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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-17

The funeral of the late John Fox'
who died at the home of Mrs. Louise
Sullivan on Detroit avenue, sunday
morning at S o'clock was held from
the house Tuesday afternoon. Inter
ment was made in the Pittsfield WI
,age cemetery. Mr.. Fox was a FOR
mer resident of Trenton. n. j., but
has passed the most of the time for
the past 20 years in Pittsflcf where
he had made many friends. His age
was 60 years.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. II. Rich and Fred
Steel Of Madison were in town sun
day calling on Mr.. and Mrs. c. X.
Phinney.
Mrs. Hannah f. Wall of WaterVllle
is in town for three weeks visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Alex SteV-
ems.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert Tobin, +.
Fl. Tobin and Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Tohin
and family we're in Pittsfeld Sunday
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Tobin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-17

--,ou are having a party
-or your club is having
4 get-together = or your
church is having a supper
OF the lodge is having a
banquet remember that
We have special prices and
special service for just
those occasions and are
clad fer the chance TO
serve YOU.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-19

rapidly decline when tho pratitss on
at his present standard of lN,inS
ih;H standard.
cease by reason OF the roductions o Z
We can ALI soc this. but appa rc .2it s.
II is not SO easy for some people Ia
see the converse Of ,his-that watl,
an increased standard Of living. w II
u wage that not only met the r"4I
sonahlc expenses OF living. hut pla'-
Vidcd a fair margin OF saving. tn"
result would 10 To corresponding e
increase the prosperity "f all NJ -
tho point Of full Saturatiou to nv
limit Of human wants, point nov
vet even In sight Tn" CommiSs ion J
or Of Labor Statistics tells me thar;
since lS9? atl up 10 1919. whil"t
population had increased SAT per
cent, manufactured food products had
increased OIL per cent, textiles. :0.1
per cent: tobacco. IS per cent. stone
clay ana glass products. 1s.S pcr cent.
iron and steel rl2.7 per cent. chem
icalS. iA2.2 per cent, metal products
other than iron. and steal. 1876 per
cent. vehicles. including automo-
hilcs. l,213S per ,ccnt: mining. i2Sa
p"r cont. aud thar only in the case
Of agriculture and tho production Of
iu'b'I ndS 'ne p'T cent bi trOIuC-
ton fallen below tho per cent Of
population increase. This increase
OF production over population means
added comforts. Co5venicnccs aud
Injuries I" the people. PARTICIPANTS
or tho United States or course
ther" is some export In this. bu, We
must not forget that of,manufactured
products NC export. NOT over per
cent that even in agriculture. all
Things considered our port Is hut
about 10 per cent Of our production.
fr"sDeritr here means t9lc maintc-
nance OF tho purchasing. power Of
our own people: and let as not for
E"t that for one minute. Tho main
'"nanc" of this purchasing, power 81
our own people means. ulDrc than
any ono thinE.' saving wage TOR
IN" workers. Tho stability. OF our
institutions. our social ana political
structure. depends more uI<ln tho
maintenance 81 our power 30 alb
serb the products az our ,oh. and
TINS means a wage which porm5s tho
people to buy the things our s'ork-
ers make. The gnos, that w,trric.
our dreams OF civilization and Of
government today is unemployment.
The whole Country snve>.
In tho American working pcorle
with their Guickened in;elligcis
We have unknown reservoirs of
brains and energy. By paving "a warae
that viii permit 81 buying and saw,
my. We simply place in their active,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-19

