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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
PEOPLE FAVOR BUS REGULA-
TION

The officials of the Columbus, New
ark and GAINESVILLE Electric Railway
Co. have notified the city council that
the ordinance passed at it's last meet
ing was not accepted, for the reason
that no Steps were taken to regulate
the unrestrained bus competition, but
that further action in the matter OF
abandoning the street car service
would be held in allegiance until after
another meeting of the council.
From present indications an ordl-
nance will be introduced at councnFs
next meeting which will in some
measure, al least, restrain the unfair
ard unsportsmanlike method OF COM
peting bus lines in operating on
streets upon which the cars run, and
picking up passengers just ahead OF
a cor.
There is no objection to the opera
tion Of bus lines on streets not sup
piled with car service, in fact It is a
great accommodation to many people,
but there is no doubt that great
majority of our citizens are opposed
to freezing out an industry paying
heavy taxes on an equipment OF hum
dreds of thousands of dollars. The
people look upon the loss of the street
cars as a public calamity and are be-
hlrd any movement which Will insure
their continuance.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
Big Profits in Coal
For Wealthy Owners
(By Federated Pressl

Pittsburgh-About $15 share is
the profit record of the Island Creek
Coal Co. for the first nine months of
1923. 1t looks like $50 or more on
each 500 investment for the year as
whole. Such profits help to explain
why coal prices remain SO high. The
report of this company for the three
months ending September 80, shows
$859,885 of straight profit on 854, ,728
tons of coal mined. That means
dollar ton profit. If we add the
S145,757 taken by capital for deple-
tion and depreciation we find that the
owners are taking a toll of $1.18 on
every ton shipped to consumers. But
year ago the strike enabled them
to do even better They made $751;
239 profit on 548,120 tons of coal or
S1.76 ton. With exactions for de-
pletion and depreciation the rakeoff
of capital came to over So ton in
1922. This brought stockholders
profits of SPOTS a share in nine
months. Which goes to prove that
coal prices could be considerably re-
duced without denying the real pro-
ducerS decent wage.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
Party Rule is Ended
Says Sen. Fletcher

Washington, D. C.-Sen. Duncan
U. Fletcher has been interviewed on
general industrial and political con-
ditions throughout the country and the
utterances of Florida's senior Senator
are being printed and discussed by
the press.
The keynote Of the Senator's inter
view is that the death-knell of "ma-
chine-ruled" politics has been sounded
throughout the nation and that there
is now national demand for ego
getters' in public office.
"The American voter" says Senator
Fletcher, "is in revolt against the
old-time party rule of politics. Party
leaders can no longer crack the whip
over his head and he is determined to
vote as he pleases. The day of Pen
rose-rule, Platt-rule and Hanna-rule
is gone forever.
at is no longer an important uues-
tion to the voters whether a candi-
date is Republican or Democrat. The
won in a normal Republican district.
is whether the candidate can fill the
job and produce results.
"The voters are weighing national
issue and the individuality of candi-
dates rather than party policies and
party candidates. The people demand
'go-getters' in public office instead of
celebreties.'
Senator Fletcher pointed to the re-
cent results in Washington, in the
Spokane district, where a Democrat
won in a normal Rpublican district.
"The change is due to a political
awakening on the part of the people,"
he said. "The voters are STUDYING,
reading and thinking politics as they
never did before. They are taking a
direct interest in government affairs" :"
Discussing his own party's outlook,
the Senator predicts a Democratic
victory in 1924. "The people feel that
the Republican administration didn't
give them the good government they
had expected. Unrest and discourage
ment are rife throughout the whole
West, and this feeling will be re-
fected in 1924"
Senator Fletcher did not express
his choice of a Democratic nominee
for President. He found a very
friendly feeling throughout the West
for Henry Ford but it does not seem
to him to be strong enough to put Mr.
Ford in the White House. Sentiment
in the West is favorable to McAdoo
and in the East to Oscar Underwood,
but there is no definite swing to one
man as yet.
Senator Fletcher is a close student
of political conditions and what he
has to say is of importance and
weight. He is unquestionably right in
his claim that the individual voter is
studying and thinking for himself.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
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People of U. S. Most
Prosperous on Earth

