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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16
FORBID INlONgTI0NS
IN LABOR DISPUTES


MADISON. wis--Labor.s biggest
victory Of the wisconsin legislature
was won March when he senate
passed and sent to the assembly q
biil prohibiting the use q inianctions
IN labor disputes. The assembly is
expected to pass the Bill without op-
position. The senate vote was rs to
o n favor Of the bin. which provides
thar court commissioners shall not
issue temporary injunetions in labor
disputes. and that judges Of courts Of
record shall not issue injunctions in
such cases unfit 4s hours after notice
has been served on the defendants
complained against.
Practically the same bill was pre-
scented to the Washington state leg
sslative body and defeated. It is graf
flying to note that some OF the states
are taking the lead in placing the
labor of a human being on the same
basis as property. In too many In
stances property rights are placed
above human rights when 1t should
be the opposite. Still labor can re-
joice that 1t is placed on an equal
basis in at least one state and will so
be considered in ell states If enough
pressure is brought to bear on the
legislatures. Later further advance
ments are in order.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16
WOMEN'S MINIMUM
WAGE IS DEFENDED

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Kan.
sas and Wisconsin have Joined IN the
defense of the District of Columbia
wOmen's minimum wage law now be,
fore the United States supreme
court, on appeal from the District
OF Columbia court of appeals, which
held the law invalid.
The supreme courts decision will
affect every state that has this legis-
lation, which melodies the. state of
Washington, under which an Everett
caterer was recently convicted. The
decision viii also have an effect on
future legislation of this character.
The Kansas brief, filed by the at,
torney general of that state, points
out that despite attacks made upon
the Kansas minimum wage law,
courts have upheld this legislation,
which Is intended, he said, to dimin-
ish "a glazing injustice"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16
ANTTQUATED APPRENTICE system.

Clifford B. Conneley Commissioner Labor and Industry
Of the state of Pennsylvania address before the
England Foundrymens Association that based life
study of the apprentice question he existing
this country is the result of aQuated system APP
prentces indenured It should be necessary this
day to bind down the apprentice to oncad contract Without
such contracts feel that viii further in getting and
holding apprentices, than under system that still
mddle-age custom and procedure"
Mr.. Conneleys suggestion solution of the trouble of
apprentices in the skilled trades to devise system of appren
ceshp that based thorough study of the
question: How many workers needed each year in
trade" This he for industry governmental
bodies can come to the aid by suitable legislation
The commissioner states that the Associated General
tractors of America have made study for the building trades
and the three general purposes for which needed
according to their study 1 to take the places of those
VINO de- md OF those who retire. and 3rd to provide for the
crease which should accompany growing population
Electrical workers and of the plumbing trades the
missioner saes have the greatest field opportunity open
them Of the 225OO0OO the United States approx
atey 18500000 without efficient heating equipment and
175OOOOO without adequate plumbing facilities Only $4,000
OF over 55OOOOO farm houses equipped with plumbing ETC.
Referring the schools and the apprentice the
states Some twenty years thought that
and mechanical trades In parts OF the country the schools
were successful but the instruction the of time became
theoretical that much of the work had be abandoned
In concluding his address the hit the
schools that fostered by gehquck schemers that turn
out mechanics in from thirty days months he said
There royal road to apprenticeship any than there
is to learning of type Some schools claim that by its system
OF training apprenticeship be speeded that
required apprenticeship can be cut
on TO one year. after the student takes the required three
months school There need for thorougnss
apprenticeship training today perhaps than before
try to keep step with In every modern plan APP
premiership the teaching only the shop side
but there must be the related English language mathematics
cvcs and industrial history which makes apprentice nte
gent rather than only routine worker Such training
time"
thorough apprentice training pays we'll 1t is good bust
ness not only for the worker but for the employer
employer who feels that he afford apprentices
in adequate the price in nemized overhead such
IS labor turnover craftsmanship low production wasted
stock spoiled work and damaged equipment and in many
stances loss of trade
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16
LAW PROPOSED TO
CHECK EVICTIONS

