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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Band Boys Remember "MulldOOn"

Everybody in town knows "Billy
Muldoon" who so faithfully carried
the bass drum for years when the
Buckeye Band turned out. Some
months ago "Muldoon" was struck by
locomotive and lost both legs; since
which time he has endeavored to pay
his way by selling novelties from his
wheel chair. The boys of the Elks
Buckeye Band realizing that their old
companion was up against it, deter
mined to extend helping hand, and
accordingly headed by Congressman
VIM. M. Morgan, veteran band mem
Der, started a collection among them
selves and raised substantial purse
which was presented to "Muldoon"
Thursday morning by Prof. William
C. Schmidt, as token of apprecia-
ton of past services. While a COM
plete surprise to the recipient it was
gratefully accepted.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
AGE PENSION
STATE LABOR OFFICIALS ARE
WORKING FOR 1T
For Its Adoption Presented
By Ohio State Federation of
Labor Officials

The following argument for the
adoption at the coming election of the
Old Age Pension Law has been issued
by President Thomas ]. Moore, Sec
retary Thomas j. Donnelly, and other
officials of the Ohio State Federation
of Labor:
1t is the duty of society to care for
the helpless aged no less than for it's
helpless youth. Our laws properly
exhibit the greatest solicitude for the
welfare of the latter. For more than
ten years we have had, in Ohio, a
mothers pension law, 1t gives the
mother to the child in it's helpless
months, by granting to her meagre
pension, payable out of fund raised
in each county by taxation, in cases
where the father has died or deserted,
and where no other means are at hand.
It's opponents vigorous in their hos
tility to it's enactment, have disap-
peared It's financial burden has not
been felt. Its benefits are beyond de-
scription in words.
Pensions in other lines are not un-
known to our civilization. The soldier
Or sailor, wounded in battle, or grown
old in service, has earned the pension
accorded him, with unanimous ap-
proval, by the government And so
with the pensions of municipal police
men and firemen, and the teachers in
the public schools. Many of the large
corporations pension employees in
order that they may live out their al
lotted years.
The class of aged helpless people
covered by the proposed law are be-
ing carried and cared for by society
by the costly and inefficient methods
of infirmaries, outdoor poor relief,
and through the efforts of the various
charitable organizations. The law
will not increase the cost of this ex-
istent burden, but will decrease it, in
and equally. 1t removes the stigma
of charity. 1t banishes the specter of
helpless poverty that haunts the mind
as old age approaches and earning
power decreases.
Only those citizens of Ohio are en-
titled to its benefits who have lived
continuously in Ohio for Is years and
have reached the age of 65 years. No
one is eligible to the pension who has
an annual income amounting to $3.50.
The law contemplates such pension
as will produce that annual income
and no more. In other words, if a
person has no income whatever the
maximum pension of seven dollars
per week is provided. If he has an
income which does not amount to
$3500O, the pension allowed is only
an amount sufficient to produce, in
the aggregate, $4,000.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
COOPERATIVE BANKING is
MARCHING ON

Each new month brings greater
momentum and strength to the CO.
operative banking movement. Dur
ing August the Amalgamated Bank
of New York passed the two million
mark in resources after only five
months of operation. In Pittsburgh
the Brotherhood Savings and Trust
Company opened for business with a
paid-up capital of $125,000 and sur
plus of $12,500. Pittsburgh's new
bank has adopted the democratic
features common to all genuine CO.
operative banks. Virtually every la
Dor body in western Pennsylvania, as
well as a large number of individual
members, it is announced will be de-
positors in the Pittsburgh bank. Of
ficials of the bank anticipate large
business by mail from the adjacent
territory. Indiana labor unions are
also organizing a cooperative bank.
Already it has among it's stockholders
38 local unions. Besides these four
banks, at least II others, scattered
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, are
now in successful operation.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19