New York = Notwithstanding the
various complaints about economic
conditions, the considerable unrest
politically and socially, and the vari-
Gus and varied organizations and
movements designed to reform one or
more of the imaginary ills, the United
States is mighty comfortable little
country. Prosperity is so widely and
thoroughly diffused here that even
the socalled clover classes" compare
favorably to the aristocracy Of other
nations and climes.
The federal government has just
emitted some figures that are de-
cidedly interesting and significant.
For instance, there are 13,O02,427
automobiles in operation in the United
States-probably 80 per cent of the
total number in the entire world.
This is motor car for each family
and fraction in the United States.
While, of course, the distribution is
not quite that general-in many in
stances one family possessing two or
more cars-it is notorious fact that
in America motor cars are owned
quite generally by all classes of
citizens.
Now if an average price of $500 per
car be admitted, it is not at all diff
cult to perceive what an enormous
sum is represented, and to catch a
glimpse of the earning capacity OF a
population that can afford such an
enormous outlay.
twenty-five years ago, when horse
drawn vehicles were in vogue, less
than one family in twenty possessed
any sort of a horse-drawn pleasure
vehicle, yet such an equipage repre-
sented an investment less than half
the cost of motor vehicle. Today
the more expensive vehicle is almost
universally owned, while people sigh
for the prosperous days" of that
period.
We hear much foolishness concern
ing the beauties of the Russian sys-
tenn of government; how it is the ideal
government for the laboring man and
the common people. But the simple
truth of the matter is that the citizens
of the Uninted States are the most
fortunate and the most the most pros
porous of any people the world has
known in it's entire history; far more
prosperous than in any previous hour
of their being. The average family
head today, if he were content to live
the modest life of fifteen years ago,
could accumulate compentence in a
short time. We have simply learned
to spend money and forgotten how to
save it. That is the sole trouble.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
R. R. and s. Clerks
Would Fnjoin Pensy
(By Federated Press)


Philadelphia - After refusing to
join the shopmen's strike last year,
and relying upon persuasive means to
wiring concessions from their employ
ers' the Brotherhood of Railway and
Steamship Clerks, October 18, asked
the u. S. district court for eastern
Pennsylvania for an injunction to re-
strain the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
from acts against the union which it
charges are in vioaltion of the federal
transportation law of 1920.
The charge of lawbreaking against
the Pennsylvania is that by enforcing
its 'employes' representative plan"
the company denies to the clerks that
right of genuine representation which
Title Ill of the transportation law
says they shall have in all dealings
with the company. The petition for
an injunction holds that the alleged
artificial company union also violates
rights established by law.
The complaining brief against the
railroad company recites that al
though the brotherhood was recog-
nized by the U. S. railroad labor board
as the duly constituted organ of the
workers, the railroad company has re-
fused to confer with it, and that the
company has sought to nullify or
evade the law by a series of coersive
elections through which it inaugu-
rated the employees representation
plan" over the formal protest of a
majority of the workers, who have
since then been deprived of the right
to vote for representation through
their own organization.
At the company elections forced up
complaint recites that a large num-
Der of the unions abstained entirely
from voting, and that when a ma
jority of those who did participate re-
gistered a protest against the COM
pany plan the railroad corporation
threw out the ballots adverse to it's
plan and installed its representa-
tives" for the workers.
Under the injunction asked the
company would be stopped from
further promoting its alleged bogus
union from controlling or interfering
with real organization by the work
ers, from allowing company officers
to serve on controlling committees of
the new associations from comforting
with those already selected by alleged
illegal methods land from refusing to
deal with the real representatives of
the men.
Chief counsel for the union is Henry
I. Hunt of New York formerly mayor
of Cincinnati, and one of the original
members of the labor board. He is
assisted by Robert ]. Sterrett of
Philadelphia.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
DepOrted Immigrants
To Return Next Time
(BV Federated Pressl

