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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07
BIG BIZ SHOWS TEETH
WILL NOT Be TAXED

WASHINGTON, March 7.-"Cor-
porations have warned you they will
not pay taxes on stock dividends or on
undistributed profits" said Congress-
man Lozier, who reminded his col
leagues of a recent speech by Con-
gressman Mills who has been referred
to on the floor of the house as one
who more nearly represents the
views, If not the interests of Wall
street than any other man in this
body"
when we were discussing the
amendments relating to tax on stock
dividends and undistributed profits" :"
said Mr.. Lozier, what did the able
gentleman from New York Congress
man Millsl say? Did he not say, in
substances: wealth viii find way to
get around these amendments ; that
congress is powerless to compel cor
porations to pay tax on their un-
distributed profits or on profits dis
tributed in the form OF stock divi-
dends?
'sHe frankly told us that IL neces-
sary to evade. paying a tax on these
profits, corporations would go through
the mock ceremony of disorganizing
and then reorganizing their concerns,
or would sell their stocks and take a
paper loss, and then go in the mar
ket and buy back the same stock or
stocks of a similar character, a pro-
cess of circumlocution utilized for the
sole purpose of evading the payment
of their just proportion of national
taxation"
Mr.. Lozier declared that taxable
rd<rns from the great eenters of
wealth and population have dwindled
so rapidly and so tremendously as to
Justify no other combustion than that
the great aggregations of wealth are
not reporting their taxable incomes.
The speaker said that three-fourths
of the clerical work in the income tax
unit of the treasury department and
probably nine-tenths Of the expense Of
maintaining that unit is caused by the
failure of corporations and the
wealthy to make honest returns under
the law.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07
REVOLT IS CRUSHED,
LABOR VICTORIOUS
UNDER OBREGON
MEX. FEDERATION DELEGATE
DESCRIBES DEFEAT OF
REAcTIoNARlEs
Victory Is Won by obreson Largely
Through the Backing
Of Labor

WASHINGTON MARCH 7.-De la
Huerta is bottled up, the revolt is
broken in Mexico and to the labor
movement goes great credit for the
achievement, said Robert Haberman,
who arrived here today representing
the Mexican. Federation of Labor.
Revolt Practically Crushed
''The backbone of the civil war In
Mexico being broken, largely through
the unconditional support of the
Mexican Federation of Labor, all
the labor leaders who have had to
accept positions of Importance to
combat the attempt OF the reaction
aries to reestablish slavery in Mexi-
co, have decided to give up all such
positions and return to the ranks of
labor for the purpose of carrying on
the work Of organization and to pre-
pare for the election of Plutarco Ell
las Gales, the candidate of Labor OF
Mexico, as President" said Haber-
man.
"on October 81, 1923, all the la
Dor leaders resigned their positions,
including Luis N. Morones, the head
of the Mexican labor movement, but
due to the demands made by the out
break of the reactionary movement,
most of these leaders had to resume
their government posts Especially
was that true OF Morones, who has
been the Chief of the Munitions De-
partment and who has once more
given up his post and resumed his
actlvitiea iue the office Of the Mexican
Federation of Labor building.
Officials Returning to Unions
"Ezequiel Salcedo, OF the Printers
Union. who had to become Governor
of Zacateoas, has also presented his
resignation. while those leaders who
are now in command OF troops made
up OF organized labor will rejoin the
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07
IMMIGRATION FRIENDS
JOCKEYING FOR TIME

WASHINGTON March THE ma
tional Industrial conference board is
jockeying to postpone action on the
immigration bill and has recommend
ed to President Coolidge that the
question be referred to another in
vestigating commission and that the
present law continue until the prob
ers report
The conference board represents a
score of anti-unlon employers organ
izations, all committed to the cheap
labor theory.
The present per cent law expires
on June 80 next II the bill now pend
ing is not passed by that time, OF in
the general confusion some other ac-
tion is not taken there will he no law
governing Immigration and the bars
will be down - he Creates foreign
invasion of ne country t1J world has
ever witnessed
II the trusts, transpcr elton COM
panies and racial groups can not make
this situation possible, they will ac-
cept a hastily-drawn bill that will con-
tinue the present percent law for
one year. This in the hope that next
year will be more favorable to them.
as the presidential election will be
over.
Every effort is made to confuse and
delay the issue. The national indus
trial conference board indicates this
policy by its plea for information on
the number OF immigrants needed
for normally functioning industry"
This is supposed to have an awe-in-
spring and unselfish ring but it rests
on an impossible foundation. On this
subject there can be no agreement be-
tween employers who demand three
immigrants for every job, and scien-
lists and engineers who insist that II
industry were properly managed and
directed there is an excess of labor in
this country now.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07
EMPLOYEES COERCED
TO OPPOSE BONUS

