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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
BANK CLEARINGS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 20.-New
York bank clearings, $Sl9,O00,0O0;
New York bank balances. $4,000. 900;
New York Federal Reserve Bank
credits. $7S,OOO.0O0; Boston bank
clearings, $63,000.O00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. August e0.--Pota
toes, barrel. 1.0Oa4.OO: bushel. 70a1 10;
sweet potatoes, barrel. 1.0Oa6.OO
bushel, 1.25a2.5O; yams, barrel, 4.5Oa
100: beans, hushel. 90a1.25; beets. 100,
/ .50a2 90; cabbage. 100. 2.00a4 90; car
rots. 100, 3OOa5.O0; celery, crate, l.5oa
$50; corn. dozen, 15a25; cucumbers,
basket, 30a60; elephants. basket, goa
90; lettuce. box, 50a1.25; lima beans
bushel, 1.OOa2.25 onions. bushel. Goa
rs: peas, hushel, Local so; peppers,
basket, 25a35: squash. basket 25a40;
tomatoes, basket. 25a50; packing
stock, bushel. 50a60; apples. barrel
! .5Oa2 so: bushel. 4Oa1.50 blackberries
quart. 10a12h: crabapples. basket, 25a
so: cantaloupes. basket. 25a75: crate
25a1 90: honeydews, crate. 1.25a2.O
plums. basket. 40a65: peaches. buShel
5Oa2 90; huckleberries. quart, 12a16
watermelons, 100, 10.00a35.00; culls.
S.00a10.00.
Grain and Hay Prices.
Wheat-No. red Winter. domestic,
spot 1 AS: No. 2 red Winter. garlicky,
spot. 1871 Cargoes on grades-NO.
red Winter. garlicky, 1.34 to l.36A
Bag lots, lie to 1928.
Corn-Domestic, No. 2 yellow. 81;
No. ., spot. export. SO12; No. 3. spot.
export, 1872.
Oats-No .. new. 4Sa49 per bushel;
No. 3. old, 46a47.
Nearby new. S0a1,00 per
bushel; No. 2, export. spot, no quota
tiOns
. Hay-There is a fair inquiry for the
better grades of timothy. light clover
mixed and No. / clover hay, and new
hay that arrives heated or sour has
no definite market value.
Quotations. per ton, today-No. 2
timothy, 26.00a26.50; No. timothy,
20 00a24O0 No. 1 light clover mixed,
25 O0a25 so: No. 2 light clover mixed.
22.00a23. 90; No. / clover mixed, 24.00a
2450: No. 2 clover. 20.00a21.O0.
Straw-No. l wheat, 12.00a13.0 90;
No. I oat. 14.00a15.00.
Live poultry-Spring chickens.
pound. 24a33; leghorns. 22a2S; old
hens, 24a30; old ROSTERS, 1Sa20: ducks,
20a22: small and old ducks. 15a20;
guinea fowl, each, 60a75; pigeons
pair. 2Oa35.
Eggs-Receipts. IA cases, native
and nearby tirsts in free cases. dozen
offered at 2Sa2Sh.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery
pound, 40a44; prints, 43a45; blocks
42a44; ladies. 32a34 rolls. 24a26;
store packed. 24a25: dairy prints
24a26; process butter, 35a36.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
STEEL MERGER DENIED.

NEW YORK. August 20 P.-Pri-.
vate dispatches TO Wall Street from
Youngstown quotes John I. HarrinG
ton, president of Trumbull Steel Co.
as denying reports of a merger With
Otis Steel Co.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16
SLAVE TRADE in MEXICANS
UNDER GUISE OF BONDING

Vincent amendment to the immigra-
ton law. 1t permits the Mexicans
under bond, without the usual fee, to
enter the United States for crop
emergencies. The scheme, said Mr..
Mathewson, involves contract labor,
child albor, rotten housing conditions
and glut in the labor market and
is one Of the first of other labor evils
to expect with the coming of cotton
in California.
"I say it were better to let cotton
stay away from our valleys than to
make its coming dependent upon the
little children" the commissioner said.
"Child labor will not be tolerated
in California. One big cotton employ
er in Imperial valley recently defied
all authority. In meeting of grow
ers he said he would employ children
if he were so inclined and that any
state official who interfered had bet
ter come armed"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16
DOING FINE
The Union Labor Life Insurance Com
pany Moving Successfully

