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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
Why Miners Contract
Is Not Signed
(By Federated Press)

Cresson, Pa.-That the enormous
coal and coke company holdings of U.
S. Secretary of the Treasury Andrew
w. Mellon are among the specific
reasons why the Harding administra-
tion is not forcino the coal operators
to live up to their contract with the
miners union in the present strike is
suggested in the Penn-Central News,
the comparatively owned labor paper
of District No. 2.
After referring to the influence Mel
lon holds with the president and with
Att'y-Gen. Daugherty, who is des-
cribed as the presidents chief adviser,
the article gives detailed list of the
Mellon properties, as compiled from
financial records by research men as
sociated with the editor.
Mellon coal directorates include the
Pittsburgh Coal Co., Incorporated un-
der the laws of Pennsylvania, capital
stock, $80,000,000;- Pittsburgh Coal
Co., Incorporated under the laws of
New Jersey, capital stock, $64,000,000,
merged with the Pittsburgh Coal Co.
of Pennsylvania.
Properties listed under the Pitts
burgh Coal Co. show 155,202 acres
coal land in Pittsburgh district; 81
$50 acres in the Hooking district; L.
638 acres in the Kentucky district;
also 686 acres in these same districts
under lease; making a total of 1861
085 acres owned and leased.
The Coal Trade Directors shows
that the Pittsburgh Coal Co. owns Sd
mines in Pittsburgh seam (south-
western Pennsylvania, in Allegheny
county (union), Washington county
(union), Fayette county (non-union
before the present strike), Westmore-
land county (non-union).
Mellon is also director in the Min
nesota By-Product Coke Co., incor-
porated under laws of Pennsylvania,
capital stock, $1,000,000; Pittsburgh
By-Product Co., Incorporated under
laws of New Jersey; Seaboard By
Product Coal Co.
The complete list of che companies
in which the secretary of the treasury
is director shows 40 steel, chemical,
oil, public utility, general manufac-
turing and banking corporations.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05

to add the supper of an aged faher
or mother or other relative to the
family expense account, and "it would
be a singular social policy" remarks
one investigator for old age pensions,
(which should sacrifice the rising for
the sake of the passing generation" !"
Certainly it is soaring injustice that
would put on the minimum
partial-life income of the present day
worker the further burden of support
of a previously too meagerly reward
ed generation of workers.
Which is the more economical solu-
tion-since solution there must be
the payment of pensions, paid out of
general taxation, to those who sur
vive to their sixtieth years without
having been able to lay by compe-
tence, or the payment of minimum
wage to all workers sufficiently high
to enable them with ordinary thrift
ness, to provide for themselves against
the day of old age unemployment?
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
America is Crippled
By Illegal Trusts

New York-America is in the grip
of illegal combinations, and an inves-
tigation would uncover mot less than
500 such combinations, involving at
least 10000 individuals and corpora
tions," said Samuel Untermyer, coun-
sci for the Lockwood committee, in a
speech in this city.
The attorney characterized the steel
trust as "the czar of the greatest of
American industries, standing men
ace and monument to the helpless
ness of the law to cope with the power
of concentrated wealth.
"The overshadowing power and
maligp activities of the steel corpora
tion as such are insignificant as COM
pared to the effects of the control it
wields through the trade associations
that it dominates.
"The inner history of the m mathoos
By which prices in all the ramitiel
branches Of this great industry have
been stabilized has not yet been told.
They are not we'll known, but no one
who has studied the figures or who
understands the workings of the vari
Gus trade associations that are operat-
ing under the dominating will of the
steel trust can be in any doubt as to
what is happening, notwithstanding
the widely heralded cuts in prices
that are announced from time to time.
"In point of fact the steel trust is
the parent of the now familiar system
SO widely used by the members of
these 'gentlemen's agreements by
which one of the members is selected
as a pacemaker in price fixing and
price changes and the others auto
matically follow by tacit agreement
or private understanding"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
May Use Gasoline on Railways

Ottawa, Can.-The use of gasoline
railway cars on branch lines where
limited, traffic will not support the
regular service is being considered by
the management of the Canadian Ma
tional Railways, according to William
C. Kennedy, minister of railways and
canals. Much would depend, he said,
upon the attitude of railway labor
towards the self-propelled car which
could only be used if wage expenses
were not made too costly.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
Central Body Scores Victory

