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New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

have no luck at all. He killed his wife one
time an they took i'm away GRIMM to beat
the band an anybody could see Boots was hg-
urin' on a lot.a publicity now.
But they decided he was nuts an stuck
him into an asylum some place and course
he never had n chance after that.
"Now. lust like Boots, the Kaiser's gotta
learn he can't keep on gettin' notices on past
performances an there amt no doubt but
what he's beginnin TO soak that notion up
now.
His offer to write book fer a million
bucks is proof enough Of that. As soon rs
interest in that begins TO fade, he can start
the vaudeville racket an then he can have his
Jewels stolen an so on. A lota them old gags
will work fer him when they wouldn't fer
nobody else, hardly.
"But il he hasn't got one, he wants to hire
him a good press agent 20 steer him or hes
liable to end up like Boots Mulligan.'
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

inherit the earth You so state 70 the rever-
end gcntleman-and get from him an ecclesi-
astic equivalent Of the academic invitation
lust related. For. in many cases, your en-
ployers also own the church and its site, and
your pastors stipend likewise is an item oil
their pay rolls.
But surely the policeman who travels on
the beat before your home is a member OF
publiC organization, sworn 10 uphold the law
impartially, and without fear or favor. Oi
course he receives his pay from public funds
TO which you contributors taxpayer. Not
a bit Of il. Il is true that technically he may
be a member Of an organization listed on the
statute books as representing the public ana
that he may have taken such an oa'h-a!-
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Buy at Company Stores
Or Be Fired

Do you wish to paint your house, or nail
up a vine-treis, or construct new front
stoop? See your employers-they own the
house. and nearly all the others in the borough.
Do you desire to buy loaf of bread or
parlor table. or a few yards Of dress material?
Go TO one of the stores owned by your en-
ployers; if you make your purchases else
where. outside the borough, you'll be hred'
Possibly you or some member Of your family
is taken i'll. Very good, there's an employers
hospital waiting, or physician hired by the
employers TO call at your home Your light
comes from your employers electric plant, or
oil cans. as the case may be; your heat from
their fuel stores, and everything else you need
and can afford is supplied by them. OF course,
YOU have TO pay for all these things. But
your employers thoughtfuy have arranged
charge account system for your convenience
they deduct your rent, store and hospital bills,
and other debts from your weekly pay en-
velope, and give you what's left
You see nothing much to get all het up
about thus far, you say? Read on.
Your three children attend school. One day
little Arabella comes home with a story about
what a fine talk on Good Citizenship" teacher
gave that afternoon-all about what great,
sterling Americans your employers are, that
they became what they are through righteous
ness and hard work and the divine hand OF
Providence, and that their word is law and
order and should be obeyed by all patriotic
citizen. You feel that, as long as teacher
got onto the subject instead OF sticking TO
orthodox educating in the three RS, ne might
have at least mentioned George Washington
and Abraham Lincoln, if only as secondary TO
the boss. You 20 TO the school and so express
yourself. Whereupon teacher academcally
but promptly tells you TO 20 about your busi-
ness Do you protest? You do not Not only
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Where Collective Bargaining
Is a Criminal Act

Continuing to suppose this is West Virginia
in-the-Bron there comes into the borough
one day, secretly because that is the only way
he dares 10 come, a man representing a trade
union. Trade unions have their faults as
have all human institutions, but they are not
considered as criminal organizations in other
sections Of the country; they have received
the approval Of the highest officials snd pub
lie bodies in the land This emssary gains
YOUR confidence, breaches collective bargaining
and other union principles TO you, tells you
that by adopting them you can improve your
standard Of living and your lot in life gener-
ally. You are Impressed, and so are num-
her Of your fellow residents Of the borough.
You want 70 hear more about IT,
Constitutionally, you have every right IN
the world 10 hold a meeting for the purpose
openlv and almost any place where you won't
blockade traffic. But you know how your en-
nlovers feel about such meeting. So, clandes-
timely. you arrange to hold the meeting IN
some secluded spot where you believe your
employers won't find out about 1t.
But they do, through their army Of spies
,n1 other devious means. You and your iel-
lows assemble at the appointed rendezvous
and the union emissary stands IN your MIDST
and heoins mis- address But he doesn't fnisn
!, There is sudden outcry, and squad OF
nrivate detectives and guards in the pay OF
your emuloyers charges into the assembly
s,,,rcing clubs right and left on all the heaos
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

