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The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
At the Seaside.

Little Lefty was asking questions of
the old boatman on the beach.
"What are those ships?" she asked.
"Oh, they're men-o'-war missy" an
swered the old salt.
"Weally! And what are those teeny
wecny ones in front, please?"
They're tugs" was the answer
"Of course!' exclaimed Lefty, look
ing very wise; "tugs-Of-war! I've
heard of them before!'-London Mir
ror.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
Usino the TaIker,

ale tells everything he knows"
II know, but lie comes in handy
sometimes. l often make good Use of
him myself"
"YOu do2 HowT'
"Whenever l want to get Il runor
started always go and tell it to him
in strictest. confidence. Then all
have to do is to sit back and watch
Things develop"
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
How Clever.

did you said the clever young
man, mote that bit of news In the
paper about an Albert Ross huying a
baby born with claws Instead Of feet -
No. replied the audience; "how
remarkable!"
Hardly remarkable" said the clev-
er young man. making ready for a
hasty retreat. at might be called re-
markable had the baby albuirOss had
feet instead of claws"
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23

rocks In the river. When he at last
got to the bank he did not look for
MIR. Fox, for one foot had been hurt
when he fell and as he iimped toward
his home Mr.. and Mrs. Fox were safe
in their home laughing Mt the way
they had again fooled their enemy.
TO- 1874. bv Mcclure Nrwspaper svnd,c,,.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
Cuticura for Sore Hands

SOAK hands on retiring in the hot suds
OF Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
ointment with tissue paper. This is
only one of the things Cuticura will do
II Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
Tor all toilet ses.-Advertlsement
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
MEN YOU MAY MARRY
BY E. r. PEYsER

Has q man like this proposed
10 yovi
Symptoms: Is past middle
age portly, a halfway dresser
stain here and there on his
lapel, puts his best foot forward
'or company. Never has made
90 OF anything, but always has
some scheme to set the ocean
n cinders The Scheme Cor.
pratlon" didn't pan out, because
he president spilled the beans;
NE Cork company didn't go, be-
ause the Trust was In too
rrong. "But Just you walt, old
hl--"
IN FACT
waiting Is his profession.
inscription for the bride to be:
|p Patience. a sense of hu-
= NOR, generosity, horse sense.
n'e' trust and love of changing
pftune in vast supply, you must
iet for peace.
Absorb this:
WAIT AND THE WORLD
SLIPS BY YOU.
s@ Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
uannlness and unhappIness.

All happy families resemble one an
oth.r. every unhappy family is un-
happy ln its own NICHOLSON.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
All fiuured Out

Although Mrs. Youngbride's cooking
had improved since she began taking
n correspondence course. her husband
lost no opportunity of poking fun AT
her efforts. One morning she asked
as he was leaving for the Office: My
dear, what would you like for dinner
this EVENING""
Well" he replied. suppose we have
Lesson 4, barring Item c. little of
Lesson and the postscript of Lesson
- for dessert."-BOstUn Transcript.
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23

IT is always we'll to understand when
to stnnd from lEr.er
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23
True.

True.
as the Sahara desert good for any
thing" well, you can write novels
about it."
The Dolores star., 1923-02-23

New Heating System.
''liow is yonr fiat heated?"
'By growing nj the janitor."-I.ouis.
willie Courier-Journul
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23
SPARE PARTS.


Wednesday, October 24th Senator A. ]. Writ of Segun
will be guest Of honor and will speak STARE PARTS.
It important in this hectic age Of intensive service to
th t t h Hn+ anu e e gnssi eniSehey
flash fuel and we'll fabricated In addition this ideal
dtion and to guarantee against interruption SPARE PARTS
must be available as emergency
In every engine there always and above
the actual horsepower required for ordinary
thirty horse For all ordinary requirements this safety
or reserve but the
is there to meet it. r0"''
Guns intended for batteship taken Sandy Hook
burst them Many that do not stand the severity Of the test
would not burst in ordinary use But the Government must
emergency.
1t is power that makes a man confident in his
ability you the SPARE PARTs~the confidence
in yoursehow can expect to bring undertaking
a satisfactory conclusion?
Thrift will provide the SPARE PARTS. Thrift in speech
What s 1919 fS5 ahs
true The strength Of is reflection of the in
prudence and foresight and the nation be de-
pendabe independent and progressive thrifty nation
the destructive forces that follow the exavagan
keeping the expenditures little less than income.
Johnson example, reported her husbands average
income about midnight, but admits he is fnancier and
there's reason as evidenced by the following breakfast
day." Sure thing Would you rather on old five or
All right Here's the one figure pms myse four bucks
ahead"
Ill.,. Ed Rand recommends tenacy exemplified by little
key front of his home with foot extended defending
himself from several little ruffians who beating him up
his lusy yes for help brought his father the window
Come queek key into de house Come away de bad
boys Il can't fader can't" "Queek say into de house"
i can't fader, can't, say got my foot a nggle"
sing, CO. f' ~
81 Passed by Your Window"
The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise"
Mr.. Paul Mohnken will accompany at the piano.
Partly yours,
LIONS CLUB OF SAN ANTONIO,
W. G. HIGGINS, President
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
ID. A. r. Have Luncheon
In Grace Dodge Hotel

