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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11
The "Spy System' is
Being Knocked Out

Washington-The spy system built
up IN the Department of Justice by
former Attorney General Daugherty
and William J. Burns, head of the
bureau of investigation, is gradually
being eliminated, testified John w.
Hoover, acting as Burns successor,
when he appeared before the commit
tee investigating the Department of
Justice.
He said that five of Burns special
nformers, whose names were kept
on a blue Slip" have been dropped,
together with 28 Especial agents" en-
ployed in the department. Besides
those already dismissed, testified
Hoover, l5 other special agents" are
to be released this month. All of the
"dollar-a-year" Department of Justice
badge Wearers, such as "Ned" Nc
Lean, publisher of the Washington
Post, have been deprived of any au-
thority held by them.
When the bureau was turned over
to Hoover in May the personnel of
the spy system" aggregated 513, in
cludlng 92 employed Eat seat of gov
ernment."
This force has been greatly reduc-
ed without any noticeable impairment
to the efficiency of the bureau" said
Mr. Hoover.
Last fiscal year Daugherty and
Burns had an appropriation of $2,-
245,OOO for maintenance of the sys-
tenn, of which $1,905,0O0 was expend-
ed for "field work"
A new rule inaugurated by Attor-
ney General Stone, who succeeded
Daugherty, said Hoover, requires all
persons employed as special agents to
have legal training" In reply to
question of Senator Wheeler, Hoover
said ne interpreted that to mean the
applicant must be graduate of law
school.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11
Associated Press
And Oil Steals

Washington-How the Associated
Press taft in Washington contributed
to lulling to sleep the American public
at the time Fall (now indicted) and
DENLY were handing out the naval re-
serves to Doheny and Sinclair (also
indicted) is recalled in an editorial
in the Niagara Herald, written by a
former Washington correspondent for
a big New York daily.
"Back on December II, 1922" he
says, "Albert Fall, President Hard
ing's secretary of the interior, signed
a contract giving to his friend Do
heny the oil reserve in California
known as the Elk Hills reserve. Nice
ly typewriter statements about the
contract were issued, and the Asso-
ciated Press reporters assigned to the
government departments drew out of
the daily poker game, in which they
were passing time and some coin, long
enough to put the statements on the
wire to some 1900 or 1,400 newspap-
erS."
He quotes the A. P. dispatch, be-
ginning "a huge fuel supply for the
Pacific fleet will be built up, an ex-
IClioANN IelSG VI NOUlIIIy QSFClOpCd
and facilities for handling oil increas-
ed, and the government will get i'm
mediate benefit of royalties from
naval oil reserve No. 1, in California,
as a result of the extension today of
contract between the government
and the Pan-American Petroleum &
Transport Co., it was said after an
nouncement of the change by Secre-
tary Denby."
About 800 words of this sort of
camouflage Of the steal was accepted
as gospel and sent out by the Asso-
ciated Press that day on the mere
word of the conspirators. The edi-
tOrial writer remarks that when A.
P. editors and reporters have a state
ment handed to them by a "financi-
ally unimportant" press agent, they
throw him into the street. Doheny
and Sinclair are received deferenti-
ally. Their story is "eaten up"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11
Mi|IiOnaires Grow

Washington - Income tax re-
turns contradict the claim of Sec
retary of the Treasury Mellon that
rich men are investing their money
in tax-eXempt securities rather
than industry. The bureau of in
ternal revenue shows that the
Mellon claim is one of the years
great hoaxes. 1t is stated that ST
individuals report they received
net incomes of $1,000,000 or more
for the year 1923. This more
than tripled the Fl millionaires in
the previous year.
The bureaus report will un-
doubtedly injure the campaign
waged by Secretary Mellon and
banking interests to prohibit
states, counties and other political
units from issuing tax-exempt Sc
curities.
Friends of these securities insist
that the money thus raised is not
taken out of production but is put
into waterworks, schoolhouses,
roads, public buildings and other
SOS1cL ACCCSolI1CS. 1ACy dlSO Cld4Iu
that if the issuance of tax-ex-
empts is stopped the securities held
by banks will increase in value.
Opponents of tax-exempts claim
that rich men buy these securities
and take their money out of circu-r
lation. This, they insist, is a
"hard- times" factor. The govern
ment report skaters this claim.
The grand total income through
out the entire country was $21,-
336,212,530. This is an increase of
$1,750,000,000 over the previous
year. Only 6 1-5 per cent of all
the people filed reports.
The law provides that unmarried
persons having an annual income
of 1000 or more and married per-
sons having an income of $4,000 or
more shall file reports. 1t is now
shown that only 6 out of every 100
had an income of at least 81 900 or
$4,000. The number reporting was
slightly lower than the previous
year.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11