do your employers own the school and the
ground on which it stands, but they also pay
teachers salary wholly or in part.
one Sunday morning you 30 to church.
For the fifth consecutive time your pastor de-
livers a sermon based on the thesis that 20
him who hath shall be given, but from him
who hath not shall be taken away, and that
as a good Christian YOU shouldn't object 10
the process. You begin 20 feel, as did Mark
Twains Alpine friend who was kept awake
all night by succession OF powders bounding
over his cabin, that this sort Of thing is get
ting a bit monotonous. You think your pastor
might vary his spiritual guidance occasionally
by some other text, perhaps along the line
that the meek are blessed because they shall
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
"Master and SerUanp Relation,
Not "Landlord and Tenant

What is the result II you happen 70 have
little money? OF a certainty. as you have
been paying rent for your house, you can re-
main there as long as you continue 10 pay
it, can you not? You cannot. The fol.
lowing excerpt from Winthrop D. Lanes
civil War in West Virginia" will explain
why:
They (the operators) brought suits in 'un-
lawful entry and detainer the purpose Of
which was TO establish their right 70 put out
men working for them, without notice.
"A test case, that Of the Wilhemina Coal
Company against B. II. Young, was first tried.
The theory on which the company sought 20
put Young out was this: That the relationship
existing between il and lis employee in respect
70 his occupancy Of a house uGs one Of muster
and scrrant, not one Of landlord and tenant
The employees use Of the house, il was argued,
was entirely incidental 10 his employment
was, indeed. part Of the consideration paid
him for his employment. His right 20 live
in the house ceased the moment he was de-
prived Of his job II he remained after that
he became a trespasser.
"Under the West Virginia law, II the rela.
ton were one Of landlord and tenant the
miner would be entitled 10 notice that he
must vacate II he paid rent by the week he
would be entitled 20 a weeks notice; II by the
month, TO a months notice and II by the year.
10 three months notice. The significance Of
the contention was therefore apparent
THE defendant, through his attorneys, Who
we're employed by the United Mine Workers
Of America, argued that the relationship was
one Of landlord and tenant. II was pointed
out that the miner paid a fixed rent for his
house-whatever the company charged; that
the company collected this rent every pay day,
usually once fortnight; and that therefore
the miner was entitled to two weeks notice.
"The local judge in Mngo County Judge
Damron, directed the jury 20 find for the
plaintiff. The defendants attorney thereupon
sought a writ of error from the Supreme
Court Of Appeals Of West Virginia. This
writ was denied. The effect Of this denial
was TO hold either that the relation was one
Of master and servant or that no periodical
tenancy existed and that the miner was no.
entitled TO any notice that he must yacate."
Need more be added by way Of conveyirg
TO New Workers what it would mean q live
under a kept government such as prevails IN
the non-union mining fields Of West Virginia?
And need the question be asked as 70 how long
New Workers would tolerate living under such
a system?
But some Of the readers Of this article may
be skeptical. They may feel the picture a.
be overdrswn, too highly colored. Then let the
coal operators give il 20 you OF their own
painting
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Marty's Advice to the Kaiser
By ROBERT B. PECK

he Jumped into the river, though it was Janu-
airy an pretty chilly
"Two-three blocks down the river cop
sees Boots foatin' along on a cake OF ice an
pulls him out. When they'd thawed HIM out
Boots said he was takin' his daily plunge an
crawled up on the ice cake to think an musta
fell asleep.
THAT got his name in the papers an after
that Boots always was tryin' some crazy stunt
though he took good care he never done
nothin' quite so uncomfortable again as
iumpin' into the North River in January
Trouble was. Boots didn't have the rep 70
start with that the Kaiser had an he didn't
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Status OF Public Schools
And of Church