Affairs in The Union Labor Life
Insurance Company are moving rap
idly and successfully. Up to date a
quarter of million dollars has been
subscribed by handful of national
and internationals, and reports re-
ceived from others that the matter is
pending favorably before their Cen
eral Executive Boards. Every mail is
bringing Individual requests for ap-
plication blanks and information.
In the next month, local unions will
receive notice Of quotas allotted, and
there is every indication that the
amount set will be reached within
thirty days.
A we'll attended directors meeting
was sought by the camera men and
movie news reel photographers and
the board suspended business for five
minutes out of a five hour session to
be snapped on the steps of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor building.
Arrangements will be made shortly
for actuarial, medical and other serv-
ice against the day when the COM
pany will open its doors for business.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16

Marysville, GAIA well-organized
scheme of cotton growers to ship
great numbers Of Mexican families
into southern California under bond
was denounced by Walter Mathew
son, state labor commissioner, in a
speech before the state building
trades convention.
The bonding plan is discussed pub
Lcly in the San Joaquin and Imperial
valleys where, the state official said,
there already exists "a woeful lack OF
camp sanitation"
Contract labor, he said, is now the
rule in the cotton belt and Mexicans
are paid $1.25 and $3.50 day. They
often live in the open field and road
ways and are constant prey to "man
hunters" who draw them to the cities
where they compete with American
labor.
The bonding scheme is tied up
with a measure before congress-the
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16
The
Hired
Man S
Digest
Boom Towns
:.s
WITH
APOLOGIES

Many people wonder at the
sudden and remarkable appear
ance in the spotlight of some
of our towns which almost over
night have attracted wealthy in
vestors and manufacturing
plants and grown from scatter
ing hamlets into prosperous
cities.
Perhaps it is because the peo-
pie of America appreciate
beauty and order and fail to be
attracted by disorder and ugli-
ness.
Many of the drawing features
lof these progressive cities can
be developed in any community
if the people will use the same
principles in their own home
towns.
After we have seen property
go unimproved year after year,
we become so case-hardened as
it were and accustomed to it
that it no longer CRATES upon
our sensibilities and we fail to
notice it.
But the stranger, who per-
haps came with the intention OF
locating in our midst, sees it in
a different light, and shaking
the dust of our town from his
feet departs for a more desir-
able location.
improvements to property in
Newark are few and far be-
tween. Bill boards and insight
ly one-story shacks occupy
prominent locations in business
sections whose owners show no
disposition to erect buildings
which should have been placed
there years ago. And the con-
dition of many homes in resi-
Dental districts is simply de-
plorable. We need an awaken
ing of the spirit of improve
ment right here in our own
town, and plan which will en-
able it to take the place among
\ progressive, live and growing
towns to which it is justly en-
titled.
If property owners generally
would wake up, get busy on
needed repairs, and employ the
necessary artisans to restore
things to proper condition,
not only would the value and ap-
pearance of their possessions be
increased a hundred fold, but
the money expended as wages,
once started out in circulation
would continue on it's journey
from hand to hand, benefitting
all with whom it came in con-
tact.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16
Unionists Are
Preparing For
Fall Election
The Records of Members of
Congress Examined by
Labor Committee

Washington, D. C.-The records of
members of congress on social legis-
lation was considered by the A. F. of
L. executive council at its quarterly
meeting in A. F. of L. building.
This information will be forwarded
to organized labor and sympathizers
to aid in forming their voting decision
in the forthcoming primaries and
election.
All congressional districts are in
cluded, but special circulars will be
sent into districts and states of rep
resentatives and senator's who have
opposed legislation of interest to
wage earners and the people gener-
ally.
President Green has urged the 35,-
600 local unions in the United States,
as we'll as state and city central
bodies, to appoint non-partisan poll
tical campaign committees.
Ninety per cent of these unions, he
said, have made favorable reply.
President Green reported on his eff
forts in behalf of the Fitzgerald COM
pensation bill, pending in congress.
This bill would establish state-con-
trolled compensation in the District
of Columbia. Because of its moral
effect, private insurance companies
throughout the country are urging its
defeat. They favor the Underwood
bill, which would permit them to ex-
plot the injuries and deaths of work
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16
THE BUILDING
PAGE