that an Industry which does not
'rs Is good thing for n
community: in fact. all economists
class such as parasitic Industries.
sappinE the Likelihood out OF a com
mnnity. The Investigations of the
Bureau of Labor statistics show that
when wages begin to decrease be-
low the standard Of livinl: that the
family had formerly set for itself.
the FIRST thing hit is furniture The
family stops buying new furnlturc
new carpets. new dishes The mex,
thing III, is the wifc's clothing. The
appearance Of the children at school
or els y here must he maintained
the mothers pride will see To that;
the husband. especially il he is out
or work. must maintain reasonable
appearance in order 10 have any
show at getting another Job; so the
expenses for the wearing apparel
OF the wife must stand the brunt
Thus low earnings in the coal
hclds of Illinois or Kentucky due to
the lack OF employment closes the
furniture factories in Grand Rapids
Mich. and tho textile mills Of
Lowell and Lawrence. Mass As this
goes on. repairs TO tho house have
TO DO neglected; new houses that
were planned and hoped for are not
built. with the result that lumber
purchases are not made and the saw
mills close. which. in turn, throw
more men out OF work in the build
Ing trades. Sidewalks 80 unre-
paired. streets unpavcd. and the
present production OF $4,000 900 bar
rcls Of cement drops to not half Of
that. but To onc-fourth OF that: for
when wages and living standards
get low enough cement sidewalks
cement anything. become luxuries
and are much harder hit than flour
and foods. Reduce the wages To
that of the Chinese coolie and you
close the factories Of tho United
states. you close the coal mines. you
stop the railroads. Cut the standard
in half. and instead of mining $40.
cocoon tons Of coal to keep up our
factories and run our railroads YOU
would mine 200. n0n. O00. with the loss
of tho Investment in present equip
mont and the loss OF the profits
from tho operation Of our indus
tries upon which the other - per
cent NJ those "gainfully employed"
now live and upon which those who
arc merely clipping coupons and
hence not counted as "Eainfuliy en-
ploycd" live. For the rich cannot
purchase all Of tho products Of our
mills and mines and farms: more
over. the luxury OF tho rich wiz
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-19
Tasted Of Comforts During
War. and Insists on Good
Paw Now.

all warS,had been charactcrizcdtb q
radical incr"Hs" In wages and
whether after thOs" wars there had
always h-"u. as WAS now demanded u
radical slash in the pay "nv"lnpr.
Til. results ~ his studies will strik"
ihe attention al every thinking
American. u" found 10y great good
fortune complete account of til"
costs and wages paid in the building.
Tor example. ot tn" T"wcr Of Lon
don. Westminster cathedral Wind
S"r Castle. Hampton Court. and u
number Of famous public buildings
in Gr"a; Hritaiu. These have been
preserved for go years in the british
archives. The record covered. Of
course. only building trades. but
nothing is So lyrical OF general in
dnStry as tn" condition of just these
building trades.
This student found from the rec
"rds at his disposal that $50 years
ae" TIA" average wage Of "A carpcn-
ter in England was = CENTS a dav
IL" was not able 10 learn the pur-
chasing power OF money in those
times, and what : cents would then
buy. Probably = cents dav was
looked upon then as a fair and iust
r"c"mp"nS" In 1919. the year befor"
tn" gr"a war. the daily wage OF the
'''''i~H ''tp"nlI nan risen to - 4
day. That is To say il had taken
Njn years {" hoist the British car
pcnt"rs wage from : cents 10 s..
This is Interesting. but IL was no,
tn" most interesting thing disclo> -
by this student. The really inpor-
iant fact uncovered was that on the
proof Of Historical record there was
no period az nfty wears in this cycl.
of seven ,r'ntUri"S and half during
which tiN'r. was not a war" al
vance, of ~ least 90 per cent for tho
iritiSh ARTISAN In one or two
periods of nifty years this wage adj
NHnc" r"S" Ia - per cent hut most
important of all the facts Was this.
that at II" tim. during all the Ta0
years examined was Their" ever :; re-
progression in tin" matter Of wages
I" former period. That is to saw
mat each period of NIFTY years marked
step In advanc" for the working
man. Every Hfiy wears he had
climbed runE in tn" ladder Ru,
u" u" sooner mounted to a higher
rHnE than all the lower runl:S dis
appeared. As this occurred steadily
"N"r'a stretch "f $50 years. tn. econ
omi& VII" made these Cnmparisnns
felt Justified in surprising that tho
sam" procedure" had probably gone
on before tho period OF his study and
W"uN continue as "A settled course
over human events forever after
ft'1 further found that during every
war in this cycle "f $50 years wages
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-19

