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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-10-24
MANY ARE HOMELESS
BY INJUNCTIONS

Charleston, w. Va.-While the
workers in this state are asked to
vote for continuance of injunc-
tions and gun man rule by the
pleaders for Coolidge and Davis,
the families of miners are thrown
on the highways, while homeless
little children are hungry, shoeless
and clothed in rags. Hundreds of
destitute families are living in
tents because union miners refuse
to accept "yellow dog" contracts
and industrial serfdom.
Many of these families are with
in few miles Of the capital of the
state, says the West Virginia Fed
erationist. This labol1 publication
calls on those who doubt this
statement to visit Cinco, Perry
vile and other points on Camp
BELLS Greek, just above this city;
Shrewsbury, Whitaker, Eskdale, or
any mining town in the Kanawha
field. Little children are denied
the privilege of attending school
for the lack of clothing, shoes and
books. This condition also prevails
in many other sections of the
state.
"While knowing these facts, not
another newspaper in West Vir-
ginia has given it a line of public
ity. Not public official has made
an effort to relieve the suffering
of the little tots, and not an old
party candidate has publicly de-
nounced the Infamous system that
is responsible for its existence.
"Both old parties are equally
guilty of maintaining the system
through the use of public officials
and injunction judges they elect
and appoint for that purpose. The
same rottenness that exists in
Democratic Logan county main
tains in Republican Mcdowell
county, and in Kanawha, Fayette,
Raleigh, Braxton, Putnam, Boone,
Lincoln, Mingo, Wyoming and
other counties"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-10-24
IT UP
FRYING INTO THE CAMPAIGN
CASH ACCOUNT
Senators Are Investigating Stories
About Political Slush Funds
Many Witnesses Examined
(By Federated Press)

Chicago Quietly happy like
chubby boy, Senator VIM. E. Borah of
the senate campaign slush fund COM
mittee sits at table in the Chicago
federal building and impales the
minions of big business before him.
He is assisted by Senator Caraway,
the Democratic gadfly of the upper
house whose small watchful eyes in
his eggshaped head try not to give
away the venom in his inquiries as he
takes notes with his left hand and
shoots questions. On Dorah's other
side comfortably slouches the big
bronzed figure of Shipstead, the
Farmer-Labor senator, at ease with
his cigar. Bayard, the conservative
Delaware. Democrat, is the fourth in
quisitor.
The hapless minion, wrinkling his
forehead as he "does not know" the
answer to questions, struggling to
make out the astounding illegible
scrawls that seem to constitute the
bookkeeping of his department, is
VIM. V. Hodges, the sleek elderly ma
tional treasurer of the Republican
campaign committee. He knows moth
ing of what is going on in the finan-
cial councils of the party outside of
direct and rather modest contribution
to the national treasury. He knows
that he has received under $2,000,000
and spent it all.
He doesn't know whether big con-
tributors have split up their gifts
through dummy contributors. He
doesn't know of any Morgan dona-
tions except $4,000, half from each
OF two Morgan partners. He doesn't
know of the expenditures made for
the Republican campaign by other or
ganizations than his own for state
and other purposes. His labor bureau
had spent $46,425. PENNSYLVANIA was
expected to raise 100000 half of it
in the eastern part.
The Pennsylvania cash is the basis
of La Follette's charges of an eastern
slush fund to buy up doubtful western
states for the Republicans.
Most of the Republican cash comes
from manufacturers and bankers.
Banker Charlie Dawes had given $10,-
600. There were "a contributors of
$4,000 or more, Hodges said.
1--WE are going to the bottom of this
and let the finger of accusation point
where it may" Borah later comment
ed on the inquiry.
Democrats and La Toilette witness
ese were also summoned. The Demo-
Gratis seemed to be poor and ignorant,
their headquarters being in the east.
Congressman John M. Nelson testi-
fled for the La Toilette campaign that
not quite 100000 had been collected
and that probably $4,000 more would
be raised.
The committee will conduct hear
ings in Washington.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-10-24
South Dakota is
Safe For La Toilette