Beginning this week the Leader
Will publish a series Of articles OF
special interest to those contem-
plating the building Of moderate
cost dwellings, or the remodeling
of those already occupied.
They are prepared by an eXpe,
rienced and capable architect, and
in addition to giving the floor
plans, show what the structure
will look like after it is built. The
architect will gladly give free ad-
vice on all problems confronting
prospective builders, and they
should not hesitate to ask ques-
tions.
The advertisements Of Newark
manufacturers and merchants,
whose business is connected with
the building trades, appear on the
same page. These dealers are all
friends of labor and carry first
class goods in their respective
lines. Give them the preference in
making your purchases. They are
entitled to your support.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16
Hard Luck

A sequence of trivial clrcum-
stances contributed to cause a
small fire started by a spark
from a passing locomotive at
the Licking Glass Factory, in
Utica, last week, to increase in
~magnitude until a $4,000 loss
resulted.
It appears the fire was dis
covered by a woman in the vi
cinity of the plant who was out
in the poultry yard putting her
chickens to bed. Her first duty
was to get the fire department
on the job in short order; but
here's where she struck a snag.
The fire chief don't believe in
modern Improvement, and up
to date has not installed a tele-
phone in his home, so he could
i.>t be reached. Then as the
fire bell was out of order, the
church bell was resorted to as
substitute, but the natives, un-
der the mistaken idea that it
was merely a reminder of reli-
gious duties, paid no attention
to it.
When the firemen at last ar
Continued on Pare Five)
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16
GOOD LUCK TO EN-
Well-KnOwn UniOnists Candidates
For Office

Washington, D. C. - William B..
Wilson, first secretary of labor and
former secretary-treasurer of the
United Mine Workers, is a candidate
for the United States senate from
Pennsylvania.
Frank ]. Hayes, former president
of the United Mine Workers, is a
candidate for congress from Colorado.
Frank Buchanan, former president
of the international Association of
Structural Bridge and Ornamental
Iron Workers, is a candidate for con-
gress from Illinois. He was a mem
ber of congress several years ago.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16
WORLD NEWS
BRAZIL

BRAZIL
Chinese immigration - Represen-
tatlves of an organization said to be
interested in Chinese colonization in
Brazil are reported as having arriv-
ed in Rio de Janeiro.
CANADA
EmigratiOn-The emigration from
the Hamilton district of Canada to
the United States last year is report
ed, by Canadian authorities, as
amounting to 4,700 persons, whose
! places, IN turn, were partially taken
by immigrants from England and
Europe. The movement to the United
States is said to have alleviated the
unemployment problem, which was
considerably better this winter than
a year ago.
Russian Immigration-It is report
ed that Russian representatives are
visiting Chile and various other
South American countries for the
purpose of studying method to es-
tabnsh an immigration movement of
Russians to the republics of the
South American continent.
LITHUANIA
Emigration - During February,
1926, a considerable number of per-
sons emigrated from Lithuania to
Brazil, South America, and it is re-
ported that many others are making
arrangements to leave Lithuania for
Brazil in the near future.
MEvTCn
Labor Decree-The Governor of
the State of Nayarit, Mexico, has
issued decree to the effect that lab
orers of all classes are not to be
worked more than six hours per day;
that they will be given full pay for
all holidays; and that they will be
released at eleven o'clock on Satur-
day but paid for a full day.
NETHERLANDS
Dutch Trade UniOns-The number
of organized workmen decreased by
10000 in 1924, while the number of
workmen joining trade unions increas-
ed by $500. 1923 there were de-
creases among organized workmen of
$4,000 while those joining unions de-
creased by $1,000.
PARAGUAY
Expect Immigrants Publicity
agents who have been endeavoring to
interest foreign countries in the de-
STABILITY of locating in Paraguay re-
port that heavy immigration of de-
sirable colonists from Austria and
Italy may be expected.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16
HEALTH BY COOPERATION

tuberculosis, broken arches, neuri-
tis, burns and a hundred other
scourges of human kind are bringing
thousands of New York garment
workers to their union cooperative
health center. To be exact, 9,299
cases were treated last year. Expert
examining physicians and surgeons,
X-ray machines, baking and massag-
ing appliances and other aids to bet
ter health all await the union mem
Der at a price which represents bare
cost of maintenance. Another de-
partment of the health service, the
dental clinic, treated 4,611 patients.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16
LYNCHINGS
The Records Show an Average of
About One Hundred a Year

