Oklahoma Leader (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 309, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1922 Page: 3 of 6
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lIIOMA leader
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the arbiter of what constitutes great-
est fitness. He may argue, for in-
stance. that a man who has been
very active in the union movement
and has led his fellows in the fight
for better conditions, is not fit from
the viewpoint of the employer en-
gaging him. Thus union live wires
may be kept on a perpetual blacklist.
Cities Appointed.
The employment managers are in
— 1 each case to be appointed by the city
Socialists and Communists Unable to Check Drastic Law | ^orGiman^mt8,h1>1ve,rndmi,nh"8-
Providing For Government Employment Service; Gives trations either entirely or with a
— ~ .... ^ large majority in the hands of the
working class political parties, yet in !
ittt present workings the law is likely J
German Government
Has New Device To
Crush Labor Unions
FIVE FAMILIES TREK TO NEW HOMES
ACROSS BORDER IN HOUSE ON WHEELS
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Employment Manager Government Aid.
By LOUIS P. LOCHNKR.
(European Director, Federated Press.)
BERLIN, Aug. 10.—A new devise
tor providing stiike-breakers is con-
tained in a law just passed in the
reichstag with the support of all but
the socialist and communist parties.
By the terms of the bilL $ govern-
: ment employment bureaai is to be
created, with local offices throughout
the country. The emp'oy unt man-
, agers are specifically r.U'£orized to
^help break strikes following
i passage shows:
in the event of a stile taking I ™ent man,aK" Practically given
placo In any plant, the employment! th'! opportunity to convert a union
manager must Inform those seeking I sh"P ln"> °pen shop, by grad-
work of the existence of surh strike, i uall>' assigning more and more non-
and is to seek employment for them | ""'on men to such shop or plant.
in such plant only in case those ap- j Another section of the law sup-
plying for work nevertheless request! ulates that the employment manager
his assistance." I tteefl not tako applicants in the
As is pointed out by the Bote j order of their application, but that
Fahne, the moral burden of acting as the selection should be made on the
strikebreaker is thus shifted on to basis of greatest fitness. This broad . Illclllut51B( V1„. BllUaii iH uuu cum- i
the fellow out of work. Since the law | term, it is pointed out by the trade munists pointed out that this law
is a national one creating employ- j unionists, covers si multitude of sins.
ment offices everywhere, strikebreak-I The employment manager is made
^IIMMYBOB PENCIL PICTURES eg
era can easily be supplied from the to result In the appointment of far j
entire country by the simple device more managers favorable to the em- ,
of the local manager passing .he , ^.rs
of the law to throw dust in th - work-
ers' eyes by the inclusion hi the law
of a provision that the adininistra- 1
tive committee in charge-of each lo-
cal bureau is to be made tip "equally
of city official*, representatives of the ;
employers, and of the workers." Un-
der the term "representatives of the
workers" are to be included, how-
ever, not only delegates from the
German "A. F. of L.," but also from
so-called Christian trade unions,
whose program is capitalistic, and
even from those unions which may
roughly be compared to th© Ameri-
can "company unions."
Socialists Oppose I/an.
In the debates in the reichstag i
that preceded the adoption of the ]
law by the votes of all but the labor j
members, the socialists and com-
word on to managers in other towns
that workers are wanted for that
particular plant.
Disregard Inions.
Another feature of the proposed
law is the fact that the manager is
authorized to fill places irrespective
of whether a man is a union member
or whether or not 4he plant la or-
ganized. In other words, the employ-
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Mexican W orkers In
Huge Fete Honoring
Education Projects
WILL EDUCATE PUBLIC
TO UNEMPLOYMENT NEED;
ORGANIZATION FORMED
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fZMOL ffovaor roaoT-
otild be a great blow to the Ger
man Federation of Free Trade un-
ions. This federation has thus far
successfully maintained its own sys-
tem of employment bureaus, with
the result that there is less unem-
ployment In Germany than In any of
the neighboring countries. These un-
employment bureaus of the organ*
ized workers naturally refrained
scrupulously from supplying strike-
breakers. The new law practically
neutralizes the work of the trade un-
ions, it is feared.
