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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10
ASK WHY SO
NO INDUSTRIAL PEACE TO
SUPPORT LOW PAY
British Trade UniOnists Demand the
Reason for the Recent Request
of Prime Minister

London, England-Trade unionists
are asking Prime Minister Baldwin to
explain mis- recent plea for an Gin
dustrial truce" between capitalists
and workers.
England is on the verge of one of
the most extensive wage movements
in it's history. Practically every basic
industry and calling is facing in
creased wage demands by workers
who insist that they have carried
more than their share of the burden.
The unionists show that in the last
four years they have been forced to
make an enormously disproportionate
contribution toward the upbuilding of
British industry.
In 1921, the first year of the trade
slump, there was a total reduction of
over 96,0O0,000 in the weekly full
time wages of 100000 workers; in
1922 a further reduction of 94,500,-
900 was enforced, and in 1923 the
workers accepted another slash of
81 100000.
These totals do not include agri-
cultural workers, domestic workers,
shop employees and others. 1t is es-
timated that during these three years
between 9800,000,000 and 81 1,OOO,O0O,-
900 in wages were taken from work
ers who are worse off today than be-
fore the war.
as it Mr.. Baldwin's view that the
revival of British industry can take
place only if the workers consent to
go on working at the present low
wages?" asks the Labor Press Serv-
ice, issued by the British Trades I'm
ion Congress and the Labor party.
when Mr.. Baldwin pleads with the
unions to face facts, to recognize that
the prosperity of British industry de-
pends upon harmony between employ
erS and workers and to be willing to
cooperate in the effort to restore
prosperity in British industry, he
must not be surprised if the trade
union leaders ask him to explain
more clearly what he means by this
plea.
"In short, on what terms are the
trade unions asked to consent to a
truce? 1t is difficult to believe that
even Mr.. Baldwin can seriously hope
that the impending wage conflict can
be averted by appeals of the kind he
has recently made.
Wages must go up There can be
no truce on the basis Of existing con-
ditions,"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10

concern was guilty of deception when
it placed these candles in boxes label
ed "altar beeswax candles"
The commission issued a complaint
against the Mack-Miller company and
the latter filed an answer on March
II, 1924 denying practically all the
charges. This answer was given wide
publicity through the press.
Majority Withdrew Complaint
There the matter rested for ten
months. Then the majority of the
commission was induced to withdraw
the complaint because the offending
concern pleaded that it had $50 mod
flied its business practices as to re-
move the cause of the complaint"
"How can such an ORDER" says the
dissenting opinion of Thompson and
Nugent, without any findings of fact
convey any information to the public
relative to the facts or advise other
manufacturers engaged in this parti-
cular industry of the practices which
the commission deems to be unfair
and which will enlighten it's members
for their information and guidance.
"While it is in no sense the duty or
desire of the commission to persecute
business men, nevertheless, when a
corporation has practiced a deception
it must inevitably suffer some hard
ship if there is to be established a
legal precedent for the information
and guidance of all members of the
industry"
Public Will Be Interested
The conflict within the commission
promises to become more heated with
the passing of time. Thompson and
Nugent are not the kind of men who
will quit at the first fire. On the
other hand Humphrey, while he was
a member of the House of Represen-
tatives, was noted for his open oppo-
sition to every suggestion looking to
the regulation of business. Apparent
ly Hunt and Van Fleet will follow
his lead.
The result will be a series of high
ly interesting 3-to-2 decisions on bus
mess ethics which will attract wide
public attention and which may lead
to Congress taking a hand when it
reconvenes in December.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10
CROOKED WORK
INDUSTRY is WRECKED BY
GREED AND GRAFT
Inefficiency, Waste and Poor Working
Conditions in Textile Industry
Says President Mcmahon

