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PEGS SHOES AND DISCUSSES STATE MATTERS AT SAME TIME (Continued from Page One.) is of the opinion that keen business men prefer to locate ih a state where such questions have been set tled than to . locate in sttaes where such questions ate going to be con tinuously, agitated Uhtil they are settled that Wat. v. One thought , uppermost in the mind of a North Carolinian while talking with Mr. Gerald was that in the Old North-State $he workers go right on and off Voting, for and elect ing young lawyers, did lawyers, cor poration lawyers, manufacturers, stock holders: in manufacturing plants, putty men and pretty meii, to the legislature, instead of having working men like Mr. Gerald in the law-making body. t ;| Again a North Carolinian says: “Thank God for South Gatoliflifl But it isn’t said in the same tnati ner that this phrase was used years ago. It is said because the cohihlOn folks of South Carolina are pointing out to the common folks of -North Carolina hoW we,‘ in this state# ear*. secUte sonie legislation lor the men and women .and children Who do the work ofi the state/ GLAD TO SEE M’ABOO FALL i IN THIS RACE (Continued from Page One.) the Bailroad Men. As things look now, some reac tionary equally aft extreme in his views as President Coolidge, will be named by the democrats. Big busi ness is seeing to it that it matters not one whit which party wins next November, big business will be safe, sound and secure. . There are two ways the farmers and the workers can defeat the present plans of Big Business. That aggregation is playing safely in the back yard 'of both old parties. If Coolidge and Underwood can be nominated'by their respective par ties, it is a toss-up with Big Busi ness ..which party is successful. In. the event these two men are chosen as standard bearers for the two parties, thuen the common folks can put out a real third party ticket -—and win. Or they cart just forget the pres idency, center their efforts on Sen ators and Congressmen, and place a sufficient number of men in the law-making bodies to enact any leg islation the people may want over the. veto of the president. It is being freely talked among the workftrs and farmers that in the event both old parties nominate re actionaries for the presidency, then the workers and farmers will simply ignore the presidential ticket alto gether, will not vote for .either of the candidates for president, and center their efforts on state legis latures and ort the United States Congress. This plan would provide means for retaliation that Would'prove eni barrassing to party leadership camps* With even fifty per ceht of the farmers and wage-earners refus ing to vote for either the republi can or • democratic candidate for president, the popular vote cast for that office would be so Adw that who ever received the laurels would wear them with much ^misgiving. Big .Business and professional politicians would do well to .consid er carefully the way they conduct this presidential campaign. The farmers and the workers are wide awake, and never again will they be used as catspaws, fooled nor bum fuzzled in any political campaign by the machinations of shrewd poli ticians. HOOVER EMPHATIC FOR LABOR UNION (Continued From Page One.) suspension wore off it has averaged pbout $2.30. Yet during a period Of 14 months during and following the strike, the average price was nearly $4.00. If we apply the in crease to the amount of coal pro duced or sold during the period of 14 months mentioned above, even making a large deduction for the cheaper icoal, it is certain that the public paid three or four hundred million dollars additional for coal due to the suspension. This burden fell heaviest upon the householder for the industrial con sumers are better protected by stocks and contracts. It fell heavy upon the unemployed -workers. This instability ruins many operators in the end for in the periods of gluts between these families much coal is produced at a loss because high-cost mines hang on in the hope of some FATHERS, MOTHERS AND CHILDREN --ALL INSURED IN— The Lafayette Life Insurance Co. ' ' ' , ^ •And it is a Home Company—a North Carolina com pany. There is rid need for us to tell you about the im portance of inSurarice-^fpr the father, the mother, the child. Yon know1 that no one should be without in surance* Then insure yourself and your wife and your children in a Home company. M. A* CHAMBERLAIN, MANAGER 301 1-2 West Trade Street—Upstairs The Health of the School Children Can best be safeguarded by giving them the purest food. All sensible people agree that LANCE QUALITY PEANUT BUTTER Is the purest, most wholesome, nutritious peahut butter ‘ irifede. Children like it—and it’s good for the children. ;■? * Ask your grocer for > LANCE. QUALITY PEANUT BUTTER '■*- ; „ Made right here in Charlotte by !Tho Lance Packing Company 4 future disturbance, The disturb | anee ot law and order and the in terruptions in commerce and busi ness are ether high charges upon the community* / . The continuous demand bf tbfe public for regulation of the ihdustr and ef effijfldymfnt relation