WASHINGTON March Tin an
address at the National press club
John R. Quinn, national commander
of the American Legion, revealed
methods used by corporations in their
fight against the soldiers bonus.
Letters were read from officials of
Pittsburgh, corporations who are
known to be business associates of
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon.
The latter is the leading figure in op-
position to the bonus.
These corporations, said Command
er Quinn, include the Aluminium com
pany Of America, (which experienced
some degree of prosperity during the
dark days OF the war by jumping the
price OF aluminium from 10 cents to
so cents a pound" This concern, to-
gether with the Gulf oil corporation
and other large business concerns, are
referred to in the parlance of finance
as "the Mellon interests" said the le-
gion official.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07
JAILED MOULDERS ARE
DECLARED INNOCENT

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March T.
Commenting upon the Imprisonment
of the entire membership of local
union No. 357, International Molders
Union at Montpelier, Indiana, as the
result of an explosion in that city
on November "a, John P. Frey, editor
of the Molders' Journal today de-
clared his belief not only in the abso-
Lutte innocence Of the imprisoned
molders. but in the apprehension and
conviction of those, guilty of causing
the explosion.
Mr.. Frey came to Washington to at
tend the meeting of the Executive
Council of the American Federation
of Labor The explosion in Mont
pelier occurred during a strike OF
molders against the introduction of
piece work by the Montpelier Manu-
featuring Company, and partially de-
stroyed hotel in which strike break
ers were housed.
'"The members of our union were
imprisoned in the jail at Hartford
City. With our counsel and our local
business agent l went over the entire
territory and investigated every
phase of the case Immediately after
the explosion" said Mr.. Frey.
Believes Molders Not Involved
when l went to Montpelier, had
no idea that it would be possible to
so quickly arrive at what / am con-
vineed is the truth about the situa-
ton. To be sure, the fact that a
strike was on and that the explosion
took place in front of the hotel used
as a lodging house for trike break
(Continued on Page SKI
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07
COMPANY "UNIoN"
BONUS is EXPOSED

CHICAGO, March Organ
ized commercial telegraphers
laugh at Western Unions bonus
OF % per cent of one months
wages to employees.
This distribution is not for the
present year, with its increased
living costs. but for the last half
OF 1928, when earnings made new
records.
The Commercial Telegraphers'
Journal makes this comment on
Western Unions generosity to its
company union" employees.
Automatic operators reeeiv-
ing $50 during the month OF July,
1928, receive 1880, which, spread
over. IL months, means an in
crease Of s1.15 a month.
Operators receiving $75 last
July drew down s17.25, or amin
crease Of $1.44 per month.
Even those in the 5000 per
month class find little comfort
in tthe $3.50 extra per month.
In other words, the Western
Union Telegraph company, which
broke all earnings records for
1923, has doled out a few crumbs
from its flower-bedecked banquet
table to the hungry workers who
made these earnings possible.
'"The Western Union telegraphel
answers the query in the C. T.
Journal: Have you received
your increase?' by saying, Yes;
one-half of one per cent"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07
MiAR PR0FlTEERs' ORGY
REACHES DIZZY HEIGHT