17-Reaffrmed demand for modi-
fication of Volstead Act.
18-Voted support of American Red
Cross.
19-Voted support to rehabilitation
work of Veterans Bureau.
20-Declined to override autonomy
of national unions, voting down sew
eral resolutions calling for compul-
sion instead of voluntary action in
connection with affiliation of local
unions to central bodies and state
federations.
21-Ordered investigation of |. w.
w. and it's relation to hostile employ
ers and private detective agencies.
22-Directed that efforts be made
to secure prohibition of use of injunc-
ton in industrial disputes in cases
where no injunction would lie if no
industrial dispute were in evidence.
23-Ordered that next convention
be held beginning November II, 1924.
: 24-Regarded labor banks as "help-
full 'and "much nearer the people,
than Wall Street, but not as a cure
for industrial evils.
25-Directed that efforts to pro-
mote friendship and develop under
standing between labor and farmers
Should be continued"
26-Pronounced in favor of con-
tinuing friendly and cooperative"
relations with American Legion.
27-Expressed confidence and faith
in work of Pan-American Federation
of Labor and continued affliation to
that organization.
28-Directed vigilance" in relation
to intelligence tests, and 'labor par
ticipation in direction where those
tests are used in industry.
29-Directed continued participa-
| ton in work of Personnel Research
Federation.
30-Recorded emphatic position for
sanctity of contract in relations with
employers.
31-Declared resistance to wage
reductions most effective measure in
combating unemployment.
32-Directed effective functioning
of A. F. of l.. Legal Information
| Bureau.
33-Directed continued and expand
led Information and Publicity Service
efforts.
34-Continued investigation of
workmen's compensation and employ
ers' liability laws.
35-Condemned Federated Press as
"on its own record" not entitled to
support of labor papers or trade union
organizations.
36-Directed continued efforts to
prevent prison labor from coming into
competition with free labor.
37-Asked that it be "the policy
and purpose of the state to conserve,
develop and control the water of the
state for the use and benefit of the
people,"
38-Condemned compulsory regis
tration of seamen and maintenance of
private shipping offices by ship
owners.
39-Condemned ship subsidy and di-
rected continued vigilance.
40-Directed general survey of
living and working conditions in
Philippine Islands.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Low Wages Cause
OF tuberculosis
(By Federated Press)

Washington-Conf the con-
tention advanced by organized labor
on previous occasions, the U. S. pub
lie health service finds in an investi-
cation just completed that poverty,
low wages, and insanitary conditions
in which workers are compelled to
work and live are responsible in a
large measure for the ravaging effects
of tuberculosis.
In its report, which is entitled
tuberculosis, It's Predisposing Causes,
the public health authorities declare
that the well-fed resist tuberculosis,
while the underfed yield readily.
"Actual want must be reckoned
WITH" the report states, especially
in our great cities, such as New York,
where it is said many hundred school
children go breakfastless to school,"
Exhaustion, it adds, which may be
produced by long hours of heavy work
requiring excessive or prolonged ex
ertion, is next to lack of food, the
greatest predisposing factor in tuber
culosis.
"Child labor, either in factory or at
home, excessively long working hours,
occupations which cannot be inter
rupted for Sunday rest, or which
tempt, or drive, to excessive effort or
speeding up, all tend to weaken re-
sistence and predispose to tuberculo-
Sis" it is found.
"The air of poorly ventilated rooms
is bad. Not only in factory and work
shop and in overheated, poorly venti-
lated places of amusement, but in his
own home, the ordinary individual
lacks good air.
MANY occupations in which the
mortality from tuberculosis is high
are not in themselves conducive to
tuberculosis, but are occupations in
which employees are underpaid or
overworked, or which are sought by
the physically unfit, the improvident,
or persons ignorant or careless of the
measures necessary to keep healthy" T"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
A. F. OF |. CONVENTION
(BY Federated Pressl