New York-The federal child labor
amendment has been used by unfair
textile manufacturers to cover up in
flated capitalization, waste, ineffi-
ciency, cheap substitutes and poor
working conditions that have brought
this industry to it's present low stand
ard, according to Thomas F. McMah-
on, president of the United Textile
Workers of America.
In 1916 the mills of Fall River were
capitalized at $3O,000,000 and today
they are capitalized at $45,00O,00O.
During this period, President McMah-
on shows, but 100 looms were added
and less than 10000 spindels out of
a total spindlage in that city of more
than 100000.
"The increased capitalization of
nearly so per cent was secured
through stock dividends, not one dol
lar coming out of the pockets of the
stockholders, who, during most of this
period, received in cash dividends
enough dollars to nearly equal the
1916 capitalization"
In discussing shoddy material,
President Mcmahon states that the
operation of wool sorting, so neces-
sary for the production Of first class
cloths, is either entirely or nearly dis
pensed with, and the new process,
called dumping substituted.
"This dumping system is respon-
sible, to a great degree, for the very
poor grade of cloths produced in
many mills. 1t has left an opening
for the use of a greater amount Of
shoddy, and were it not for the i'm
provement made on fulling and fin
ishing machinery, the quality of the
product could be seen by the naked
eye. AS it is, it looks good in the
shop window, but its lack of value is
not found out in all too many cases
until it is on the back of the purchas-
er.
at is this fraud that is responsible
10 a very great degree for existing
conditions in the Woolen trade. In
are used. In silk, substitutes are so
numerous that the trade has decided
to accept the name 'Rayon' for all
aIClllCldl anu IlDIG SILKS. uc SISdl
consuming public has rebelled.
"Let us get away from the thought
that the textile industry today is an
infant industry and must be treat
ed accordingly" said President Nc
Mahon. "Let us forget that the rem
edy quacks in the textile industry
have been supplying it in the shape
Of tariff pills, have done the industry
no material good, but, on the con-
trary, have added millions of dollars
to the pockets of few and placed a
burden on our people.
"Ihe textile industry in all it's
branches can compete with the world
if those who control it would be salts
fled with square, honest return in
the shape of dividends for the amount
invested"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10

Appointment of Humphrey Tips Scales Against
the People for Whose Protection the Body
Was Created; Thompson and
Nugent to Give Battle
DONALD RAMSEY in LABOR)

The administration has quietly extracted the teeth of the
Federal Trade Commission and that body will longer be the
terror of crooked business.
Former Congressman W. E. Humphrey of Washington, ap
the commission by President Coolidge did the job He
found the commission divided two and between Progrsve
and reaconaes He took the reaconae Hunt Van Fleet
under his wing and proceeded change the rules while Commits
soner Nugnt and Thompson shapened their pencils and
pared to write dissenting opinions
Under the rules the commission will pass the buck to
the courts whenever that is possible.
Nugent and Thompson voted against the rules and
nounced that they would statement to the public suggest
ing what the consequences would be-
Since created OF President
Wilson, the has rendered of decisions design
ed to end unfair and dishonest business practices
It's sought curta its activities by stopping it's
preparations the Progressive Congress always pow
e enough to vote the keep the commission
going.
When Harding came in the work of packing the commits
tod HIM l1o1
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10
Missouri Governor
Against Prison Labor

jefferson City, Mo.-Governor Bak-
er has notified Kansas City business
men he agrees with them that state
prisoners should not be used in the
manufacture of garments, shoes,
brooms and other commodities in
competition with free labor
It is stated that the governor is
considering plans to have the prison
ers work on the prison farms in this
city. Hundreds of acres of idle land
could produce crops and dairy prod
ucts to supply state institutions. The
large amount of rock on some of this
land could be crushed and used on
state roads.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10
HERE THEY ARE
BOUQUETS AND BRICKBATS
ARE DISTRIBUTED
COmmendatiOn and Criticism Handed
Out PrOmiscuOusly as Deemed
Just by Our Hired Man
COMPETENT" ASSISTANCE

In one Of his suggestions to coun-
Gil Monday night His Honor the May
or wanted the public utilities COM
mission petitioned to assist in deter
mining new rate for the sale of
water produced at the municipal
plant.
When reminded that fixing water
rates was the duty of the Service Di-
rector the Mayor said he was aware
of that fact, but he wanted the opin-
ion of someone who was competent
wanted assistance of men who are
capable in the matter of fixing
rates."
Looks like he was taking a slap at
one of his own recent appointees, a
man whose enemies admit they be-
lieve is doing his utmost to promote
the welfare of the city. But then
family scraps do sometimes occur,
you know.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10
GOT EN- CLEANED UP

