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The Connecticut labor news., 1923-10-13
GOVERNMENT CONTROL MENACE
 TO INDUSTRY

Portland, Ore, Oct. 15.-Industry is menaced by the.political state
 It is threatened by the invasion of Incompetent political bodies"
 The fundamental liberties of the workers are equally jeopardized by the autocracy of political bureaucrats and the autocracy of industrial auto Ecrats.
 The workers must protect them selves from both.
 This is the warning against the constant invasion of the political state in industrial affairs which the execu- tive. counci lof the American Fedora ton of Labor presents to the annual convention of the federation now in session here.
 "The threat of state invasion of our industrial life Is real" declares the council Powerful groups of earnest and sincere persons constantly seek the extension of state suzerainty over purely industrial fields.
 Such ignorant encroachments as the Cummins-Esch act, the Kansas court of industrial relations and the Colorado industrial commission act, each blundering gesture of govern ment acting under the spur of organ ized propaganda or of political appe- tite for power are examples of what all industry has to fear.
 ''The continuing clamor for exten- sion of state regulatory powers under the guise of reform and deliverance from evil, can but lead into greater confusion and more hopeless en- tanglements.
 Our national life today is becom- ing more and more industrial
 "The decisions that. most vitally affect the Intimate daily lives of our people are the decisions that are made in industry, in the workshops and factories, in the mines and mills, in the commercial establishments, on the railroads and in the counting rooms.
 "The decisions that caused more than five million workers to be for months without work were not de- cisions of congress.
 "The decisions that quickened the wheels and brought men and women back into service were not decisions of congress.
 "They were decisions reached in industry, and are beyond the purview of the political state.
 "The largest freedom of action, the freest play for individual initiative and genius in. industry can not be had under the shadow of constant incom- petent political interference, meddle- someness and restriction.
 Industry must bring order to itself constructively, or 1t will have an order thrust upon it which will be demoral- izing and fatal
 I"Our people can not live and thrive 1nder the repirne of h11reaIcracv th hat threatens unless industry solves it's own problems.
 Trade unionism must lead the way for true progress even at the cost of being branded as reactionary by those who do but little save propound formulas based upon utopian thought and devoid of the benefit of expert ence and of any cognizance of our fundamental social structure, our in- dustrial life or our national character istics."
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-10-13
DEMOCRACY BASED
 ON LIBERTY OF
 MANKIND

| Portland, Ore, Oct. I2.-Dictator- ships of every sort are hostile to fun damental liberty and free, institutions whether they present themselves as dictatorships of the proletariat, the lenployeriat, or the judiciariat, de clares the executive council of the American Federation of Labor in its report in condemnation of the com munist revolutionists who seek to sub- stitute autocracy for demoiracy to the annual convention of the Federation in session here.
 Modern democracy IS not without it's faults" says the council, land un- der it's protection and because of it's remaining imperfections great and in excusable injustices have been prac- ticed
 ."No movement has surpassed our own in warfare upon these injustices aud in the effort to secure rect1hca- tion of wrong.
 Be injustice no matter how serl- ous, democracy does, however, leave opportunity for the application of a remedy and for the achievement ulti- mately of every right and of every good thing.
 Workers throughout the world through all recorded time struggled to overthrow autocracy and baureau- cracy as the first step toward the achievement of human rights.
 Anything that does not contem- plate the preservation of democracy and continuance of its opportunity and guarantees must be summarily re- iected and defeated at all costs.
 "We look with apprehension upon the treacherous and tragic untruths which are agitating workers in all lands and we feel that we can do no less than to call upon wage earners everywhere to have faith in democ- racy and to repudiate all that does not rest the cornerstone of its struc- ture upon the human freedom and the human rights which are guaranteed and made effective only through democracy.
 We repudiate utterly and com pletely every suggestion and talnt of autocratic character and we proclaim our purpose to defend the demo- cratic institutions of our labor move ment and of America against all in cursions no matter from whence they o1ne.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-10-13
Trade Unions Barred
 From Ku Klux Klan