Patriots Memorial Chapter, d. A.
r., met Thursday March is, at the
Grace Dodge Hotel Luncheon was
served, the hostesses being Mrs. j
A. Arnold and Mrs. William Boone
Douglass.
The regular business was followed
with Miss Carolene Smith in the
chair. The regent read the report
she made at the District De A, r.
meeting.
Two new members, Mrs. r. s..
Carey and Mrs Mary Wright Wat
son, were present. The chapter well
coined the. return to the city and
chapter of Mrs. Sallie Jones Jagers,
a charter member.
The following were present at the
luncheon: Miss Smith, first vice re-
gent; Mrs. Louise B. Scofield, Sec
ond vice regent; Mrs. Lincoln Green,
Mrs Joel i. Curry, Mrs. William
Curtis White, Mrs. l.. w. Charlton.
Mrs Orrin B. Stout, Mrs. F. r..
Fleming, Mrs. q. p. Conway, Mrs.
A. G. TtIohy, Mrs. r. w. Child, Mrs.
j. 4P. Saffold, Miss Helen Stout, Mrs.
w. l.. Saul, Mrs. Harry B. Ollie
hunt, of Baltimore, an out-of-town
member, and Mrs. Armstrong, .
guest from New Mexico
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
CHICAGO OcI

HOGS ssceints 1000 market
steady; bulk, &7.a66 I. n: t0ll eS ! ~:
heayyweiglat. IS. 90 d Him
weight. 81, rs as likl1f elrlik, .
Is 80 @s.s so; Hight light. n. 100 q 3. 4E:
heavy packing aoWs smooth 81 ~
@7.Ss:: packing soWg ( grCgi1iiy 13.1O1s
I. 40: pigs. 1900 u S.2s, 81
CATTI seceirts, 10e: market
steady. Beet Steers; Cla0ice aisd
prime. 81. 80 ii. 26; medium and
good, S. ,00@s.2t: GOOD ana eaoica.
$s. S0@ 1925: common, and pIed t1i1a,
SS. 90 1900. Butcher CktIe f7ell.
ers. $50 G9.5O uelFs .7K = .so !.
bulls, 5000 90. Eannsla allE cut
ters: Cows and he'll e 4, & 1k q I. sn:.
Gamer Steers, $1,000 &. Slei7l
calves tlight and 81 81, 1910
@42.60; feeder 1teer !. no q IS.
stoclxer steers, S.. 6Q1 q Yer
COWS and ilelfsrs, 81, 80 !. 100: ntnEk.
'er calves, $500 &. Isl,
EaEE Receipts, ,00e IIsSfIg AZ
steady. Fat lambs 81 rs "a s.
Lambs: Cults and conig6cSi. Sl1. 20
a@I3.00; yearIipa 40 80 s50:
wethers, S. 90 u $50: esEea. $500
$500; ewes. culie ana common.
81. 500 ). 80; bree ding epres, niinFr
lambs, s1i 100 al 90; feeder lambs,
$lA,DQ01b.Op.f - 81 x III ~ ~
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Great White Way
Seen for SOlnbcr
Zone in Chicago
Civic Workers View Beautiful
Buildings on Present site
Of Railroads.