New York-The Cunard liner Ber-
engaria sailed out of New York, Oct.
16, with $40 barred Europeans on
board, who had arrived in the United
States in excess Of the October quota.
Most of these immigrants, crowded
at Ellis Island with four times as
many others, refused to appeal to
Washington and demanded immediate
deportation in order that they might
rush back in time for the November
count.
Included among this large number
Of deported were British and Russian
immigrants whose arrival had been
delayed by the collision of their
steamer, the Scythia, with the Cedric
off the coast Of Ireland in September.
The Britishers' spokesman said:
"If we wait to appeal and lose we
cannot enter the United States prob
ably until next July. God knows we
can't wait till then We are out of
work in Britain and we must be saved
from going back there to endure well
nigh starvation until next summer.
Take US back now SO that we may re-
turn for the November quota
They expect to reach Southhamp-
ton, he said, just in time to hop over
the side of another steamer, the Car
mania, scheduled to arrive in New
York about November 1.
This new ocean "sport" of racing
back and forth across the, Atlantic,
introduced by the American restric-
tion law, is enjoyed as little by the
steamship companies-which are OBJ
liged to take the passengers back at
their expense-as it is by the weary,
disheartened immigrants who come
here seeking work and renewed hope.
In some instances the journey has to
be made three times before the gates
of the promised land will Nart wide
enough to let them squeeze through.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
DISPLAYED SOME PEP

The Ohio Power, Co. is sure COM
posed of live bunch. This was de-
monstrated Tuesday night, when
within twenty minutes after short
circuited wire had partially destroyed
a pole at Tenth and Granville streets,
cutting off the service and causing
darkness in hundreds of homes in that
section of the city, the trouble gang,
was on hand with their big truck, and
in short time all was in shipshape
and everybody happy
Unavoidable accidents sometimes
happen in the best regulated famllies,
but none have yet occurred to the ONO
Power Co. which have not been cor
rected with a promptness which It's
patrons appreciate and will not forget.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
HERE THEY ARE
BOUQUETS AND BRICKBATS ARE
DISTRIBUTED
Commentator and Criticism of Our
Public Servants Bestowed as
Deemed Just By Leaders
Hired Man
TT WAS DONE TO AID UNIONS

What has heretofore been said by
the "Hired Man" on the much dis
cussed Sunday movie question was
not actuated by any particular desire
on his part to avail himself of the op-
portunity to visit these places on that
day. but because he believed that 1T
furnished more employment for the
members of the moving picture oper-
ators union; and nothing was said un-
til members of that organization had
been consulted. All those seen favor
ed the Sunday show, not for financial
reasons, as their scale is on SIX day
basis, but because it is thought that
closing up on Sunday would work
such a hardship that some of the
houses would be forced out OF busl-
ness; consequently many operators
would lose out.
The Leader has ever been the cham
MON and defender of organized labor,
especially the members of Unions IN
our home town. 1t took the stand II
did on the telephone and street car
controversy because both OF these
corporations employ members OF or
ganized labor and have been fair on
labor issues. r. :,
For the reasons stated the Hired
Ma" deemed it no more than com
mon Justice to commend Mayor Orr's
attitude on the Sunday picture show
question, especially as his own opinion
comedies exactly with His Honor's
views, and he still claims and believes
that there is no more harm in visiting
a good clean show than staying home
and reading novels. The man VINO
works hard six days week has
right to spend the seventh as ne
chooses.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
HARD AT 1T
WORKING FOR PENSIONS AND
COMPENSATION LAWS
Joint Committee Holds Enthusiastic
Meeting and FOrmulates Plans
to Put Measures Across