by taw is a by-product of this bad function ing of the industry. It 1* far better for the industry to cure Its own ill's thah for the government to accept it. I (\ Ain opportunity how Wes before the soft 'dM|-btdustry not onJy« to* protect the public interest but -fby the maintenance of continuous jtto* ductidn ‘and the building up of mfe* tual responsibility between the em ployers and emplyes to recreate that stability in the soft coal iftdjtts try tha has been so sadly lo&t in |he JaSt ten.years. . * For all these reasons I have *no hesitation in vising that yeUr as sociation attend the conference, and make every endeavor to set up a Wage contract fair to bpth sides.! I ' - YoUrs faithfully, * “ " HERBERT HOOVERj FRANK MORRISON* j PRAISES WILSO^ (Continued From Page One.) ; the conditiou of labor are not rendered more onerbus by the; war, but also that we shall see id it that the .jpfattru mentalities lay, which the conditions of labor are improved are not blocked or cheeked. That we must do.* “Only out of the future can coihe a proper estimate of the life work of Woodrow Wilson, but I am con fident that his efforts for human freedom will be increasingly appre ciated, as time goes on. \ <: “The funeral of Mr. Wilson took place at 3 o’clock in the afternooh. It was a private funeral. No rep resentatives of organizations went from the house. The funeral whs held in the Bethlehem Chapel of the Episcopal Cathedral, St. Albans, which is a small chapel and there fore could accommodate but few. The American Federation of Labor was represented by eight members: Samuel Gompers, Frank Morrison, James Duncan, Matthew Woll,' John Dofilin, Paul At Stephens, B. M. Jewell and A. J. Berres. Yours fraternally, FRANK MORRISON, Secretary, American Federation of Labor. . THE BOYS ARE TO ASSEMBLE SUNDAY NOON (Continued From Page Ont>), ' centering organisation efforts among the big industrial centers of the east and the north and the midlife west, so long as this vast territory in the south was left unprotected and unorganized. That so long as these conditions prevailed that long would there he hundreds and thoud» ands of southern workers ready tb flock to those big centers and teair down the organizations there just7 as often as battles occurred. Another feature that was pre sented was the fact that the low wages and long hours in the south ern textile industry always gave ihh employers of other sections the whip hand in a battle with the Work ers of those sections. Those eirf-J ployers always point to the South/ and say: . / :■ “Just look at the South. We jray you much more than the workers there ore paid, and you do not hftire to work nearly so many hours hare as they labor in the South.” Then ,too, as the textile, industry is the South’s biggest industry, -jit stands to economic reason and logipv that the wages and working Condi tions prevailing in the biggeSt ihd^ try have a direct bearing upon tpe wages and working conditions of All other crafts and trades—whence Che intense interest other organisations are taking in organising the textile workers. The textile Worker is the key to the whole solution. , The meeting Sunday will dote*-* jhihe where the organizers shall he ANNOUNCEMENT Formerly Located at 322 South College Street Ha» Reopened for Business in Their New Location 423 East Trade Street To Manufacture the Famous ^ 1 GOLDEN SHEAF BREAD And All Quality Bakery Products. The Queen City Bakery JACK HERNIG «aw—«wi «jfcn 1 ii »*■ — ' — ■ stationed, what towns will be assist ed* etc. It is expected a large crowd j will attend the meeting of the com- 1 mitten ' The Oentrhi Labor Union hall is iwatisi tt 869 14 West I’oarth Street. FAIL TO SEE " REAL VALUE r%>< • J***<> • - : • • . ! ; i ■■ 4, -41.: .. 1* i ' - V'-'1 J>Sf! \\y As the greatest and Most signifi cant trademark in the . worl<di the Union Label is. deserving of a greats ef sustained interest in the minds of Workingmen than it has ever yet received, said J. W. Hays, seeretary tfsastirer of the iiiteriiationei Typo, graphical Union, in a reeeht state af*»t “Par too many trade unionists lack the patience to see the intrinsic value of the label in the struggle to f farther establish the lftbOr movement as a vital social unit,” said Mr. {fays. Winning of disputes through organised, strength is not the only object Of unionism. We must strive towards the time when union ism Will be universally recognised as ,a sound instrument for the better ment of social conditions affecting everyone. I? “The ‘open shop’ has no label, but it is his strategy in many cases to- strike at unionism through the buyer rather than by working di rectly on the employer. In the printing trade, practically all em ployers, who operate plants of im portant size, want to run union shops. They have found it far more satisfactory to employ union men at fair wages under good work ing conditions than to worry along with low grade and unskilled print eta. The employers khoW the ad vantages gained by employing skill ed men Who live up to an ^thical standard Which protects the employ er against time-wasting, sabotage and material waste. “Now the ‘open shopper’ recog nizes the futility of citing spacious economy measures to an experienced employer, so he devotes his efforts to creating hatred of unionism among bankers, capitalists and others who buy printing; He tries to persuade such men to adopt a policy of turning business away from union shops. “It is perfectly obvious that to CoMbat that sort of fighting, con scientious unionists must give thought and effort to that mighty weapon, the UiifOA Label.” “PAP” RETIRED ENGINE STOPS Gadsden, Ala., Feb. 13.