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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
ROBBERS GAME
COMMISSION WOULD ABOLISH
PITTSBURGH PLUS"
Steel Trust Graft Costs Country One
Hundred Million a Year-Farmers
Gouged $4,000, 900 Annually

Washington, d. Glow the steel
industry, which long has robbed the
worker of money and leisure by low
wages and the 12-hour day, is also
victimizing the farmer, is being re-
vealed by the Federal Trade Commits
sion, in an investigation of the "Pitts-
burgh plus" plan.
The Federal Trade Commission is
seeking to put an end to pittsburgh
plus" which is system enforced by
the steel industry whereby steel man
ufactured outside of Pittsburgh is
sold at the pittsburgh base" price,
plus the cost of purely imaginary
freight from Pittsburgh to destina-
ton. Thus, if a man in a midwest
city buys steel made in the same city,
he pays the cost of shipping the steel
from Pittsburgh to his town, though
the steel may never have been any
where near Pittsburgh.
pittsburgh plus" is has been esti-
mated, imposes tax of $50,000,000
on the farmers of the nation. The
scheme hits the farmers on great
number of commodities into which
steel enters. Agricultural implements
are sky-high in price because of
pittsburgh plus" Barbed wire and
wire nails, extensively used on farms,
are high priced on the same account.
James B. Howard, president of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
estimates that nearly two million
farms, in eleven midwestern states
utilize, on the average, ton of steel
a year each. The steel sold to these
farmers from Chicago, where it is
mostly produced, costs them an aver
age of $3.50 ton for fictitious
freight, because though made at Chi
cago, it carries a pittsburgh plus"
charge. This means that the farmers
in the eleven states pay something
like 100000 as extra tribute to
the steel interests.
1t is estimated that the pittsburgh
plus" plan costs the farmers at least
$50,000,000 and that it takes a toll
of S75,000,000 to $100,000,0OO from
the steel consumers of the country.
The cost of building roads and steel
buildings is greatly increased by
Pittsburgh plus"
For more than a year, the Federal
Trade Commission has been investi-
eating the Pittsburgh plus" graft.
The United States Steel Corporation
and the Independent companies have
made a vigorous defense of "Pitts-
burgh plus" but it is believed the
trade commission will issue an order
abolishing the plan. The steel in
dustry, is is predicted, will not give
up Pittsburgh plus" without a hard
fight and it will very likely take the
case to the United States supreme
court.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
FORD'S IRON MOUNTAIN LUM-
BER PLANT BIGGEST
IN WORLD

The Ford Motor Co., is spending
$12,OO0,0OO at Iron Mountain, Michi-
gan building the worlds most eff
cient lumber plant. 1t will utilize
parts of trees that under present mill
ing methods are wasted. A huge
chemical plant is being erected and a
charcoal iron furnace is contemplated
About half the tree is wasted accord
ing to present numbering methods in
upper Michigan. Mr.. Ford intends to
change all this. A power dam costing
over $2,000,0O0 is being built on the
Menomineeover river not far from the
Iron Mountain plant.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
Home Syndicate Wants
Panama Concessions
(By Federated Press)

Washington-Plans to sell or lease
American concessions in the Canal
zone to syndicate of American bus
iness interests and make $4,000
American citizens there dependent
upon a private monopoly for their
means of existence were revealed
when the formal protest of the PAN
anna board of commerce against the
proposed scheme was filed here.
The syndicate to which it is pro-
posed to turn over the American con-
cessions is said to be headed by
Charles R. Stoltz. They include
wholesale and retail food stores, laun-
dries, ship stores, ice, soap and saus-
age factories, refrigerators and pack
ing houses, cooperage and black
smith shops, baggage transfers, sta
bles and garages.
Charges of the Panama merchants
that the effect of the transfer to the
syndicate will be to render helpless
$4,000 citizens now relying on those
stores are denied by Col. Jay J. Nor
row, governor of the Panama canal.
In its protest the Panama board of
commerce says: "The acquisition is
intended to grant to a private cor
poration monopolistic rights and spe-
cial privileges which are decidedly in
restraint of trade.
"Such transfer of monopolistic
rights to private corporation would
nquestionably deprive many individ-
uals already in business of the oppor-
tunity to continue to make a liveli-
hood or support their families.
GAS neither American nor Pana-
manian customs duties will be levied
on any goods destined to the afore-
said monopoly, the proposed transfer
to private monopoly would give to
such private corporation exclusive
rights to import merchandise free, alb
solutely controlling the importation of
the necessities of life for many thou
sands of people"
1t is charged that the proposed deal
is inviolation of the treaty obligations
of the United States toward the Re-
public of Panama.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
lEwARK, OHIO, FRIDAY. OCTOBER IL, Il
A. F. OF |. CONVENTION
Especial to the Newark Leader)