Washington-"If La Toilette will
put his hand in his pocket he will find
he has South Dakota there, and has
had it ever since he threw his hat in
the ring, and before then, for that
matter" declared J. w. Batcheller,
president of the Farmers Educational
and Cooperative union of South Da-
kota, in statement made at Pro-
gressive headquarters.
"Our union has locals all over the
state and votes have been taken at
every one of them. La Toilette gets
three-quarters of all the votes cast.
"The union is, of course, non parti-
san in politics and as an organization
does not push one candidate in prefer
ence to another. But the political
sentiment of the membership is, as l
say, overwhelmingly for La Toilette
and Wheeler"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-10-24
GEORGIA ILLITERACY
IS ASTOUNDING

Atlanta = The Georgia litter
acy commission has started
statewide campaign against illit-
eracy in this state. The number of
men and women who can not read
or write is astounding. According
to the last census there are 10000
whites and 100000 negroes, or a
total of 270,000 Georgia citizens
who can neither read nor write.
Added to this condition are hun
dreds of teachers who themselves
have not received grammar edu-
cation, and hundreds of school
rooms in which the light of day
can scarcely enter, while the tex
tile mills destroy the lives Of other
children.
Recently the Georgia Legislature
rejected the federal child labor
amendment by practically unan-
imous vote. These representa-
tives of state where illiteracy
is rampant declared that the
amendment would destroy the
parental control Of the child"
Jerome Jones, editor of the At
lanta Journal of Labor, is leading
the fight against illiteracy and for
protection of the child. In smash
ing editorials he scores the Geor-
gia legislature and declares that
child labor and illiteracy are twin
inseparable evils that blight the
development of this state.
eve can not grow literates by
simply teaching people to read and
write," thunders the veteran labor
editor. "We must give to them
not only the fundamentals of an
education, but the thorough
grounding in educationl principles
and this all the children of
Georgia are not receiving today.
"We must begin right if we
would fight illiteracy. We must say
that this demon shall not devour
the childhood, of the state. 1t is
indeed laudable to obliterate it in
the adults, but it is more glorious
to see that there shall be no adults
in the future who shall need to be
taught"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-10-24
Forty Million Dollars
In the SIuSh Fund

Washington-In 1920 Republican
committees reported the expenditure
of S8,100,733 to bring about the cleo
tion of Harding. 1t is conservatively
estimated that double this amount
was spent but not reported.
The Democrats reported the eXpen-
diture of $2,237,700.
If between 25 and 80 millions were
spent by the old parties in 1920, what
will they spend this year?
1t is conservatively estimated that
not less than $40,000,000 will be
squandered in an attempt to keep
special privilege in power.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-10-24
W. Va. Gunman is
Jailed as BOOtIegger

Huntington, w. Va.-Don Chafin,
sheriff of Logan county and COM
mander of the coal operators gun
men in that section, has been found
guilty Of bootlegging
Federal Judge McClintic sentenced
him to two years in the Atlanta pen
itentiary and to pay fine of $4,000.
Chafin was no ordinary bootlegger,
but violated the prohibition law on
the same elaborate scale as he as
sembled his army of gun men to ter
rorize union miners. AS sheriff of
Logan county, the convicted bootleg
ger was supreme until he ran afoul
of the federal government.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-10-24
THAT VETO STILL HOLDS

The "progressives" at the last
council meeting endeavored to put the
skids under Mayor Stevens veto of
ordinances Nos. 1905 and 1906, but
failed to accomplish their purpose
They lacked one vote of the neces-
sary two-thirds, being only able to
muster up five yeas of the required
half dozen.
These two ordinances applied to the
employment of licensed sewer tappers
and plumbers, and an exception was
made under certain conditions, which
the Mayor construed as coming under
the head of class legislation and
therefore said nothing doing in that
direction.
AS the effort to override the veto
failed his honor's decision stands.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-10-24
GAS QUESTION SETTLED