CHICAGO, March Esegan,
hotels will aupplant warehouses
fashionable shops and parked ave
nues win replace railroad yards and
the white colonnades and graceful
towers Of the old Worlds Fair court
Of honor win crowd out the decay
ing wooden docks By the river.
That dream for the future devel.
opmsnt Of the district easfof Mich.
lgan avenue. from Randolph street
TO Grand avenue, now lures the
imagination Of Chicagoans. Thc
picture was painted In the words
Of Frederick N. RoWes, secretary
Of the North Central Association,
speaking before the Lower North
Community Council.
The whole district will be like
New FORKS FOrty-second street
heighborhood,'' said Bowes. per.
haps it sounds Ike dream, but
twenty years ago the boulevard
bridge was a dream.
1T viii be g mass. Of great and
beautiful hotels. You will find an.
other Grand Central station near
the present Randolph street station
Of the Illinois Central, and another
station similar on the north side
of the river"
A prediction that Clark, street
would develop into another :aigh-
class merchandising district SINH
lar to State street Was>fnade at the
same meeting by Arthur S. Car
ruthers, North Side real estate man.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
u. S. COLLEGE NAN
/ COMPETITIVE BEING
Passion in Playing to Win
RivaIed Only by Youth
Of Australia.

...a9 & 4 E Is + z : i. 2
AUSTIN, Tex, March 24.--The
American youth is the most com
petitive of all males. unless 1t b
the Australian. The American has
passion to win
SO says Berry NJ. Whitaker. di.
rector of intramural sports at the
University OF Texas. In fact, only
voluntary athletics OF competitive
nature can induce the American col
lege student to take exercise, this
coach believes. s.
with the exception Of the Aus.
tralian," says Coach Whitaker, no
people take such Joy in playing "a
win. The Eaglishman likes atla.
letics. but he takes his exercise ii
a leisurely manner for the love Of
the, sport.
THE Germans and the Scandina.
vians. love gyinnastic work. 1t was
once attempted to ,iutroduce the gym.
slastic method of exercise In America,
but the attempt failed because Of
the nature Of the people
So, when 1t became obvious that
most American university students
were taking all their exercise Iica-
riously by sitting In bleachers, III.
tramural sports were organized.
Now forty teams are COMPETING
IN baseball il the University 81
Texas. The league, which includes
nine departments OF the. univeraity.
has contests in football, baseball,
basketball, track, boxing, wrestling,
cross.country, swimming, tennis and
i1andbail. 81
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
g. M|ARR|ES a AND
DIES WITHIN HOUR

CHICAGO, March ia 'De-
cember and June" wedding here
while the bridegroom was on his
death bed, was arranged at the. re-
quest of the bridegroom, Herman
A. Swanson, sixty-two.
He died less than an hour after
the service.
The bride. Miss Eleanore Nc.
Carthy, twenty-four, held his hand
while death approached, happy that
she had been able to make his
final moments happy.
Once a manufacturer of medicine
Mr.. Swanson had accumulated 8
fortune, friends say, Of more than
$500 900 when reverses came.
Mr.. Swanson, who had been i'll
several days. had q premonition of
death. He sent for Miss Mccarthy
and asked her to marry him. Claude
Fitch, mutual friend. told her the
ceremony would make Mr.. Swan
son happy.
Mr.. Swanson had no children and,
pursuant to his death requeIlt, the
fragments Of his former fortune will
60 to his widow. Mrs. Eleanore
Mccarthy Swanson. ~
Mr.. Swanson and Miss Mccarthy
long shared a close mental and
religious attachment. They fire.
quently had discussed marriage, he
said, but never did marry, chiefly
because of the short time since the
flrSt Mrs. SwanSon's death.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
r ali Is Mar
il per |
Miss Onaries Mpst ait NJ
Years Before eecFllDl
Van and Ille.

WoRCEsTEE ]. last. IFapel, A.
ArtIaur r. 81 yEerct ker.
ana Miss Ethel Il. Canary 81 eIsia-
phis. Tenns classmates tlle
sfoody Bible Ilstisue III cssoI 5.
and engaged to Vel. viii nslI fi,bua
this country April |. q eii y III
missionary seoflx. als1cpe islpsFa
III the center ~ II sh6y
survive the rigorous work tilev
VIII be married two yssfs litIlt
Mr. IsYIee u twsnty ana
graduated from Aliihsr 81 SiIsre ii
1918 IEnnea iatelx afts 1ing
college ne Joined the 4 ~ rlcan
forces Tor, service ovsr as: fialise
Itp be regin1ental s4rse ant slae sl.
After his return ia this county
ne became q student Ia aIootiy
Bible institute in CHEZ slie1s
ne became .agci tia q lIlls
Canary aildl later ellsas spn5d
to her. 81
They decided q yoilnte Ear
service al missions e Itl6Sir the
lepers under the Ql1HliG 81 of the
lnla1d South American Dnsky
Union, an intetd III or
gauization. !.
Unmarrted naissig pafIes VINO en-
ter that service ere not pennaitted
to marry for a. Iet IA r.
after they have eii tie Held.
and alr. TyEee ana III ca fia ~ Ore
Going 70 FarAquag ia
standing Il.
Mr.. TyIee will le Ok sfna6 Is
HaHtist minister fore e nils
Tor his new. Held ygJilnh lis afea
with every con- q icn III 60 4 = = 6fld
Miss Canary viii
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Uses Clutches
To Get Seat on
Subway Trains