Portland, Ore, Oct. I2.-''We be- lieve that no trade unionist can con sistently participate in the activities of the Ku Klux K1an or any similar organization" declares the executive council of the American Federation of Labor in it's annual report to the convention in session here, "and we unhesitatingly denounce its efforts to supplant organized government, to promote religious intolerance, racial antagonisms and bigotry."
Evening star., 1923-04-05
CRUDE OIL OUTPUT
UP 61,85O BARRELS
Week Ending March 81 Shows
Gain--More Imports Also
Received.
By tho Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. April 5.--The daily
average gross crude Oil production Of
the United States increased $3.50 barrels
for the week ended March 81, totaling
1.90S,45 as compared with 1,S46.600
Tor the preceding week, according to
the weekly summary of the American
Petroleum Institute. The daily aver
age production east OF the Rocky
mountains was 1.203,450 barrels, as
compared with 1.181.600. an increase
205.000 barrels, as compared with
$4,000, an increase OF 10000.
There were no changes reported In
crude oil prices for the major dis
tricts-mid- continent being quoted at
$3.50 to $3.50 a barrel, according to
the gravity of the oil: Bradford dis
trict, Pennsylvania, being quoted at
$425 a barrel and Gulf Coast Sl.75 81
barrel.
According to figures collected by
the institute, the imports of Petroleum
(crude and refined oils) at the prin-
cipal United States ports for the week
ended March 81 totaled 1.s75000 bar
rels. daily average Of 267,857. COM
pared with 1,450,000. a daily average
OF 207,143 barrels for the week end
ed March "a. Receipts OF California
oil (crude and refined oils) at the
principal Atlantic coast ports for the
week ended March 81 totaled 306, 900
barrels. a daily average of 43.714.
compared with 100000, a daily aver
age Of 144,286 for the week ended
March "a.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
TODAY'S COTTON PRICES.
Advance at Opening Followed by
Considerable Realizing.

NEW YORK. April 5.-The cotton
market opened firm at an advance of
25 to IS noints owing to unexpected
ly strong Liverpool cables and the
unfavorable early weather map. May
sold up TO 1850 and October to 1855
at the opening on buying by houses
with Liverpool and continental con-
nections. local covering and a scat
tering commission house demand.
These prices attracted a good deal
of realizing. however. and the selling
became a little more active following e
the publication of the official fore
cast for clearing weather in the
south Cotton futures opened firm :
May. 1880; July. $3.50; October. 1855;
December. $3.50; January, EASE.
NEW ORLEANS. April 5.--Cotton
opened steady. May. 2s7S: July,
$3.50; October 25.o5; December. Pass;
January, 24.50.
NEW YORK. April 5.-11:45 am.
bids: May. 1855; July, 1854; October.
2570; December. 25.22: strong.
NEW ORLEANS, April 5.-Noon
bids: May. 1880 asked: July. 2s.92:
October. $3.50; December. EASE; jan
uary, 24.62; steady.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
READING RAILROAD
NINETY YEARS OLD
Wise Men Laughed in 1888 When
Coal-Carrying System Was
Started.

PHILADELPHIA. April 5.-Twenty
nine thousand letters yesterday left
the Offices of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Company. The
mailing was by way of celebration of
the ninetieth anniversary of the
granting OF the charter to that road
and the employees the recipients.
All of which. in the language of
Edwin L. Lewis. passenger traffic
manager. was because a group of
men back in 1888 were shrewd enough
to understand the significance of a
map which showed Reading and its
anthracite fields and Philadelphia
and its harbor"
Coal was just beginning to be
utilized in industry" he continued.
And railroads were not well estab-
lished either The hackers OF the
Reading scheme were looked on as
dreamers. II was well enough for
persons to talk about carrying coal
by railroad, the scoffers said. but WHY
bother with anything SO intricate
when IL was being cArted to Philadel-
phia daily?
We'll. the original Reading men
did bother. Now there is Il system
employing 29.641 workers and op-
Grating on 1886 miles of track"
Evening star., 1923-04-05
WORLD CONDITIONS
IN COTTON INDUSTRY
Latest Survey Puts Half Years
Consumption at 100000 Bales.
More Spindles.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MANCHESTER. England. April s.
The quarterly issue Of the Interns-
tional Cotton Bulletin, published to-
day, gives a concise survey OF condi-
tions in the cotton industry through
out the world. Nineteen countries
contribute reports. bringing the in
ternational statistics down to Febru-
airy /.
The bulletin estimates that. allow
ing for unreported spindles. the world
consumption of cotton during the last
half year exceeded 100000 bales.
II adds that most of the Europe@&
and Asiatic countries reduced their
consumption OF American cotton, de-
pending on outside crops.
1t is estimated that the total num-
Der Of spindleS in the world is about
1900, 900 greater than at the end of
last July. Inasmuch as this increase
is mainly accounted for by such coun-
tries as India, China and Japan, where
the consuming power per spindle is
considerably larger than in Europe
this growth represents a capacity Of
probably five or six million Lanca-
shire Spindles.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Pryzta Wire Direct to The Star Once.