-—Was it sentiment—grief over the resigna tion of its 6td nu&ter-—thqt r6auspd Engine No. 0pA;oh the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad, to crack and crumble under the hpnd of a young and new master here the other day? That was the opinion of “Pap” Jolly, who for 31 years was the only hand which “170” kfieW and obeyed. * “Pap** Jolly, after 51 years with with the Nashville, Chattanooga & St: ■ Louis Railway Company, retired the other day on a pension. He had driven “170” for 31 years, and a tear or two could be detected ini *His eye as he tubbed his hand over Se smooth stirfadb of the old en ne and departed for his home and retirement. * The next day “170” left Gads '<Wn under a new master, Sol Lane. Lane is considered a good driver, ahti ajl that, hut old “170” never made the trip back under her own steam, but, broken and spent, was towed in the following night. Oid “170” now has been sent back to 'the shops. She may be restored to |a6rVice through several major oper ations or she may be relegated to the scrap heap. | 'Most people hold that the old en gine was worn arid spent from old age. But those who have learned the ways Of locomotives ahd who have watched “Pap” Jolly, as he pampered old “170” and catered to her every whim, thought differently, “Pap” bowed his head in silence as he learned the fate of his old en gine,' and side partner for 31 years. PEOPLE ARE WARNED OP DEADLY GAS FUMES Washington Feb. 13.-T“-Wafrtitig as to the deadly hazards of gas in tii>yentilated rooms arid garages is again sounded by the federal bu rden of mine* Many houses hate no flues for carrying off waste gases, which re ma'in. in the house. If a gas heater without <4. flue is used, a window, should be tfpen at least one-inch all the time, the bureau warns people that they are “flirting With death" if they go to bed with a heatfer burning apd the wnktows and doofrs closed*, ,-v ^a ’ * L Another deadly hazard is carbon ittohoxide from automobile in closed garages. • the department pleads |^‘^s.^ Ve^Ila^> aid that one should heVfer crawl under a car when the engine is running, no matter how good the ventilation is. Another hazard is operating a tighty-closed automobile on a high way or elSeWhOre. Provision should be made, for some fresh air entering the tonpettf, the statement says. UflftE STATE INSURANCE. Baltimore, Feb. 13.-^-A bill pro viding for state monopoly of work men's Compensation has been intro duced^ the state legislature. Trade unionists are supporting the plan. 4 The condition of the utilities of any community is an absolutely positive index to the character and the condi tion of the community* One never finds a bankrujpft utility company, with broken down properties and giv ing inadequate and undepeifdable service, in a live up-to date, progressive and growing city. Conversely, one never finds a wide-awake, rapidly developing, prosper ous and progressive city with inadequate utilities giving undependable and uncertain service. The utilities of a growing community must anticipate the growth of that community, eke there will be periods when the service is inadequate and unreliable. It has been our purpose at all times in Charlotte to anticipate and provide for the needs of the new industries, the new stores, and the new people who have formed a steady stream into the city. We are proud of and gratified at the part have been able to play in the progress and development of the community. We do not hesitate to attribute to the people , - ,’A whom we serve a large measure of credit for suck part as we have played in the building of this city* because the "• ..' *'v 0 Wi‘A 'll- - ' attitude of those served very largely determines the char . \ ■ J ' ' acter of service they receive. No utility organisation can render its best service to a hostile, or even unfriendly, non-co-operating public. Such a standard of service as we have endeavored to maintain in Charlotte is our several departments — Street Railway, Electric Light, Power and Gas — can be maintained only through the co-operation and friendliness of the people served. We have enjoyed this co-opration and friendliness to a most gratifying degree and we are deeply appreciative of the attitude of the people of our community. Every individal in our organization has a high ideal of service to the public, and we pledge bur most earnest efforts toward the maintenance of such a standard of service in all departments as will promote the continued growth of the city of Charlotte, and the prosperity and happiness of those whom we have the privilege of serv ,<r mg.
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