Oklahoma Leader (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1922 Page: 3 of 6
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OKLAHOMA LEADER
PAGE TIIF
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When Someone Blundered
By Thomas F. McMahon, President, United Textile Workers.
I like to tell about the time I was gate, to the specikl train waiting at
licked in a strike at Bridgeport. It the station and were transported
has been a laugh and a lesson ever back to New Haven. The workers
since. were virtually prisoners in the
Eighteen hundred employes of the grounds. The management of the
Salts Textile Company of Bridgeport, mill was prepared to receive them.
Conn., struck for higher wages in greeting them as a delegation come
1916. Being unorganized, they had to settle the strike. Without exper-
been getting starvation wages, al- ienced leadership the men were nt a
though wages in surrounding states disadvantage and soon were prevail-
STRIKE ENDING WON'T SETTLE
RAIL PROBLEM SAY ENGINEERS
were higher and the mills were mak-
ing excellent profits. Their patience
at last was exhausted. I was sent
down to organize them. After six or
seven weeks%we knew that we had
beaten the operators. The union or-
ganization was responsible for the
victory, but as usual in a situation of
that kind the operators didn't want
to recognize the union and wouldn't
deal with the leaders, including my-
self. We sat tight.
On the last day of the Btrike from
500 to 600 pickets were with me out-
side the gates of the textile mill when
200 men, strangers picked up in New
Haven, marched down the street to-
ward the gates guarded by a platoon
of police in front and a platoon be-
hind. Strikebreakers! was the rumor.
Our men were excitod. The gates
opened and the parade filed through.
The gates remained open—and our
men surged in. In spite of protests,
prompted partly by a desire to avoid
violence and prejudice our cause, I
was left outside with a corporal's
guard. Then the gates closed.
Meantime the 200 men, accom-
panied by the police marched throimh
the mill grounds, out through a rear
ed upon to accept a compromise set-
tlement of the strike. Under any
other circumstances the men would
have obtained all their demands.
There was nothing I could do. I
stood outside the gate laughing at
the clever ruse of the mill manage-
ment. The rest of the 1,800 workers
accepted the settlement made by the
600. The strike psychology, an im-
portant although sometimes erratic
factor in the organization of men,
was broken in this instance. It il-
lustrated the fact that strikes are
successful usually in proportion to
the organization experience ol' the
workers. As in the army, discipline
and recognition of leadership must
be developed through training, oth-
erwise the mob psychology that is
Inherent in a group of men results in
rout or in violence. Reason Is the
proper basis of collective bargaining.
Tennyson's poem of the charge at
Balaklava reminds me of the charge
of the six hundred at the Salts Tex-
tile mill. Someone had blundered.
"Theirs not to question why
Theirs but to do or die.
Into the valley of death
Rotfo the Six Hundred."
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 17.—In
a statement issued to the press to-
day, the Brotherhood ol Locomotive
Engineers sa>s that even if the rail
| pbopmen's strike is settled tomor-
row and the men given a just wage
for the time being, the railway prob-
lem will not be solved but only de-
ferred until a future transportation
calamity compels the American peo-
ple to face the issue. The Question
is, say the engineers, whether the
railways of this country are to be
operated for private profit or for
public service. The railroads under
private ownership have been financed
and managed so that they claim they
cannot combine fair rates to the
farmer and other shippers with fair
treatment of their employes and a
reasonable return on their capital-
ization they claim. So long ais de-
ficits in stock dividends are taken out
of the wages of the employes and the
service given the public, there will be
no permanent industrial peace on
American railways.
The crux of tfie whole rail problem,
the engineers claim, is the inability
or unwillingness of American rail-
roads under present management to
pay a decent wage to the railroad
workers. The railroads come before
the American people and say that
they cannot pay a living wage and
make a r>s4 per cent dividend at the
! same time; therefore, they want
wages reduced still further. They
have secured an order from the I^i-
| bor Beard fixing railwaymen's pay as
} low as 23c an hour, or $1.84 a day.