:"f tco'nse rose by moro than 40 per
}cctf. They may Afterwards have
ffa uenshack. But they never foil back
ffar\ cnrurh to disturb the average OF
~ 2o\to 40 per cent increase for every
icNcie>tof nifty years. The wage In
Icreascl following the great war OF
ti"lt was 320 per cent This. OF
t'"nrSe. - abnormal aud could not lac
j Np"cird I" continue. The Commits
NSi"ncr OF Labor Statistics informs mo
1""'' YAK ing II over Il lonr series Of
wears the annual average increase
I'm F'p wages in the building trades
t'"r' instance. in the United states has
f"n per cent a year. In other
SWORDS. If there had been no war at
thn wages would he is per cent
hiSh"r t'~iay than they were i'm 1918.
4 nv eases above this point. IL shown
4" Ne the result Of increased prices
Ih"", cost "f living growing out Of
" n" war. may h" subject OF course 10
mutual establishments. but NOT bc.
low ',h"t point. In this connection II
- INTERESTING I" note that "a chicago
ssard OF arbitration in "A certain in
"WStry allowed | per cent increase
year as IN" measure OF "A propcr
iar'ase in American standards of
'iWhE regardless Of price and COS,
! IN other words. the war wears marie
I ~ 'HH "i another period. Another
L rniW III tn" Ladder has boon climbed
ihe worker has gone up a sion ITO
~ strong enough and numerous
'N"Hsh I" cling to his position an
'hS hiEh"r level II is to no sim,
p"Sed that the runE next lower dow,
h'F pe"n sawed off. The worker,,
nNinted and Will never climb down.
in's is historic fact. II merc,,
's'a''ishce law or progress No
on" ,need he dismaycd bv IL: no one
n"ed regard ii as anything In, soura
human advancement and good hu.i-
less y great deal of our indus,riaI
unrest would disappear II EMPLOYERS
rtNhclied> themselves 10 tho tnexor-
am" law represented in tho facts
an"u' us They might as we'll mako
the best of IL. and there is a hos, 70
h" made ~
The best feature OF this is .hs, ou-
W"rkHrs are the great buying public
u 'heF are enriched they ar. hotter
buyers. and SO arc a Stirulnr, ho,b
10 consumption and to production
ne manufacturer himself is p-os
.P'r"uS only as his and all other
""g"-"arninE employees themselves
ar" 'uosperous The man who nays
I""h WAGES is only paying himself
good dividends. by paving M.
wages OF contcntment he has nearc
YIN ms own industry and ho pro
Nnotns the expansion Of industry nv
sweliing the totals OF tho savings
''hRs. Can any sound business man
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-19
RED PEPPER FOR
COLDS IN CHEST

Ease your tight aching chest. stop
tho pain Break W tho congestion.
Feel bad cold loosen up in jus, n
short time.
"Ised Pepper Rub" Is the cold rem
ody that brings quickest relief II
cannot hurt you and II certainly
seems 70 end the tigh,ness and driv"
the congestion ana soreness right
out.
Nothing has such concentrated
penetrating heat Is red peppers. and
whom heat penetraicS right down into
colds. congestion. aching muscles ana
sore, stiff Joints relief comes AT once.
Tho moment yoN. apply Rcd p.pp-r
Rub you feel the tIuging heat. IN
throo minutes the CorR"sr.d spot -
warmed through and through when
you arc suffering from cold. rheu.
rnatisrn, backache. stin neck and sore
rnugclcs. Just get a jar OF Rowl"s Rcd
Pepper Rub. uiado from red peppers.
at any drug store. You will have tho
QutoscpeE Feltef known.--Adv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-19

deny these advantages In the saving
wage?
AS for the benefits to result from
TINS economic advance in the Amcri-
can workers home, that is subject
not for the economist. but for the
poet know Snly that the maker
Of pianos will benefit because there
are more buyers of pianos: the maker
of monographs. and clothing, and
house furnishings. and sanitary sup
plics. and every other addition. to
lfc is certain to benefit because
there viii he more people enabled to
buy these things. The better wages
paid. the stronger is tho buying pub
lie. not in one industry alone. but
In them all
II has been said that II every
'hinhman in tho Chinese empire
would add one inch To the length
Of his shirt il would absorb ali the
excess cotton manufactured of tho
world. But the difficulty here is that
the length Of tho Ch;naman's shirt is
a part or his hereditary customs or
habtS. Just as few years ago his
piStail was part of his religion.
and he is not going 10 lenEthen his
shirt: he is more likely 10 cut il
on. Producers Of cotton and cot
ton goods will find IL much easier to
ucNeIop tnclr absorbent markets at
home. If each Of the 7,0a1oS3 women
clerks and wage carncrs in the
United states and the wives and
daughters Of tho 23.34S.373 men
clerks and wage carncrS in the
United States would buy another cot
ton dress. another wooden dress. an
other silk dress. the question of un-
employment in the textile industries
would be solved
Family BUDGET investigation.
In the family budget Investigation
made by the Bureau OF Labor Stats
ties III certain coal mine districts
last March It was found that among
the coal miners families interview
cd there was An average apnual de-
melt or Wis: in other words. these
coal miners families ran in debt
last year an average OF that amount.
Take all Of the families interviewed
anI there was AN average annual
deficit Of $40. due Ia the lack Of
steady work throughout the wear
not due to -Wagc-rat.. but to work
ing time or opportunity To pro-
'ducc. Now. il is very clear that II
tho income of the fnmily docs not
pay the family expense. If the wages
earned fail to equal tho actual nee
esSary expenses. then the butcher
the grocer. the general merchant and
able bills to the workers in n COM
munity what tho industries should
pay in earnings. No one will argue
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-19