Washington, D. C.-Statistics COM
piled by the senate committee on the
judiciary show that $500 persons
have been lynched in this country IN
the last 36 years. This is an aver
age Of nearly 100 a year. Of them
rs were colored, and IA were white
women. Murder takes first rank in
the list of offenses for which persons
have been lynched. Some of the
lynchings were for the most trivial
causes, and these, together with the
more serious reasons, indicate an un-
wholesome impetuosity on the part OF
the American mob.
The senate committee is holding
hearings on the Mckinley bill, which
would make punishment for llynching
a federal matter. A similar bill,
pending in the house, has been in
troduced by Congressman Dyer.
Opponents of these bills point to
the encroachment of the federal gov
eminent in state affairs.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16
Prison-Mad Goods
Special to Newark Leader

A considerable amount of prison
made goods from other states are en-
tering Ohio and being offered for
sale. This is particularly true of
overalls, work shoes, shirts, women's
house aprons, childrens blouses and
brooms. Central Bodies should be
on the alert and endeavor to keep in
formed as to whether such goods are
being handled by local merchants.
The law requires that they be plainly
marked "Prison-M Made"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16
LUCKY NUMBERS

In Japan, the telephone number
"eight" is considered the luckiest
number. 1t costs the subscriber who
holds this number, $500 a year.
Another lucky number to the Japan
ese is "357". Numbers GAP" and
"49" are said to be unlucky and are
usually assigned to the police sta
tion.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16

One of the most remarkable literary
finds of recent years has taken place
in London. A casual book collector
was turning over some dust-laden
bundles in a small bookshop when he
stumbled upon a portfolio of letters,
notes, and prints, relating to Lord
Nelson and Lady Hamilton.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16
News Review OF
Current Events
Mussolini Shot in Nose by Ec.
centric English Woman;
Vets Arraign Dry Act
(Spe :ial to The LEADER

n MOTHER piece OF gOod luck TOT
Bcnito Mussoini, the redoubt-
able premier and dictator Of Italy!
Having just addressed the interna-
tional congress of surgeons in the cap
itOl of Rome, he was about to step
into his automobile when Violet Al
bina Gibson. member of an eccentric
family of Irish nobility, fired a small
pistol at him. The bullet struck him
in the nose, piercing both nOStrilS, but
the wound was so triiling that Mus
solini resumed his office work after it
was dressed, and next day began his
journey to TripoIi with the battle
fleet. The assassin, who is an elderly
woman, was rescued from the angry
people by the police. Her motive has
not been revealed. She is the sister
say she is half mad.
The immediate result of the attack
was great outbreak of enthusiasm
for Mussolini by the Fascist in Rome
and other cities. The offices Of sew
eral opposition newspapers were
sacked, despite the premier's order
that there be no acts of vengeance.
The "duce" is now even more of
national hero than before, if that is
possible. His departure for TripOli
was attended with great pOmp The
fleet accompanying him was made up
of a division of battleships, destroy
ers and submarines, together with
large numbers of airplanes and sea
planes. Aboard the flagship COnte di
Cavour he received the new directO-
rate of the Fascist and gave out the
details of the party program for the
change of Italy from parliamentary
to a syndicalist state In his address
he declared the Fascists had won
their battle at home but that there
was now the graver battle with for
eign countries. 1t was natural that
all countries upholding the principle
Of fraternity without real brotherhood
of equality, without peace or liberty,
and without independence would
coalesce against Italy. The premier
said he foresaw an attempt economi-
cally to isolate Italy, but he shouted
"We will win, because we have 3,000,-
600 youths ready"
Not day passes without further
evidence of the implacable determina-
tion Of the Fascist to have their own
way. Tuesday they engaged in
pitched battle with their opponents in
the province of Palermo. Sicily, and
drove them into the mountains. In
Naples the Jewish lawyer for the wild
ow of Giacomo Matteoti, Sig MOdigli-
ami, was seriously wounded by Fas
cist mob Matteoti was the Socialist
deputy who was kidnapped and muir
dered on June 10, 1924, by a Fascist
group. John Amendola, the last impor
tant leader of the opposition to Mus
solini, died in Cannes as the result Of
a beating he received from Fascist
mob in Italy several months ago.
Unconfirmed stories sent over by
foreign correspondents tell Of an at
tack by Fascist in Venice on Ameri-
can sailors from the four destrOyers
that were there. This was due to re-
sentiment against the holding up Of
the italian debt settlement in the
senate. The navy officials in Wash
ington said they had not heard of the
event, but the destroyers left Venice
suddenly.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16