WASHINGTON, March New
light was thrown on the orgy of
war profiteers by Congressman
Watkins in a speech favoring an
excess-profits tax.
He quoted court records to
show that many firms were
making profits from 36.327 per
cent and less, some OF them
I 500 per cent, many of them
$500 per cent"
Reasons why an excess-profits
tax should be enacted are to be
found in the records OF the fed
eral courts, said Mr.. Watkins.
The Lever act was intended to
stop profiteering, but the United
States supreme court set that
law aside. Firms that had been
fined under the act asked that
the fines be returned to them.
It was at these trials that profits
of as high as 36,327 per cent were
made a matter of record. This
unbelievable profit was made by
a chemical company. One iron
concern made profit OF /, ,4OS per
cent, and one steel concern 1916
per cent.
These are just a few of the
cases which justify some kind of
excess-profits tax" said Cong
ressman Watkins. 'It is the only
restraining influence that thief
will heed, for there is no reason
to commit extortion if the loot is
in turn taken away and an ac-
counting exacted."
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07

dent Short of the Washington State
Federation OF Labor, to settle out of
court the libel case that was to be
tried in the courts of King county this
month. MIR. Vanderveer. in submitting
his report to the Miners Convention
last week in Seattle, declared that in
his examination of the record he had
found nothing that would indicate that
Short had personally profited by or
been in any way responsible for mis-
appropriation Of funds during the
strike, and that Flyzik had declared
that he did not intend to reflect upon
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07

Official Organ Of the Abar-
dsen Central Labor Council,
Hoquian Trades and Labor
Council and the Washington
State Federation Of Labor.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07

CONTINUED on Page SIX
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07
JEwELRY Firm MOVES

Thomas J. Thomas has moved his
jewelry store from the Finch build
ing to los East Heron. The new
store is very attractively arranged
and this firm will no doubt continue
to have good patronage it has always
had
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07
FLYzIK AND SHORT
LIBEL CASE SETTLED
(state Federation sulIetin)

An agreement was reached last
Wednesday between George f. Van
derveer, attorney for Martin J. Flyzik,
president of District No. TO-, United
Mine Workers of America, and Presi-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-04
MRS. ". v. FLEMING
DIES At BLAKELY
Daughter of Capt. w. w. Dews,
Well Known Here, Passed
Away After Long Illness

News reached Americas today OF
the death at Blakely Thursday OF
Mrs. w. W. Fleming, wife of W. ".
Fleming, editor and proprietor OF
the Early County News, died at her
home in Blakely today after an III
ness Of several months. Mrs Flem-
ing formerly was Miss Pearl Dews,
daughter of Capt w W. Dews, who
resided here several years ago. She
is survived by her husband and six
children, Mrs. O. j. English, of At
lt.nta; Mrs. j. NJ. Hasten, Of Pam
anna City; W. D. Fleming, Of Biz
mingham; E. w. Fleming of Ma
con; A. 7. Fleming and Hoyle Flem-
ing, of Blakley. Her father also
survives her and three sister, Mrs,
Hoyle, of Dawson, and Mrs. A. S.
Miller, and Mrs. Wellborn Clark
both of Waycross. Funeral and inter-
ment took place in Blakely Friday
morning at II o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-04
MISS ALICE WESTBROOK
I4ONORED In MACON

Miss Alice Westbrook, of Amer
icus, was delightfully."- entertained
during her holiday visit to Miss
Frances Burghard at her home on
Johnson avenue.
Among the affairs in her honor
was a supper party with which Mr..
August Burghard, Jr., entertained.
Christmas colors and decorations
prevailed.
Covers were laid for Miss West.
brook Americas, Miss Eloise Grahl
Nee Burkett, Misses Margaret
Frances and Cora Burghard; Mr.
Hugh Poe, Mr.. Cecil Whitaker, Mr
Howard Conner, Of Cordele; Mr.
Martin Burghard, and Mr.. August
Burghard, Jr.
Miss Westbroow was a guest OF
the City Epworth League banquet
New Years night, and also the hon.
Gree at d hiking party at Lakeside
were an outdoor breakfast was pre-
pared and enjoyed.-Macon Tele-
graph.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-04
SETBACK SUPPER IVEN
BY Mr.. AND MRS FORT.