This conflict between human welfare
( and dividends coupled with the inofll-
ciency of service received by fanners
and other shippers, makes it neces-
sary for the people themselves to
control the railroads of the country,
the engineers stute, just as they con-
trol the dirt roads as a public utility
operated for the good of all. The
railroad workers themselves have
come forward with a constructive
plan to bring this about, under
which the roads would be directed
by technical experts and managed by
a joint board representing the public,
the employes, and the technicians.
Until some such settlement is reach-
ed and the principle of public service
dominates the railroad industry there
is bound to be recurring industrial
friction between the men who de-
mand a fair Mage and stock ownei*3
who demand the maximum possible
dividend. Meanwhile it is to ilia In-
terest of the public at large to de-
mand a settlement of the railway
problem that will combine efficient
service with just treatment of em-
ployes. The present management
has proved entirely unable to accom-
plish either.
man
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says-1
KIDS
WHOSE AF/cAID
of a cop :
a
//utbiuiatmaial cae-tooa! co h, V,
Over 5,000 More Non-Co-
operators Jailed.
By
Since the arrest and imprisonment
of Mahatma M. K. dandhi, the re-
pressive policy of the government of
India has become more active. In the
1 Punjab about 5,00 more persons have
been put in jail. A novel method lias
j^een adopted by the government io
, destroy the constructive work of vil-
i Inge organizations and arbitration
courts by preferring charges against
! the committee of five of he village
' for unlawful activities.
! Most of the important Indian Na-
tionalist papers are being perse-
cuted—the editor and the publisher
'of Younk India (Gandhi's paper)
j have been arrested and the editor
and publisher of the Independent and
other papers likewise. The British
i-overnment has made an alliance
J with the native princes and some of
j them are carrying on persecution of
unspeakable character.
Burn Houses*
| The Maharatta of June 4 says the
I military have burned 640 houses of
| poor people who refused to pay
taxes.
The Ali-Indiw congress committee
; met in Lucknow June 6 (the first
, time since the arrfest of Mahattma
Gandhi) and discussed the condition.
The radicals in India, the real na-
tionalists in Bengal, Punjab and the
nited Province are asking for non-
i co-operation in all forms and talking
I about resistance in every possible
way. The Idea of public declaration
I of separation of India from the Brit-
j ish empire is being ventilated by
people of all sections of the country.
' Labor unrest in India is acuio.
Strikes are common in every part of
the country and in every industry.
I The railroad strike on the East In-
i dian railway tided up the traffic of
northern India so completely that
, there was practically no passenger
and freight traffic for two weeks.
< alcutta seamen's strike has as-
sumed a phenomenal proportion, em-
bracing more than 50,000 longshore-
men. laskars or deckhands, and fire-
men.
The government is using all Its re-
sources to create a liberal federation
of India with a program of reforms
I in India in co-operation with the gov-
ernment. The hope of the govern-
ment is to create a strong Indian
party similar to that of the Irish
Free Staters so that they will be
! able to use the Indian leaders to
crush the movement for independ-
j cnce.
Jupiter's year equals nearly twelve
of our own.
LKTTl < KS.FOK THE SPRING.
Do you remember thoso fine large
1 lettuces which were on sale last
I spring? Some of them had brown-
ish tinted leaves, and others were
j bright green, but all of them were
unusually large, with crisp, solid
hearts of delicious flavor. Those let-
tuces took a lonn time to grow, and
the folks who cultivated them had to
look many months ahead In their
work In the garden. And if you also
will do the same thing, you can have
just the same tine lettuces in your
own garden when another spring
| comes round.
\ The seeds of those early lettuce
plants have to be sown during the
I month of August, but you must be
| careful to choose the right kind of
seed for this purpose, because some
sorts are far too tender And delicate
to withstand the frosts and snows of
winter. Some of the best sorts to
sow now are those known as Brown
Cos, Winter White, and Blaek-seeded
Bath Cos. All of these are quite
hardy, and if you take care to grow
them In a fait ly sheltered part of
your garden, they will live right
through the winter without further
care.