The committee on Old Age Pension
and the proposed constitutional
amendment to eliminate the open
liability in the Ohio law of the Work
mems Compensation, that will be
voted on at the November election,
held a well atteded meeting in La
Dor Hall, Wednesday evening, Oc-
tober "a.
The large committee of the Newark
Trades and Labor Assembly assisted
by the Public Committee and the
Fraternal Order Of Eagles committee
resolved Itself into one joint commit
tee of eight members, to be known as
JOINT Licking County Committee for
Old Age Pension and Workmen's
compensation Amendment. L. G..
Kline was selected chairman, Mat
hnuepfer secretary, Frank Fishbaugh
treasurer, assisted by Dan ]. Shaw.
). t. Sullivan, Roy Clark, John Seidell
and ID: b. Howard The first act was
to decide that there should be no pay
Tor services of committeeman, and
that the committee ask for donations
to be used to defray the expenses
for postage of mailing out literature
to the voters. All contributions are
to be sent to the treasurer of the
committee, Frank Fishbaugh, 46
Pierce ave., city.
The headquarters of the committee
to be at the parlor of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles, South Second street.
There will be someone on duty at all
times.
The committee asks for help to put
these two propositions OVER THE
TOP.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
OHIO, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 20, |
Workmen's Compensation Law
Both Labor and Capital Working Hand-in.f1and
For Its Adoption at Coming Election

Both employers and employees, Ga
Dor and capitaD favor the adoption
of the proposal to amend Section 35
of Article of the Ohio constitution
relating to the Workmen's Compensa-
ton, as manifestly its approval at the
polls is in the interest of both. The
only fear is indifference of the voters
or lack of information on the merits
of the proposal.
The constitution provides that
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26

amendments shall be adopted when
the majority of those voting on the
proposition vote in the affirmative.
The proposal is indorsed by the
Ohio State Federation of Laber, the
central bodies and local unions of the
state, T. j. Duffy, Chairman of the
Industrial Commission of Ohio, VIM.
Green, author of the Ohio Compen-
sation Law and by employers of la
Dor generally.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26

on; the fee for the job to be paid by
the party for whom the service was
rendered, but for some reason or
other the matter has been neglected
or forgotten and nobody even got the
job.
In order to figure out the best
means of putting this inspection busi-
ness on a working basis the Safety
Committee of the city council met
with Mrs. Hickman, who is a member,
at her home on Monday night to
thresh the matter out, and will prob
ably have something to say at the
next council meeting.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
General Wage Increases

Detroit, Mich.-"During the first
seven months of 1923 the Amalga-
mated Association of Street and Elec-
trio Railways of America secured 100
wage increases, renewed contracts in
48 divisions, and had but four wage
reductions" declared President Mahon
in an official statement of the achieve
ments of the street and electric rail-
way men during the year.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
Marble Cutters Win Strike

st. Louisa series break in the
ranks of the marble contractors re-
suited when two large contracting
firms settled with their striking en-
ployes, who have been on strike since
July Is for an increase of wages.
The agreements are on the basis of
71s cents an hour increase. The rest
of the contractors are expected to fall
in line and make peace with the union.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
sTOP BREAKING THROUGH

Mayor Orr has set his foot down
good and hard and says the growing
practice of automobiles and horse
drawn vehicles breaking through fu--
,Nf,al professions has got to stop, and
stop quick.
Considerable complaint has been re-
gistered about this matter and the Of
ficial mandate has been issued that the
ordinance forbidding cutting through
funerals will in the future be rigldly
enforced and all violators dealt with
accordingly.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
Raise For Carmen

Boston-Carmen employed by the
Boston Elevated Railway Co. received
wage increase of 9 cents an hour, on
October Is, after four months of ar
bitrating. 1t is retroactive to last
July and continues until July 20, 1924.
Seventy-fve hundred men are affected
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
Another Strike Won

New York-A collective agreement,
involving "a of the largest paper box
concerns of the United Paper Box
Mfrs. Assn. here and Paper Box Max
ers union, local 1870, and the Intl.
Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite &
Paper Mill Workers, ended the gen.
eral strike of paper box workers in
Greater New York and resulted in the
enrolment of from 700 to 800 addi-
tional union members.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
Insane Hospitals Not FireprOOf

New York = New York state
houses 32,637 patients in hospitals for
the insane in buildings that are not
fireproof according to George W..
Wickersham, chairman, Citizen Com
mittee on Protection of the States
Unfortunates, who has made public
the results of survey completed by
the state hospital commission. Of a
total of 38,O78 patients only 2753
were found housed in fireproof struc-
lures.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
Big Cotton Mill Closes Down