NEW YORK, March "a.
MARY ALLEN, q young
AVA working woman, always
obtains q seat in the subway.
She has two firm friends,
news stand keepers, one near
her downtown subway station,
and another near her uptown
station. And she has good
pair of crutches. But the young
woman is not lame.
Nevertheless every night on
her way home she stops at her.
friends news stand. He hands
her the clutches. She hobbies
down stairs to the subway. A.
seat is. Of course, Immediately
surrendered TO her. Arriving
uptown, she checks her Crutch.
es with her other friend for use
in the morning.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Eggs-strictly fresh, selected. candIed,
per doE.. 2Sc: average receipts, 2S@24c:
Southern, 20.
Live Poultry-Roosters per To-, 1Sc;
turkeys. per ID, 500 4oc: spring chickens,
per ID. 3s@45o: keats, young. each.
SOC: fowls, per lb., sec.
Observation-Disclosures, per ID, 12hc;
lambs, choice. per h., 1sc; live hogs. per
h., Sc. j.
Dressed Poultry - Fresh killed spring
chickens, per ID, $50 soc; hens. per, lb.,
33@34c; ROSTERS, per h.. ls@ zoe: tur-
keys. per h., $50 +Oc; keats. young, each,
Green Fruit-Apples. per bbl.. $1,000
$50: Californta oranges, per crate, So. so
$500 lemons, per box, $4.6Q@5.26:
grapefruit, $3.6o@4,25; tangerines. $500
:. ysEeta hles-POtatees, Ne. !, per bbl.,
$I60@2.00t per sack. $22S@2.50: sweet
potatoes North Carolina, 31e0@ zoe:
beans, $4,000 go; kale, per Dbl, $500
ss.eo@5.o6 per ,baSket; celery. per crate.
$500 500; cabbage. Northern. 5000
peppers, per crate. Florida. S2.So6 $50 !;
squash. 5000 500; Florida lima beans,
$4.6O@5.oo per basket. IL
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Juror Walks 10
Miles to. Court

SAVANNAH, ILL.,, March "a
Walking :. nineteen miles through
drifting snow. Jacob Albright ar.
rived in Judge j. F. Stransky's
court a few minutes behind the
time he was scheduled to report
for jury duty Albright Apologi2ed
for his hardness and explained
there was illness in his family.
Judge Stransky excused the tales
man and commended him FOR his
zeal.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
CObbIer Heels and Taps
Shoes in 9 Languages

BERLIN, March 24s-It il res
and mend shoes iii nine foreign
language besides presumably his
own.
His name Is Hansemann. and his
stall on one OF the popular thor.
oughfares is adorned with nine
placards, each in q different tonage.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
PRAYERS IN NINE.

4 DUQUOIN. ILL.,, March 24.--Miners
In the large mine of the Waller Coal
Company have introduced daily
prayer services> into their work.
Each. morning before the men dis
perse to the regular duties d short
prayer service is held at the bot.
tom Of the shaft, where the men
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
cows LIKE LIGHT.

Electric light is infinitely 81
perior to that given out by the av.
erage farm lantern" declares e. L.
Vincent. Cows appreciate a good
light, and il increases their enjoy
msnt and digestive activity. Elec-
trio lights in the dairy barn pay for
themselves" .
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
aIlada Has De,
New Hard Co SST1I I

e OTTAWA, Ont. IaecI1s Q Tn
the senate Senator Pnl'S al "
fention To the Inn 1see ~ ( r. q
Hoppe coal deposits ILL ktI6er
An ana lys,a OF the scoaf IL that
district made by the departl ienf of
mines showed " tie ca iFae "a 7. kiI5t n
Was Of almost equal value rs penn.
gyivania commercial atlkhkscltl
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
GRADE LAMBS AT HOME.