EMERSON. MAN.—The Cana-
dian customs officer stared in
amazement. A gigantic ohjcct had
crawled up over the horizon and
across tho international boundary
from Minnesota into Manitoba. At a
distance it suggested a pterodactyl
or plesiosauru^.
As it drew into the border town
of Emerson, the mcsozoic monster
gradually changed into a house on
wheels. It was drawn by a cater-
pillar farm tractor. Rosy-cheeked
Kids sat on the roof. Men and
women stood in the door laughing.
This novel home gone a-gypsying
housed five families of twenty-five
persons headed by W. Fugere. They
had pulled stakes at Moorhead,
Minn., and were headed for farms
an Lake Winnipegosis near Camper-
ville in Manitoba.
Fugere and the men of the ex-
Eedition had previously visited the
,ake Winnipegosis region and
found it a rich, mixed farming
country yielding from twenty to
thirty bushels of wheat to the acre
and adapted to livestock production
and dairying.
MADISON, Wis., Aug. 10.—Wiscon-
sin Association for the Prevention of
Unemployment was organized here
and articles filed Tuesday. The asso-
ciation's headquarters will be at
Madison. Prof. John R. Commons,
author of the Huber unemployment
bill, defeated by the late Wiuconsin
——— 1 legislature, which contemplates mak-
Ten Thousand Hear Huge Symphony and Chorus — New inmKp!Sjmrt!Ton%tttLc™gn°™SJ
Schools and Libraries Are Opened—Nine Thou- "'<■ >'iu.
sand Free Breakfasts to Children. Alien Forsberg. who was the i«d-
er in the carpenters strike here two
n | years ago; H. C. Hengell, Catholic
By F. W. IjEIGHTON. the new home of the department. An
ated l'retM Staff Correspondent. ascending frieze depicting tho
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 10.—Ten changes in Mexican lire from tropi-
cal sea level to frozen volcanic
heights is to decorate the main atair-
0/?r5
of promise, they slept and rode in
their communal home and did their
cooking on camp fires. Their gr<-at
beetle-like domicile crawled along
at three miles an hour and it took
them two weeks to make the jour-
ney from Moorhead to Camperville.
They have written glowing ac
counts oe the fertility of theii
Mnnitoba farms and a number ol
their friends in Minnesota, it if
Ten
thousand laborers, teachers and
! school children dined one day last
month at the invitation and expense
! oi President Obregon and the Mexi-
can government. The occasion was
the inauguration of the new building
; of the department of public eduea-
' i.on.
In a short address Jose Vascon-
eelos, minister of public instruction,
| stated that the edifice wa dedicated
| not to the education of the few, but
to the educ&ion of he masses- the
workers. The future culture of Mex-
ico is to bo a co-operative culture
|and Mexico Is fortunate, he said, in
j being the meeting placo of the
world's races and traditions; the
orient, Europe and the Americans.
Symphony l'lays*
way.
To The Federated Press Vascon-
celoa made the following statement:
"Formerly affairs of this kind were
very individualistic; speech followed
recitation and solo followed speech.
The popular songs of Mexico sung by
a mass chorus of 3,000 workers is
symbolic of the future."
The custom of giving presents to
bridesmaids originated in a form of
toll. The bride's girl friends went.
through the form of preventing the
bridegroom and his friends from tak-
ing her from her home, a mock bat-
tle ensued, each party pelting the ! h eman for the company dropped :
other with sweatmeats, and this was JOO-jiotind cake of ice on the boy'i
priest; F. E. Gastrow, Tena Kittle,
chairman of the legislative commit-
tee of the Consumers' League, and
Lilliun Kahlenberg, leader among
women's progressive movement.
The organization will initiate a
campain of investigation and educa-
tion along the lines of unemploy-
ment prevention, and will probably
sponsor a hill in the next legislature
providing for compulsory unemploy-
ment insurance.
WICHITA, Auk. 10. -The big toe of
Richard Pressnoll, 7-year-old son of
I). P. Pressnell is worth $5,000. At
least this is tho value placed upon
the too by the father who has filed
a damage suit against the City Ice
Delivery company for that amount.