Recent rumors that the Pan-Ameri-
can Company was negotiating for an
option from Maracaibo Oil Explora-
tion Company were again current.
Maracaibo was bid up over a point
before the demand subsided, while
Carib was also strong.
Seaboard Oil and Gas was another
that was attractive. large blocks
changing hands at advancing quota
tions. Seaboards earnings for the
first quarter were reported to be the
best in the company's history and
second quarter production Is expected
TO surpass that of the first.
The new Midvale Corporation stock
at 1917 was mp point from the pre-
vious close. but showed slight re-
cession from the recent top OF 20 Is /.
Little or no interest was displayed
in the motor section.
Butte and Western featured the
mining group, opening with sales OF
$4,000 shares between 21a and 2S
with a further advance later. Tona-
pah divide was also strong, gaining
close to 10 points. Red Warrior was
active just under it's recent top on
reports that the company u APP
preaching A. vein on the 1,2oo-foot
level and the strike is expected at
any time.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

PORTLAND, Greg, April 5.-Ad-
vances In the price Of furniture May
are expected. according to large
wholesalers here today. whose buyers
have just returned from the Chicago
market One jobber predicted an
acute shortage of furniture before
summer.
TOPEKA, Kans., April 5.-The
Kansas state live stock commissioner
declared today that the outlook for
Kansas stockmen Is much brighter
than II was a year ago. Cattle will
begin moving TO the grazing districts
within the next ten days.
ATLANTA. April 5.-Experts stated
today that the last storms killed many
boil weevils and that the activity Of
the pests will be curtailed in cotton
areas to q considerable extent as a
result.
NEW ORLEANS. April 5.-The CO.
operative associations which control
the supply of rice in this city have
this week and millers are asking
correspondingly more for the clean
product.
STOCKTON, Calf, April 5.-Revival
of demand for potatoes is expected to
result in an increase in acreage plant
ed here from 10000 to 10000 acres.
Last fall the market dropped to 40
cents sack, not enough to pay for
digging, but recently the price has
touched s1.40 a sack. The normal
acreage here is 10000.
CHICAGO April 5-Shortage OF
labor is beginning to be felt today in
the smaller manufacturing plants in
this section making neckwear, house
dresses and aprons and factories are
having difficulty getting deliveries.
PITTSBURGH. April 5.-The glass
industry throughout this section and
In West virginia Is In more than sat
isfactry condition today and plants are
operating at scale unusual for this
season of the year.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 1.-The ap-
pie growers of northern California to-
Gay are facing a heavy loss on last
years crops. More than 10000 boxes
of 1922 apples now are in cold storage
here. and, with unusually low prices
prevailing and little demand. dealers
fear they cannot move them before
the 1929 crop comes in market.
ST. PAUL, April determination
of company which will manufacture
boilers and heating apparatus in the
plant of the Spiral Corporation is an
nounced here. The plant will be en-
larged.
PUEBLO. Col, April all produc-
tion records for coke and open-hearth
steel at the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company plant here have been broken
in the last month. Coke ovens pro-
duced 5l.637 tons against previous
high mark OF 50.373 in December last
Steel production was 52.440 tons COM
pared with high of 50,172 in January.
PITTSBURGH, April with iron
ore UP 80 cents q ton from last years
level, prices are on the 1921 schedule
as follows: Old range Bessemer.
SS.45; old range non-Bessemer. $40
Mesabi Bessemer. $500; Mesabi non
Bessemer. s5.55 per gross ton T. o. b..
Lake Erie docks. The high level was
| reached in 1920. when prices were 81
above this seasons level
Evening star., 1923-04-05
WAR DECLARED
ON SWINDlERS
Attorney General to Fight Fraud
ulent Sales of Oil and Other
Stocks.

Stock swindlers in all parts of the
country are to be prosecuted Wig
orously, Assistant Attorney General
Grim declared today upon returning
from Texas. where he took steps to
cause arrest and prosecution of a
large number of defendants charged
with selling oil stocks and using the
mails for fraudulent purposes.
Federal district attorneys through
out the country. Mr.. Grim said. had
instructions to watch closely for
violations of the law in the sale of
securities, not only oil stocks, but
others of doubtful character, and to
put the screws" on swindlers.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
RAISE PAY BY BONUSES.
More Southern Mills Join in Wage
Advances,