Portland, Ore.-The 44th annual
convention, A. F. of L., will meet at
Ell Paso, Tex. The convention will
take place November II, 1924, a
couple of weeks after the country will
have voted on a successor to Calvin
Coolidge in the White House. The
convention date was changed from the
constitutional date because otherwise,
as the executive council put it, "the
convention would be held at the time
when campaign activities would be at
their height and the holding of con-
vention then would deprive the Of
fcers and delegates to the convention
of the opportunity to participate in
campaign activities for a period of
from three to four weeks"
Ell Paso won over Detroit by close
vote because Of the annual convention
at the same time of the Mexican Fed
Grafton of Labor at JuareZ, just across
the border.
President Samuel Gompers was
triumphantly reelected together with
the entire executive council.
Important Decisions
Here are the important decisions
and actions of the American Fedora
ton of Labor convention:
declaration for determined, con-
scious crusade for industrial dem
ocracy.
2-Opposition to the soviet tyranny
and to communist propaganda in
United States.
3-Opposition to the Ku Klux Klan.
4-Opposition to the Fascist.
5-Unseated William F. Dunno as
communist and representative of
Moscow
6-Adopted as an official finding an
investigation of social studies made
by special committee with expert as
sistance.
directed intensification of ma
tional campaign to organize steel
workers.
8-Directed national conference to
inaugurate sweeping campaign to or
ganize women wage earners.
9-Directed that assistance be given
in organizing textile workers. Vi
1O-Demanded amendment to con-
stitutiOn to prohibit child labor.
11-Demanded amendment to con-
stitution giving congress power to re-
enact laws declared unconstitutional
by supreme court.
12-Directed greater effort than
ever in coming national non-partisan
political campaign and asked national
and international unions to furnish
generous financial support.
13-Ordered campaign to organ
ize casual and migratory workers.
14-Directed continuance of efforts
to bring about affiliation with Inter
national Federation of Trade Unions
on a basis satisfactory to American
labor and guaranteeing national
autonomy.
15-Denounced so-called amalga-
nation scheme and overwhelmingly
defeated resolution introduced in its
behalf.
16-Defeated resolutions calling for
independent labor political parties.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Sunshine Club Entertained

Mrs. Evan Gaumerdinger enter
tanned the members of the Sunshine
Club and several guests at her home
on Hudson ave. last Friday evening,
music and contests being ejoyed. The
prizes were won by Mrs. Harold Nc
Claim and Mrs. John Bush. Dinner
was served during the evening. The
next meeting, which will be a mas
querade, will be at the home of Mrs
Chas. Lott, South Second street, Fri
day evening, October 26.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
More Workers Employed

Observation-Disclosures in employ
ment in of the Ia basic industries in
the United States for the month of
September are reported by the U. S.
employment service, based on state
ments from 1923 concerns employing
normally 500 or more persons. To-
bacco manufacturing was 2.9 per cent
above August figures; metal and
metal products other than iron and
steel showed II per cent; miscellane-
Gus industries IA per cent; textiles
1.3 per cent; stone, clay and glass
ware products 0.04 per cent.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Would Enjoin Bakers Union

San Francisco-G. Ferro, manager
Torino bakery, has asked for an in
junction against and $4,000 damages
from the Bakery Wagon Drivers
union of this city. Ferro, the only
unorganized Italian baker in San
Francisco, locked out his men when
they joined the union, and sent out
armed guards to protect strikebreak-
ing drivers. Teh union, it is charged
boycotted the bakery, calling on for.
mer customers and persuading them
to change bakers.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Steel Strikers Standing Firm

Granite City, Ill.-The strike of en-
ployes of the Commonwealth Steel
Co. here continues without a break
in the ranks. The strike is for union
recognition. Strikers have been ar
rested on trumped up charges, but in
every case the prisoners were re-
leased when the cases came to court.
The workers object to the firms fake
company union, and say the strike
will continue until the real unions are
recognized
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
British Unemployment Increasing

Liverpool, Eng. = Unemployment
in Great Britain reached the biggest
proportions in the history of statistics
in the year 1922. The percentage out
of a job in 1922. was Is. The highest
previous number was II per cent in
1879 and 10 per cent in 1886. In
envery year since 1874 at least two
out of every hundred workers have
been unable to find a job.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Wages DOwn-Prices Up