Monday night the city council unan-
imously agreed to the proposition of
the Logan Gas Co. to establish X
cent service charge and abolish the
80 cent minimum rate which has been
in effect for the past five years, and
adopted resolution that there was
no objection to the new schedule, or
to its being filed with the Utilities
Commission. The right to reconsider
the measure at any time was reserved.
The Logan Gas Co. will at once
Continued on Page Five)
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-10-24
"SkinfIint Cal"
Lauded by Borah
(Rv Federated Pressl

Washington-Sen. Borah, replying
to an inquiry as to whether the Asso-
ciated Press told the truth when i
quoted him as calling President Cool
idge the greatest man in the political
history of the United States," denies
that he made that statement. How
ever, he says he did pay tribute to
Coolidge for vetoing the post office
employees wage bill and other "extra-
vagances." Borah called this matter
of reducing public expenditures one
of the supreme issues of the age, and
Coolidge heroic for his action.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-10-24
Child Labor Law
Opposed in Texas

Dallas, Texas-In speech to bank
ers in this city, Perry Burrus attack
ed the federal child labor amendment
as an infringement on states rights
and denial of parental authority.
Mr.. Burrus drew fearsome picture
of what will happen to civilization if
this amendment is approved.
Mr.. Burrus is a cotton mill owner
and is large employer of child labor.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-10-24
Tailor Get 8-HOur Day

Memphis, Tenn.-Journeymen tail
ors have negotiated new agreement
which establishes the eight-hour day
and a minimum weekly wage of $40
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-10-24
MR.. MERCHANT:

Has it ever occurred to you that
The Leader goes into the homes
OF the best paid workmen of New
ark and Licking county? It is
carefully read by every adult mem
Der of the household.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-10-24
MR.. wORKINGMAN:

The Leader is your paper. 1t
publishes matter pertaining to your
life and welfare. 1t wants your
support. Your cause would be
weak without a labor paper to
champion it. Support The Leader.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-12

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1.-The cot ton market today although subjected at times to heavy hedge and short selling staged good recovery from yesterdays closing levels, October in the final re- suits showing a net gain of g a bale. The improvement was primarily due to the sharp rally in Liverpool and in a less degree to reports that producers in the interior were refusing to sell at present prices and on rains in Texas coupled with indications of an ap- preaching rainy spell for the western belt. The market started out with gains of A points on active near months due to the sharp upturn in Liverpool. October traded at 22.30c and December at 22.o2c. These figures were the high points of the day for these months. After the first rush of buying the mar. ket eased off on a renewal of hedge selling and on the rainless weather map. Prices gradually eased off until October and December traded 39 to 43 points down from the early highs and nearly to the closing levels of the pre- vious day.
 Near noon the decline was checked by numerous reports of holding back by producers in the interior and by ad- vices of threatening weather in Texas. During the afternoon there was a sharp
 
 South Central Texas. On this rally nearer positions traded up almost to the early highs and January, March and May made new highs for the day at 22.47c, 22.70c and 22.7Sc, respectively. The close was little off from the highs on near months, but practically at the highs on the distant positions. The close showed net gains for the day of 33 to fl points:
 Rain is not now wanted in the belt as vast amounts of cotton are open in the fields and would be damaged in readers professed to read in barometer grade at least by wet weather. May lines the prospect for a rainy spell in the belt in the near future. While there was still good deal of hedge and other selling in the market, prices showed more resistance as good buying was encountered on the breaks.
 NEW ORLEANS COTTON NEW ORLEANS. Sept. lI.-Cotton futures closed steady at net advance of 33 to 4l points
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-12
FOREleN aoNpS
IRON TRADE REVIEW