Unusually lovely was the setback
supper at which Mr. and Mrs. Hol-
lis Fort entertained last evening at
their home on Lee street, having
as their guests the members of their
setback club and few additional
friends.
The decorations for the attractive
reception rooms were done in pink
and white, gorgeous clusters of mar
cissi, pink japonicas and Russell
roses filling Venetian glass flower
jars and low bowls. Dainty score
cards marked the guests places, fur
Their carrying out the pink and white
color motif.
Preceding the interesting game,
an elegant supper with a dessert
was served at the individual card
tables.
Mrs. Fort was assisted in enter
tanning by Mrs. John Hudson.
Mrs Fort received her guests
wearing a beautiful ashes of roses
Georgette yelling rose satin. and Ell
fectively trimmed with French
flowers about the waist line.
Mrs. NJ. H. Wheeler won the la
dies top score prize, dainty hand
made handkerchiefs, and Dr.
Wheeler won the gentlemen's prize
an 9l,ractive bronze ash try.
Hne guest list included MIR. and
Mrs. D. R. Andrews, Mr.. and Ms.
Lucius McCleskey, Mr.. and Mrs
Rylander, Mr.. and Mrs. Carr GLOW
er, DR.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Wheeler, Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar Ship, MIR. and Mrs
n. 0. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.
Turpin, Mr.. and Mrs. John Council
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-04
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
appreciation for the many acts Of
kindness rendered US by our many
friends during our recent bereave-
ment.
May Gods richest blessings be
on each and every one, during the
new year. Mr. and Mrs. Tye and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Tye and
family; Mr.. and Mrs. N. &. Tye and
family; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tye.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-04

Edward Stukes has returned to
Emory after spending the holidays
with his parents, Dr.. and Mrs. j. T..
Stukes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-04
HEARING ON NAPEER'S
PETITION POSTPONED

ATLANTA. Jan. 4.-Hearing on
Attorney General Napier's petition
that the tobacco tax injunction be
amended so as to permit collection
of tax pending final settlement in
the courts of validity of tax, was
postponed today because Of the
death in the family of one of the
plaintiffs counsel.
The hearing will be held Monday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-04
.BAPTISTS MAY SPLIT
.ON ISSUE OF MISSIONS
Northern Church to Be Satisfied
With Nothing Less Than
Thorough Probe

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-The con-
troversy between modernists and
fundamentalists has broke out
afresh, this time is in the Baptist
denomination, when the Baptist
fundsmentalist league of Great
New York issued a long statement
declaring that Northern Baptists
would be satisfied with nothing less
than a thorough investigation of the
whole foreign mission situation by
committee comprising men Of un-
questioned orthodoxy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-04
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY A, 1924

MIR. and Mrs. Lucas Theirs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-04

Miss Emma Cloud, who for the
past severl months has made her
home with her sister, Mrs. Matte
Redmond PIP West Church street,
has returned to her own home 7lz
Jackson avenue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Littlefield who
have been making Americas THEN
Tome for some time, Mr. Littlefiel5
having been CLERK at the Windsor
Hotel. have moved to Fitzgerald.
Mr. and Mrs. Littlefield made many
friends during their stay here who
regret that they have gone else
where to reside.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-04

Mr.. W. W. Cullen$ has resign
Jed his position at the Windsor Hotel
has gone to New York to accept q
position there. Mr.. and Mrs. Gull
len were very popular in Americas,
making many friends during their
stay who regret to learn of their de-
|parture.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-04
EVENING PRAYER AT
CALVARY CHURCH

Evening prayer will be said in
Calvary church tonight at 1880
o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-04

Regular communication NJ. B.
Council Lodge No. IS tonight, z
O'Clock, Masonic hall All Masons
cordially invited,
DAN CHAPPELL, ". NJ,
R. L. CRAWFORD, Sec.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-04
Persona

Miss Emma Cloud, who for the
past seve1 months has made her
home with her sister, Mrs. Matte
Redmond PIP West Church street,
has returned to her own home 7lz
Jackson avenue.
Miss Annie D. Hall and Miss
Sarah Reese have returned from
Leesburg where they were the
guests of Miss Halls aunt, Mrs.
Long, for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arleus Rigsby who
have been residing on Jackson aven-
ue, now have apartments, in The
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Pittman,
on Lamar street.
J. W, Smith has returned to
Georgia Tech after spending The
holidays with his mother, Mrs. Es-
sic Smith at her home OIL jackson
avenue.
Mrs. Al Frenz, of Pittsburgh Pa,
who has been visiting Mrs. j. H.
Thurman, at her home on Jackson
avenue, has gone to Cordele for q
visit of ten days.
Mr.. w. II. Collins, of Ellaville.
Was amount the out-of-town snop-
pers in Americas Thursday.
Russell Thomas has returned TO
Emory University after spending the
the holidays in Americas with ms
mother, Mrs. z. A. Thomas at her
home on Taylor street.
MIR. and MlB. Henry D. Stevens,
and young son, Henry, have re-
turned to their home in Orlando,
Fla, after spending the holidays
with his parents, Mr., and Mrs. Dan
Stevens on Jackson street.
Edward Stukes has returned to
Emory after spending the holidays
with his parents, Dr.. and Mrs. J. T.
Stukes.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Rhodes have
arrived from Waycross to make
their home in Americas, Mr. Rhodes
being connected with State High
way department. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rhodes are at home at the Wind
sor Hotel.
The Delta independent., 1924-12-05
HOTCHKISS
>>>>>