Sydney, N. S. w. = Wages have
gone down 81a per cent in New South
Wales during the last IL months.
There has been an extra cheapening
of wages of 40 per cent, due to an
increase in the working hours from
"A to 48 per week-making total
reduction in wages of 13 per cent.
But the cost of living has gone up II
per cent.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19

his unnecessarily irritated Brother
that nothing of a personal nature was
intended in the previous reference to
him, neither was his right to kick on
Sunday movies impugned; and while
thanking Bro. Wright for a large
amount of free advertising, he still
clings to his belief that there is no
harm in viewing good, clean moving
pictures every day in the week, Sun
days included.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Increase in Postal Business

Washington-Postal business in
creased 10 per cent during the past
fiscal year, while the expense of hand
ling it inscreased only 3.3 per cent, ac-
cording to report approved by
Comptroller General McCarl. The
deficit for the past three years, as
figured by the department is $780,
$50. 900.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Garment Strike Settled

Stanford, Conn.-Settlement of a
strike in the Stamford cloak manu-
featuring firm of David Gruber & Co.,
employing over 100 workers, is an
nounced by the International Ladies
Garment Workers, eastern organiza-
ton department, as one of the sue
cessful conclusions of series of walk
outs recently ordered in the vicinity
of New York in order to overcome
open shop conditions.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Factories May Move South

New Orleans Capitalist news
papers in this district are featuring
the rumored removal of furniture
factories from northern to southern
states, particularly North Carolina.
The southern exodus of factories is
due to cheap non-union labor in many
southern states, particularly the Caro-
linas, where labor union is a curl
osity to those outside the principal
cities.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Railroad Workers Want Increase

Cleveland-An SO a day minimum
is being asked by the railway en-
gineers of the country. In a circular
issued to general chairmen Grand
Chief Stone, B. of L. E., advises them
to serve upon the executives of their
railroads the required 30-day notice
for a change of the working agree
ment.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Hoe Shops Tied Up

New York-The R. Hoe company
printing press factory is practically
paralyzed by the strike of 1,150 ma
chinists who walked out on August /,
as a measure to persuade the COM
pany to establish the eight-hour day,
44-hour week, and a wage increase
from IS cents to 81 per hour.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
GIVE HIM THE MEDAL

A chaplet of laurel is in waiting
for our townsman O. C. Parrill, the
newly discovered poet laureate of
America, whose piece de resistance
was given space this week in "The
Pennsylvania News" the official organ
of the unfair open shop Pennsylvania
railroad.
20. c." evidently is overloaded with
a crouch of generous proportions
which he is endeavoring to unload on
the. general public. His principal
grievance appears to be the eight
hour day and the Thursday afternoon
half holiday. Bro. Parrill got mixed
on his dates in visiting the barber
and baker and lost out; all of which
he bewails in a generous screed Of
some eleven stanzas which jingle har-
moniously with Little Jack Horner." "
Keep your shirt on Owen, other and
greater men have existed under the
conditions complained of, and you will
be compelled to do the same if you
continue to abide in our midst. Of
course, if you prefer, the alternative
remains of returning to Coshocton
and resuming the position you are
alleged to have occupied in the Sal
walton Army and warble soft and low
on the street corners as of yore. If
you decide on the latter course may
the Lord still continue to abide with
YOU.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Few Unemployed in France

Paris-According to Minister of
Finance Lasteyrie, unemployment has
virtually disappeared in France. A
comparison made by him between the
numbers of unemployed in Great
Britain and in France showed that in
August, 1923, there were in France
only 1875 workless as against 1,228,-
200 in England.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Marble Cutters Win Out

New York-Because strikebreakers
cannot be procured to take the place
of members of the Marble Carvers
and Settlers union, who walked out to
the number of 1900 on October /. the
signing of new agreements by the
contractors is reported by Patrick
Crowley, business agent.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Fighting Convict Labor

Birmingham, Ala.-A state wide
meeting to organize persons working
for better penal conditions in Ala
bama and fighting against convict la
Dor has been called by the state anti
leasing committee. 1t will be held in
Birmingham, Oct. 81.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Women Oppose Child La. r.