Boston-The Boston Central Labor
union scored victory when the over
seers of the poor, after repeated re-
fusals, finally yielded and granted
permit for tag day in behalf of the
striking textile operatives. Girl strik-
ers from Manchester, N. H., are doing
The collecting.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
Movie Men Cut Out Orchestra

st. Louis Managers of 90 moving
picture theaters, employing approx
mately 425 union musicians. have an
nounced that after May there will
be no olchestras in those theaters be-
cause the Musicians union has re-
jected a proposed 80 per cent reduc-
tion of wages.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
Bricklayers Walk Out

San Francisco-The informal walk
out of bricklayers on nonunion jobs
has been followed by similar action
on the part of union plumbers. Union
officials do not care to speak of the
movement as strike, but state that
union rules are being eforced which
forbid members to work with nom
union workers.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
Manufacturing Co. Cuts Wages

Chicago-The Felt & Tarrant Mfg.
Co., maker of the comptometer, the
highest price calculating machine on
the market, has slashed wages Is per
cent in the shops and jumped from a
three to a five-day week. The en-
ployes now receive little more for five
days work than they did for three.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
Release For Injury Not Binding

Minneapolis release signed by
an employe on the advice of his doctor
that the injury for which he is re-
ceiving state compensation is cured
is not binding if the injured man finds
out later that the doctor erred, the
state supreme court rules.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
Officials Reduce Wages

Biwabik, Minn.-Township and vii
lage officials have reduced wages for
labor to $3.50 for an eight-hour day,
which is nevertheless more than COM
mon labor is paid at the mines for a
l0-hour day.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
What Labor Is Doing
Wage Increases and Progress Made
Throughout the Country
Stops Feeding Unemployed

St. Louis-After serving more than
100000 cups of coffee, $4,000 loaves
of bread and spending $4,000 to care
for 1000 unemployed men, c. F.
Blanke, coffee merchant, has closed
his bread line and rest room at the
old Standard Theater.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
Convention of Womens League

Washington-The National Womens
Trade Union league has issued a con-
vention call to it's members, affiliated
leagues and committees, and all af-
filiate trade unions, state and central
labor bodies, the convention to be held
in Waukegan, H., June 5 to 10, 1922.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
Urge Naturalization of Mines

Seattle-Nationalization Of the coal
mines at the earliest possible date is
urged upon President Harding by the
local labor council Representatives
in congress, members of the cabinet
shd officers cf the A. r. of L. are
called upon to use their efforts toward
this emil
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
General Labor Notes
Short Items Gathered For Benefit of
Hasty Readers
Many Children EMPLOYED

Montreal = According to recent
statistics compiled by the industrial
establishment inspectors, there are
1888 children between the ages of
IA and 16 employed in the industries
in Montreal.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
Contractors Will Pay s1.0O Per Hour

Granite City, Ill. = Following the
lead of the Master Builders Assn. of
St. Louis, the Tri-Cities Contractors
Assn, after months of effort TO nego-
tiate a wage reduction with the Car
penlers' union, has annDun cd that 81
an hour will be the maximum wage
PAID to carpenters.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
More Brewery Workers Walk Ou

Acknowledgements and flremen
who had been left on duty when 400
brewery employees were called on
strike joined the walkoLt when the
I'ahst and Schlitz breweries tried to
enforce a Is per cent wage cut on
them during the dispute. The brew
cries are being picketed.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
"Smile Week" a Sad Joke

Milwaukee-Smile week, instituted
by the Optimists club, is sad joke,
in the opiniol Of labor men. "Whv
should / smile ," asks Frank j. Weber,
general secretary, Federated Trades
Council. Thousands of workers are
out of work and others have had their
wages cut from 10 to so per cent.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05

Harrisburg, Pa.-The number Of
Pennsylvania miners in volved in the
coal strike is estimated at 289, ,698, ac-
cording to officers of the state de-
partment of labor and industry. Of
this total $4,000 are anthracite miners
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05

Lock Haven, Pa.-Striking miners
have been defeated in their attempt
to retain possession of company
houses. Judge Eugene H. Baird or
dered that their families be ousted.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05

New YOrk-The joint subcommittee
of anthracite operators and miners
has resumed its sessions here, but has
made no progress other than discus
sing the 10 demands of the miners,
which include 20 percent wage ad-
vance for miners and a 81 day pay
raise for common labor. The opinion
is general here that the operators $
representatives are marking time in
order to act in cooperation with soft
coal operators.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05
MR.. MERCHANT:

Has it ever occurred to you that
The Leader goes into the homes
of the best paid workmen Of New
ark and Licking county? 1t is
carefully read by every adult men,
Der of the household.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-05-05

The Leader is your paper. It
publishes matter pertaining to your
life and welfare. 1t wants your
support. Your cause would be weak
without labor paper to champion
it. Support The Leader.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-11-23
OH! WHAT A BOOB
By Mr.. r. L. M.