It Is alleged In the petition that an
The National Symphony orchestra, I finally settled by the bridegroom foot, necessitating amputation of the
assisted hy students of the conserva- milking presents m all Hie girls. hlu toe.
lory of music, rendered the Man
In their motor trek to this land said, will join them.
SUBIK GETS BARGAIN;
BUYS AUTOMOBILE FOR
SUM OF FIVE DOLLARS
Otto Subik, employe of the Farm-
ers National Dank, is happy. After
several days hard bargaining, he
purchased an automobile, equipped
throughout and in good running con-
dition for the sum of $5.00.
Paul Pulley, also an employ of the
bank, was the owner of the Saxon,
having purchased the car from Subik
some time ago when he gave Subik
a gold watch and $20 for the car.
A lew days ago Pulley hit Subik
for a deal on the car. He wanted
$10 at first. Subik insisted that his
j price was too high. Pulley came
j down a dollar a day until Tuesday
the price of $5 was reached. Pulley
declared that he had reached his bot-
tom price and that Subik could "take
it or leave it alone." When Subik
was satisfied that $4.95 couldn't get
the car, he gave Pulley the $5 and
took his prize home.
Subik now declares that the car
only stands him S3.50 because he
drove around the first night until 10
o'< lock, lie declares the ride was
worth $1.50
FORD'S PLANTS
FACE SHUTDOWN
WATER SAFER
THAN^ BEACH
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 10.—Perfum-
ing the summer breezes with a fear-
ful and wonderful fragrance and
holding a crowd of several hundred
bathers at bay, a small black and
white quadruped, Mephitis Mephitis, j
common or garden name skunk.
reigned supreme on the beach at
Cedar lake for a few hours last night. ,
Pursued by a dog, the animal ap-
peared on the south shore of the lake.
Tho dog left hurriedly, but his play- '
mate decided to stay. The bathers in
the lake also decided to stay where j
they were and those reclining on the i sllod h>' corporation commissi...
a few weeks ago against tho \\ est
moonlit sands dashed to join tlietn in
the water, a long way from shore.
Motorists attempting to flee caused
a very creditable traffic jam. After
a while, the chief actor in the near-
tragedy wandered away and the shiv-
ering bathers fled.
A Drltish oil company has complet-
ed near Dristol, England, one of the
largest oil refining plants in the
world. The plant, which cost upward
of $15,000,000, is intended to handle
the crude oil brought in tankers from
the Persian Gulf region.
lieroica of Berlioz and Wagner's
march from Tanuhauser; .'5,000
school girls sang La Despida, a
popular Mexican song; the heart of
Mexico was poured out In the chorus
| of 3,000 working men and women
who rendered another Mexican folk
song, Dolores Hay. These workers
come every night to 20 centers in
tho city—tired, dirty, sleepy, yet
eager to sing under the direction of
teachers suuplied by the department.
Their singing was the most impres-
sive part in the ceremony. In con-
I elusion nearly 7.000 trained voices
DETROIT, Aug. 10.—In spite of the of workers and school children sang
fact that Henry lonis own railroad. the Mexican national anthem,
and coal mines supply his "factories Good Free llreakfasts.
with fuel, his plants face a shut- The meal served in the huge inner
down in a few days owing to the | courtyard was also a co-operative
growing effectiveness of the coal affair, it was directed by Elena Tor-
and railroad strikes, his representa- , res, whose daily task is the provision
tives have told the .state fuel admin-; of 9,000 free breakfasts for the poor-
istrator in requeuing priority ord- j er school children of the city. Each
ers. course was prepared by the students
of oue of tho girl's technical schools
RESTRAINING ORDER IS
nr.MTimipn in r-r-r-i-r -r 'nS domestic science. r,very one
CONTINUED IN EFFECT «,f the 10,000 guests was fed from
President Obregon to the 700 manual
A temporary restrainintfvorder, is- J laborers whose year of toil had built
e edifice.