Tho Importance OF grading lambs
before shipping to Eastern markets,
and sending only the best, was EN-.
phasized at recent meeting OF the
California Wool Growers Associa
ton. Only prime. fat lambs stand
the long journey and bring profit.
able prices, 1t was held.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Calf Born Minus Tail
Can't Swat the EIY''

RIVERSIDE. Cal, March a.
Al calf without q tail ii the latest
animal freak In the Helmet valley.
The calf was born to q COW own
ed by Joe ScaraI1ella and is
healthy and OF normal appearance.
except that where the TAN should
be the body is perfectly smooth
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Meets Sisters
After 80 Years

couRTLAND, Kan, March a.
A brother and two sisters naet in
CORTLAND lately for the. first time
in thirty years when Mrs Marie
Hubhell. of Chicaso. and Mrs. Betty
Ashley, of Calilornia, came to visit
their brother, John :. Studley. or
CORTLAND.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
FREEDOM OF THE FEET.

s BISMARCK, N. Oak, March "a
North Dalkotsns will not be COM
PEELED ito wash their feet once a
week. One. oterzealous lawmaker
sought 10 attach such a rider to a
,chiropody regulation, bill.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25

Z 4
Allied PacIxers S.s.I 81 81 g67
Am. Cotton Oh 6'sI 9l3SI Ok 1919
Am. Gas & ri. 6's.I 95sSl 95 95
Amer. Light 6,s sl1D1 l1O1 ll0l
Am. Roll. Mills s. 99ksI 99stI 99gss
Am. Sum. q IL ssE 9711xaf 971z 81 s.
Am. z. a r. 6,s, '24lIO0 a 100 % II 00s n
Anaconda 6's ~. E1O2 * O2 N IA OF n
Anaconda rs, 1923 IDS rs l1O3 " lI10S y
Anglican. oil III 'sl102 Is II % l02 u
Armour n Co. 7's.I106 HOS HOS
AriIlsr Of Del. SIS 96 96 IS ss
Beaver Beard S'e.. 10 20 ~
Beth. Steel rs. '23ffO0a III 90 n ll10 09S
Beth. SITS. IS. o. y 1902 u Il02sx
Ca. Ma. Ry. Eq. 7'sl10S Is l1031s1 I0a *
Charcoal Iron IS. 81 46N 81
Cities SeEv. SIS, EI104a " Il 041 n u OF y
ColuHp. Crap. SIS. 26i<I IS 25k
Cons Textiles SIS. 1024kIl02 I102A
Deere & 90. u y -. Ii06K1I loo sslIO0;k
bet. City Gas 6'sI1903sl 100 100
Detroit Edison 6'stfO3 ilOS 103
Fisher b. 6's Of ISL SO 95Al IS,
Fish. BY. 6'e of '2TE 81 81 81
Fish. BY 6's OF '26l 99hI 99akl 1914
Grand Trunk 6ls'sI104 " l104 4 4iE
Gulf Oil 6'e. 100 III 90 IS n 90 q
Gulf o. Of Pa. SIS 93MI 937sI 937s
Ills. Cent. 6'8.... Il ~ W 9J'
Kennecott Cop. 7'sl1O49<l1043< l104A
Lou. G.. & e. SIS. s61sf s6.si s61s
Manitoba Prod. TEL 81 81 81
Maracaibo Oil IS. lisa I175 l1sO
Natl Leather s..l1O1 l101 l1O1
N. O. Pub, Ser. 5's 50 80 80
Ohio Power 5's.... So IS So
Phil. Elec. S.. l1O3A t103 q l103%
r. r. 6's. A OF '6Sl 73!sf 72N 72%
Robert Gair rs. i 80 D7X 97Z
Sears.Roe. rs, 90. loo = 100 e l10O7ss
s. Cal Edison $751; S9AI S9KI SS1z
S. o. n. r. rs, 20. I1O7 .I107 I1O7
Solvey let Gle SIS. I104Al104lSI1O&h
Sug. st. Orien. rs. 102Al102Al1 O2k
S. w. Bell 7's... 102Al102Al102A
Swift Co. SIS, wi. 901sl S9%t 80
u. Oil Prod. SIS. .I104 I104 I1O4
U. Ry. Hav. 7h's. l1042 I104Iaf104s4
Vacuum Oil rs. .I1O7 l1067sI1O6Js
Argentina rs. =. I100A l10oN l1O0K
Mexico Gov. As. 1914 1884 39as
Mex. Gov. 6's. -. 56h 5SMl 561z
Rep. Peru SIS. 80. 999tI 99% 99N
Rus. CIV. 51a's eft. 13ss 1881 13%
Swiss Gov. 51s 8. i1O2h 1925 I1o2k
The Washington times., 1923-03-25