II "A
are in these Prohibition States of
America that think they are in the
same class with Jack Yeller, Abe Gilman,
and few other gifted Irishmen when it
comes to composing mean melody and
wedding the same to bunch of words
that are supposed to convey the meaning
that sweet mama wont stand for sweet
papa fooling around some henna-haired
female that should be some other papa's
mama? Neither do I, but I assure you
that such list would assume such an un-
believable length that we would very
likely be moved to wonder if the banish-
ment of the amber fluid is really a good
thing for the country. However, as long
as seekers of publicity and pelf imagine
they are song writers and not songbirds we
should be sad.
Again; do you know or did you ever
hear of one of these blacksmiths, boxmen
or bootleggers, making the grade, so to
speak? Neither have l but 1 do know of
such sucker that is on the last rung of
the ladder of Success, all through his idea
that the big music publishers were playing
the jailhouse blues on their own cash regis
tiers by not accepting his sterling songs. If
you are interested, I'll relate the tale.
If do say it myself I'm one of the best
little soda jerkers that ever swung coup
he rb1 7 how
ished, tipped and Airted behind the big
ones from Troy, New York, to Frisco, and
only my native modesty pervents me from
telling you how good really am. While
I am in a class by myself l must admit
that Stevie Kline was not far behind.
Stevie slung mean dipper at the same
fountain; only the fact that Stevie was a
gcod-looking duck with Melba peach
complexion that kept him from being in
the same class with me. l had to rely on
My ability while he was an ornament be-
hind the white-tiled coca-cola spring, and
he knew it. And-don't let anyone tell you
that the genus happer patronizes The
Chocolate Shop because the frappe is bet
ter than at Ye Tavern. Not so; it is be-
cause the jerker at the first, parts his eye
brows in the most approved manner-a
regular Ritzy boy; while the dispenser at
Ye Tavern hasn't adopted the latest wrin-
kle The modern Eve spends her dime,
and gets a dollars worth of experience,
which goes to show that woman does pos
sess business acumen. The Good Lord gave
me a set of brains in place of movie
phiz, self-curling, or willing hair.
Too, Stevie had other things on his
mind. He was a song-writer. Now, you
cynical birds rare back and give him the
razzberry. That's what I did the first
time he sprung it on me, and l had to do
a Man-O-War to a butcher shop to get a
piece of beefsteak for my left optic. Dur
ing my days of red-horse, beans, and
hoosgow, | was elected for stable detail,
the duties of which consisted of feeding
14O head of jug-headed California mules,
each and every one of which had forgot
ten more about massacres than the Turks
Irish, and Jack Dempsey ever knew. Very
patiently the stable sergeant impressed up
on me the fact that two specimens by the
name of Spike and Spinner were about as
safe as doing fre-eating act on case
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-11-23