standing its suggestions OF dencate ma
turity, was still as slim as a young
girls. She was looking across the
tree-tops towards an angry bank
OF clouds-long, pencil-like streaks of
black on purple background Below,
in the street, taxi passed with grind
ing Of brakes and noisy horn. The
rail against which she leaned looked
very fimsy. Sir Timothy stretched
out his hand and held her arm.
MY nerves are going with my old
age" he apologized THAT support
seems too fragile"
She did not move. The touch of his
fingers grew firmer.
I'VE have entered upon an allegory,"
she murmured you are preserving
me from the depths"
He laughed harshly.
J" he exclaimed, with a sudden
touch Of real and fierce bitterness
which brought the light dancing into
her eyes and a spot of color to her
cheeks. II preserve you! Why, you
can never hear my name without
thinking Of sin, of crime of some sort
Do you seriously expect me to ever
preserve anyone from anything?"
You haven't made any very violent
attempts to corrupt me-" she reminded
him.
Women don't enter much into my
scheme of life" he declared. "They
played great part once. 1t was a
woman, l think, who first headed me
off from the pastures Of virtue"
"I know" She said softly. "It was
Margaret's mother"
His voice rang out like pistol-Shot.
How did you know that"
ITO BE CONTINUED)
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11
Customer Ownership
Increasing in u. S.

London. Eng.-"Thrifty wage-earn-
ers of America have invested their
savings in public utility companies
and thereby furnished big part of
the vast amount of capital for public
services-such as electric light and
power, telephone, gas and electric
railway services" said Frank L.
Blanchard, advertising manager of
Henry L. Doherty & Co., New York,
in speaking before the convention of
The Associated Advertising Clubs of
the World
About SIT, 7,000,000,000 is invested in
these enterprises, he pointed out, cleo
trio light and power having an in
vestment of $5,000,O00,000; street and
interurban railways $5,000,000,000;
gas $4,OOO,000,000 and telephone and
telegraph $2,000,000,000.
"This vast amount of capital has
been obtained largely from banks,
trust companies, from business and
social associations, trade unions and
other organizations having surplus
funds; and in large part from the
frugal wage earners of America" he
told the convention.
Because of the increasing demand
for service, these companies are in
constant need of new capital for in
creasing the productive capacity of
their plants and for lengthening their
service lines. What group of people
are in better position to know the
needs and opportunities of public
utilities than the men and women
customers who are in close contact
with their business?
"The customer ownership of utili-
ties is constantly growing. In 1920
there were approximately $35, 100000
of these securities sold to customers.
In 1921 the amount was $80,000,000
sold; in 1922 it was SITE, 100000 and
in 1923 it was $250,000000."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11
Unions in Control

New York-Again has high
court ruled that voluntary assocla-
tions, as a trade union, have sole
control over their membership, and
courts can not pass judgment on
such, control.
Affirmation of this rule was
made by the appellate division OF
the supreme court in vacating an
Injunction secured by David Sim
ons, former head of the Web Press
mems union in this city, against
President George l.. Berry and
other officers of the International
Printing Pressmen's and Assist
ants union.
Simons directed the outlaw
strike of pressmen in this city last
fall. That unions charter was re-
voked and Simons was refused
membership in the new local. He
sued to compel the international
officers to reinstate him and when
he lost this case he secured court
order against officers of the in
ternational from interfering with
him in any employment and from
calling out the pressmen in any
place in which he might be employ
ed, because of such employment.
This injunction has been set aside
by the appellate division. The
court said: "There is no doubt that
defendant was within it's rights in
rejecting plaintiffs application for
membership" Concluding the opin-
ion, Justice McAvoy said:
"Plaintiff's status before the
court is that of a new applicant
seeking to compel the defendant
union to admit him. Whether to
grant or refuse membership in a
voluntary association is matter
under complete control of the or
ganization itself, and the ruling is
not subject to review by the
courts"
The outlaw strike involved prac-
tically every newspaper in this
city. The entire structure of con-
tracts was jeopardized by the out
laws, and to maintain the unions
integrity, the international was
compelled to throw it's resources
against the illegal strike.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11