Evicting workers from company
houses on short notice viii be illegal
in Pennsylvania II bill introduced
by Legislator McDermott, a union mi
ner, is approved.
For years certain corporation en-
ployers in that state has compelled
employees to sign three and five-day
eviction notices before they will hire
them. Then If these workers dare to
strike their families are thrown into
the street on this short notice. In
some instances the notice is not even
five days.
The author of this bill lives in
Cambria county, one of the sections
where miners families were evicted
by this process and forced to live in
stables.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16
PICKETING UPHELD

ST. LOUIS, March 15.-Circuit
Judge Hall has ruled that organized
Mattresses have the right to picket
an anti-union restaurant that is pay
ing starvation wages. Attorneys for
the employers association defended
the cheap. labor employer, who claim
ed the picketing is illegal because his
"contented" employees are not on
strike.
The picketing Is the outcome Of a
strike that started in October, 1920.
when hotels and restaurants de-
clared for the anti-union shop.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16

tions. the lawyers have the same, the
doctors and druggists and dentists
have their societies; the printers,
plumbers, carpenters, painters, cigar
makers and others have their unions.
all working, in their own way, to at
tain the same goal, but with it all
there is "a distinction with a differ
eRce." But what's the use?
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16
RESIST TEN-IloUR pAY.

Organized machinists of New Ha-
ven. Conn, are resisting the ten
hour movement Of employers in that
city. These employers have been op
Grating nine hours and want to add
another hour.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16

II Henry Ford can do as good a job
in building political fences as he did
in building a car that takes you
there and brings you back" he will
ride into the White House regardless
Of cadiilacs. Pierce-Arrows, Republic
cans or anything else.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16

Pas son-in-law, w. g. McAdoo,
says he won't be a tail to a Ford kite.
I'll venture that Friend Henry could
take the former railroad ''mis.admin-
istrator' higher up in the political
armament that he attained in the
campaign of 1920
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16

England seems 70 want Uncle sam
to come across again and jein forces
in going 70 the rescue Of France.
When ]. Bull comes acraass with
that mere trifle Of s9oo.o00.0o0 var
debt, Uncle sammie may. stroke HIS
whlskers and give the matter some
consideration.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16

The exeavators who unearthed
King Tut's tomb might come over
here and clear up the mystery Of Just
where George Washington buried the
Ratchet.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16

President Harding made a political
mistake when he appointed 20 the
diplomatic corps those who "also ran"
in the recent elections, but he might
have evened things up a bit by max
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16

The sea gulls have gone a-nestlng.
the frogs are croaking. the blue bird
and robin are here, but the never
falling and surest sign OF spflng--the
small boy and his marblas--have not
yet appeared.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16
REFLECTIONS
By Sadie Mcclure.

The old saying that when Greek
meets Greek, then comes the tug of
war" could well be modernized by
when Greek meets Greek they start
q restaurant"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16

Take IN your radiol voIIza. The
high priest Of zion City. Is soin' to
send his sermons through tie afr.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16

Ing the lame ducks swim 70 thslr
respective points Of destination.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16

Funny, isn't il, how the visit Of the
lax assessor deprecated the value Of
that "old car" to 800 when just the
day before the. said t. a. called on you
the ''old boat" was as good as new
and worth every cent its original
price.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-16

The bankers have their assOcia-
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-07-09
REFUSE MORSE PLEA FOR
DIRECTED ACQUITTA

WASHINGTON, July 9.-Justid
Stafford refused today to direct
verdict of acquittai in the case
Charles w. Morse, his three sonc an
four others. who are on trial on inN
dictments charging conspiracy TO Le1
fraud the government in conaeclionl
with wartime ship construction and
operation contracts.
At the same time Justice Stafford
overruled motions of counsel for
Charles W. Morse, Edwin A. Morse.
Benjamin W. Morse. Harry F. Morse,
and r. NJ. Much, for the dismissal OF
the indictments against those defen-
dants.
With these rulings the trial viii go
forward with the defense required to
submit its case in reply TO that pre-
sented by the government in the
more than two months that the trial
has been in progress. Estimates as
to the time that will be required fos,
this vary from three weeks to two
months.
In making their motion last week
for an instructed verdict defenss
council outlined fourteen reasons
why they contended such action
should be taken. Thirty-three rea-
sons were enumerated why the in
dictments should be dismissed.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-07-09
At
alaska COAST
Harding and Party Favorably
Impressed With that Far
Off Northern Land

