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Evening star., 1922-07-28
U. S. OFFICIAL STRICKEN,
Collector JUL Temporarily Blind
ed on SIGHTSEEING Trip.

COPENHAGEN, July 2S.-Collector
Of Customs Juul Of Chicago was TAX
an, to q hospital in semi conscious
condition yesterday. Il is feared he
IL suffering from paraiytio ,ss s.rone snd !.
v,sitins his former home in Denmark,
ths first time in forty years, He spent
seyera hours on Monday casing ct
the coastiina through a pair of p.
noculars. His sight suddenly failed
and ne was taken to an eye special
ist, who ordered him to rest week,
Evening star., 1922-07-28

must serve ono
hour q day in jail
for ninety days
for thro " ! n g
stones at q house.
Recorder Walter
has ordered the
youth to report at
the jail at $50
o'clock each night.
He will be locked
in q cell for one
hour and then ac-
companied h o m .
by a policeman.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
MONUMENT TO BASE BALL
FOR EAST POTOMAC PARK

CHICAGO, July 2S.-Ban johnson,
president OF the American League,
announced today that the league had
appropriated 100000 to erect the
monument to base ball in East Poto-
mac Park, Washington.
Designs will be sought Immediately
from leading sculptors of the United
States.
Evening star., 1922-07-28

should not be allowed to discuss the
amount of American claims
The contention that the American gov
eminent would be "confiscating' individ-
ual property Of enemies was not tena-
BILE. Mr.. Palmer asserted, because under
the Versailles treaty the German
government, he said, had agreed
in effect that the German subjects
whose property was used for Ameri-
can claims would have a claim against
that government and not against tho
American government.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
COUNTESS FOUND DEAD.

LONDON, July 2S-The Countess OF
Essex, widow Of the seventh Earl Of
Essex and daughter OF the late beacn
Grant of New York. was found dead
In her hath II her London residence
this morning. Her marriage took
place In 1883.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
INVENTOR BIRDSALL DEAD
Originator Of Railway Refrigerator
Cars Was 70 Years Old.

CHICAGO, July 2s.-Richard Maurice
Birdsall, originator of the railway res
frieerator car and widely known In.
yentor, died here yesterday. aged
seventy mine years.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
NAMES COAL BOARD.
Ohio Governor Appoints Commits
sion to Assume Control.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. July 2s.-Gov.
Harry l. Davis today appointed
Commission that will have full con-
troll of coal distribution to the people
Of Ohio during the coal strike.
Evening star., 1922-07-28
STONE THROWER
GETS TSHOURADAY
FOR RNINETYDAXS

WEST HoBOKEN, N. J.. July rs
James Marchesani. sixteen years old
Evening star., 1922-07-28
HUGHES OPPOSING
UNDERWOOD BILL

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Evening star., 1922-07-28
ODportunity Tor Wor1hiD.

All candidates will go to church or
elsewhere on Sunday. There IL to be
no compulsion In the face Of "scruples
said, hut ,such protesting ones viii
be required to take Instruction dur
Ing the same period, from an o6acer.
The labor world., 1922-10-28
|. W. W. ADVISES MEN 4. |.
-. TO .ScAB ON SAILORS

In: their campaign against : the
I. W. W.s along. the Atlantic coast,
officers sof the. International, Sea-
mems union are showing. that these
alleged 1revolutionists are openly ply
ing their trade. as common strike
breakers. -
Wide circulation is being given the
August 10th issue Of the Industrial
Worker in which the-::1. w. WIS at
Sault Ste. Marie. Mich.,..ca on all
members to flock to the great lakes.
THE ships are all lying up now on
account of the coal strike, but that
will end. then it, will be easy to ship
any day from Duluth. it is stated.
You don't need to be, a sailor to get
on these boats. ANYTHING goes.
Come onv'
In the same issue of the Industrial
Worker. readers are informed that
trade union seamen on. the great
lakes are preparing to strike. for a
56-hour week to replace the 12-hour
day, seven-day week. 49,. ::
This announcement to prospective
strikebreakers is headed: ..Revolt
Impending on Great LakesS Shipping. u
The labor world., 1922-10-28
Los ANGELES cllSSED 4.
5.AS AeOOD UNION, TOWN