caught the idealism as we'll as the
practical men and women of Ameri-
ca. They are beginning to under
stand us better, that we have not, a
purely selfish motive and purpose to
serve. Selfishness? In part, yes, but
that higher and nobler selfishness
which recognizes that this is world
of activity, that service and good
faith, honor, progress, and civiliza-
tion are the ends to be served.
eve have many grievances of
which we justly complain, and giving
credit to any and all countries which
have striven are striving to reach the
goal of freedom and democracy, we
still hold, yes, and l, as an adopted
citizen of the United States of Amer
lea, declare verify and on my honor
as man that believe the Republic
of the United States of America is
the best government On the face of
the globe. | said | was an adopted
citizen. Out of my seventy-two
years of life I have been in America
sixty years, longer than most Amer
leans have lived here. | repeat that
we have many grievances against
which we protest land we are going
to make our protest effective. Won
derful and splendid as is our American
Republic, it is not good enough for
us or for those who are yet to come,
and we are going to do our duty un
der the laws of our country and our
labor movement conforming to those
laws and to the ideals of our Republic,
will help to contribute its share to-
ward making this not only the most
wonderfully productive country in the
world, but the leader in the onward
march of progress and civilization"
One of the first acts of the conven-
ton after it got down to real business
was the dramatic expulsion of Will
liam F. Dunno, self-styled Communist,
of Butte, Mont, by the overwhelming
vote of 27,838 to 1870.
Bolshevism got red hot condemna-
tion at the hands of Frank Hodges,
secretary of the British Miners Fed
Grafton, who declared that Bolshevism,
"born in an Asiatic mind" made in
tellectual, moral and economic slaves
and offers nothing to Western civiliza-
ton. Hodges warned especially
against the communist nuclei, "borers
from Within" who come unseen, work
ing by stealth to rot down the struc-
ture of trade unionism.
Step by step, the report of the reso-
lutions committee was adopted. The
Ku Klux Klan was denounced as an
"insidious movement, detrimental to
the interests of American citizenship"
The Fascist movement was also
denounced. Recommendation was
made that the United States railroad
board he abolished
The convention also approved the
report calling for the election by the
people of all federal judges and for
curbing the unlimited powers of the
supreme court"
The convention enthusiastically
adopted committee report author
izing a conference of international
unions having women in their mem
bership, for tn purpose of a national
campaign for organization of women.
The convention fixed it's purpose in
adopting the report of the executive
council, declaring that if women wage
earners are to receive fair compensa-
tion the only recourse is the complete
organization of the women wage earn
ers of America.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
SHAKE, SAM!