The scene is hearing held few months
ago by the Senate Committee on Education
and Labor in connection with its inycstiga-
tions Of the "March on Logan and Mingo."
and the causes leading 20 il. Mr.. Coolidge
one Of the leading operators OF Logan County
is testifyiag in response 10 questions put 70
him by counsel and members Of the committee.
Here are some Of the questions and answers
as taken from a verbatim report OF the COM
mittee's proceedings:
Q.-Do you give property for school pur-
poses 70 revert 70 the corporation II IL ceases
TO be used for that purposes? A.-Sure.
Q.ZDo you contribute to the pay OF the
school teachers? Ave do.
Q.-How much do you contribute? A.-As
/ understand 1t, the county has enough money
10 pay for about six months, and we contribute
enough 10 pay for three months more.
Q.-Do you contribute to the pay Of the pas
tors of the churches? Ali we believe the
church does not pay enough we make Il up.
Q.-Suppose preacher began next Sunday
or the preachers in all Of those churches be-
gan next Sunday TO declare that the conduct
Of those (the coa) corporations was immoral
to the last degree and that what they advo-
Gated with reference to the application OF
law outside the courts and by officers such as
Mr.. Chain Sheriff Don Chain Of Logan
County, regarded by the union miners as their
arch enemy was anarchistic, that IT was an
attempt by force to overthrow the govern
ment Of the United States and 10 bring into
Continued on page f0ar)
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publicity on. He got his publicity on what
he'd done before ! could saw wood fer the
rest O. my life an raise beard an sideburns
an there wouldn't no reporters come calm
on me.
"This million -dollar-book stunt is lot bet
ter an either the old boy is wakin' up to him
Self or else, like said, he's got press agent.
He MAJ have better luck yet than Boots Null
ligan had =.
Boots was Just like the Kaiser, some ways.
He was nutty about gettin' his name in the
papers. He got it in fss by accident an it
give him yen for it. A hattie was hookin
Il after Boots through the railroad yards an
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

can read books and newspapers carefully Sc
lected by them. and you can even assemble in
an employer-owned hsll-provided the subject
Of the meeting deals with the virtues Of the
open shop Americanism la Pocahontas or
something equally approved by the boss.
But let's see what happens should you at
tempt 10 utilize even the most fundamental
Constitutional rights you possess-those Of
free speech and free assembage-contrary 10
the ideas Of your employers.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

taey can reach, and exhibiting pistols By way
OF proof they are In cesdly earnest about The
business. Possibly they FIRE a few shots into
the meeting by way Of emphasis; certainly
they do not hesitate 10 shoot on meeting the
slightest resistance. Your meeting Is over.
II your union messenger Is exceedingly for
tunate he escapes with a severe beating, after
which he is either thrown into jail on some
trumped-up chargc-with the cooperation Of
your employers judges--or he is taken 10 the
district boundary line and kicked over. II he
is not so lucky he is started OF on a long long
journey-horizontally They don't punish
company employees for killing union organ
izers in Logan and Mingo-theyre rewarded
for IL, il anything.
Some Of the participants IN the meeting
get away merely with thumped heads, ard
without cataogung Of their identities, but
others, you among them, are recognized and
your names are sent 20 your employers On
reporting for work the next day you are tod
that your services are no longer needed-you
have been talking union" and are classed as
an undesirable"
II you have no money saved up, which usu-
ally is the case, there is but one thing for you
20 do, move with your family TO some far-away
corner Of the district where, under an as
sumed name, you may be able 20 evade your
employers blacklist and get new job. Or.
as frequently happens, you may have % move
out ~ the district entirely
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
4 Personally Conducted
Mental Journey