Having chosen a suitable part of
the garden, you should make the soil
fine and crumbly by thoroughly hoe-
■ lug and raking it, being careful al-
j ways to remove any weeds that may
have taken root upon it. r>3ext you
should make tiny shallow drills
across with a piece of stick, or with
j the corner of your rake or hoe, and
iiliese should be about half an inch
! deep and a foot apart. Then the
j seeds should be sprinkled thinly
along these drills, and carefully cov-
| ered over with fine soil. If the
weather Is very dry, you may
sprinkle them with water each eve-
ning, as this will do much to hasten
their growth. When the little plants
are large enough to handle, you
should thin them out to about six
inches apart, and transplant the
: thinnings to another part of the-gar-
I den. Almost every ono will grow,
and frhe spring will find you with a
I crop of most valuable saladings.
i
Celery is planted In late July or
early August, but put in your order
in good time for the plants you will
require. It is a good plan to grow
two varieties such as Golden Self-
j Blanching or White Plume for early
j use, and a later grecn-top sort for
l storing. To grow good celery the
soil must be well enriched, and if
it is purposed to adopt the trench
system, the manure should be kept
well down so that when planting
there will be at least three to four
inches of soil above the manure. The
roots will soon find their way down
to it and be in a cool and moist
stratum and to a certain extent be-
yond the influence of heat and
drought. Plants lifted from the seed
bed w ith little soli attached to the
roots should have these cut back
about a third—also the leaves. Water
copiously after planting and shade
the plants from the sun.
In this vicinity sweet corn may be
sown until the end of July, but for
the last sowing we use early-matur-
Ing varieties. The last safe date for
sowing depends upon the average
date of the flrst killing frost, allow-
ing at least sixty days for the corn
to reach maturity.
We do not sow Chinese cabbage
until the flrst or second week in
August. The flrst of the heads will
be ready for use in about seven
weeks, sometimes less, from date of
sowing. Be careful not to cover the
seed too deeply; half an inch is
ample. Later thin out the plants to
twelve Inches apart.
Onions are not usually sown dur-
ing summer, but for use as scallions
one of the quick-growing varieties
such as White Portugal may be sown
now.
Proper storage of vegetables costs
little In time, effort or money, and
moans much in health. Besides the
makeshift of pantry storage, the
housekeeper may store her vegeta-
j bios in pits, in outdoor cellars, in 1
. attics and in basement cellars. What- j
j ever method she uses she must con- j
| sider the condition of the vegetables j
I when they are stored, proper ventila- i
; tion, proper regulation of tempera-:
ture and sufficient moisture. There
are more than 20 kinds of fruits and
vegetables that can be safely kept for
! months.
i The average woman knows very
well the mound-shaped, well-drain-
ed, straw-lined pit In which the
vegetables lie in a conical heap, over
them six Inche^of straw or hay and ,
I then again four inches of earth, the
I straw or hay extending up through I
, the earth to allow for proper ventila- i
| tion. She also knows the difficultv
i that may be experienced In chopping
; into the pit. She may count herself
lucky If she has an outdoor cellar or
| cave, preferably built in a hillside, or
i at least fully covered with earth er
I cept at the end where the e ltrance
Is located, and lilted with a door
| which has a hatchwa...
Plenty of Yitniuinos.
i The quantity of canned greens
i should be decreased in proportion to ,
I the vegetables stored cabbage,
celery, carrots, turnips. The canned
j fruit should be decreased in propor-
tion to the use of apples, fresh or
dried, prunes and oranges. If more I
oranges are used, fewer tomatoes I
may be necessary. Prune.; should be
served at least twic e a week say ;
30 pounds In the eight months. To- !
I piatoes should be served four times ;
Is week; green vegetables six times; j
starchy vegetables tliree times; fruit
ten times.
Radishes of quality cannot be
grown luring the heat of summer J
unless the bed is partly shaded and I
I water applied regularly, but by sow
! inp during August crisp, well-flavor-
! ed roots will be ready for use in
! from three to four weeks. Quick
; growth is essential, though extreme
heat is to be avoided.