J. J. Genright is on the sick list.
S. A. Sylvester OF the First Nation
al has been on the sick list.
Jack Gregory left for Osborn coun.
ty. Kansas last week. on a business
trip.
Miss Rebecca Hayes left for Santa
Ana. California, last week to spend
the winter.
Dr. w II. Lewis has erected a neat
little cottage on his farm for his
tenants to occupy.
C. a. Bradford has leased the HAY,
os fruit farm for term Of years and
now has possession
Leroy Harding. associated with the
Luke e. Meyer establishment Of Del.
ta was visiting relatives here last
week.
Mrs. c. O, Downing OF Powell Mesa
left last week for a several months
visit with relatives at Mankato.
Minnesota.
Earl Roice shipped another carload
.of apples TO Kansas this week Mr.
Roice also left for Kansas on a husl-
meas trip,
Charles Heidreich Of Hanson Mesa
Is repainting his fruit farm residence
and contemplating other improve.
monts.
Our first snow OF the season In the
valley made its appearance last Wed.
nesday morning. with a normal tenn.
perature prevailing,
MIR. and Mrs J, c, Baldwin. who
have been occupying the residence on
The Delta independent., 1924-12-05
TIMELY RuLLETINs EREE

a request to the Extension Service
Colorado Agricultural college. Fort
Collins, viii bring a copy OF any OF
the following timely and practical
bulletins:
224-A-Colorado Farm Flock Poul
try House
1e5-A-steer Feeding in Colorado.
1so-A-Beef Production in Colo
RADIO.
171-A-Fitting Livestock for Show.
2l7-A-Judging Stock.
2l1-A-Curing Meat on the Farm.
l74-A-storinE Vegetables for the
Home Use.
1s3-A-The Dairy Heiter and Her
Calf
21O-A-Purebred sires and Increas
ed Profits
1s1-A-Household Pests.
l7s-A-Methods Of Combating -Four
Field Crop Pests.
17S-A-Practical Seed Testing.
l75-A--Abortion Disease Of Cattle
169-AASupplementary Hot Dish in
the Rural School
16G-A-Some Common Parasites Of
Livestock in Colorado.
l54-A-Hemorrhagic Septicemia in
sheep.
232-A-FeedinE Dairy Cows in Colo
rado.
20S-A-Potato Seed Selection
ls9-A - How to Select 4 Good
Flock.
lSS-A-Fruit and Potato Shows.
lS4-A-Care and Feeding Of Baby
Chicks
The Delta independent., 1924-12-05
LOCAL NEWS
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The w. H. Cofield family are NOV.
ing from their ranch to North Delta,
where they will make their home dur.
ing the winter months.
After a several days visit at the
home Of his niece, Mrs. Garrett Feek,
es. Of Cedaredge. ]. ]. Still left Sun
day for California. His home is in
Canada
An arrival Sunday afternoon was
Mrs. Alice Pecchio of Ouray, who
will remain indefinitely with her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Jones, and hus.
band. Mrs Jones is teaching tthe
Mexican children in North Delta.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Stewart had as
their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. T.
johnson and family of Monuose, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johnson and
Rose Bowen Of Colona. After partak.
ing OF the good dinner at the Stewart
home the guests enjoyed a trip
through the sugar factory
John W. Davis. Jr., is nursing a
sore finger since Monday when he at
tempted to assist his mother with the
washing The electric machine was
running and John dropped a garment
upon the cogged piece which runs
across the top. When he tried to
pick up the garment his little finger
was caught and badly mashed.