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By JOHN P. FREY j Editor, Internatonal Molars’ Journal. The story is told of owning adjoining farms. As the years went by, one of them har vested larger and much more prof itable crops than the other. The less successful one spent much of his time finding fault with the weather, the political party in poWiar, Wall Street, and everybody injpenefal. He believed that only fools became farmers, and also that his neighbor had purchased fertile soil, whereas the land on his own farm was poor and value less* If he only had the soil which his neighbor owned, then he might he able to accumulate money instead of continually payr ing interest on a mortgage. The difference • between the methods of the two men was that the unsuccessful one' took every thing he could out of the seal without putting something back in return. He was unwilling to go to the expense and the labor of putting fertilizers into the soil. He wias trying to get all that he could out of his land and put noth ing into it. We find the same condition which existed between these two farmers among trade unions, the members of some continually corn plain that their organization is no good; that it does nothing for them; they blame their officers; they feel that their constitution is unsatisfactory, and that tfr£ general policy of the organization is all wrong. They see other local unions securing higher wages, bet ter shop conditions and establish ing more friendly relations with employers. They do not credit these more successful unions with having established these conditions | through their own efforts and good judgment, but imagine that they were merely more fortunate, and -that the better conditions which they enjoyed were purely a mat ter of good luck. U- But the trade u,nion movement, like farming or like business, does not give good returns unless some thing worth while is put into it: The trade union movement can accomplish but very little for men who look upon it as something whieh entitles them to get all they can, out of it without putting any • thing back in return. The suc cessful local unions' in any organ ization are always those who are continually putting something into their organization, something ’ more than dues, for dues of them selves can accomplish but little. There is no royal road to suc cess. There is no political, indus trial, or social system which will give something for nothing. We can't eat our cake and keep it; we Can't get something from the trade union movement unless we put something back in return. The mote energy and interest which members put into their local trade union movement, the more pros perous it will be and the better v conditions it will establish for its members. Successful trade union results, like good Crops. require a continual fertilising of the soik better brakes urged. Washington, " Aug." provemSnt in the operation and maintenance Of.-^ir brakes for pas senger and freight cars are neces sary, rules the interstate Com merce Commission. TRYON CAFE 301 N. Tryon Sh We try to serve real food. The Best Coffee in the city. Phone 4287 Service under personal direc tion of Athan Pappas, Prop. j , Typos Raise Wages; Heavy Strike Costs TofBhtffrOKtm'torarag. i*.==-fn his report to the annual conven tion of the International Typo graphical Union, President How ard said that the gross earnings of all members increased the past year approximately half a million dollars a month. This estimate is based on re turns under the one per cent assessment. The returns for the months of March, April and May* last year, indicated average earn ings of $11,200,779 per-month. For the corresponding months of the present year the gross earn ings averaged $11,760,657 per month. t During the period June 1, 1920, to May 31, 1924, the international expended the enormous sum of $15,391,342,76 fpr strike benefits and special assistance to local unions in connection with the suc cessful 44-hour strike. In connection with agitation for a “national” union in Canada, and withdrawal from the internation al, it is shown that 19 printers’ THE ALHAMBRA "PLAYERS™ —OFFER— Friday and Saturday “O’SHEA’S BEAN TRUST” and Monday and Tuesday "HIS Wpf NIGHT” Featuring ‘Skinny’ Candler MATINEE 3:30 NIGHT 7:30-9 VALENTINO’S BACK! . .. ■* \ in the greatest - picture i -he :.eyer>. 