Steady growth should be encour-
( aged. If water is available It should
be applied once or twice a week
! during droughts; but do not begin to
I water unless you can give them a
thorough soaking at least every
seven days. When applying water
I do not omit to sprinkle the plants
overhead; in very warm weather red
spider is apt to put in an appearance
and nothing will help better than
this In keeping down the pest. Culti-
vation must never be neglected. The
regular stirring of the surface soil :s
of more importance than watering,
though a combination of both is to be
preferred.
The Bloom of Summer.
There is a slight but perceptiblo
color in the atmosphere of summer.
It Is not visible close at hand, nor
always where the light falls strong-
est, and if looked at too long it
sometimes fades away. But over
gorse and heath, In the warm hol-
lows of the wheat fields, and round
about the rising ground there is
something more than air alone. It
is not mist, nor the hazy vapor of
autumn, nor the blue tints that c
over distant hills and woods.
As there is a bloom upon p« |
and grape, so this Is the bloon
summer. The air is ripe and
full of the emanations, the
from corn and flower and leafy 1
In strictness, of course, the term 1
not be accurate, yet by what o J
word can this appearance in th«l
mosphere be described but a j
bloom?—Richard Jefferies.
Turnips should not be sown ti
the end of July or early Aug ]
farther south late August will
better. To allow for regular culW
tion have plenty of room between I
rows two feet at least. Cover '
seed not more than half an Inch,
when large enough thin out the s |
lings by degrees. Dust the
plants with lime or tobacco pov|
as a safeguard against the
black beetle.
MORK PROBABLE.
"A- a phrenologist." said the i I
man, "I coold Ml you, me 1
by feelinu the bumps on your f [
what kind of a man you are."
I think," replied the dlslllusl-
one. "you would be more likely I
that method, to tell me what klr I
R woman my wife Is."—Chi*
1 Herald and Examiner.
TmiMUS THAI NEVER HAPPEll
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LITTLE C-ROTHtR
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IN THE PARLOR V5HILC
lV\ CALLING BECAUSE
HE REALIZES IT'S
ANN 0\IM c I
AMONG THE
MOVIE STARS
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May McAvoy — "One Clear Call"-"They Like
Rough" —Irene Dalton — "Grandma's Boy"
McAVOY was born In New I fesses she is Garnett's wife, Hamll-
| York City, and was educated i ton'sflove for her reverses his views
n the New York public „nd he W« her not to sacrifice her-
chools. She started her j solr bjr returnlnf t0 Garnett.
career In June, 1918, as leading
In a film advertisement for a
well known brand of sugar. Follow-
ing this she played extra parts. She nil-star cast.
played the lead opposite Lionel Barry- "They Like 'Em Rough"
nor* in "The Devil's Garden" and The star. Miss Viola Dana, pla
The Truth About Husbands." : the role of a girl whose aversion
Her flr>t really big part came In i discipline and authority Is almost
mania Discovering that her aunt a
| Milton Sills, Claire Windsor. Henry,
i B. Walthall and Irene Rich head
•Sentimental Tommy." In which sh«
played "GrUel," the success she
uncle, with whom she lives, are plot
scored In this picture making her a j ting to marry her off to a certain
star. Three of her most recent pic-
tures are "A Virginia Courtship." "A
Homespun Vamp" and "Through a
Glass Window." She will next be
seen in "The Toji of New York."
"One Clear Call"
three chsracters—I
most promising surgeon; I
autlful girl about '
whom they regard
most desirable husband, Katharine
decides to take matters Into her own
hands.
"I'll show 'em." she says. "I'll go
out and marry the flrst man I meet
Action In this production Is about' and bring him back as my husband to
Alan Hamilton, i th* we<l<"ns"
Now It happened that the first man
t... , , , ..that she met was a big. bearded.