Besides tin
THINGS "THAT NEVER HAPPEW
By GENE BYRNES *
ern Union Telegraph company 1
sought to discontinue telegraph
ice in 30 towns located along the
Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf railroad,
was continued by the corporation
commission when the matter came
up to have it dismissed.
The commission allowed the tele-
graph company 20 days in which to
file a brief in the case.
Oklahoma ranks seventh in the
production of wild hay in the United
administrative offices
hich i of the department the new building
lerv- houses a normal school, a primary
the j school for the practice of the student
teachers, and an uptddate library of
10,000 volumes. A feature of the
latter will be a special children's
section with collections of stamps,
photographs and maps. There Is also
a nfhsic hall; and for the employes
of the department gymnasiums and
baths for both men and women.
Artists at Work.
The artists of Mexico will noon
commence the mural decoration of
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The Mississippi, Father of Waters, is a Hard Problem
for Uncle Sam to Solve — His Annual Damage
Bill Amounts to Millions.
II) NORMAN C. MCLOUD
THOUSAND foot mattress, I that the problem has by any means
woven of good-sized trees, Is a . been neglected. Some of the coun-
H
V I thing that appeals to the im-
J B agination, but mattresses of
this sire play an Important part in
rush with savage force Into the low-
try's best engineering talent has been lands of the surrounding region.
devoted to working out flood protect-
ive enterprises, and to the making
Ing land of a plantation. In this pic-
| ture the flood Is moving from the
Idea of!
Unci. work offlood p« . «.n of paln„iklnK'
valley of Ife Misslsnlppl River. • ,,
in the
During the sprlne and summer
r-.onths of each year the n^wspap^rs
devote much space to news of the
Mississippi floods. The current season
!s no exception. Vast areas of low
lying lands adjacent to the river bed
have be^n submerged by the over-
flow. a'"i enormous loss of property
as bee Involved.
Going • :i a rampage Is an estab-
lished habit with the Mississippi
River. This great stream seems to
be totally unable to stand prosperity
In the matter of water supply. The
sjirlng and summer rains, with their
heavy contribution to the volume of
stream flow, serve no other purpose
I*o surely as to tempt the Father of
Waters to stray Into forbidden terri-
tory. All the labor and Ingenuity of
man have so far been powerless to
} apply adequate curb and to keep the
great river within the bounds of
eatfty. In spite of all the efforts of
the Federal end local governments,
destructive floods contlnus to take
their annual heavy toll In the Coun-
try lyln« alor\*s!d« a large port of
the river's lonjr * retch of rKannel.
Of Th« Rnfineen
and means to overcome
overflow. Each year sees notable
progress along these lines, but the
ideal condition has not yet been
reached, and the flood damage con-
tinues as a menace of eerlous propor-
tions
The trouble with the Mississippi Is
An Idea of the construction of the river, at the right, and
levees Is given in the accompanying i the Irresistible force of the flood is
pictures, reproduced from photo- given by the waves into which the
graphs made by the United States j downpouring water Is whipped by It*
Ing :
It is
o tec tive work. Some idea
and length of the trees
Iven In tho picture show-
Is of them r-*K*Jy for use.
tipg to watch the process
Into
gia
Army engineers In connection with
their construction projects.
The Conquering Hood
Casual inspection would cause the
layman to think that It would be n
mighty flood Indeed which would
j that throughout much of Its course break through the solid embankments
the river is higher than the surround- of earth and stone. On the other
: ing territory. To control Its course hand It must be remembered that
and to give it a channel as nearly water Is an element of tireless per-
| permanent ss possible, the Govern- slstencs and that It has a way of
j ment ha* constructed and maintains 'orclng Itself drop hy drop through
great artificial embankments, known obstacles which might seem proof floods. It i
as levees. The purpose of these Is to ajrsinst Its efforts. Every school slant mattre
confine the stream within a protective '-hlld Is taught that the steady drip- glneers In <
channel. As lor.g'as the levees hold ping of water will wenr through dertaklngs 1
' together, they are effective, but not , solid granite. Bines this truth Is rec- tnce that the
! always do they demorntrate that they ognlxed, it is obvious that an earth mattresses Is or
are proof sgalnst tho ravages of tha ! embankment stands little show when ful and effe.-tlv
water finds the slightest opening for the preven1
through which to work way. The embankment*
■eeplng streamlet steadily dlslnte- woven from yot
i able to find the weak | grates the earth and soon cr later
mbankmsnt, and when forces an outlet for Itself whlrh may
swift motion. Even from the photo-
graph It is easy to understand wha:
a torrent of this size means In caus- j
ing destruction to the submerged 1
area.