:. Los..Amgeles anti-unionists>, have
long boasted that they have an i"open
shop" town, andsthe4 local Citizens
alliance takes sfrequent occasion to
tell: what happened in that city
under the :"oRen:. shop = ~. !
At the convention Of the Cali
.fornia State: Federation OF Labor
held at Long Beach recently it. was
reported that Los Angeles Was one
Of the best. organized union labor
cities in.sAmerica. It: has a. Car
ipenters' union Of 5000 members and
nearly every trade is 100. per- cent
organized. ): r. -.
:: q It appears that Los Angeles, like
Dulutn,s is: -:"open shop" merely for
anti-union propaganda. $; Otherwise
in most of the trades. Take that
Mr., Harris. - =, - Z -. -. :, 49,
The labor world., 1922-10-28
PUBLIC CHARGED. / ]
FOR c0llSP J PIRACY
AGAINST ST.uN|0NS
People Paying For Plot Of .aa.
! .tion's Anti-UnlonIsts. :.

Railroad congestion throughout
the country; is the best indication OF
the cost of an anti-union policy by
the rail executives. and their sup
porters. -, - -. -
The freight congestion has reached
the point where government officials
are cautiously limiting that present
conditions wouh be-, averted: If the
railroads accepted the :. Presidents =
first offer.< ;.~- e. T. -
That offer provided that strikers
would return to their former posi-
tions and all other questions be re-
ferred to the railroad labor board.
The shop men: accepted this offer
when tho President. said he, would
Swing the big stick over. the rail
executives If it was necessary to have
them accept =. The rail executives
refused to accept and the, "big+ stick
was swung at labor, instead: in, the
form for an offer that they leave
all. questions to the labor board.
Later this was followed by the ad-
ministration's Injunction.
It is now stated that the question
of seniority has not been q serious
bar to understanding between the
shop men and rail executives. The
shop men have continuously held
that seniority was "red herring"
used by railroad executives and their
hackers to- confuse the issue. The
shop men knew that if grievances
were adjusted the railroad Officials
would quickly find a way to dispose
of strikebreakers and reinstate their
COMPETENT men. -. :.
:: The "red herring" however, was
Seized upon by. Statesmen. editors
and other individuals whose -ignor-
ance of the question: was only
cqualled by their. vehemence.
The question ! of seniority is an
swered by the; condition Of rolling
stock. Minor railroad ;sofficials re.
sponsible for the; condition of this
rolling stock know that 1T has been
wrecked by the; ,stfikebreakers, even
though railroad financiers, Wall
street brokers and the garden var.
iety of Statesmen declare that the
strikebreaker must be retained. {.
These: minor officials however;
will have their way. ,sQa: ra atlroaiia
that have reac1fe,e lhATsa aiKfeeme Ell
with: the shop ineny strikebreaker.
are being Quietly dropped, while the
."best. minds who shouted for the
strikebreaker will pass on TO their
next anti-union hobby. 2
The labor world., 1922-10-28
EMPLOYER STARTSSulT r. K.
AGAINST MINERS. UNION

The United Mine: Workers have
been sued for $50, 900 damages by
H. M. sipe, Of West Virginia, who
bases him claim on the. United Su-
preme courts decision sin the sCoro-
NADIA case. sipe says the Miners
union will not, sign contract with
him, and that t.lat makes5it impos-
sible to work the Miller mine, near
Wilsonburg. 80 - -. ..,-.s = 7:- s :
The union refuses !. to ]. sign this
agreement because. the Miller. snaine
is under the direction "of an. anti
union concern. The suit indicates
how far judge-made law can be
applied. 81 81 'js VI NJ
The labor world., 1922-10-28
By LEVI STEVENS LEWIS,