GREENVILLE. s. c., April BIN
creases of 10 per cent in wages or in
the form of bonuses were today au
thorized by the Victor Monaghan
Cotton Mills of Greenville, the Pei
zer Mills at Pelzer. the Belton Mills
a Bolton and the Piedmont Manufac-
turing Company at Piedmont, ac-
CordinE to information reaching here
today from official sources.
The official announcement of the
wage increase by the Victor Monag
han stated that IAN increase
amounting to a 10 per cent increase
in wages" would be made to en-
ployes. The statement was made in
this way in view of the fact that
certain adjustments were necessary,
IL was explained.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
RAILWAY MORTGAGE
TO BE FORECLOSED
Maryland, Delaware G Virginia
Company Unable to Make In
terest Payments.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April Foreclosure
or S2.o00,O00 mortgage on the
-M maryland. Delaware and Virginia
hallway Company. affecting all its
main and branch lines and noating
equipment, was authorized yesterday
py Judge Morris A. Soper in the
United States Court. The Girard
Trust Company OF Philadelphia, trus-
tee for holders of bonds of the rail-
way. is the mortgagee.
oficials of the road, which is a
subsidiary OF the Pennsylvania rail-
road. consented to the foreclosure.
The railway company defauIted on
payment of interest due on an issue
or two thousand first mortgage per
cent bonds.
The NJ. D. & V. operates mainly on
the Maryland and Delaware PENN
sula in connection with a line OF
Chesapeake bay steamboats,.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
LINERS BOOKED UP.

LONDON, April 5.--The North At
lantic Passenger Conference Lines
have issued statement announcing
that 57,947 British and Irish born
passengers were admitted into the
United States from July 13 to March
81 last, leaving a balance of 1895
for admission prior to June so of this
year, in accordance with the United
States per cent restriction act.
This number is already absorbed
by bookings for April and May, plus
the estimated arrivals in the United
States by other than Atlantic ports.
Therefore the lines will be unable
to accept further bookings for the
current fiscal year.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
Jews Harp Is Old Device.
From the Detroit News.

The Jews harp, a small musical in
strument, derives its name, according
to some authorities, from the French
word, jeu, meaning play, from the
fact of 1t being considered a toy
More probably 1t was named in ironic
allusion to the harp of David. The
device IL an old one, being mentioned
in 1919 by Praetorius in his Organ
lum.
In history, one Of the first recorded
masters" of the tongued instrument
was a grenadier of Frederick the
Great, who played so well on the
harps that he was demobilized and
given a grant of money. Scheibler in
vented a combination Jews harp of
wide scope, and another man, Eulen-
stein, created a furore in London by
his dne performance on sixteen harps
tuned ia various pitchAA
Evening star., 1923-04-05
SOLD FOR $12.OOO.OOO.

SCRANTON. Pa. April 5.-All pub
lie utility properties of the United
Service Corporation scattered through
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. and
stone Utilities Company operated un-
der contract by the United. with the
exception OF that serving Susque-
hanna and Montrose. Pa. have been
sold for approximately S12.000.000.
This was announced by Thomas r.
Brooks of Scranton. president of both
companies. The sale was arranged
in New York yesterday
Evening star., 1923-04-05
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Firemen's Insurance Conpany-7 at 1Ts<
Mergenthaler Linotype-l0 at l6SSs. 10 al
1885,. 10 1T 16SSs. -
Security Storage CompaRy--3 at 80.
Washington Market C0npany-3 at IS, 81
at 40, 10 al 40, 10 at 40.
AFTER CALL.
Potomac Electric cons. 5+S1 900 at eT14.
Capital Traction Company at 8812, at
99h.
Mergenthaler Linotype- at 1885,.
Washington Gas 5s-S1 900 at e5.
Washing ton Gas Light at 5Otz-
Washington Rwy- & EIec. 4s-s1, 600 at II.
Washington Gas Light-lo at o0h at 5o1s.
Washington Rwy. 4 Elec. ISL 900 at 10h.
Merchants Bank and Trust COmpaDy-l0 at
13o
UNLISTED DEPARTMENT.
tThese securities not listed under exchange
rules:)
Washington Title Insurance Compsny-36
at ).
District Title Company-12 at IS, 80 at 10,
at 10.
Money-Cali loans, and per cent.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
NEW YORK EGG PRICES,

NEW YORK. April 5.-Eggs, ire
gular receipts, Bliss cases; nearby hen
merry whites, locally candled extras,
35a36; New Jersey hennery whites,
uncandled extras, 36a38; state, near
by and nearby western hennery
whites, firsts to extras, 29a34; state
and nearby gathered browns and
mixed colors, extras, 80; Pacific coast
whites, extras. 35a35 Y; do, firsts to
extra frsts, 31a34.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
HIGHER INCREASE
IN WAGES SOUGHT
Boost of IL 1-2 Per Cent NJ
Enough, Textile Union Of.
feers Announce.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 5.-Dissatisfied
with the 12l2 per cent wage increases
recently granted by the New England
textile mills. the executive board of
the United Textile Workers Of America
has decided on a campaign, not only
for an additional increase Of 14.9 per
cent. but for a cut in working hours
from fifty-four 70 forty eight, Presi-
dent Thomas F. Mcmahon announced
today.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
PARIS BOURSE WEAK.