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 1.-The Iron Trade Review today says: Evil dence of the continuing expansion of steel consumption and of a sustained revival of the market Is more tangible and convincing. August's record of heavier buying, enlarged steelworks and mill production and the increasing ap- pearance of new requirements by the various branches of demand, are being carried forward in September with some further though not speculative gain. General operations are little changed at 66 to 60 per cent. An increase in the steel corporations thrilled orders for August now expected, would represent the first break in the steady decline since February. AuGusts gain in steel ingot production. after three months of decline proves to have been greater than was previously indicated and rep- resented an improvement of 36 per cent over July. Production in August moved up to an unusual rate of 80, 400, ,OOO tons compared with 22,S60,000 tons in July. This fs on the basis of CO.'S per cent of the rate of ingot production in March which was the highest in history. Mid ale western business more plainly shows returning Vigor. One important Chicago mill the past week had the largest bookings of any week since March. and other orders tOtaling 60,O00 tons came
  CTS placed 13,000 tons of bars at Chicago for September rolling. A slight drop ping tendency of the market is regis tered by Iron Trade Review composite of IA leading iron and steel products this week, which shows $3915 against $3S.23 last week and an average of $39.33 for August. Talk of the proba- 0ilities of car shortage Is beginning to be heard with loadings at the high DOiut of the VNar and than the railroads are repairing euuip- ment. Already some scarcity of box cars for tin plate and wire is reported. The award of 10000 all steel box cars by the Pennsylvania railroad the past week is the largest order of its kind since March. This order will require about 900 tons of plain material including 1S,00o tons of sheets. The Texas and Pacific has placed 2,OOO cars. The Reading is in the market and may buy 5000. The Illinois Central may close on S, 400 cars this week. The Missouri Pa- cific has placed 65 locomotives. Large orders for steel rails are shaping up for 1925 delivery. September 21 marks the date by which notice of appeal must be filed by the Steel corporation against the order by the federal trade commits sion forbidding the Plttsburg Plus method of quoting steel prices. One re- port Is current that a Chicago base S2 per ton above Pittsburg is to be es- tablished on sheets which probably would lead to similar action on wire products. Chicago still is the most ac- tive spot in building steel and permits there in August were the heaviest for that month in 10 years. Shipments of pig iron are rising, though in a deliber- ate fashion, so that the tonnage com Ing off the heavy furnace sticks is not large. Buying Is lighter and prices are unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-12
|BONDSlA[ARKED
 BIZ DULLNESS Partial Recovery Of St. Paul Issues Is Feature
 Of Session

NEW YORK, Sept. 11.--Dullness char acterized today's bond market, which was featured by partial recovery of St. Paul railway issues after yesterdays drastic decline. Foreign obligations held firm but fractional recessions were general in domestic Issues.
 Official denial of a rumored recapitai- ization by the St. Paul allayed the un- easiness of bond holders today, ai- though liquidation of the roads 4 per cent bonds maturing next year con tinued in heavy volume. The Chicago. Milwaukee and Puget Sound 4s also ex- tended their decline. kssS
 French government bonds responded slightly to announcement that the $100,- 000, 900 credit granted by T. P. Morgan and company to the Bank of France for mobilization of the franc had been renewed for another six months. This development, however, appeared to have been discounted several days ago. Ac- tiyity continued unabated in the new Belgian 6Ils, which attained . new top price at 96. T ssd ss sas.s
 Conflicting prics movements marked trading in other sections of the list, ad- vances of a point or so in Chicago Alton 3s, Atchison General As and Steel and Tube 6s being offset by similar losses in Baltimore. and Ohio As, Grand Trunk Railway 6s and the Wilson Con- vertible liens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-12
COTTON REGAINS FORMER LOSSES
December Sells Up To 40 Points Above Wednes-
 days Low