ABOARD THE u. S. S. HENDER-
SON WITH PRESIDENT HARD
ING, July (By The Associated
Press) 1.-The naval transport Hen
derson, carrying President and Mrs.
Harding, steamed northward along
the Alaskan coast today sfter maxi
ing first acquaintance with the ter
ritory yesterday at Metlakahtla and
Ketchikan.
An all-night sail brought the
transport early today off Wrangel.
where the party will go ashore for
a brief visit before proceeding to
Juneau.
The President was very favorably
impressed at his first stops N
Alaska, particularly by the appear
ance of the people who, with the eX-
ception of the natives, he declared,
might pass along the streets of any
United States city and be taken for
citizens of the place.
A break in the cable Friday and
Saturday, whereby the President was
isolated from the world because
radio messages from the Hender-
son were held up at Ketchikan,
brought forcibly to the attention OF
the President and the cabinet Off
GERS accompanying him the neces-
sity of giving Alaska more ample
communication facilities. The Pres
ident also was impressed by the per-
feet summer weather, which at
Ketchikan made superfuous over
coats brought by members of the
party.
A study of the problems of the ma
tiyes who complained at Metlak-
ahtla that the salmon canneries were
consuming their food supply has has
been inaugurated by the President.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-07-09
MADE 3 Vain ATTEMPTS
TO STEAL AUTOMOBILES

NEW BRUNSWICK, July g.
William Porter. twenty-five years
old, who says he halls from Hunt
ington, L. L., is lodged in the county
jail following his three vain attempts
to steal three automobiles. Porter
told the police that he first stole
the car of Russell B. Walker and was
headed for Philadelphia along the
Lincoln Highway. When the ma
chine became out of order he aban-
doned it. Saturday, Porter admits
he took an automobile. the property
OF Harry Geipel. a Farmingdale
resident and once again tried to
make his way to Philadelphia. The
second machine went out of COM
mission after short drive. Return
ing back to New Brunswick. Porter
started to acquaint himself with the
machinery of a car belonging TO
John d. Metlar. but here his escS-
pades ended when a police officer
arrested him
At the police station Porter freely
admits taking the cars.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-07-09
BALLOON PILOTS
BODY IS FOUND
Found in Basket of Aircraft
in Lake Near Port
Stanley, Ontario

PORT STANLEY, Ont, July 0 (By
The Associated Press) The body of
Lieutenant l.. J. Roth, pilot of the
ill-fated United States navy balloon
A-669S was found in the basket Of
the airship IA miles south-suothwest
of here this forenoon.
The basket, for which vain
search had been made by airplanes,
flying boats and other agencies for
three days, was picked up by a fish
ing boat commanded by Captain
George Wilson of Port Stanley.
No trace was found of Lieutenant
7. B. Null, who accompanis ed
Lieutenant Roth as aide, when
the balloon left indianapolis last
Wednesday.
The basket was towed into this
port by Captain Wilson and with
the body was temporarily placed
in a fish house in charge of the
police.
Evidence that Lieutenant Roth
died of exposure was seen in the
fact that his head and shoulders
were hanging over the edge of the
basket.
Identification was established by
laundry mark "L. J. r." on his un-
derwear. A ring on the third finger
of his left hand contained red
stone
A life belt was around Roth's
body but the basket contained moth
ing else that would give even an
inkling as to when misfortune over
took the two aeronauts. The fact
that Null apparently had failed to
lash himself to the basket probably
makes it doubtful his body ever will
be recovered.
Captain Wilson left here early this
morning on his customary trip to
his fishing nets and sighted the
basket bobbing in the water when
IA miles out. A line quickly was
fastened to the basket and it was
towed in here. Examination of the
basket disclosed only the body of
Lieutenant Roth.
While airpl.-nes and watercraft
confined their search, thi smorn-
ing there was little hope that the
body of Lieutenant Null could be re-
covered. 1t was regarded as certain
he was drowned almost Immediately
after the basket, which the two
aeronauts had cut loose from the
bag, struck the water.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-07-09
Bridge Land Deal End 5
With Return OF Big
Fund To State
WILL CONDEMN LAND