01' these points. while important and suN
S''lhg the defense argument that in no part
"e uprising was there a reasonable IN
''l are not the backbone Of its case. This
nat whenever any group Of men shall un-
~'ake TO set up a government Of their own
any section Of these United States, and
'A maintain ii for their own interests and
-''er disregard Of the constitutional rights
:" inhabitants and Of the law, such gov
,.s ~.leht can have no legal sovereignty or any
'''' !. Claim TO recognition in this country, and
'''iOre no step taken toward upsetting it
N construed rightfully as an act Of
~ Us see, without the necessity Of referring
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

though even this for
mality often is not the
case-but he gets his
pay from the treasury
Of your employers. And
the only law he upholds
is that which your en-
ployers tell him 10 up
hold-the law Of their
private statute books.
What is true Of your
policeman is true OF
nearly all the other
supposedly public Off
cials placed over YOU
Some OF them are on
your employers pay
rolls, openly or secretly,
others hold stock in one
branch or another Of
your employers busi-
ness, still others arc
full-hedged partners in
the business and there
fore are units Of the
employers group itself.
Still, II you are care
ful not 10 exercise any
Of a number Of rights
and privileges guaran-
teed you as a freeman
by the Constitution Of
the United States, you
may manage 10 exc out
some sort Of exist
ence under such a sys-
TEN. By way Of en-
tertainment, you can
90 TO a movie in one Of
your employers the
aters occasionally, you
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

IA. !, The second ard concluding
N ., Of an article on The tr'as lor
'''''-', -, Charles To,cr Of the leaders ot ne
,-'s'', ....;,;o y miners ,oho took part IN me
Fff IVY . rooon ord Min0o" last summer
't'''s ,,osons underlying thot uprising
81 =. .,,;,l, ,cos cri,ten William Biiziord'
Siat ~ .s,b, deferSants 10 be placed on trial.
~ 49, T..cm,ted. Twertg-tico more detend-
= =, .sa are listed for tr'0' on we ,'uS'~ !"
''' =" ,.S more than 700 owait trial o" a
''''s'' .,,,,y Of charges, ranging from 're's-
Fs'' -. ~, q corspiracy and MURDER
r.nrRs Of The Sunday Tribune ana
II -. 1.fv editions Of this newspaper
n ~ ~ familiar with the details Of the
lN av,rcb on Logan and Mingo' through
- .vevitness news reports and
~ graP"' n Boyden Sparkes, The
''ai-'s .,,e correspondent, who was IN the
Tribune .rs,s throughout the upheaval and
tf'''eD -rounded while spectator OF tne
sto va, - the invading miners and the
tsians ...sd .. in Logan County to repel them.
!, .''': lies also furnished Tribune reaoers readers
w. sPs,1 g'4d descriptions Of the mining regions
n 'N,' -, customs and traditions Of its
,..pssr inhabitants ana now. now It's s;,, .,rjr
~ vbieh formerly expressed ,'ssu IN =, taon;
.;. a1; gradually gave way before S1a l"ea.' nI
is'0s' ..,sbljshment Of the rule OF the coa'
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

to the official docu-
ments of the defense,
something Of the ex-
ten, TO which the IL
legal sovereignty Of
the coal operators su-
persedes the constituted
sovereignty of West
Virginia in the mining
region of that state.
Let US take a little trip
down among the West
Virginia mines, with
out the necessity Of
leaving New York,
through imagining for
a moment what a trans
plantation Of the re-
gion's governmental
conditions TO any sec
tion of this city would
mean.
Cast aside for the
moment any mental
photograph Of drab,
squalid mining towns
you may have con-
jured-though I h ey
are all tnat, ana more
and suppose that
you are a resident Of
the Borough Of the
Bronx, which you may
be anyway. Consider
that you and all your
fellow natives Of the
borough not only live
but have your work
there, with your place
Of employment, and
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KIT SUPPOSE" remarked Marty McMa-
hon, the retired bartender, that II
II there don't nobody offer the Kaiser
million bucks fer the book he'd like
to write he might get an offer in vaudeville
lie might go pretty good in a wood-sawin' act.
.FWhat it really seems like to me, though Is
that he's just amin to get people to talkin
about him again an Tekt care much whether
anybody wants his milion-dOIlar-boOs'cr net
He kinda faded outs the newspapers latv7
an il musta made him pretty sore.
"If he would loosen up little an get him
q press agent instesda tryin' TO run his own
nublicity. he'd do better. II it wasn't for the
rep his press agents had worked up for him
before he lit out the Kaiser'd never gotta
sbowin' on the stunts he pulled of.
"Al he done was saw wood an grow
beard. Them amt no kinda stunts to get
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
By GILMAN PARKER