Faith, a sw«t, beautiful girl about rou(,h.looklng «u.,Qm,r drMlfd ln
whom hangs a veil of mjstery. and lumberman's garb. Nothing daunted
Henry Garnett, a reticent sort of man Katharine ofTers him $100 to marry
who la proprietor of the Infamous Owl her and after the ceremony says
Cafe and whose acquaintance is ' Thanks a lot. see you analn some
avoided by the best citizens. j time, msybe." He informs her that
The locale is a small town In Ala- I *rorn now on- Jumps
bama. All that Is known of Faith is t Int0 her car "nd carr1pH off to a
that she collapsed ln the local hotel 'urr,l5er camp ln the mountains.
shortly after arriving on the evening reBt of story Is concerned
train Hamilton falls deeply In love the efforts of the cave-man hus-
wlth her. Knowing that Garnett has han<5 t0 reduce hrr to a prope
only a short time to live, Hamilton humility, her escape from the camp,
risks his practice and reputation to be and ^®r discovery that the
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that night. It Is Interrupted by
f the sheriff
nounces that the tramp has shot
man. The boy, along with the rest, 1*
orn In aa a deputy sheriff.
boy rushoa home and hides
old fashioned grandmoth
what Is wrong. She weaves a wonder
I ful story. It Is the story of the boy
grandfather who believed him
coward. A gypsy hag gives him
aglc talisman. With it he perform#
h feats that he lives to see himself
| praised one of the bravest soldiers
in the Confederate Army.
Grandma still has this won.lerfu
.talisman. Hh« *!ve« It to th. boy.
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friend and help him In hla last ^
| days.
In discussing the
the doctor scores Garnett's wife for
1 deserting him yesrs before. He has
tiever seen the woman, but h® insist
rough cave-i
with Faith b"-
rrled Is not qui
he has pretended to
Irene Dalton
Miss Dalton is less than t
years old and Is a native <
I that If he had any strength of I capo, where she lived until sbout tw
character she would be with her dy- years ago. A wnnt ad. calling for jlrli
' Ing husband, regardless of his un- to appear In a motion picture attract
vory reputation. When Faith eon- ed her attention The picture prove
to be a commercial subject, but Miss ! "Robinson Crusoe, Ltd.," was so good "Grandma's Boy" bullet-headed young man
Dalton accepted tho work and when that she was signed up for all the The story Is about the boy who was 1 Klrl'a house the rival climax
her acting attracted unusual attention pictures of the series In which Mr. afraid. He had no more spirit than a j afternoon by dropping the boy Int
soon found herself In comedies. > Hamilton was to be starred. In ad- (jack rabbit. His most precious pos- 'he well. Wet and weary the boy ar-
When Lloyd Hamilton mode the ! dltlon to "Robinson Crusoe, Ltd.," session was his old fashioned grand- rives home where he finds a giant
flrst picture of this season's Mermaid these pictures had Included "The mother. She had raised him through tramp He has not the courage to
Comedies he selected Miss Dalton ss Yagrart," "The Adviser," "Rolling ^roup. measles and whooping cough evict the unwelcome visitor, but tries
the best type of a girl to b# his lead- Stones.'" "The Rainmaker" and "Poor Into the boy's life came the girl, j to do so. with disastrous results. There j tak
He goes forth and single handed cap-
tures the tramp. Also he gives th
rival the whipping of a life time And
then grandma tells hlrn the true se-
cret of success--self-confidence. The
boy then wins his biggest victory—
when the girl whispers "Yea-
Harold Lloyd is the boy. Mildred
Davis, the girl.
Bobby Clarke
Bobby Clarke, we feel sure, Is a
future matinee Idol. This little seven-
year-old has numerous stage snd
screen successes to his credit. Las
winter he co-starred with Wllllan
torrid i Hod«e ln "The Guest of Honor." and .
was the sensation of the play. His
latest appearance is ln "Married Peo-
ple " Bobby is a small golden-haired
youngster, and his wealth of acting
talent and his winning charm *
him far ln the stage and screen
at the girl's world.
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rival.
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