Never since 1t was incorporated in
1858: not once in So years. has the
New York Central Railroad COM
pany failed to "earn' millions for its
stock and bondholders. -. =:
" Official records show that. after
paying taxes, operating expenses and
all other expenses, plus several mil
lions that are; neither taxes: or OPP
Grating expenses, the surplus re-
naming on; hand for tie stock and
bondholders, that is to say the clear
net profit, during the four calendar
years 1916-1919T.were $3s3,9z6,-
$4,000 which averages just $685.
560.57 for each day, the sun rose and
set, ,$9,523.35: an hour night and day,
from December a. 1915 to Decem-
ber 81, 1919. -. t' ~ ssys-z. 3.
In total disregard of this sunirn-
peachable official record the sum Of
$13,500,000. was Advanced" to the
New York Central from the treas
ury Of the United States early in
1913, which advances <four in num-
ber) were declared publicly to be
lin. compensation for operating
losses" - III 4 8<%tt
Il: When the. authorities in Washing
ton were asked to explain these re-
markable advances (and the false
pretense Mr.. Brice Clagett, assistant
general director Of the United States
railroad administration, after one or
two vain: n:attempts to explain, finally
terminated the correspondence with
the admission that satisfactory ex-
planation was -imp possible. .:s.ss IS
The figures Mr.. Clagett declared,
wAre taken from the b6oks the
The labor world., 1922-10-28
Old / ] GUARD ] | ] MAY | 4 7
Lose P0llE| ! | / ! + / |. IN
|. Mex 1 ELECTION /
Bosses In Both Old Parties
:. Fear New Leaders,.

Washington, Oct. ct.:2s.-Administra-
ton officials, watching the Novem-
ber elections from*the vantage point
Of the national capitol, admitted. to-
day that the 1s22.:congressional: bat
ties are forging ! leaders :and issues
for the presidential fight two years
hence. .%'.-.-: sss,.@s.,> -
With the admission went: varied
expressions Of fear. from the old
guard ichieftans OF both the demo-
cratic and republican factions. They
admit that thers are mot so much
concerned about whether they. send
back a majority to the 1928 con-
gress as they are whether, they can
make this majority cleave to the, old
guard faith. * zs,s,4 : g: =.
: ~ See Minority Increased. : :.
Minority republicans and minority
democrats und the leadership of
Senator Borah and Senator La Fol-
slette, have exercised influence. ."out
of all proportion to their numbers, it
is admitted. It rs. practically GER
tain that this minority: will be
swelled with thesadditit NJ Of Frazier
and Brookhart, and in a. lesser de-
gree ,Beveridge,z and what lis worse
from the old guard point OF, view;
by certain dark horses. perhaps,
from Michigan, Minnesota and other
states. r. 49,: - -
Johnson, Norris and Norbeck;: and
in;1a.<lesser degree Capper,. ;Lenroot,
Mccormick, :McNary and others have
not worn. the administration yoke
gracefully. It is: likely that when
Lodge comes back. from Massachu-
setts ais the administration, leader: Of
|, conservative forces. he will: find 4
greatly abbreviated faction to- lead:
There are numbers Of senator's who
are expected to- Join the: list of in
dependent thinkers and ,:ctors pro-
<vided public: opinion drifts that way.
" Ipdependentss ip Senate !: ". s:
= Within,st he next two years another
third Of Tie senate. must prepare it.
self to face this same public opinion
at the polls, and 1t may beaassumed
that republican, ! tt.ia, ,dependents',' will
have: retnforcelnents IN this group. j. II
ss In view Of the 'ontlook, !, Lead ders ia
the, old guard :f4cttf III of botf, parts
tes Matehs for The 'deys lppnents sota q
Estrpnl Dsn1deht .Eroup III Tie
1929 cong Difyslsion inSStf IL ress
publican ranks: aS represented s5byy
Lodg 81 and LaaFpli z ttessfactiJns Ii
expectedsto being sabuut t q new politi-
"a a II on n, ont ~ -, -,
The labor world., 1922-10-28
union MEMBERS. !. 4 |;
ORDERED STRIKE
Supreme Court Denies Mine
Owners Claim for Rehearlng.