all other places of employment in the borough,
owned and controlled by one small group OF
men.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-04
Coming to the Majestic

Dainty Maize Evans, the shimmy
girl of the Mimic World PLAYING
at the Majestic theatre next week
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, de-
fies anybody to say that the shimmy
is vulgar. In speaking of the dance
craze she says:
The shimmy is merely a fad
adopted by the Smart Set" of
America. They dance it at every
big ball and affair throughout the
country. 1t is a product of that new
mode of music known as Jazz"
Jazz" music is supposed to have
been discovered by the Africans and
handed down to the negroes who
introduced it to New York and
Broadway.
The shimmy is a dance sensation
that has been the topic of discus
sion from coast to coast. Dances
will change like the times.
First there was the watz, which
after a long time is once again be-
cunning to boccre q popular dance
pastime, then the two-step, which
had its recent reign of popularity
is fast on the wane, fox trot and
and now its the shimmy. Some peo-
pie say it's vulgar. 1 disagree, it is
not vulgar if it is danced in the
proper manner, it is the most fas-
cinating and it will provide the most
modern entertainment In the world.
II is merely a movement Of the
shoulders to the rythm, of synco-
pated music. Go to the smart dane
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-04
Tom Mix at Crescent

All Boy Scouts and all lovers OF
outdoor life will be especially inter-
ested in the picture at the Crescent
theatre today with Tom Mix. the
famous Fox star. 1t is called Up
and Going" and the title explains
the general character of the picture,
full of action. and running over.
This is one of the most beautiful
pictures from a scenic standpoint
that Mix ever has turned out.
There are water. forest and noun
tain scenes as a background for
an exciting story. and followers of
the wild trails find many little tips
on living in the open, and how to
meet emergencies that are bound to
occur.
For instance, there is a Gene in
the picture when Mix as a mounted
trooper comes across his pal, who
has been shot by a gang of whis-
key smugglers. Tom has two
horses with him, and must get the
man to a doctor quickly. His ex-
%perience among the Indians has
taught him what to do. Cutting
down two strong sapplings he passes
these through the stirrups of each
horse on each side, and covers the
young trees between the horses
with branches. On this improvised
litter he places the wounded man.
In this manner he carries his
friend to town and to a physician.
up and Going" while a picture
full of spirited action, is built along
lines different from those of the
usual Mix picture.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-04

sentence of from fourteen to twenty
two years imposed by Judge Law
renee, he still has two serious
charge to answer His conviction
yesterday was on indictments charg-
ing him with assault with intent TO
Kill County Detective Rue and with
breaking and entering the Little
Silver postofice. Detective Rue was
shot in a hand last week in the siege
of the vacant house where Ayres
took refuge after robbing the post
office. Court attendants said that
while Ayres was being led from the
courtroom after being sentenced he
made a threat to kill Judge Law
renee and the detective after his
term expires.
However, the possible fulfllment
of the threat will be delayed some
time after it, if Judge Lawrence has
his way. He has requested the pros
ecutor to present to the grand jury
the facts of Ayres' escape from Jail
and to bring about an indictment on
that charge. The judge also has
asked the federal authorities to
prosecute Ayres for stealing the
mails.