The "Hired Man" desires to an
nounce that he is one among the
thousands of Newark people who en-
dorses the position taken by Mayor
Orr on the Sunday picture show ques-
tion.
s 1t is alleged that just recently
! Parson Weimer and Parson Wright,
a couple of self-elected advocates of
the notorious blue laws Of New Eng
land in the dark ages, when a man
wife on the Sabbath day or play any
musical instrument except jews
harp, endeavored to presuade and
cajole our mayor into taking instant
and active steps to put the kibosh on
the Sunday movies.
But his honor said in substance,
"Nay, nay boys, We'll just let things
run along in the same old way, and
it's up to you fellows to keep up with
the times, meet opposition fairly, put
up a strong counter attraction and
fill up your back benches"
While this may not be verbatim
reproduction of the mayors language,
lit is just about what he thought,
Judging from his attitude on the
Question, and the great majority of
Newark people agree with him.
One would naturally think that any
fair minded intelligent man would ad-
nit that there is no more harm IN
sitting in a we'll ordered picture house
on a Sunday afternoon and viewing
clean beautiful moving pictures than
in remaining at home and looking at
the self same pictures printed and
bound in a book, or in reading some
novel or Sunday supplement-. Yet
many Of those who condemn the Sun
day movies do this, and they also get
out the family fivver, load her full
up, race all over Gods creation, and
leave stack Of paper, empty sardine
cans and miscellaneous collection of
garbage and filth in some farmers
grove which they have pre-empted as
a picnic ground. !.
With no desire or intention of
criticising any of our reverend breth-
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12

rem or debating their policy, we would
suggest that this DETECTION from re-
ligious duties resulting in diminu-
ton of church attendance, which they
blame on the picture shows, may per-
chance be due to lack Of interest in
the services which they themselves
conduct, else why should their fol-
lowers go down town and pay their
good money to see the pictures when
a glad hand and interesting services
await them at the church.
Look this up brothers, and see how
nearly the "Hired Man" is right.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
THE LESSON OF THE FROGS

If you were tracking a person at
night in the vicinity of inland
waters, and that person were
skilled in the habits of wild things,
you would have to keep out of the
hearing of the frogs; because
human footballs at night cause the
frogs to stop croaking, while they
pay no attention to the movements
of animals. If the frogs behind
him became silent your man would
know that another person was on
his trail. That is only one of the
many interesting glimpses of ma
ture lore that are intertwined with
the narration of the thrilling story,
"THE RED LOCK-" a romance of
the Wabash valley, written by the
Indian author, David Anderson,
which we shall shortly offer the
readers of this paper as a serial.
Do not miss the opening install
ment of this splendid tale.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
u. S. Bumped For S2,500,000

Washington-The Bethlehem Ship
building Corp. is to be defendant in
a suit by the U. S. shipping board for
recovery of about $2,500,000 alleged
to have been overpaid under the firms
war contracts. 1t is contended by the
shipping board that the government
can limit profits made during an
emergency, and the company's profits
were excessive.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
Judge UphOlds Labor Unions

Sydney, N. S. Win the industrial
court here Judge Curlewis rebuked a
witness who said he was opposend to
joining a union because he regarded
it as an institution providing "fat
billets for officials" The judge
promptly told the witness that he
should remember that some part of
the money he was afraid the union
would rob him of had been secured
for him by the unions activities.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
Railroads Make Good Showing

Washington-Gross earnings of the
Canadian Natl. Railways, including
the Vermont Central Ry., for the first
half of 1928 were $116,556,0O0, or
$14, 10000 more than for the cores
ponding period of 1922, the U. S. de-
partment of commerce announces.
Heavier traffic over the Grand Trunk
and Vermont Central is largely re-
sponsible for the improvement, which
may soon wipe out the deficit on the
National system.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
Maryland Labor Will Lobby

Baltimore-Energetic support of
pro-labor bills will be given by the
Maryland State Federation of Labor
at the next session of the Maryland
general assembly. A universal eight
hour day for women workers, greater
protection against exploitation of
child labor, and widows and mothers
pensions are among the objects to be
won by legislation.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
Gain For Packing House Workers

st. Louis-Packing house workers
in the Independent plants here have
secured an increase of 5 cents an hour
in wages. The new agreement pro-
vides scale of from so to 60 cents
an hour, eight-hour day, time and
half for overtime, and double time for
Sundays. About $50 union members
will benefit by the increase.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
Win Cleveland Fur Strike