" LURID glow in the east spasmodi-
"a cally sprayed the world with
fantastic light. Strange patterns
were written by intermittent flashes of
sharp fearful lightning. Heavy drops of
rain feel ftfully making large stipples in
the soft earth, giving warning of the tropi-
cal deluge to follow.
The translucent glow of stormy phe-
nomena struggled with the coming dawn.
A faint yet tangible trace of the new day
was evident, though it promised to be a
dismal one.
A typical tropical winter.
"Thank. Gawd we only got two more
wagons an the Old Mans machine to
load" exclaimed "Blackie" Riley, re-
lievedly, after an apprehensive glance at
the forbidding heavens. "Blackie" was the
battling master of transportation on Will
bur's Worlds Greatest Shows, who, with
his motley crew had labored nearly all
night in an heroic effort to load the show
before the impending cloudburst
Standing around the runs, over which
the heavily loaded gilly wagons were run
onto the string of fats, knot of troupers
and natives watched the fascinating work.
The suppressed grunts of satisfaction, with
the shrill cries Of "Heave-Ho! Chalk"
from the razorbacks, as the many wagons
were @epood" up the rlrs and calked,
,xoe an ;pSn;ripu thipO to watch
Just as the last car was loaded, the runs
taken off; and all paraphernalia properly
tarpaulned, the torrent started. The ma
tives scooted for home while the troupers
made their way to the privilege car. or
their staterooms.
"Toy" MCGEE and l made for the privi-
lege car,to get some coffee and call it .
night as sleep was out of the question-it
being close to four a. M, and the show
train scheduled to move out of Shreveport
at six a. m. for Alexandria, the next
stand
Shreveport, usually considered a
bloomer, had turned out to be real
money spot, so every one was in fair good
humor.
l had nice little Queen contest ribbed
up in Alexandria, together with fine pros
poets for big revenue on banner adver-
tising and other promotions; so l had
jumped back to Shreveport for couple of
days on the show to knock around with
my good friend "Toy" MCGEE.
"Toy" McGee is one of the most YER
satile men in all showdom. He has dab
hled in every. branch of the outdoor show
business, likewise performed in most every :.
role.
'Toy'-so-called because of his Can
tonese weaknesses and his linguistic at
tanments in Chinese dialects-was, At
this particular time engaged by the "Old
Man" to sing with the band on parade;
and ballyhoo for Wilburs Peerless Plan
tation Performers, "in sparkling med
ley of old Southern folk songs"
Standing atop some lofty building down
town, with a brass band accompaniment
"Toy," with large megaphone, would
startle the populace with his lusty yet
perfect rendition of popular songs.
Heavily billed as "The Boy Who Sings
to Beat the Band" the crowds turned out
in droves to hear him page 4, COL u
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-11-23

VI L. IN. L. Like NnlCaSO PTOWleT L
made the rounds, feed sack in one hand,
pitchfork in the other, and all was well,
until-well to make matters short, the doc
ter asked me what hit me. l told him |
wasn't certain, but l knew it began with
S. 1t may seem that l have digressed in
mentioning this incident, but I wish to use
it as comparison. I'll let that four
legged maniac do his Daily Dozen on me
before get within range of Stsvie's right.
Yours are on the same kind of terms as
this Damon and Pythias that you read
about if you care for that kind of fiction.
I always had an idea that a Pythias was
some sort of reptile found in the wilds
of South Saltwater; the kind you see in
the circus in the same tent where boys un-
der seventeen and old men over seventy
aren't allowed, for fear the shock might
prove fatal. You know-where the guy
yells, "Right on in, boys, they quieer like
your mothers homemade Jelly for dime"
I'm wised up now. Stevie would wear
my derby to the De Luxe Dance Palace
and I'd wear his silk shirt and that takes
real friendship.
One morning while we was waiting for
the noon hour rush to begin, Stevie told
me that his pet ambition was to become
great lyric writer. While we were ex-
changing condolences l told him that
played banjo in home-talent minstrel
show once, and that if could help all he
had to do was give me the Office. H
said that the only thing that was keeping
him down was that he didn't have COM
poser to collaborate with. l remember
having seen an advertisement in a maya
zine stating that Mr.. Van Post, COM
poser of "When Baby Needs Friend"
would compose suitable melody for any
song poem and guarantee publication of
the same. Stevie was interested irnmedi-
ately.
That night he selected what he believed
to be his masterpiece and mailed it to Mr..
Van Post. Neither me or Stevie ever
heard this when Baby Needs Friend"
but | was married once so I thought it
might be all right. The next few days
Stevie is off his feed; one night ! woke
up to find him pacing the floor like some
bird that has been goofy enough to take
passage on the good ship Matrimony and
who has pocket edition in the family.
After discreet and adroit questioning l
found that he was apprehensive that his
masterpiece had been gently but surely
taken from him. You are right-nutty like
fruit cake.
The next morning when we canter down
the boarding house stairs to the tune Of
rafting plates and silver I always canter
to that tune) we found an imposing look
ing document in the mail box, that looked
like the seventh or eighth notice l received
from a collection agency, once
On the outside in one corner was the
name of the company for which Mr.. Van
Post composes incompatible melodies.
From Stevie's actions | guess he thought
there was some of Uncle Samuels coupons
inside. Nothing doing, however; a short
letter states that his song-poem is the best
that was ever brought to Mr.. Van Posts
attention, and that he has composed a
melody that will take the world by the
ears, shoulders, and feet. And then it
says that the company needs twenty-five
berries to publish the first thousand copies.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-11-23
FACTS AND FANCIES
BY Mr.. Q. N.

al: 5SS9 ,''s:: s;s II ,; q. s::a ;::' t';:s:'' "s
fantastic lipht Strange natterns
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-06-22
Two Suicides.