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The cotton market today recovered part of yester- days losses, December selling up to 227oc in late trading, or 35 points net higher and 40 points above Wednesdays lowest quotations. That month closed at 22.65c, the general market closing steady at net advances of 30 to 37 points.
 The market opened firm at an ad- vance of IA to g points in response to relatively firm Liverpool cable, higher foreign exchange and Liverpool buying. good deal of covering and some do- mestic trade buying met heavy south ern hedge selling and the market soon eased off to within a few points of yesterdays closing quotations. Reports that spot cotton was selling at prices in the south which would permit of de- liveries on October contracts in New York probably contributed to this early setback, but after easing off to 22.80c for October and 22.3Sc for January, the market again firmed up on covering. Offerings were considerably lighter and the disposition to cover shorts or to buy for reaction after the severe de- clines of the past few days was pro- noted by apprehension of unsettled weather in the southwest. A great deal of cotton was said to be open in Texas fields which might be damaged by rains, and while hedge selling contin- ued, it was in decidedly smaller volume after the first hours trading.
 October sold up to 2s.14c and Jan- uary to 22.70c in the late trading and the close was within or points of the best.
 Cable advices received in the trade here from Japan estimated the Chinese crop at 2,300,000 bales against 1,300,00 last year; and also emphasized pros- poets for an increased Indian crop, but were without apparent effect on the market.
 Exports today, 21,s35, making 367,2 so far this season. Port receipts, 29,674. United States port stocks, 331 100.
 SPOT COTTON
 NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-Spot cotton steady; middling 24.10c.
 NEW YORK COTTON
 NEW YORK. Sept. l1.-Cotton futures closed steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-12
EXPORT SALES
 AID GRAIN RISE
Foreign Purchases Re ported To Total 7,000,-
 ~ 900 Bushels

CHICAGO, Sept. 11.-aHuge export sales, said to total as much as 100000 bushels, hoisted the wheat market to- day. Corn, oats and rye were also sharply advanced. All grain closed strong at virtually the days top fig ures, wheat 3N to 5c net higher; De- cember, S1.32% @1.82M, and May, $1.37N @1.3s; corn, to 4Nc up, oats at 1%0 1h to 1%c gain, and provision varying from 10c decline to rise of 17c.
 It was evident that the Canadian gov ernment crop report was largely re- sponsible for the unusual activity on the part of foreign buyers. The Cana dian report, although taking no ac- count of damage by froA since Sep tember 1, pointed to greatly reduced yield compared with 1923, and was asso- ciated with an unexpected upturn in the Liverpool quotations. European crop damage advices also were at hand, accompanied by news of unreasonable wet weather in Great Britain and else where and of drastic measures abroad to conserve supplies. notably in France and Poland.
 Despite reports of general rains in Argentina the volume of wheat buying here continued to broaden as the day approached an end. It was said the break up of the Argentine drought had failed to prevent damage which would mean less than normal production. On the other hand, reports of wet weather in Canada causing damage to wheat in shocks as well as delay to harvesting and crop movement acted as a further stimulus to the rush here for the buying side of the market.
 The weather and predictions of frost did much to enhance in the corn market the influence of wheat strength. Be- sides a, leading crop expert who has made a tour of the corn belt, predicted a greater scarcity of the contract grade corn this year than has ever before been experienced. Oats followed wheat and corn up grade.
 Provisions, although weak early, were of grain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-12

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The market for coffee futures was narrow today and prices correspondingly sensitive to small orders. After opening at de- cline of 16 points to an advance of 1 point, December rallied from 1850 to 15.70c, but lost the improvement later owing to the easier showing of Brazil. The close was net unchanged to 15 points lower. Sales were estimated at 15,O0O Closing quotations: September, 16.39c; October, 16.10c; December, 15.50c; March, 150Sc; May 1471c; July, 14.S1c.
 Spot coffee qui Rio Is, 17hc; San fers included part Bourbon 3s and 5s at 21.3O to 21.70c.
 Rio exchange on London 1-64 pence higher; dollar buying rate 50 reis lower. Rio market 75 to 175 reis lower; Santos 800 to $50 lower. Brazilian port receipts, 65,000; Jundiahy receipts, 10000.