hands a new measure of {.
This. sent on It's way by their,
and wants and tastes. By thoi
hunger for life. IL sent on its
crrand of enrichment with :,
greater momentum than 1t h :
cclvcd from the mere bond bu.
financial Investor. In pawn !
American worker in terms Of l.,
ing wage We are not giving ..
away. we are bringing new r
aud enterprises into tho use q.
ital.
~ against tho man who =
inhcritS money. have no hes
whatever IN placing tho mart
earns money as by far tho mo
tiv" and worthy handler 4
power in money. canuJ, Z
thinking II far better for the "
\ try If tho man who iuh"rits y
should draw a slightly loworo
fIl"nd. II necessary. In order thy
Rnam wh" earns money shall !
e
When tho workman saw,
hol" country saves. whc(
- orkman buys. the whole 81
Iu'"iiis. with a buying audt
wage | SO every workman v
lah ger stIk" In his country. ~
have his savings invested in
"a h q quickcninG to the bu
industry, or he may buy s.oc ,
bonds in business. He Will
q home furnished M To tho
ards that we expect OF an Am,
~" rwill have cujoymcnts In III,
rs unly fall - an American. ~
be nbic 10 enjoy a leisure fred
Sty. In that period Of le!sj
NO" lJHuiSm or Improvement of
!uE worth 10 human ndvancc'pc
a word. wc little know hnH
gcuis, NO may unleash in our
now hidden away because thu
no fn'ur" reward. II We ~
them .as We should wc shall
coutcia,"d and active partners "a
national business. where now III
many instances Nc have ouly
piciuus dependents who STR Is
every l,ncicd grievance. Is
with the personal lmprOvcm &
the wcr;eor VIII 20 AN improy d
az our matipnal life. "a
am sure that buying am 81
ing wHsls is not impossible fr' n
economic, stan 'ipoiut. j, is lob
ply a y't1rt cat IT, tho rcmncE
many cr'our Industrial Ills. bu II
{" mean. a vast imprrvcmcnm
addition 70 our lifc as Il pcopB
iS certain to breach tho gap be
tho worker and The man ~ me Is
brains b
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-19
How Stunrf's Calcium Wafer. Work
ONT Z" the skin nnd tIcnr Ia OF
Fimpies. ifinrkhrndS. Hollis,
MuddlnrsS md Such
nlcmlSbcs

Tn" manner I'm which Stuart's CAL
cium waters mtiuenc" :, beautiful
complexion Is one OF natures mar
wells Their first action Is to r.mny.
the sour Concentrations that are apt
I" poison the blood. and thus disfir
ur" tn" skin Then the calcium
liS"lf is natural agency Ia skin
h"alth. ana iS appropriated by the
'iN>u"S Tor it's own particular use in
repair work. These effects are visi-
bly, noticeable In those Gnuhl.d with
a pinplF skin, or one That IL mudd v
or rcd or blotrhy. scaly and rough
ana coarse. The Calcium Waters in
due. :, reaction To healthier tcnden-
ct"s aud soon thr pinl,ish complex
h"Hiirs to assert Itself. til. birmishrs
iad" away. the dimplcs seem ami
mated aud the entire appearance is
ON" Of vivacious beauty instead of
unsiC hi lineSs
Get u 60 cent box OF Stuart's CAL
c'um WATERS at the nearest drug
store and note the wonderful results
You Will surely be deliGhted.-Adv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-19
A Davenport
Of Good Taste

NOU cannot make a mistake
1 by choosing this Daven-
port. The lines are simple and
graceful. It's low seat and COM
Portable cushions extend a
warm hospitality. The taupe
velour with which it is covered
harmoniZes with any color
scheme. The uphoistering is
first class. Specially priced at
$40.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-19