Washington-The convention Of the
National Council of Catholic Women
in session here adopted a resolution
supporting an amendment of the
United States Constitution which will
empower congress to enact legislation
against child labor.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
General Labor Notes
Short Items Gathered For Benefit of
Hasty Readers
Police DOcked Unless Sick

West New York, N. 1.-THE Town
council here has ruled that unless fire.
men and policemen procure "sick
papers" from town physicians, cer-
tifying their illness, their pay en-
velopes will be docked for every day
of absence from duty.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Favor Compulsory Voting

Cincinnati, Ohio-The recent con-
vention of the Brewery, Flour, Cereal
and Soft Drink Workers Union in
structed the executive board to amend
the unions constitution so as to pro-
vide for compulsory registration and
voting.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19

The union label stands for moral
ity, cleanliness, honesty, chivalry
tward woman and protection Of the
young.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
What Labor Is Doing
Wage Increases and Progress Made
Throughout the Country
New Orleans Carpenters Strike

New Orleans-The carpenters are
on strike for 81 an hour. Their or
ganiaztion is weakened by the large
number of Negroes engaged by the
contractors.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
Will Enforce Union Card

Oakland, Cal-The Alameda Co.
Building Trades Council will enforce
the union card on all new buildings
within it's jurisdiction, as the result Of
a recent council decision. Each job
will be all union or all scab.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
1T GOT THE PREACHERS GOAT

The few remarks of the "Hired
Man" last week regarding the Sun
day picture show so excited the ire
of preacher" Wright that he is said
to have delivered veritable TRADE
of objections against the Leader, the
"Hired Man," Sunday movies and
many and various other things which
did not suit him. But the main OBJ
lection appeared to be that anyone
should have the temerity to allude
to him as a "Parson," which evident
Nv had produced the same effect as
that which follows the shaking of a
red rag in the face of mad bull.
Why this should be the writer fails
to understand, as Webster defines a
parson as zone who represents a
parish in it's ecclesiastical and cor
porate capacities. Any clergyman or
minister. A preacher" and calls a
parsonage the "house for the use of
a minister of church." AS parson
is thus defined by the highest author
ity, the "Hired Man" sees no i'm
propriety in applying that appelation
to any regularly and legally ordained
Christian having charge of church
and looking after the welfare of it's
members.
The "Hired Man." who is himself a
church member, begs leave to inform
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19

One of the best ways to dispense q
crowd is to pass the hat.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
THE JUDGE RIGHT, AS USUAL

A great number of cases were
brought before the Court of Appeals
at it's recent sitting in Newark for
adjustment, and most of them were
settled, but few being carried over to
the next term.
Judge Charles N. Moore of the
common pleas court was the trial
Judge in nearly all the cases coming
before the higher court, and in not
a single instance was he reversed, all
of his findings being sustained.
This is a splendid record, but is
just what might naturally be expected
when ajurist of the ability, honesty
and fair mindedness of Judge Moore
is on the bench. May he long con-
tinue to preside unless commanded to
go up higher in his profession.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
HERE THEY ARE
BOUQUETS AND BRICKBATS ARE
DISTRIBUTED
CommendatiOn and Criticism of Our
Public Servants Bestowed as
Deemed Just By Leaders
Hired Man
THE MAJORITY is WITH US


That little picture show article by
the "Hired Man" last week has evil
dently evoke up" some of the Leader
readers, and many favorable COM
ments have reached US. But of course
the idea did not carry by unanimous
vote, and few kickers have appeared
as usual. They are mostly among
those who would deny to everybody
something which they themselves do
not desire.
Some dog-in-the- -manger individuals
have waited about two centuries too
long before appearing on earth, as
their notions would have better har-
monized with the ideas and practices
of those good old New England days
when persons who were suspected OF
witchcraft by the goody-good boys
were either burned at the stake OF
ducked in the mill pond until death
put an end to their misery.
Puritanical ideas may possess some
good features, but there is a pos
sibility of carrying good thing sc
far that it becomes so Objectionable
as to disgust those it is designed to
benefit to such an extent that they
throw off the shackles and demand
more freedom and right to think
and act for themselves.
So let those who desire to do SC
frefrain from attending the moving
picture show on Sunday but don't de.
ny the privilege to the people who
see no harm in attending.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-19
MIR. 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.