In a circular to members of the
Brotherhood Railway Carmen, Mar
tin r. Ryan. general president,
ize propaganda by railroad execu-
tives and corporation newspapers
that the shopmen's strike is "the
result Of professional labor leaders" :"
The cari,l ems executive calls upon
the membership to take advantage
Of every opportunity to acquaint the
public with :he fact that the strike
was authorized by practically a
unanimous ote of the members of
all organizations affected, and that
the general officers are ,.nly COM
plying with this referendum.
In discussing the Daugherty in
junction, Pesident Ryan says: II
have never knowingly vi-lated any
law of our land, neither have / by
word or deed suggested or advised
any one else to violate any law. On
the other hand have at all times
been proud of my citizenship and
willing to accept my duty and re-
sponsibility to>society genefally, but
when our attorney general
claims that we are in a. conspiracy
against the government by doing
| that which We know we have a legal
right to do, can only repeat what !
said when the Assc ciated Press
| asked me fer statement.
my reply 'as, To hell with him
and his Injunction That was how ]
felt about it then, and know Of NO
! reason why I should change my
mind now. We have a right to
strike. We have a right to do picket
duty. We have night to ask scaps
who are working to come out with
us. so long IS we do these things in
a peaceful, lawful way, and Il am
absolutely certain that our member.
ship would not do it in any othe,
wav" :. ~ = -.
The labor world., 1922-10-28
MAssACHusEII UNIONS }.
: WAGE FIGHT ON BAD BILL

]. Organized labor in Massachusetts
lis conducting a vigorous campaign
for the, repeal of the voluntary as
sociatlon1 act, passed i. by the. last
legislature, and which permits trade
unions to be sued. and death and
sick funds of the unions to be. he'd.
The bill was fathered by organized
employers. * -; : :.
" At the time Of its passage it was
alleged to apply to all voluntary as
.sociations.: Since then attorneys for
the bosses have stated that fraternal
Organizations are not affected. - :
The labor world., 1922-10-28

railroad administration and that
''eyerv source 81 Information here
in washington, had been .'ex-
hausted'' and that: that was "the
limit Of his information." He fur
ther suggested that perhaps Senator
Hitchcock : could possibly reflect
some light on the subject. - -, = E.
= Senator. kellogg of Minnesota pub
licly declared on the floor Of the
United States Senate that 1T is per-
fectly evident that unless their net
earnings are increased, very large
percentage of the railroads, includ-
The labor world., 1922-10-28
MOST SMALL BORROWERS.
:: CAN'T Give SECURITY

Approximately IS per cent of. the
small borrowers. in: this country: are
unable to give security, according to
statistics cited" at the annual con-
vention of the Morris plan, bankers
association. It was; reported that
borrowers give the following reasons
for needing loans: ~: -
To get out of the hands Of loan
sharks; to consolidate numerous
small debts into one debt; to pay the
doctor, dentist I: Or = other bills for
health; to improve or build house;
to expand as esmalls business. ~ /:
The labor world., 1922-10-28

Z defiance tf: the constitution, the
Attorney General said: IL;
But the die was cast; and labor's
1egions marched in solid phalanx
from beneath the protecting bull
warks Of constitutional law at the
command, of their leaders, T.. ~.
Mr.. Daugherty at times got dra-
matte in his, portrayal =-ef alleged
conditions He declared: ''The ma
tion. was in the grip of civil war;
Evidently, with union men in mind
he continued saying: -. ~.
Criminals of the vilest types.
apostles of the ultra-red variety and
crafty power-lusting missionaries
Of discofu, mingled in the attack.
upon life, property, law and govern
ment." 49, - =.
In, justification Of the injunction
the. Attorney General said: 1.-THE @in-
junction saves a:man from becom-'
ing a criminal." Further in justifica-
ton he said: " ~ -, - -. ::
p Has Brain Storm.
>"If the. Injunction were not re-,
sorted to, what was, the next thing
the government could do. after. all
its efforts at voluntary or peaceful
persuasion had failed? Step aside
and let violence, continue; let the
mob grow in fury and numbers: let
the leaders with torch and bomb and
dagger continue, destruction of life
and property? Cod. the govern
ment permit itself to- be- weakened
to APPOINT where, after commissions
Of hideous crimes by unrestrained
hordes of violators, of: all I'VE hold
sacred, 1t would find, itself simpotent
to adopt the policy it did?'.s. -~s,,.
Mr.. Daugherty seems to have seen
no other alternative; Curiously
enough, he lost sight entirely Of; the
course :whtch proved uccessfu1 In
terminat ting the sStrile On a large
number Of railroadsss. ana which
datfY Bring strike 70 an sssenida
on: other oddsa3, y: + < ; - - 4. II
! OF course: the Transportation ACT
specifically makes 1t lawful to: strike
and the attorney general in that re-
spect was engaging in. the business
Of conveying a false impression. His
talk Of. dagsers, hideous crimes,
hordes Of criminals, is beyond char
acterization.. ;But~it, might be asked,
If there has been this ,seething mass
Of crime, why has the attorney gem
:eral contented himself with an in
junction instead of :. getting. the
criminals" locked Sup for their
crimes?87 A.. ::,:.-. :: -: ) s
Mr.. Daugherty was making a po-
lftical speech. That may explain his
language. but it Is not a sufficient
reason for his conduct. - 5:
The labor world., 1922-10-28