'iiMidle: " /■”'. V;.- " '• Entire WeelT, ^Starting Monday. Shows at 10:30, 1:00, 3:30, 6 :00 and 6:30. • ' ■ -'* * ' S'*'.’--^ 'y. I'-jJtK- ' • ' ' . . ttnions and two mailers* unions in Canada . drew fro*iri: the .lnterna tionai treasury 44,422,251^.91 dur ing-the three-year period ending May 31, 1924. . Simple Distribution b Urged By Hoover Washington; Aug. 14i—Secret tary Hoover has declared war on the, wa^tefgl systol^Qf tion in vogue in this country. He says- it is “the most luxurious dis tribution system in > the world*” and has called a national c\nifar ence, of distributors who uSe path lie warehouses to be held> in this city for the purpose of adopting simple methods. , *■■■■ ■■■ 1 ■■ .m.; ■»■'«....... m - VIRGINIA FOR LA POLLETTE. -- 4'-—- : ~ Richmond, Va.> Aug. 14.—--Vicev President Conlon of the nterna tional Association of Machinists is chairman of a committee that has issued a call for a La Follette Wheeler state conference in this city, Saturday, August 30, at the Labor Temple. The purpose is to select presidential electors and perfect a state organization. All labor and farmers’ organization^ and women’s progressive clubs are invited. .<• NEW STOCK Garden Seed AH varieties in' bulk. * ONION SETS Stock and Poultry Rebaedies CHARLOTTE DRUG CO. , J. $. Edwards, Prop. Corner E. Trade and S. College * ’ PHONE 2663 1 .. — ■ Vacation Time » Is Mete and how better. could one spend a vacation than by mo toring to the mountains or the seashore? I&ere? is plenty of enjoy ment to be had from owner ship of a DEPENDABLE USED CARS and We can^fciake terms to suit yottr convenience. * Dail-Overland Co. 436.W. TRADE- PHONE 2596 Carpenters and Farmers Meet regularly at our store—-because the Tools they want are here. Farmers Hardware Co. ; 48 No. College Street 2 Means 4 Service N • ‘ And that’s exactly what you expect and always get when you call a - f YELLOW f F? . CAB The real Yellow Cabs have; black tops and* all you need do, is— ' Phone 24 Aliy hour of the 24 Yours, AUSTIN’S MARKET The Up-lo-Date Market with a tt&i line of all kinds of Meats, Fish and Other Good Things to Eat Prices Reasonable and Service Complete. * AUSTIN’S MARKET 305 WEST TRADE STREET *-•'&** ;§: r } ANNOUNCES i Greatly Reduced Round-Trip Fares for Summer Season, 1924 *T SUMMER EXCURSION FARES to Mountains' and Seashore Resorts on sale daily May -15-Sept. 30. Final limit October 31. SUNDAY EXCURSION FARES From Salisbury, Winston-Salem, Greens boro, Goldsboro, Danville and Interme diate stations to Norfolk, Morehead City and Wilmington (Wrightsville Beach). Tickets on sale Saturday night and Sun day, limit Sunday night, season May 31 August 30, 1924. * WEEK-END FARES To Western North Carolina Mountain Resorts and Seashore Resorts of Eastern / North Carolina and Virginia. Tickets on sale Friday and Saturday, Limit following Tuesday. Season May 10 to August 30, 1924. SPECIAL EXCURSION FARES i to Atalantic City and Niagara Falls on special dates during June, July and Aug usts We Recommend the Beautiful Mountains of Gmpitom* . Out-D«or Sports <, Recreatioh Restful .--v ' ; - ' : - ; . . ... - .' 's ''-': I 11 irftMfri . . tjfti MKWjfHf*r i ■*>*»<»»■■*—>*»■ >jj*r Wonderful Boy»* af*4 Girl*’ Ceaipts Are Located in Weatern North Carolina Mountains. SfcViw Zktm£i&mfci& v • **• JAal-4?v.v i-v. - -» y -W ifeiteiiptfoa Literature FurnbHed on Application. For further dctaHech information caU on any Southern Railway Ticket Agent. CITY TICKET OFFICE /' CHARLOTTE, N. C. 237 West Trade St. WINSTON-SALEM, JL C. 236 N. Main Street R. H. GRAHAM Division Passenger Agent CHARLOTTE, N. C. GREENSBORO, N. C* 112 E. Market Street RALEIGH, N. C. ' v 326*27 Fayetteville St.
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