and Sir Timothy.
"You can come and join In, too," he
shouted to Sir Timothy. "I'u knock
your big head into pulp when I've done
with this little job!"
The bully knew in precisely thirty
seconds what had happened to him.
So did the crowds who pressed back
into the place through the inner door.
So did the barman. So did the land
lord, who had made cautious appear
ance through a trapdoor. Billy the
Tanner, for the first time In his life,
was fighting a better man. For two
years he had been the terror Of the
neighbOrhood, and he showed now that
at least he had courage His smatter-
ing Of science, however, appeared only
ridiculous. Once, through sheer!
strength and blundering force, he
broke down his opponents guard and
struck him in the place that had dis
patched many man before-just over
the heart. His present opponent scarce
ly WINGED, and Billy the Tanner paid
the penalty then for his gears of bully
ing. His antagonist paused for single
second, as though unnerved by the
blow. Red fire seemed to stream from
S.s eyes,. Then 1t was all over With
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11
Getting Ready For 0. S. f. |. Meeting

Springfield, O.-The Forty-first
Annual Convention of the Ohio State
Federation of Labor will convene in
Springfield, Ohio, on Monday, Sep
tember 8, 1924, in Memorial Hall.
This will be the first time the FEEDER
alton has ever met in Springfield.
The Springfield Convention Commit
tee is hard at work to make the occa-
sion one to be long remembered by
the delegates attending the Conven-
tion.
TIL Labor movement of Springfield
owns its own Labor Temple, and it
is one which would do honor to cities
of much larger population. The
city also possesses a weekly labor
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11


for straw was $1.86 per actesNSNNSSMN
an average net cost of $21.O2 or SIM
per bushel on an average yield of II
bushels. The crop had a sales value
of 99c bushel. The total cost was:
preparing seed bed, planting, har-
vesting, threshing and marketing,
45%; fertilizer and manure IL; seed
7; land rent 26; miscellaneous 11%.
Oats showed gross cost Of $2O.23
per acre and a net cost of $18.08 or
52c a bushel on an average yield of
35 bushels to the acre. 1t sold for
Acc bushel. Man and horse labor
for preparing the seed bed, planting,
harvesting, threshing and marketing
took 49% of the cost: fertilizer and
manure Z; seed 7; land rent 26; mis-
cellaneOus 11%.
Corn cost an average of $26.4O per
acre with credits bringing it down to
$23.75 net or CSC bushel on an aver
age yield of 35 bushels. The crop
sold for an average of 81c bushel.
The cost was divided 500 to labor, Is
for manure, 2 for seed, 22 for land
rent, and go miscellaneous.
The cost of producing cotton varied
widely according to the yield per
acre. Those farmers producing from
1O1 to 140 pounds per acre are con-
sidered by the department most near
ly average. They show an average
cost of 22c and sales value of 30c
per pound.
Both cost and sales value of the
potato crop varied according to the
section. In the southeastern or early
potato section the average cost was
$75.66 per acre and the average sales
value $161.89 per acre. In the north
central group the cost per bushel was
relatively low and the price averaged
Ate a bushel, leaving a margin of
only SLAP per acre.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11

,~ea, gtElhind closed doors in the
rk's yffice, and the people in the
general council chamber, and there
was quite bunch of them there too,
did not even get smell, much less
an invitation to be present and hear
the report of the special consulting
mechanical engineer which it is said
was presented and read at that time.
Those who were fortunate enough
to be in possession of the open
sesame" which gained access to the
charmed circle of the select few are
not talking much, some of them do
saw, however, that nothing of import
ance transpired and that it was sim
ply friendly powwow with view
of getting things ready to begin get
ting ready for start on the move to
order a new pump Of some. kind or
nature to take the place of the bunch
of Junk for which the city recently
obtained something like $4,000 on
paid up insurance policy of $4,000.
1t is possible that at the regular
council meeting next Monday night
the result of this secret conference
will be brought out and decisive ac-
ton on the all important pump
question taken, and the Lord knows
its about time something was done,
for if the one old pump now in use
goes bad the city, to put it briefly
but plainly, would be in one h-of a
fly
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11
immigration Quota
Under the New Law