Mrs. Kellenberger, acting as
spokesman, Cor is it spokeslady?
for delegation of women at council
meeting Monday night mentioned the
disreputable condition of the streets,
and suggested that a cleaning cam
paign would be appreciated by every
body, especially so if it could be put
through before Easter Day.
Her talk seems to have hit the
spot, for bright and early the next
morning the municipal flusher was on
the job and was kept busy for several
days. The result is a wonderful
change for the better in the appear
ance of our thorouphfares.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10
NO MORE CHURCH ST. CARS

The street car company officially
notified the city council on Monday
night that it had determined to aban-
don the Church street line of electric
cars and would handle traffic by
busses. The city was informed that
in resurfacing the street the present
rails could be covered over, as they
would be allowed to remain where
they were.
A large number of residents on the
street will learn of this final decision
with regret, as the busses as now op-
Grated are a poor substitute for the
cars which have been depended on
for so many years.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10
BRIDGE HELD UP

The satisfaction of the residents of
Jefferson street after successfully en-
gineering the plan of getting a bridge
over Raccoon creek was short lived,
and the work of twenty years or
more may finally end in defeat.
Just as soon as the necessary leg
islation ordering the bridge had been
enacted, trouble started. Enemies of
the scheme got busy and circulated
petition for referendum, which af-
ter it was presented was discovered
to be so wrongly drawn up as to be
worthless. Nothing daunted sec
ond one was started, which was put
across in short order, and filed in
ample time, with 600 more names
than required.
So halt is called on the bridge
Continued on Page Five)
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10
PHYSICAL DEFECTS OF CHILDREN ARE INCREASED ENFORCED WORK

New York-Onehaf of the working children under IA and
Is of studied by the state bureau indus
try have physical defects aggravated by their work.
The study included 412 working boys girls this city
who under 16. 1t the first effort this state
out the relationship between the physical condition working
children and the physical requirements of their employment
Almost onehaf of the children entered industry because
needed home but second very large group
work because they dissatisfied with what school had to
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10

offer them The desire which many of these children have for
education emphasized by the fact that in addition to
working day. almost oneeghth of the children attended
night school,
On the health side the number of physical defects for each
child "a said State Industrial Commissioner Hamilton
1T serious finding that children under 6 years of begin
their industrial with uncorected physical defects 1t
greater significance to learn that these defects being
accenuated and made by the requirements of the jobs the
children on
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10
Will Workers Talk Unionism

Seattle-Following the organizing
of mill workers at Everett, this state,
mill workers throughout Washington
are talking unionism. The Everett
movement surprised those who claim
ed, "It can't be DONE" Several hun
dred workers are now enrolled in the
new union, chartered by the A. F. of
l.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10
Chicago Musicians Win Out

Chicago-Wage negotiations ter
minated very successfully this week
for the 81 members of the Chicago
Federation of Musicians who play
for the Chicago Civic Opera Co..
Their minimum weekly scale of Sill
plus SIS for each rehearsal sets a
world wage peak in this profession.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10
Labor Unrest Is
Growing in Germany

Berlin-Increased production in
Germany has brought more jobs and
increased labor unrest. The sol ,667
unemployed compares with 1,439,780
a year ego. Wages have increased
from 27.45 to 1852 marks Il mark,
24c) week for skilled labor and from
22.74 to 2769 marks for unskilled.
But they are still 30T6 below pre-war
in purchasing power. Agreements in
most important industries terminated
March 1 and agitation for wage in
creases is in full swing.
Start an individual campaign for
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10

Start an individual campaign for
the union label, card and button.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10
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.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-04-10
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? 1t is
carefully read by every adult mem
Der of the household.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-03
SKAC|T PROBE IS
HIT BY MAYOR
Refuses to 0keh Councils
Expense Appropriation