Cleveland-After a 12-weeks' fight
the strikers in Is fur shops here have
won. The victory is one of the most
important in the history of the Init.
Fur Workers union. It's locals have
not only reduced the working week
from so and SO hours to a straight
44-hour basis, but have also secured
six legal holidays a year, maximum
wage scale and time and a half for
overtime.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
Truck Drivers Get Increase

st. Louis-Union ice cream wagon
and truck drivers here have negoti-
ated with their employers a wage in
crease Of 10 per cent. The agreement
provides for the union shop and in
creases the drivers annual vacation
to ten days instead of one week. The
new scale is $35.75 a week plus COM
missions on sales.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
Government Helps Farmers

Brisbane, Observation-Disclosures it's
policy of assisting the farmers, the
Queensland Labor government is ex-
tending the principle of cooperation,
and has now made it possible for any
group of producers comparatively to
buy their fertilizers, seeds, and farm
ing tools wholesale and sell their pro-
ducts at retail prices, thus cutting out
the middleman altogether.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
Lost Time on the Decrease

Ottawa-The time lost in Canada
through strikes and lockouts in Aug.
was less than one-tenth of that lost
in August a year ago, according to
figures contained in the current issue,
Dominion Labor Gazette, The num-
Der of days lost in the month this
year was 36,017, as against 450,692
last year.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
What Labor Is Doing
Wage Increases and Progress Made
Throughout the Country
Telegraphers Bank

St. Louis-The newly opened Tele-
graphers National bank shows an in
crease of deposits of $1,085,OOO since
June 80. Total deposits at the issu-
ance of the statement were $780,
861.13. Savings and time deposits
total $1,791, ,16118.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
Community Houses For Oil Workers

Brea, Cal.-Union oil workers here
are going to have a $4,000 COM
munity house of their own. Ground
is now being broken for the construc-
tion of a two-story brick building. 1t
will accommodate stores and commu-
nifty center rooms on the ground floor,
with rooms for offices, lodges and the
union and large banquet hall on the
second floor.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
Will Investigate Cause of Unrest

Sydney, Nova Scotia-A royal COM
mission has been appointed to investi-
gate the cause sof unrest among the
5000 steelworkers in the employ of
the British Empire Steel Corp, and
also the calling out of the state mill
tia in the last Cape Breton strike.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
Many JObless in Berlin

Berlin-Unemployment in Berlin
has reached the highest figures in
years for the half of September. The
state employment bureau reports that
110,297 unemployed have sought work
through this agency.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
General Labor Notes
Short Items Gathered For Benefit of
Hasty Readers
Unemployment Increasing

Sydney, N. S. W.-Unemployment
is again on the increase throughout
Australia. 1t is estimated that at the
present time about 10000 workers are
unemployed.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12
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 mem
ber of the household.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-12

The Leader is your paper. II
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.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-05
A UNITED FRONT

Many Seward merchants are talk Ing hard times," and one goes so lar as to say that it will be one ot the worst winters we have had for years. Others declare that the coming winter will be a time to try mems souls, or opinions to that effect. Which is all bosh. so far as we can see. Seward has more people by several hundred than when the Gateway started up a little over two years ago, and there IS considerably more volume of business, despite the fact that there had been no paper worthy of the name for sev- eral years and, so great was the de- sire for one that almost any kind of promise was made to induce a pub lication to start.
 We often wonder if the people of Seward have ever stopped to consider that they made their own hard times, by eternally fighting and quarreling over matters in which the whole town should be united. Have we ever stop ped to consider the hundreds of peo- ple we have driven out by our picker ings and dissensions? Out of 75O persons in town there are probably that many different opinions and that many persons who arg enemies ot some other persons.
 Seward has had the best chance of becoming big town or small city of any town in Alaska. Her loca- tion is ideal, her deep water port and we'll sheltered harbor should have huge coal bunkers and private docks around the head of the bay, and should be the location of several cold storage enterprises. But we have not gone ahead any at all to speak of be cause property has been held at fig ure that made it impossible for working man to buy. Lots worth few hundred dollars are held at eXor bitant figures: rent is higher thar lQ any Ot06r COWn III Ald0hc, d1u oCe tiers are kept out.
 Unless Seward stops scrapping tht town is doomed to oblivion. Unles: we cease trying to injure people ant enterprises we might as we'll fold ou tents and steal away to other locali ties less favored but more peaceful Unless we can come to some amicabl understanding to let each other live without gouging and extortion an without interference we might as wei shut up shop, and the quicker this i done the quicker will the town grow
 Why not get in as unit and boost Why not attend the chamber of con merce meetings and get acquainted Every one of us has some good point and can be approached, if one vii take the time Get in behind the tow and declare that it will be one of tn best and most progressive towns i Alaska and it will. Faith can nov
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-05
WHY |S 4 CHAMBER IF.
 COMMERCE?