PARIS, April 5.-Prices were weak
on the Bourse today. Three per cent
rentes. 81 francs. 40 centimes Ex-
change on London, 20 francs, 95 cen
times. per cent loan, 73 francs, so
centimes.
The dollar was quoted at Is francs.
231b centimeS
Evening star., 1923-04-05
BY WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK, April 5.-The impor-
tant moves In curb exchange today
were most OF them upward. and, al
though 1t could not be said that trad
Ing broadened to any great extent
throughout the market generally,
pool operations and a renewal of the
demand for special stocks carried
these forward appreciably.
Vacuum OIL led the Standard group
when the demand for the shares be-
came more pronounced, and at one
time they were up over five points
from the close last Saturday 1t was
learned from those in position to
know. that the company's statement,
expected shortly. will be considered
satisfactory
No change in the dividend policy is
expected at this time aside from the
action of tho directors made public
today. whereby It was voted to max c
dividend distribution quarterly In the
future instead of the present semi
annual distributions. Vacuum Oil last
year distributed dividends amounting
70 10 per cent, against, s per cent In
the three preceding years.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. April 5.--Foreign ex-
changes irregular; quotations Tin U. s.
dollars). Great Britain, demand,
1864; cables, 1861; 60-day bills on
banks, 4.64&. France, demand, .0655h; |;
eaSles. eabIes 'ysHS; esssh. S Belgium. demand, S
.O664k; cables, .0565. Germany, de-
mand, .0o0O471: cables, .0ooo47A. Hol-
land, demand, .3s2S; cables, 1929. Nor
way, demand, 1907; Sweden. demand,
land, demand, .1s4012. Spain, demand,
1881. Greece, demand, OILS. Poland,
demand, .000024. Czechoslovakia, de-
mand, .0297h. Argentina, demand.
1857. Brazil, demand, 1852. Montreal,
Evening star., 1923-04-05
BUTTER PRICES LOWER.

CHICAGO, April 5.-Butter-Lower;
creamery, extras, 48h; standards,
AN: extra flrsts, AN a48; firsts.
46h a47; seconds, 45H a46. Eggs-Un-
changed; receipts, 1888 cases.
Evening star., 1923-04-05

A plant has begun operations at
Leesburg, Fla, for the manufacture
of paper from the giant sawgrsss Of
the FLORIDA marsheA -.
Evening star., 1923-04-05

NE" YORK, April 5.-Followins
Is an official list Of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket today:
Evening star., 1923-04-05
GENERAL MOTORS
REPORTS SALES

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 5-Sales of the
various units of the General Motors
Corporation in the first quarter this
year totaled 1882 cars. as compared
with 71.0SS in the same period last
year. Studebaker, Chandler. Durant.
Peerless, Maxwell and other large
companies also report production and
sales two and more times over those
of last year.
The quarterly report of the Gala
han Zinc Lead Company shows ship
nents OF 11,500.000 pounds of zinc
concentrates, 6.470,000 pounds of lead
and 61,7S0 ounces of silver. The
mills were closed down nearly all of
last year because of low metal prices.
Evening star., 1923-04-05
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

April 5, 1923-l1:3 80 am.
Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs CO..
Nominal Selling checks
Evening star., 1923-04-05

PUEBLO, Col, April all produc-
tion records for coke and open-hearth
steel at the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company plant here have been broken
in the last month. Coke ovens pro-
duced 51.637 tons against a previous
high mark Of 50.373 in December last
Steel production was 52.440 tons COM
pared with high of 50,172 III January.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-08-16
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE

Try Hill Bros. Coffee. Northside
Grocery. I'll
Mr.. and Mrs. Len Smith were
Thursday visitors at Harry Wits.
Mrs. Fred Pluris left Friday for a
visit with relatives in North Dakota.
Mrs. Will Dewitt of Poplar Is
visiting with Mrs. Dick Williams
George Kent, jeweler at Huxsols,
has returned from the Twin Cities
where he spent his vacation.
Alhe Hickel and family are ENJOY
ing a visit from relatives from North
Dakota who came Friday.
Mrs. Schwan of the north country
spent the last of the week with her
daughter, Mrs. VIM. McConnon.
Occident Flour makes better bread.
At all grocers. 2z-tf