THERE is no end to the
L pleasure that is derived
from possessing your own
BOOKS. Nothing gives more
atmosphere to a home than a
beautiful Bookcase filled with
books by favOrite authors.
This Bookcase is $75.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-26
SHOPMEN
REFUTE CLAIMS OF
ROAD EXECUTIVES

Ne wYork, July 25.-Claims Of the
Pennsylvania that its passenger and
freight service had been restored to on
time" basis were met BY leaders OF
striking shopcrafts unions tonight with
figures setting forth that all eastern
shops now are operating with only a
small percentage OF full crews.
Road executives declared that the
strike crisis is safely past" and asser'
ed dis!ntegration OF the unions Is rap
idly becoming apparent. great SHIFT
Of strikers from state TO state 10 take
non-union Jobs In shops where they are
not known Is defeating the purpose or
the strike. they asserted.
Counterins the claims. John J. Dowd'
chairman Of the union's eastern strike
committee. tonight issued statement,
saying:
Service and equipment throughout
throughout the east are becoming de-
moralized. Passenger and freight trains
are running hours late. Locomotives
and rolling stock are in such lack or
repair that shops would have TO be
manned with $50 per cent OF normal
crews TO repair the damage already Done
! by inefficient strikebreakers.'
Attempts to form company unions
among employees Of eastern railroads.
along the lines proposed by l. +. Losc
! president OF the Delaware & Hudson
! and chairman OF the eastern presidents
conference, will be confined 10 the frst
| four roads to undertake the experiment.
until labor becomes more stabilized.
! presidents of the other seven roads In
i this district announced today.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-26
''HENRY AND ME-"
ARE REUNITED ON
SPEAKERS PLATFORM

Emporia, Kas., July 25.-(By the As
ISOLATED Press -"Henry and me were
reunited today before the eyes Of the
public and from a speakers PLATFORM
Henry, Governor Henry J. Allen told Of
his difference with his pal Of war and
peace times, William Allen White, EN-
poria editor and author.
The difference was on one thing only
and II did not go beyond that, Henry
said, referring to his friend affection
ately as Bill The difference was on
the Interpretation Of the Industrial
court act in the phase OF whether a
card Of sympathy can be construed as
violating the picketing clause.
Bill" introduced Henry" before an
audience in the state normal school
auditorium for the governors day cele-
bratton and Henry" responded that
''Bill' would not hutr flea
Tho only time Bill IS dangerous" said
the governor. rs when he sits down to
double action typewriter at a time like
this and writes out his emotion"
bill or anyone else has the right to
put card in his window II he wants to,
but when Bill puts UP that sympathy
card he was Joining in the movement to
break down the efforts Of the railroads
TO keep the trains running. He become
the most dangerous figure in that move
ment because Of the faith so many have
In his judgment. And so we had to
single Bill out because he Is a leader.
His arrest was a great compliment to
him"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-26
EAHTEN-HAbH
WANTED.

WANTED.
Rv tina Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
following Railroad NJ e c h &c anu
Helpers.
20 Cents Fer Hour
MACHINISTS.
BOILER MAKERS.
BLACKSMITHS.
SHEET METAL WORKERS.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS.
AZ Cents Per Hour
MACHINIST HELPERS.
BOILER MAKER HELPERS.
BLACKSMITH HELPERS
SHEET METAL, WORKER HELPEHS
ELECTRICAL WORKER HELPERS
CARMEN HELPERS.
PASSENGER CAR REPAlREKS Az
INSPECTORS. 10 Cents Per HOUR.
FREIGHT CAR REPAIRERS AND
INSPECTORS, 63 Cents Per Hour.
Men who have had some eSperieHee
IN mechanical work. also YOUNG men Ao'
helpcrs 20 be placed under instructions,
.yDl be advanced TO positions carrSt"e
bigger rates OF pay as they become Ell
Coient. ,,,,.6
In accordance with resolutions isSSe,
ey United States Labor Board July cru
new men accepting employment ~
within their rights and are not stItNt
breakers, and have the moral as "e. aS
legal right 10 engage IN railroad SCI
ice and will have protection OF e'eI
branch Of government, both STAKE a''o
National
Amply 20 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Co, District Master Mechanics oittee'
25Si Second Floor Passenger Seat.ou
Wheeling. W. Va Ju'''