Men who have never been identified times have queer ideas just what such an organization is, and why 8 city needs it.
 A chamber of commerce is a con- cert of the civic and industrial forces of a community. It serves somewhat at does a choir in a church, an orches- tra at an opera, or yell, club at football game-to assemble and unity and mould into one force the individ- ual energies of it's members, and use them all for the common good One man or one firm can sometimes do great deal of good; but when banded with others of like intent, even if of lesser strength, his power for good is infinitely greater.
 A chamber of commerce is not a political organization, and seldom takes sides on any purely political question: It is not a lodge, not club, not secret fraternity. It is the en- bodiment of the public spirit of the city where it functions. It works day and night for the upbuilding of the community, helping plan the future growth of the city, inviting new enter prises to come in, helping those al- ready established to get more busi- ness, promoting those social, civic, ed- ucational and cultural enterprises which make the city safer and hap pier place in which to live.
 The man who has any industrial in terest in his community and does not belong to the chamber of commerce is not only shirking his duty as citi- zen; he is neglecting the companion ship and friendship and lessons of ex- perience to be had by mingling with his fellows as an equal, and helping them build up their town
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-05

Let us unite in asking the Alaska railroad to state a definite policy of upbuilding of the Territory and induce it to stick to this policy. Every mana ger has had different ideas and differ ent policies, all of which tore up some section of the country while building up others. Take Nenana, for instance where the government induced set tiers to buy high-priced lots by spend ing money in great sums on civic i'm provements, only to abandon them ol pull them out, at later date. We believe that railroad buswhen
 believe this hurt the district far more than it developed it, as it broke many men, who placed faith in the govern ment enterprise. Let us ask for a set tied policy of development, if only fo five years, that we may know wha can be depended upon.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-05
HEAVY SNOW IN ANCHORAGE

A heavy snowfall was reported ill Anchorage by passengers on the steamship Northwestern.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-05
ALASKA RAILROAD sCHE DUE.

Trains leave Seward northbound a. m, Mondays and Thursdays, for Anchorage, Curry, Nenana and Fair banks Trains arrive Seward 7:45 p. m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays from the North.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-05

Seward should make some arrange ment to get working men and their families here for the winter Many families who have previously wintered here are spending the winter in An chorage to secure schooling for their children A few well-furnished and cheap cabins set aside for this pur- pose would add greatly to our winter population.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-05
A TRUSTWORTHY EFFORT

Secretary J. P. Hannon will start a series of articles on Why a Conner cial Club in the Gateway, beginning to- day, in an effort to awaken interest in this worthy organization MT. Hannon is proving live wire as an official of the chamber, and has already accom- plished much good in unifying factions and bringing in memberships.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-05

Wages in Alaska for common labor and for mining are far too low, com pared to living costs. Living in Alas ka is from 33 to 50 per cent higher than outside, while in some instances wages are lower. Can we hold oul scanty population under these condi tions? We believe not.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-05
AskA OUT OF kETcHlKAN

The steamship Alaska sailed north from Ketchikan about 9:00 o'clock this morning.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-05

Tomorrow noon will be held anoth- CT chamber of commerce luncheon. Are you going to be too busy to at tend and help in some of the impor- tant matters before the chamber? If you do not, you have no reason for kicking if business is bad, as you are helping to make it so.