Washington - Secretary Hughes
has announced the immigration quo
tas for the various countries and sec
tions of the earth, under the new law
and applying to the fiscal year 1924
25. Only aliens who are eligible to
citizenship in the United States are
admissible.
Armenia will have 124, Austria
1856, Belgium 512, Bulgaria 100,
Czechslovakia 3,O73, Danzig 228,
Denmark 2,789, Egypt 100, Esthonia
124, Finland 471, France 1884, Ger
mhany 51,227, Great Britain and
Northern Ireland 34,007, Greece 100,
Hungary 473, Iceland 100, Irish Free
State 28,567, Italy 3,845, Latvial 142,
Lithuania 344, Luxembourg 100, Meth
erlands 1,648, Norway 6,453, Pales-
tine 100, Poland 5,882, Portugal SOB,
Rumania 6O3, Russia European and
Asiatic) 2,248, Spain 131, Sweden
1851, Switzerland 2,081, Turkey 100,
Yugoslavia 671. For persons not de-
barred by law there is a quota of 100
each for China, Japan, Siam, Muscat,
Yap, Nepal New Guinea, Afghanis-
tan, Bhutan and India There are
small quotas also, for Australia, New
Zealand, Unino of South Africa and
some other British possessions and
small independent countries.
Persons born in the portions of Per-
sia, Russia or the Arabian peninsula
situationed within the barred (Asiatic
race) zone and who are admissible
under the law as immigrants, will be
charged to the quotas of these coun-
tries. Persons born in colonies or
protectorates will be charged to the
quotas of the country holding such
colony or protectorate. There are no
quota restrictions for Canada or New
foundland.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11
Newark New Method
SHOE MAKING
Id H.
MS, 55 p55nEl'A ~ AIRING CO,

In against Diseases
The
ence" rights willing
the federal aid them protecting their CATTLE their
children.
opposing
"destroy authority"
The amendment will do nothing 0 permit
national child labor law but there will objection
to Georgia passing better
parental authority will any
under state labor laws Georgia accepts the principle of child labor
regulation
Georgia legislature amendment
would hands
manufacturing will"
That demagoguery. These
that has always had that More than 100
Chief Marshall Of United
power to tax the power to destroy MCuloch Maryand
Congress exercised
oeomargane and other
But that does
by destroying the countrys activities
strong public be
child labor a national issue.
standpoint alone odays citizens
should
ped to defend their country and
intended be mold nfx
ible.
Our constitution must expand needs
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11
Local Option Bill
Beaten in England

London-The bill introduced in the
house Of lords by the Bishop Of Ok
ford to restrict the trade in alcoholic
beverages by what was termed popu-
lar control to be exercised by periodi-
cal voting OF. the inhabitants of the
different boroughs, today was defeat
ed, 166 to so, after a three-days' de-
bate.
The government supported the bill
on the understanding that it would be
considered in detail in committee, but
its fate was sealed by remarkably
vigorous speech by the Bishop of Dur
ham who denounced the bill because
he said it enshrined the principle of
prohibition which was thoroughly un-
sound and could not be put in applica-
tion as America had done. He added
that it would involve inequality be-
tween the rich and poor and would
breed embitterment among the latter.
Teetotal fanatics, the bishop of
Durham concluded, constituted the
only faction which could defeat the
victory of temperance in England
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11
Labor Commodity
Theory Is Recalled

Washington - "The capitalistic
principle that labor is a commodity
is recognized" in a statement con-
tanned in the presidents veto of the
postal workers wage bill, says VIM.
M. Collins, president of the Railway
mail association. In vetoing the wage
bill, the president said:
81 am informed there is generally
no difficulty in maintaining a list of
eligibles to fill vacancies. There are
certain localities where difficulty ex-
sists = due to high costs of
living and higher wages scales"
"In other words" said President
Collins, "the wage to be paid, regard
less of the character of service rem
dered, is to depend upon the supply
of labor in the market"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11
eYNoPsIa