CORN-BELT leaders in Washington
" announce that the cotton growers
of the South will support the surplus
control bill designed to raise the
prices of farm products on the dOmes
tic market above the export market
price, and believe they will overcome
the opposition of the administration
to the measure. Secretary of AgriCul-
ture Jardne has been drafting bill
which makes some important cOnces-
sions to the demands of the corn
growers His measure will provide
for the creation of a farm board to
deal with the surplus problem, as pro
posed by the farm organizations but
will omit any provision for collecting
equalization fees from the producers.
The corn belt would finance the price
boosting operations from Il S250,000,
300 revolving fund advanced by the
government. Secretary Jardne will
not provide for a revolving fund, but
is working out a plan for a loan
either by the government or private
capital for financing operations in the
orderly marketing of surplus products.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16

livery ONE In the country, be he
terest the senate committee hearings
on the bills for amendment or repeal
cf the Volstead act. Last week was
gwen over to the vets, and they made
the most of their opportunity under
the leadership Of Senators Bruce and
Edge and with the assistance Of cOun-
sci for various wet organizations. Gen
eral Andrews, chief prohibition en-
forcement official Of the government
was the first witness. He told at
length of the problems encountered
by his forces and of their plans for
more efficient work; of the amazing
effrontery of the bootIeggers and al
cOhol redistillers and the crookedneSs
Of many druggists and physicians. He
said that captures made by his agents
show that 90 per cent of the whisky
Americans are drinking today is fixed,
dOped, poisoned, split. and otherwise
adulterated
AT one point in his testimony Gen
eral Andrews blamed politics. the
churches, the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union and the Anti
saloon league for the presence
In the federal prohibition enforce
ment organization of men either
corrupt or stupid and inefficient.
He was not, of course, a friendly wit
ness for the VETS and declared that
with more legislation and additional
forces he believed he could finally
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16

control the situation.
United States District Attorney
Buckner of New York followed with
disclosures Of the enormous quantities
of industrial alcohol much Of ii poi
sonOus, diverted to the boOtleggers
and to the stomachs of the people He
estimated the total to be G0,00OO00 gal
Ions a year Other parts of his testi-
mOny may be summarized thus:
Twelve hundred drug stores in New
York city are selling 100000 gallons
of whisky a year, and that is precisely
twice as much as could legally be sold
if all the prescription blanks which
the law allows the 5l00 physicians in
that area were legitimately used.
Analysis of $4,000 samples Of boot
leg whisky captured by federal agents
in New York city in two years showed
the captures not to be whisky at ALL
but redistilled denatured alcohol with
traces of the poisonous denaturing
fluid still in it,
SO large and so fragrant is the di-
version of Industrial alcohol from le-
gitimate channels that now it is being
boOtlegged into Canada, where the tax
on alcohol is very high.
Thirteen months ago. when Buck
ner took office as United States dis
trict attorney for the Southern dis
trict of New York, he found the fifth
floor of the federal building in New
York city seething mob of bartend
ers, walters, liquor peddlers, petty
bootleggers, fixers. and bond sharks
openly trafficking with justice. They
tried to bribe the jurymen even in the
building.
Alfred ]. Talley, former judge Of
the court of general sessions, New
York city, swOre that his court eX-
perience cOnvinces him that prohibl-
ton is "the greatest single menace
confronting the United States and the
greatest cause of lawlessness among
the most lawless people in the world
and that "fOr every saloon abolished
three speakeasies have sprung, up"
Among the many other witnesses
heard were Hudson Maxim, Congress
man Ware Of Pennsylvania, DR.. VIII
liam c. Woodward of Chicago, repre-
senting the American Medical associa-
tion and Anton ]. Cermak, speaking
for a delegation Of Chicagoans.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16

Support the Union Label
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16
PARAGUAY

Expect Immigrants Publicity
agents who have been endeavoring to
interest foreign countries in the de-
STABILITY of locating in Paraguay re-
port that a heavy immigration of de-
sirable colonists from Austria and
Italy may be expected.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-16

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