Dr.. w. NJ. Nihiser, a well-known
practicing physician of Hagerstown,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head early last Sunday
morning. He had been out TO see
patient, and some time after he re-
turned he committed the fatal act lt
is said that he was driven to the deed
by reason OF excruciating pains from
which he suffered at times, caused by
an incurable malady. His wife is also
i'll with an incurabe trouble and has
not been able to sit UP for months.
He formerly practiced in Keedysville,
and was popular and prosperous in
that section until his home was broken
up by domestic troubles. He divorced
his first wife and moved to Hagers-
town, where he afterward married
again. DR.. Nihiser was a native of
Grant county, w. Va, and was 63 years
of age.
George William Miller, aged 81
years, who lived near Arden, Berke-
ley county, committed suicide last Sat-
urday morning by blowing the top of
his head off with shotgun. He had
been sick and despondent for some
time FAST.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-06-22
SCRABBLE NEWS.

The people of Scrabble .,,,r,
wheat crop, fair prospects far co" sooS
4 whaling big yield of potsto,s Jt" 81 G.'u ;na
Wi.!art'S patch turns out as well ss nv
xici,- lnete was good deal of an.
own run go on the rampapn M, ~
'H Ct was Hooded from curh % o,,.h
~ h.ro Wgs fear thar the h,;Jao
would nc carried away n is saiI
,H't IN, run was higher than !. 80
oeen since Noah's time, viii, one en
.epuon. Our reporter informs re ,Sa,
'nete rs much regret over The So.
.nat Muller Rush will buy propertv snJ
move to Shepherdstown next 60
ney say he Is too young a man 70 20
,ire' but Mr.. Rush says he has Sona
ms snare OF work. He has contract
ca TOT an electric PLAYER piano which
NC VIII put UP in his new home in
'own' and VIII have slot in il so thar
wnen MS Scrabble friends come ~
vlsit MIN they can have all the music
,"ey want by simply dropping a nickel
IN me right place. Alex Kinselps
property looks very nice, now that ne
mas u all painted and fixed up, with an
aren over the front gate and n SIGN
on tne broom manufactory. He ex.
PeE'S dig trade in brooms the cominr
IaIi' wholesale and retail. Some of
'"e ungodly men in the community
were taking OF organizing a horse
snoe club to pitch horse shoes on Sun
aays' out Dyson Kemp. the blacksmith
VINO belongs to the church, very prom
erly refused To make horse shoes frr
any such purpose. One of the pror,;.
nent ladies OF the neighborhood suffer
Cd greatly from the toothache loo,
week, but she finally mustered up srs.
hclent courage TO come TO town aud
nave the tooth extracted. She took II
| nome with her, placed il on the table
an put sugar in il and watched il
ache when il could no longer hurt her
inc people OF the town have been con.
siderably worried by n pet ram lamb
owned by one Of the residents. II has
developed habit of slipping I'D be
mind folks and butting them, and thev
nave gotten so that about half the peo-
pie have taken to walking backwards
so rs to keep watch for the Young
ram. There is talk Of putting benches
all along Main street, so that people
can sit down quickly when they see
-" an approaching with mischiev
Gus intent There have been some
warm arguments in Tabler's store as
to which is really the butt end of the
ram, but the question has not been de-
cided, though Andy Way SAYS that this
particular animal has two Of 'em.
The people are raising lots Of spring
chickens for the next church supper.
out we are sorry to learn that some
OF the folks who saw the editor OF the
Register eat at the last festival are
| advocating making him pay double
price next time. A young son of ANDY
Way had narrow escape from death
few days ago, when he fell into the
tail race at the power plant. Fortu
nately his father saw his peril and
saved him from watery grave. The
boy was not hurt, but Mr. Way had one
OF his fingers broken in the rescue.