small business in these
days. The problem is easily
solved by our system Of Sup
ply and demand" After the
merger is made the companies
will need more money and they
won't SUPPLY gasoline unless
you meet the DEMAND for
higher price. Could anything be
simpler?
A young gentleman observes
that he never yet read a novel
The Washington times., 1922-05-25

The Interstate Commerce
Commission decides that 5%
per cent is enough return for
railroad stockholders. Consid-
ering that many stocks are
largely water and that the peo-
pie of the United States were
taxed to carry the railroads
through the war and keep
them out of bankruptcy, the
return seems fair.
The Washington times., 1922-05-25
MARRIAGE
EXPECTED
IN AUTUMN
Friends Here Confirm Betrothal
of Mrs. McDonaId-Social
Ascent Was Rapid.

From comparative social OBJ
scurity in America to a titled po-
sition in England as the wife of
an English earl and the premier
marquis of Scotland is the pros
pective career of one of WASH
ington's most prominent society
women, Mrs. James Mcdonald, of
2234 Massachusetts, avenue. whose
engagement to the Ems lish noble
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-05-25
THE. PRINCESS

SATURDAY - CONSTANCE BIN
NEY IN"THE SLEEP WALKER"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-05-25
AUTOMOBILE CLUB DANCE

The Cook County Automobile club
will celebrate Saturday night, May
the 9th, by giving a dance in the
Happy Hour Hall in Grand Marais.
The committee in charge of this
event, which will rival all others in
the social annals of this burg, are
making all the necessary arrange
ments and want it strictly under
stood that those who attend will be
the guests Of the club. Everything
free. Good music is promised. You
are invited. Your presence will help
to make the affair the wonderful
success which it is sure to be.
Lunch will be served by the Com
munity restaurant, for which a NOM
inal charge will be made.
Floor and door rights reserved.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-05-25
TOURIST ARRESTED FOR
LEAVING FIRE; FINED
Ranger Bayle Overtakes and Arrests
Man Who Made Fire at Bruae.


Monday evening a tourist, Mr.. w.
M. Ruggles from Ashland, Wiscon-
sin, in camping at the mouth of the
Brule river built a large campfire .
Tuesday morning when he continued
his journey, he left his fire burning.
Fire was reported by Alex .Englund
of Rowland to the District Ranger.
Mr.. Bayle responded Immediately
and with the help of Patrolman Gill
stad got the fireunder control after
nearly two hours hard fighting.
The forest officer then followed
after the camper and arrested him
in Grand Portage. The careless
camper was then taken back to Min
eral Center where he pleaded, guilty
before Lester Smith, Justice
of the peace. Tie tourist who did
not know the law paidhis fine, losing
several hours on his journey. 1t
would have paid him to have learned
the forest laws.
The country is now getting dry.
With the ever increasing stream of
tourists pouring into the county
everyone should bear in mind that
the utmost care should be taken if
the forests are to remain unwounded
by devastating fires. this season.
NOTE: A copy of the Forest Laws
may be obtained at the office of The
Minnesota Forest Service. In writ
ing inelose stamped, self addressed
envelope.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-05-25

c.. A. A. Nelson of Lutsen was in
town Monday.
FOR SALE-One Oliver typewriter
good as new; a bargain. G. F.. Lund-
quis't.
Rev. E. D. Durfee of Austin, Tex
as, is here to make an extended stay
with his brother, Geo. H. Durfee
of this village.
An alien woman married to a citi.
zen of the u. S. can vote. An un.
married woman if an alien must be-
come naturalized.
Lost-Party who picked up pocket
book containing money and some re-
ceipts please return to Sterling
Hotel for liberal reward.
The Ladies aid society Of the Nor
| wegian Lutheran Church will meet
in the church next Monday afternoon
Andrew johnson will serve the lunch
PAY THE FIRST HALF OF REAa
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-05-25
MINNESOTA OFFICE OFFERS
FOREST INFORMATION

The District Headquarters of the
Bate Forest Service, located in Grand
Marais, announces that it is prepar-
ed to give information to, tourists.
Mr.. P. j. Bayle, District Ranger
who is we'll known throughout the
county as an authority on the forest
has placed a clerk in his office and
put such information in his hands as
will be Of value to the tourist.
Anyone sending a stranger to this
office can be sure he will get cour.
teous, helpful treatment.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-05-25
PAY THE FIRST HAFF OF REAL
ESTATE TAXES BEFORE JUNE I.