Manchester, N. H.-This city faces
hard winter. On October 3, the
largest mill here closed down it's cot
ton department, throwing 10000 oper-
atives out of work. These 10000
workers constitute over one-eighth of
the population of the city, and their
dependents swell the number of suf-
ferers to a far greater proportion.
The shut down was caused by lack of
business, and operation of the mills
for some time, at a loss.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
Claim Farmers Position is Improved

Observation-Disclosures of agri-
culture figures show that the econo-
mic position of the farmer has i'm
proved slightly since January. The
purchasing power of all farm pro-
ducts is now estimated at 73 per cent
of what it was in 1913 compared with
68 per cent at the beginning of the
year.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
100000 Negroes Left Georgia

New Orleans = Migration north
ward of Negroes from Georgia is con-
tinuing with no indication of letup,
according to figures announced by the
department of commerce and labor.
The rate of migration is about 1900
Negroes week. The department
estimates that 100000 Negroes left
Georgia in the year ending July 1923.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
Plasterers Get Increase

New Orleans-The local plasterers
union has received a wage increase
from 81 to $1.25 an hour by arbitra-
ton. Three hundred and fifty white
and colored workers compose the
union, which controls about 90 per
cent of the work in New Orleans.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
Young Workers League to Meet

New York-A preliminary confer
ence of young peoples organizations
on the child labor problem will be held
November 18, at the Labor temple
here. The conference is called by the
Young Workers League of America
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
RY THE WAY, WHERE is HE?

About a year or so ago, perhaps
longer, it is said an ordinance was
passed requiring the safety director
to appoint thoroughly competent
man as electrical inspector, whose
duty it should be to pass on all cleo,
trical work, such as wiring, etc., and
q K. It before the current was turned
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
Benighted New England

Keene N. H.-"God deliver me from
New England" declared middle wes-
tern labor man after several days on
organization business in Maine and
New Hampshire. 81 had no idea
American life could be so Asiatic.
They blow the factory whistles at 6
a. m. and p. m. They pay $12 to
S18 a week.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
Idleness Increasing in Germany

Berlin-Unemployment in Germany
is estimated by the labor ministry,
October 8, at 100000, against 8OO,-
600 the previous week, and the num-
Der of persons working only part
time 40 percent of them only "a to 33
hours a week, as between two and
three millions.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
Grain Train a Mile Long

Chicago-A worlds record for
grain trains is believed to have been
made by the Canadian Pacific last
week with 125 carloads of wheat, one
mile in length, operated over the line
between Stoughton and Arcola in the
province of Saskatchewan. The total
weight, hauled by single engine,
was 7,946 tons.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
MoIders Get $3.50 For Eight Hours

st. Louis-Union moulders here,
more than 400 in number, have Sc
cured wage increase of SO cents a
day in compliance with their union
demands presented to the foundries
some time ago. About the same num-
ber of men at Belleville will receive
the same increase. The increase
makes the moulders' scale $3.50 day
of eight hours.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
Big Benefits Paid by Cigarmakers

Chicago-The Cigarmakers' Inter-
nationnl Union has paid S18,503, ,426 in
benefits during the 43 years from 1873
to 1922, according to figures made
public by the union.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26

A doctor predicts that electrical vi
brations will soon become a substitute
for food. The transition in the moon
shine industry is already complete.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26

Henry Ford says he got the inspira-
tion for his f1ivver from a threshing
machine, which may explain some
thing that has for a long time been
an impenetrable mystery.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
Profitable Business

Washington, D. C. = Bootlegging
must be a profitable business. Records
show that during the past 18 months,
1882 persons were arrested in Wash
ton charged with selling booze. 1t is
estimated over 10000 are now en-
gagged in the traffic in that city.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26
General Labor Notes
Short Items Gathered For Benefit of
Hasty Readers
Maine Votes Down 48-HOur Week

Portland, Me.-The people of Maine
voted down a 48-hour week law for
women and children at an initiative
and referendum election, October Is.