Charging the city council with at
tempting TO put their 'hired OK
perts," the Skagit engineering com
mission. above the regularly consti.
tuted administrative officials Of the
city Mayor Brown late Thursday
vetoed n council bill appropriating
$3.50 to pay commission expenses.
Friends OF the mayor hailed II as
a move to prevent the commission
from assuming authority to contract
bills against tho city with third
parties, without the formality of hav.
ing the bills authorized by the city
or having them checked and approx.
cd by the board of works.
In calling halt on the apparent
free rein given the commission by
Councllmen Blaine, Tindall and
Landcs, Nho okehed the oxpendi.
lures, Brown declared they were ig-
noring civil service regulations In
allowing tho commission to hire en-.
ployos TO do their work and wcro
farming out" contracts to third
parties without authority 20 contract
such agreements or "bll' tho city.
lie characterized the action MS
Irregular and wastcful" Brown
some months ago vetoed tho councils
appropriation OF $4,000 for hiring
the Skagit commission, Sterling a.
Hill w. Chester Morse aud Joseph
Jacobs, on the ground that their
studies are unnecessary.
The council passed the ordinance
oyer his veto
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-03
Giant Irrigation Dam Is
Freed to Enrich Valley
Teton Dam Dedication Featured by
Hubert Work; Waters 100000 Acres

In the 60 years since Mrs. Bonc.
diets birth, the Yakima valley has
been transformed from desert in
TO ono OF the most fruitful places
on Garth. This miracle has been
brought about by irrigation. The
Ticton dam, formerly known as the
Rimrock, is another accomplished
moyo In the miracle working.
Tho dam is located on the Teton
river, AZ miles from Yakima. II is
the second highest carthfill dam
in the world-second only by a few
feet. 1t will impound 100000 acre
feet OF water, which, with normal
runoff, will adequately serve 1o0..
600 acres of land. The lake formed
by the dam will be nine miles long.
with an average width OF mile.
II is now half full, nltho no attempt
has been made TO secure capacity
storage the first year.
Survey was made and n 25.mile
road built In 1916. The camp was
constructed in 1917. Then came
tho war, causing cessation of all nc.
tivitics until 1921. when work was
resumed on tho dam proper. 1t
reached completion In April, 1925.
The height OF Tioton dam from
bedrock to crest is 32i feet; from
river bed to crest, 23S feet. Length
ne
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-03
BAN
IS REMOVED
New West Seattle Mains to
Be Installed by Tuesday

Lifting the sprinkling ban, the
board of works Friday once more
permitted water users inside the city
limits to use as much city water az
they want.
Water superintendent Russell OBJ
tained authority TO lift tho week
long sprinkling ban when he report
cd that all five city reservoirs have
practically normal storage again.
after shortage had been threat
ened thru shut-downs for repairing
broken wooden feed pipes.
At the same time Russell an
nounced that lack OF pressure on
water mains in West Seattle will be
cured by Tuesday, when City En-
ginecr Blackwell viii have completed
the new steel mains on First ave s.
and on Kenyon st. to n new steel
standpipe.
This viii increase the force on the
head" of water far beyond that Of
West Seattle's present supply. Rus
sell warned, however. that there may
still be some slight trouble on hill
tops, while householders In the lower
lands are using maximum amount
Of water. II should not. however,
inconvenience anyone, he said.
Water users outside the city limits
arc still not permitted TO use city
water for irrigating or lawn sprink-
ling, ho added.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-03
BY C. A. CLAY

BAPTIST fundamentalists launch.
ID ed a move Friday TO Gust the
church OF John ID. Rockefeller, Jr.--
the Park Avenue Baptist church OF
New York City--from membership
In the great religious denomination.
The renewed attack. after defeat
of Thursday. came suddenly before
tho Northern Baptist convention in
tho Mnsonic temple during tho
morning session. which started with
ioybells ringing and the banner,
.poace on Earth" shining with In
creased luster.
Judge +. w. Freeman. OF Colo
RADIO. was the fundnmcntallst leader
OF the action against the Park Ave
nno church, which recently chose
DR.. Harry Emerson Fosdick as pas
tor and still retains the Rev Cor.
nellus Woelfkin, as resigned pastor.
Judge Freeman presented reso.
lutIon which would have the con-
ventIon "exprcss our keen regret
and emphatic dlsapproval OF tho
courae announced by the said
church. which has given and VIII
continue 20 give much pain and
dlsauletude TO large numbers OF
churches and associations affiliated
with this convention and It's de-
nomlnntlonal program. and thereby
,o,ns TO defeat and destroy unity
1--WE hereby express TO SAID
church our keen and fra,ernal hope
mat II viii noSpursue the course 1t
ba. announced. which in tho opin-
ian OF this convention would result
in making this church the Rookie
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-03
BUCKLEY BANDIT
IS IDENTIFIED
Portland Finger Print Rec
ord Shows He's Nygren