County Treasurer Seglem has asked
us to advise you that real estate
taxes must be paid before June 1st
to avoid penalty. You need only pay
half now if you wish to take advan-
tage of that provision of the law
which permits the paying of the
other half in the fall.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-05-25

................ Post Commander
America .................. Audience
Invocation ...... Rev. F. w. Stowe
Floral Tribute ...... School Children
Silent Standing Tribute to the Hero
ic Dead go Seconds)
Song, Selected Ladies Quartet
Recitation, I'm Flanders Field,'
.......... Miss Helen Featherstone
Song, Selected ....J. A. Blackwell
Address
Song, Selected ...... Ladies Quartet
Address ...............
Star Spangle Banner. Audience
Benediction ..... Rev. F. W. Stowe
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-05-25
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM

Parade begins from school house
at 10 o'clock sharp. Will march to
court house where the following pro-
gram will take place:
Introductory Remarks ...
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-05-25
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

Invocation .... Rev. F. w. Stowe
Song ..............:... High School
Salutatory .......... Alma Backlund
Reading ..............~ lnez Nelson
Valedictory ......... Adolph Toftey
Solo ....... Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts
Commence Address
.......... DR.. Chas. Nelson Pace
Presentation of Diplomas
Song .....,...... High School Pupils
Benediction Rev. FrederickW. Stowe
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-08

United States leads the world Il
the export of automobiles
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-08
ROY ID. CHAPIN
President of the Hudson Motor Car Co.

Roy Dikeman Chaplin was born
Feb. %, 1880, in Lansing, Mich.
One of the youngest presidents in
the automobile industry. He is one
of its pioneers He was graduated
from Lansing High School and at
tended the University Of Michigan
and while a student there he became
interested I'm the automobile indus
try. then in its infancy. When he
left college he became Identified
with the makers Of the Oldsmobile,
and at the age OF "a he was ap-
pointed General Sales Manager OF
that company. After two years he
decided greater things could be ac-
complished with an organization Of
his own, and with the assistance Of
others he formed the Thomas
Detroit Company. In the midst Of
that company's success he started
to build an organization and to-
gether with Hugh Chalmers. in 1908,
the ChaImers-Detroit Motor Com
pany was organized with R. d.
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-08

Engine usually stalls II II IS ae-
celerated TOO quickly.
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-08
entity Your Automobile The News Times and Receive New Spotlight
RADIO EXPOSITION
TO BE HELD SOON
Experts to Address Meeting
Scheduled for Cincinnati
This Month.

Radio is sweeping the country It's
far reaching influence IS in evidence
everywhere. Interest in it Is being
intensified more and more each day.
There is hardly a person but who is
not anxious TO know more about
radio, because its development
means much TO the progress of the
civilized world.
One factor which will do a great
deal in giving everyone a keener
appreciation Of what radio s doing
and will do for the universe. will be
the National Radio and Electrical
Exposition 70 be held in Music Hall
at Cincinnati. Ohio, the week Of
Oct. 10 IA Approximately 1900
electrical dealers and contra ctors
from all over the United States and
Canada are expected 10 attend this
convention. Various kinds of cleo
trical and radio devices will be
shown as well as the uses % which
they can be applied.
The program of the exposition as
it is planned is very elaborate Edi-
SUI anu OlutI iUIculOSL duluOIlLle6
on electricity will give educational
addresses daily, which will be broad
casted by radio 10 the various re-
ceiving stations throughout the coun-
try. Radio enthusiasts can antici-
pate an interesting series OF talks.
F. L. Mendez & Co. Cleveland Six
distributors, have just received ad-
vice from exposition headquarters
that all messages broadcasted from
Cincinnati will be sent out under the
caption: Cincinnati Radio and Elec-
trical Cleveland Six Broadcasting
Station" He further states that a
Cleveland Six equipped with radio
receiving apparatus TO be placed IN
Fountain Square, the Public Square
Of Cincinnati. and will be known,
during the week Of the exposition, as
the official receiving station for all
messages sent out from Music Hall
while the exposition is in progress.