Far Of The Giant Mnttrc*"«*s
Permanent construction to guard
against breaks of this kind Is one o'
the chief functions of the organiza-
tion maintained by the Engineer
Corps of the United States Army In ,
connection with prevention of
In this work that the
iea And their use. En-
urgs of protective un-
ve found from expert-1
> use of great willow
st
enticements <
: Is Intended.
mhling rafts. The pli-
re woven together into
ture, held by wire
ted atoel. The size
a regulated by the
le place for which
ne Of the pictures
250 feet In width,
s of weaving. An
00 feet In length.
and makes a permanent protection
against washouts.
The Mattresses Do Not Dccny
To the layman it might appear that
the mattresses are temporary devices
and that decay would make short
work of them. Experience, however,
has convinced army engineers that
they are to be regarded as having as
much endurance as may be found In
any of the works of man. Strange as
It may se£m, they tell us that decay
Is a factor that docs not have to be
taken Into consideration. The rot-
nltely and offers an impenetrable sur-
face to water seeking an outlet.
Where Prompt Action Counts
In connection with its flood preven-
tion work it Is the aim of the Gov-
ernment, when trouble develops, to
stop it at the outset. In this respect
flood prevention partakes of the dual
character of the work done by a city
flro department in extinguishing th
of damage, and that of
emergency crew of a railroad In
idin
repn
•ffort to the Immediate
of damage to trestle or road
leak
of 1
ater i
ure to the
•d tlmbf
£ed It has bo
ect to decay,
strip along
i Is caused
since the
part suh-
not to be
very nar-
s edge is
rot. and It Is the
iy experts thst the
ictlon In ap-
It is possible to
developing Into
dze. Damage 1
stopped In It* early stages and heavy
destruction frequently prevented.
, ,,.p 0f the methods of emergsn
repair !« the use of bags of earth In
filling a threatened break In an em-
h.-inkment On of the picture* shows
?;t!oh bags being placed In position to
build un a sinking levee in Louisiana
The
pd
ma
Alls
great volume of water which
the channel In times of Aood. With !
unfailing certainty the Increased wa-
ter flow seen
pot in ths
Indefinitely,
this point b<
In gh
St ed
viden
ed by a
> develop j
This ^uat not bs taken to mean ' crevasse—th
this happens the damage Is Imme- easily develop Into an opening of
dlatsly under war. Th# small leak such s!se ae to result In the outpour* i
may quickly become s large one. an* Iny of a mighty stream.
a large one nny rapidly resume thr | Another picture show* n erevnsee |r
ler growth
ioen found
itrenprth, ale
irlth which
Id It flrrr.iy In
nd establish it lr
n. in addlton,
'ere a Senate Com-
nglneer told of wood
!tVAtlR|, whlrh was
een below the wafer
n flf>0 years, nnd was
itate of preservation.
proportions
opening—or j full torrent, with the flood rushlny | by which th
ufh v/htch the watvm 1 through an opening Into tht lyw-ly
itructures pre-
iruotea and tg th« of thue nmt-J y«nt« undsruilalOB «/ n oio|)iiiiknioji: Th® co«tln* oi concrttt l st(
cave-In, which hid fair
Into a crevasse of sueh size as to let
the river through and imperil the
"nt'.re surrounding neighborhood. Hy
th« use of the bags the trouble was
cropped In short order, and a serloua
Hood prevented. The process re-
quired the use of several thousand
bear but they served their purpose,
nnd nobody begrudged their number
nor tho amount of work Involved lm
i Pippin* them Jn nosltioo.
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