The return of this money to the
state came as the direct result OF
the probe into the purchase OF the
land for use in connection with the
construction of the new Perth AM
boy-South Amboy bridge across the
Raritan River. This probe was con-
Quoted by a legislative i11vestigaf-
ing commission, Governor Silzer hav~
ing instructed the attorney general
prior to the decision of the legisla-
ture to carry on this probe to start
a chancery action to recover fne
money paid for the land, he MAIN
tanning it was exhorbitant-
The chancery action was found
unnecessary as the lumber company
offered to pay back the S230,O00 TO
the state after the attorney general
had brought out some facts which
reflected upon the manner in which
the land was purchased. During the
testimony it was brought out that
that the states own appraisers had
valued the land at $780, ,000- It was
also shown that the lumber COM
pany had not engaged any legal tall
ent to assist it in getting what It
called fair price" for its proper
~ but had paid 3. NJ. Cannon, Mid
ilesex county clerk and Democrats
leader, an amount in excess of SIS,
600 for his influence in getting =
larger price. According to Cannon
this $4,000 gift was also for other
favors. done by him in the past for
the lumber company.
Now that the state has its &22ns ;
Q00 and the DonneI1 people Wi7f
soon have their land, the state viii
start condemnation proceedings TO
acquire the property. The land can
be taken over by the state as soon
as it files the condemnation papers.
Commissioners will be appointed to
arrive at fair for the land
and this will be paid If it is sat-
isfaetory to both the state and the
Donnell concern. Otherwise the
decision of the condemnation COM
! missioners can be appealed. No
| time need be lost as a result OF any
court fights over this matter At
torney General McCran has pointed
4 out, as the state can take Immediate
| possession and start work on the
bridge approach, if it so desires. the
matter of the price being settled at
a later date. 4
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-07-09
Missing BalIOOnist Found Dead; Coast Flight Underway
CONFER ON WAREHOUSE
PLAN AT MORGAN DEPOT

Isaac Alpern, president of the Perth
Amboy Trust Company, and one ol
the owners of the tract, recently
purchased at public auction from
the United States government at
Morgan, refused to comment today
on the conference which was held
Saturday afternoon in Red Bank
The conference was held at the
home of Sigmund Eisner, one of the
other owners of the tract.
According to the plans announced
last week by Mr.. Alpern, the pres
ent owners of the tract will develop
it as a storage place for southern
and western manufacturers who de-
sire a location in the east for the
storage of their product, in order to
be in position at all times to sup
ply the eastern and foreign markets
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-07-09

The w. J. Donnell Lumber Com
pany, of this city. today paid back
to the state of New Jersey the $3.50
600 which the ousted State Highway
Commission paid it last year for the
purchase of property owned by the
lumber company, desired by the state
for a bridge approach site The
check was received by Attorney
General McCran. 1t was made o1t
to the order of the state treasurr,
William T. Read and was certified
by the Perth Amboy Trust Company.
Alonzo B. Mcdowell and Thomas j.
Evans signed the check as president
and secretary. respectively, OF tne
company.
The deed for the land. reconvey-
ing it to the Donnell concern, VIII
be received by the company either
today or tomorrow, it was said n
Trenton this afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-07-09
Americans Leave Coblenz
RAILROAD AND ROOFING
COMPANY READ AGREEMENT