~ Mr.. Dau2herty declared that In
connection with the railroad strike
he had. been ,,.'neutral" and then
made the astonishing statement that
"The Department OF Justice alone
spent probably million ana half
dollars in. SEW lnswesks; economically
as: it could be used, to keep down
strife and preserve order In its neu-
trail capacity between the contesting
parties. ~ -, ..s * ~1sH l. . =
= Mr.. IDaugherty then said that In
preparation for his application Tor
the Injunction the department OF
Justice had secured more than
17,O00-affidavits Concerning an
archy bordering .on civil war" By
this statement Mr.. sDaugherty seeks
to maintain the fiction that these
affidavits are statements of truth, in
the face Of proof that large numbers
Of them presented no truth what
ever: Also it doubtless is evidence
of Neutrality" in the expenditure
Of the $1,500,00o. .*,.: - >'.:s,
It cannot: be contended that the
Attorney General is not familiar
with the provisions. of. the <transpor-
tation act and therefore any mis-
statement Of those. provisions must
be deliberate upon his part. In his
speech he spoke Of the strike as con-
stituting a complete renunciation of
the Esch-Cummins law and went
on to say: IL
Says Shopmen Mutinied. -.
"Thus, with one bold challenge to
constitutional government, the, strike
leaders, to all apparent purposes, re
nounced the protection; OF govern
mental authority when they, mutin-
led against a decision which they; de-
clared was construed to be unfavor-
able to their cause"
!. In addition to the ridiculous mis-.
statements as to the meaning of the
transportation act there is the fol.
Eaowing references -uisdotibt eda55Es4es65 tfIe
President Of the EAmerican Fedora:
tion Of Labor, which could not. have
been inserted in the spe :ch solely
bscatse, Of its amusing qualities:
rf.'A certain conspicuous union
leader Immediately suggested q
sympathetic, or progressive, strike
was being considered which would
involve other crafts which had re-
mained loyal to the carriers, them
selves and to: their country. At
tempts were made by strike leader:
at this juncture to justify thei,
stand by subtle intimation to work.
ers that further wage reductions
were contemplated by the Railroad
Labor Board" X
Again seeking to portray the strike
in the guise + a violation Of law and
The labor world., 1922-10-28
K|l|IlSi.||A|I|...A|l|l||||i 4 !. |
.'pRoYE|FAl Pr yRE|
Neither Employers Nor En-:
p|oyes Take Cases 10 eoln't ]