CHAPTER I-Tranoas Lsdsam defends
oliver Htlditch. q powerful business man,
In murder case and succeeds In get
ting him of. only to be told by q young.
prep assessing woman, who says that
she 10 Oliver Hilditch's wife, that Hill
ditch ID an arch criminal and that Led
sam has turned loose O dangerous man
to resume hiS pieying upon society.
CHAPTER IL-Ledsam, dining with
his best friend, Andrew Wumors, meets
Hilditch and his wife and 10 invited to
dine with them aA their homA
CHAPTER II-At dinner with the
Hilditches. Oliver shows LAdsam how
he killed his victim and says his own
death the same way would make his
wife supremsly happy. Returning
home, Ledsam receives q phone, call
from Margaret saying oliver has been
murdered.
CHAPTER IV-Lsdsam gets the eer-
onsr to set divers death down a.
suicide. Later on he admits to WILL
more that he has developed keen in
terest in Margaret He meets her ia
thsr, Sir Timothy Brast. the evil shep-
herd. who tells him Q crime win be
committed before they leave the cafe.
CHAPTER v-Ths crime 10 com
mittsd and shopland. :, nOIrfa
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11
Ry. Firemen Extend Grace

Cleveland - Locomotive firemen
who participated in the outlaw strike
of 1920 and forfeited their member
ship in the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen & Enginemen will have
the opportunity until June 1926 to
apply for reinstatement. The original
grace given by the 1922 convention
expired almost two years ago but is
renewed by the international board
and officers because many firemen
did not hear the dispensation until it
was too late.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11

isfactory7
been a bein Swiss cottage style, and i
between theneter, elk's head, birds nes
than exists at p doors. Al
a large part to T.. .on of
circumstances just menrl..4ed that the
Company was able to make such
creditable showing during the year
under consideration"
The report concludes as follows:
"The Board takes pleasure in record
ing its appreciation of the fine spirit
of loyal and efficient cooperation
manifested by the officers and en-
ployes during the year. It's continu-
ance should insure real and lasting
benefits to the Company, to all those
in its employ and to the public as
we'll"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11

Iy OVtI are IOT IC, as WtII as pUDIl,
lists"
This had its effect on the union
smashers, whose plan collapsed as
citizens refused to accept chaos for
peace and order.
The building craftsmen and en-
ployers finally renewed their agree
ment, and the valley industrial asso-
citation" is thoroughly discredited.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11

Henry Ford's railway, the D. T. &
l., pays its office employees an aver
age of $8.11 per day. Other employees
the men who handle the actual bus
iness-average $7.26 per day.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11
"THE EVIL SHEPHERD''
BY E. Phillips Oppenheim
Browne


tnla turned TO her companion.
"You must come in, please" she
said. II insist, if it is only for five
minutes"
Sir Timothy followed her across the
hall to a curved recess, where the
footman who had admitted them
touched bell, and small automatic
lift came down.
II am taking you to my own quar-
ters," she explained. "They are rather
cut off, but I like them-especially on
hot nights"
They glided up to the extreme top
Of the house. She opened the gates
and led the way into what was prac-
tically an attic sitting room, decorated
In black and white. Wide-fung doors
opened onto the leads, where comfort
able chairs, small table and an cleo
tric standard were arranged They
were far above the tops of the other
houses, and looked into the green Of
the park
"This is where l bring very few
people," she said. This is where,
even after my twenty-eight years of
fraudulent life, I am sometimes my
self Wait"
There were feminine drinks and sand
wiches arranged on the table. She
opened the cupboard of a small side
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11

The union label directs and con-
centrates public sentiment against
the evils peculiar to many industries.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11
HERE'S THE JOB HE NEEDS

A Yankee from Massachusetts, has
applied to the Portland (Me.) cham
Der of commerce for a job which
would pay him only board and room
The income from money left him in
a will would stop if he accepts wages,
and he finds lack of work irksome.
B The "Hired Man" suggests as a So
luton to the problem that the appli-
cant might start Labor paper. 1t is
true, though, that while the lack OF
work would not become irksome,
there is imminent danger of his be-
ing unable to live in palace or dine
on the fat of the land. Indeed it is
more than probable that he would be
forced to resort to the menu with
which the Prodigal Son filled his
yearning intestinal cavity.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-11

Large stone slabs which formed the
core OF the Roman roads in England
We're in medieval times frequently
carried off for building purposes.
The using of these ancient roads as
quarries accounts for their disappear
ance in many districts.