NEW BRUNSWICK. July 9-The
New Jersey Roofing Company, Of
Perth Amboy, and the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company at county clerk S
office today filed an agreement
in connection with the grade cross
ing procedure. The monetary con-
sideration is not stated as the doc
uments contain that one dollar and a
fee has been paid. According to
the papers the railroad company
agrees TO convey to the roofing
company a plot of ground sixty-six
feet on New Brunswick aveneu, some
119 feet deep just east of the land
now owned by the railroad con-
cern.
The roofing company agrees TO
build a retaining wall and erect suit
able stairs to their office. The rail-
road thus releases the company from
the grade crossing litigations.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-07-09
FORD FOR PRESIDENT
MOVE IN new JERSEY

TRENTON, July 9-Secretary of
State Martin was today asked by F.
S. Hammond. of Elizabeth, for the
necessary information as to proce-
dure to be followed in nominating
Henry Ford for president as an in
dependent candidate on the New
Jersey ballot a year hence. Ham
mond Is president of a Henry
Ford for President Club" and adds
that he Is manager OF the American
Economic League of New Jersey. He
requested necessary petitions and a
copy of the New Jersey election
laws. This is the first move in this
state in the direction of the Ford
candidacy.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-07-09
ARE
HEARD TODAY
Will Give Their Views Re-
garding Miners Demands
Made at Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY. July 9.-An-
thracite operators were prepared to-
day to lay before the hard coal
workers of Pennsylvania some OF
their views regarding the demands
for increased wages, shorter hours,
recognition of the Union and bet
ter working conditions.
1t was understood that the oper-
ators would not fatty turn down
the demands at this time, but would
discuss them with the Mine Workers
before refusing to accede to them.
The operators have had the benent
of the findings of the United States
Coal Commission, made public to-
day, in preparing themselves for
their discussion with the Miners re-
presentatives.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-07-09
Stride of 100 Miles Per Hour

SPRINGFIELD, MS, July 8. =
Lieutenant Russell L. Maughan pass
ed Springfield, Illinoise at 1922 A.
M, central standard time, flying
low. Springfield is approximately
100 miles from Indianapolis, and the
distance was negotiated in one hour
and ten minutes. This would indi-
cate Lieutenant Maughaa is keeping
to his stride of 160 miles pc rhour.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-07-09
ASK INDICTMENT

NEW YORK, July 9-Ferdinand
Pecora, chief assistant district at
torney, appeared before a special
grand jury today and asked for the
indictment of William H. Anderson,
state superintendent of the Anti-Sa-
leen League for grand larceny, for
gery and extortion.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-07-09
Next Years Coal Bill Likely
to be Increased $500, ,000,-
900, is the Outlook
BY HARRY b. HUNT
NEA. Service Writer

wILKESBARRE. Pa, July 81
Add another dollar per ton to your
anthracite coal bill tor this winter.
To be on the safe side, perhaps you'd
better make it two.
For, with the margin that will
be added by operators to cover con
tingencies" and overhead" proper
tionate with the increased pay and
improved working conditions deman-
ded by anthracite miners, the in
creased cost of anthracite to con-
sumers during the next year seems
certain to be well up toward 5000,
10000 This on an approximate
consumption of 800, 100000 tons.
With the mines throughout the en-
tire anthracite field producing at re-
cord capacity, loading more than o.
000,0 tons per week, workers are.
nevertheless, confident that their de-
mands for more pay and uniformity
of working conditions will be met by
the operators without much quib-
Bling.
May Close
The present agreement, under
which the mines are now. being op-
Grated, has less than two months to
go. 1t will expire August 81. I'm
less a new agreement, based on the
demands formulated at Scranton,
June 20, is signed in the meantime,
the mines will be closed September
J..
There will be no strike,' John L.
Lewis, international president of the
United Mine Workers, told me. But
if new agreement is not signed the
men will simply be out of work.
'They have simply taken a job at
a certain price for a certain time.
When that time is up, the job is
through. Unless there is new
agreement, they're out of work,
that's all. They don't strike. They
simply haven't any jobi"
What are the conditions that JUS
tify the unions demands for 20 per
cent increase at this timer" asked
Lewis.
Old Scale Expires
'The same that justified them a
year ago." was the reply. AT that
time, however, we were also faced
with the demands of the operators
for reduction. After five-month
tieup, because of the public's neces-
sity in the face of approaching win
ter, work was resumed at the old
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