Il Governor nAlle{li =; and his. ..cant-
strike: court are making desperate
efforts to. have M appear: that they
have. Accomplished marvellous re-
suits during the past year. This pro-
paganda is spoiled. however, by: the
Kansas, Trade Unionist's pub! b!ication
Of this letter writ to 4 friend by
w: L. Huggins. :presidipg judge OF
the .'can't-strike.H court. b: 5 -. -.
"'Only one case has been filed from
the first Of August, 4 921, ,totthe first
of January, 1922: In. 1922-wet have
had a continuation OF the former I'M
vestigatf fon ~ = ato;; the coal industry
under the in uEtrial law, one case ii
which. 16 track .laborers Of the Ar
kansas !, valleyi interurban tlway
company filed q atcemplaint, sandthat
Is all :of the activities Of the indt1s-
trial court, except that on August 1s
an order was made directing an In
vestigation Of the Industrial condi-
tons. and relations existing In. the
railroad sind dustry and another one
relating to the; oil Industry Within
the state OF Kansas upon. tthersoi
which No. action has yet :beenstaken..,''
Z: Gould there be- any more proof
needed Of. the utter allure Of this
so-called court ??'' asks the Kansas
Trades Unionist. Only. twoa cases
have been flied before the scour,
since August. 1ez Ian; ore than yeat
ago. and In one of these cases only
ls workmen iere yolYed. :S:.: B. /.
5"And during all. thisstime Kansa.
has had three of the greatest strikes
in the history OF tire satate-the great
coal strike which kept q ma jority'oi
Of the coal mines Idle for aIIhosts &. I
year, the strike Of the packing shonse
employees which tied i,-E: every LARGE
packing house: in the state. and, the
railroads stfike 9, :, ~ ~ - 3. sss
The labor world., 1922-10-28

!. The total leone rom all sources
Of, all American railways during the
four calendar years 1864 s19, was
sufficient to pay "the operating ex-
penses and the fixed charges" and
''the interest on the bonds' and the
taxes, and dividends to stockhold-.
ers'' plus. hundreds: Of millions dis
posed Of otherwise, and yet leave a
surplus on hand in excess Of two bill
lion dollars which was carried for
ward as "undivid profit" to be dis
posed OF later on, perhaps not alto
cgether with scruplous regard to the
moral and legal rights Of 'the, own
ers," particularly the minority stock
holders. .:5slss. 3. J. S.. =. . :.
In: other words. according to the
highest railway authority in the land.
the total net profit during these four
years was not less than $5,6s2,s44,-
SIG. Note particularly the words
mot Less AS 4 matter Of fact there
appears to be ample grounds (data
that stands ,1nimpe ana unim-
peachable) for thes suspicion that the
profits Of the railroA Ads of the United
States appears to abe several billions
Of dollars every: year greater than
the official reports Indicate.
A careful compilation Of the sew
Eeral different tables. tables Of Diff
ferent classes and different sections,
the yearly net profits total mp thus:
Profits OF 80 16 !. !. ;z22,323,5a4
The labor world., 1922-10-28
THROW REACTION out ANDPUT
PRoGREsSM, sAysA.F. OIL.
RonpartSan Political Commit ee Sounds Buge Ca|fto Labor
and Masses Of Country to Dethone Privilege:

Under the caption "A Buee Call Duty the American
Federation of Labor National NonParisan Political Campaign
committee today issued its important campaign document
The appeal the Call to Duty the of the people
general we'll organized workers specifically The
taken by and the document concludes by calling
for the election of Progressive and Progressive
officials and for the complete dehronnent of Throw
Reaction Out the CALL Put Progress lnr The document
IN ENf
The labor world., 1922-10-28
WHAT ExcOSE CAN oNGlY
FORA do NOTHING GONeRE So


The campaign IS nearing days put
in the Finishing icks campaign The
well made how his will be While
puble and all help get
has good that William T.
Cafss is popular the people
The labor world., 1922-10-28
AVERAGE !. PRICES UP.

"A New York commercial agency
reports. that ON: October ! the index
number OF average prices Of 800
commodities advanced a little less
than 2 per cent over the September
figures. I:ig ~ Isl, 5 - -
The labor world., 1922-10-28

Seeks to Create Impression Wlaol Was Against Law and
-. Constitution and Labor LEADERS Tote Daggers i
By International Labor New. Service.

Washington D. G., Oct z6sThe speech delivered BY At.
no on ~
the proceedings instituted BY Mr. Daughey but be-
Of the proceedings begun in the House by
Congressman Keller. #..A - s1