TACOMA. Wash. July 3.--fBy U.
r, Charles w. Nygren is the name
Of one OF the two bank bandits
shot 70 death following the holdup
OF the Buckley state bank at Buck
ley Wednesday afternoon.
Identification of Nygren was
made BY Bertillon officer r. C
Stewart at police headquarters thi,
morning. Fingerprints of the slain
man were compared with the rec
ords on file here. Stewart found
that they were identical with the
fingerprint card OF Nygrcn, taken
by Portland officers.
Nygren was arrested at Portland
November i6. last year. on charge
OF carrying concealed weapons. the
record card shows, He was not the
bandit who had the amputated
thumb. This man still remains un.
identified.
Efforts 10 trace the movement,
OF the bandits further, thru check
ing OF The auto licensing plates
used on their Chevrolet touring car,
have proved fruItless thus far.
Funeral services for VIM. Rose,
Buckley cigar merchant who died
the morning after being shot By
the bandits, will be held at Buckley
Monday.
Surviving are his widow and two
sons and a daughter living at Buck.
lev.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-03

SCENES AT THE dedica-
ton and christening of Teton
dam Thursday. The dam is To-
Gated at the headwaters of the
Tieton river, in Yakima coun-
ty. 1t was formerly known
as the Rimrock dam. Above,
left to right, Mrs. Nellie
Splawn Benedict, oldest living
white child born in the Yaki-
ma country; Secretary of the
Interior Hubert Work, Sena-
tor Wesley l.. Jones and DR..
Elwood Mead, commissioner
of reclamation. Below, left,
looking down from dams
parapet upon the flood re-
leased far below in Tieton can
yon. At right, Mrs. Benedict
christens the big job 'Tieton"
with a bottle of Yakima valley
cider.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-03
FALL is FATAL
Longshoreman Fractures
Skull Unloading Steamer

Injured in fall Friday morning
aboard this steamship Manchester at
the Hanford 81. dock. Alfred u. Min.
ME. 80. 500 Scarf ave. n. w. was
taken 10 Columbus hospital, where
he died few hours later.
Minnie sustained fractured skull
and was unconscious until no died.
He had a wife and two children. lie
was a iongshorcman
The manner in which no WINS In.
Jured was unknown.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-03
auto HIT
BY fast
TRAIN
Three Women, Man
Victims; Child Is
Seriously Hurt

CPOKANE. July 3.-(By
~ U. P.)-Four persons
we're killed and another was
injured today at Freeman,
south of here, when an In
land Electric line train crash
ed into an automobile on the
Palouse highway.
The dead:
Mrs. Henry Olsen, 80:
Hans Olsen, 3; Vera Fry, 10;
Anna Petershake, 16.
The other occupant of the
automobile, little Lawrence
Olsen, 4, was seriously in
jured. 1t was not known
whether he would live.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-03
Name Councilmen
on Equalization

Efforts Of Councilman Carroll TO
have Counclimen Erickson. Heaketh
and Blaine elected TO sit with county
commissioners on the tax equaliza.
ton board were blocked last Mon.
day by Councilman Nichols.
Thursday afternoon the council.
men elected councilmcn Moore.
Campbell and Nichols TO the tax
board. Each received six votes in
a score. halloting. The equalization
board win hold it's first hearing in
the county commissioners audience
room Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-07-03
Attorneys Prepare
Oil Case Appeal

CHEYENNE, Wyo,, July 3.--By
U. p.)-owon ]. Roberts and Aztec
Pomcreno, special government prose-
outors In oil lease cases are expect.
cd TO arrive hero Sunday TO begin
preparations for an appeal from Fed
oral Judge r. Blake kennedys de-
cison upholdng the lease OF the
Mammoth OH Co. on Teapot Dome.
Tho appeal Is expected TO bo taken
10 tho circuit court OF The Eighth
district,