Anglo. Am. OIL -.
Atlantic Lobus 49,.
Buckeye Pipe Line.
Cumberland p. l.. .
Galena Signal Oil. j..
Illinois Pipe Line. :.
Imp. Oil of Can. .
Indiana Pipe Line.
Prairie Oil & Gas. 4.
Prairie Pine Line. /.
Solar Ref.
South Pipe Line. :.
Standard Oil KY. 4.
Standard Oil Kans.
Sta. Oil. N. Y. W. i.
Standard Oil Ind. !.
Vacuum Oil $3.50.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-05
MILLIONAIRE COUZENS
Has High OpiniOn of Judgment of
Workmen-Tells Why He Quit
Active Business

81 left Ford, when I was forty
three, because I got tired of making
SO much money. 1t became burden.
1t was almost obnoxious, distastetul.
l had no particular use for so many
millions.
$50 l stepped from under this av-
alanche of money-and I'm heartily
glad l did, for I have found more
genuine satisfaction in striving to
serve my fellow citizens than can be
derived from ordinary business ac-
tivities."
This extraordinary, self-revealing
statement was made to me bv James
Couzens, the ex-Canadian "newsie''
who became Henry Ford's original
partner by investing $2,500, and who
sold out to Ford for $30,000,000 in
1915, to become, in turn, Police Com
missioner of Detroit, Mayor of De-
troit, and United States Senator from
Michigan.
For many years business man
himself, latterly leader in Big Bus
mess, handling matters of great mag
nitude and coming into contact with
many men of large business affairs,
Mr.. Couzen's estimate of the judg-
ment, the levelheadedness, the COM
nonsense OF business men as COM
pared with the judgment, the COM
nonsense, the levelheadedness of
working men will doubtless arouse
astonishment.
Il would rather take the judgment
of 10000 average workmen than the
judgment of 10000 biggest business
men in the United States," Mr..
Couzens declared with great empha-
sis. "Their judgment on any public
question is saner and better than the
judgment of the most prominent bus
mess men in the country. Working
men are the least selfish of all the
groups there are. Most of the labor
troubles come from labor's leaders,
not from labor itself."-B. c. Forbes,
in Forbes Magazine N. W.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-05
WHAT 1T COST
QUARTER OF BILLION DOLLARS
FOR ANTI-UNION FIGHT y
Railroads Paid Eight Cents an Hour
More For Labor Than Before
Cut--With Less Men the Re-
pair Costs Increase 17%

New York-Class 1 railroads paid
out almost a quarter of a billion dol
lars to maintain their union-crushing
policy in the three months of July,
August and September, according to
an article which will appear in The
Nation by Evans Clark, labor sta
tistician.
This expenditure is due, Clark sets
forth, to the huge increases in trans
portation costs and maintenance and
equipment expenses during the shop
strike, as we'll as to the failure of the
railroads to meet traffic demands be-
cause of Inadequate equipment.
The article shows from returns to
the interstate commerce commission
by these railroads, that their increased
operating expenses pushed down their
net operating revenue $48,000,000 be-
low the normal level. The roads lost
$8,000,000 in POSSIBLE revenue by the
record-breaking car-shortage which
set in durinp Se~etember. The roads
also lost approximately $105,0O0,O0O
more through their inability to handle
the heavy summer traffic.
''In spite of the wage cut which
precinitated the STRIKE" Clark writes,
"actual wages paid in the shops in
September were 8 cents an hour
higher than wages before the cut.
The average hourly wages of union
shopmen in June before the cut, were
72 cents. In July, wages raid to
strikebreakers were 76 cents; in
August, 70 cents, and in September,
80 cents. With % per cent fewer men
in the shops in September, there was
. per cent increase in the cost of
renairs.
"Overtime, bonuses, and board and
lodging for strikebreakers brought
the wage bill still higher. Straight
overtime paid to shopmen in Sentem-
Der was 1T per cent greater than be-
fore the strike, and punitive overtime
was 1924 per cent greater. The bonus
bill for September alone was $780,
00O."
rContrasted with these stu~endous
outlays to defeat the shopmen, Clark
calls attention to what happened in
the case of the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road, which, after losing $10,000,000
in three months because of the strike,
settled with it's men late in September.
In August the B. & O.'s financial re-
ports showed deficit of S2,600,000
It's October figures showed a surplus
of more than $3,000,000, and now the
B. M o. is free of embargoes from
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