VOL. III.
; RALEIGH, N. C, ,THURCI AUGUST 22, 1C1C,
i:c. 20
Look Out for Storm, ::
Warns Typo President
i , , ' .
Scott Warns Against Grave, Un
rest Unless Constructive V7crlr ;
is Uoneito Combat
. . VCfaye Evils, . , :;
Indianapolis, Aug. 19. Warning of
serious industrial upheaval is sound?
ed by Marsden ,0. Scott, president
0f the Interantional Typographical
Union, in his .annual report,, a por
tion of which: has, -Just beeai toade
public here." 'Here are some of the
pointed things Scott has to ; say: ; i '-
.''Our crusade, lor humanity, for
justice, and - for; the preservation; of
democracy T hasT degenerated :; into : a
political dog fight." 'V-
"Retail prices continue to advance
and unrest continues to increase."
"Every indication points to indus
trial strife, ; which may sweep from
coast to coast and back again during
the coming year." ' -
"Prudence demands that the wage
earners of America Drepare for the
approaching storm." ; . . ' ; '
"At a time when; prudent states
manship demands that we 'stop, look
and listen every danger signal-is be
ing ignored." , ,. - .". ; . :.. r
an Now Discuss Facts.
"With the ending of the war,"
says President Scott; , ''it is -possible
to discuss -with frankness the wide
spread unrest j which..- has been ; cre
ated by . war conditions Inj,1916
food prices advanced.' In 1917 -they
jumped. In 1918 and 1919 the "'cost
of living' soared .60" to 80 per cent
or more' above" pre-war levels. ' In
millions of homes the 'cost of liyingl
did not increase, for, the simple" rea
son that the contents of -the weekly
pay . envelope were . Inadequate ? to
meet the increased : prices demanded
by the profiteers. One cannot squeeze
blood out of .av turnip, and ; the inevi
table result was that pre-war stand
ards of living were reduced " "
Profit Cooties in All Lands.
"Every war ', breeds' its crop- of
cooties and profiteers. . These yermin
abound in every- army and in every
land. No delbusing . contrivance; yet
invented ' has made an army cootie-
proof, and , hot one" of .the f govern-j
ments involved in the war-was able
to curb the' avaricious profiteers', who
fattened on the World's 'calamity.' -"Industrial
unrest lias been in
creased by the fact that the workers
know they have been systematically
gouged by the profiteers during the
past four years. Investigations made
by food administration boards" "estab
lished that f act. Retail prices have
been based, . not on costs of produc
tion, hut on the ability of .the prof
iteers to gouge ttieconsumer. Neces
sarily, the burden has fallen heaviest
on the workers; receiving the 'lowest
age. 1 - ' r;r,
i "While the summaries of wage
scale increases, show that substantial
gains have been made in many, in
dustries, the fact remains that I the
, members of a large number of unions
have not received increases." sufficient
to enable them to maintain the stand
ards of living which they enjoyed in
1915.. v ' '
Wat a Glamour Gone. 1 ,
"Nine months have ' elapsed ; since
the armistice was signed." The de
mobilization of the' military and In
dustrial forces of America 'is prac
tically completed. Most of the men
in uniform have been discharged with
a gratuity of $60 and told that they
may keep their shoes, their breeches,
their blouses and their undershirts
and a few other odds and ends of
their equipment. ; 'for most of these
men war has lost its glamour. They
ha VO VtaA V. V nlo All n' It"
"During the war the grievances, of
certain classes of .workers .developed
sufficient importance to justify
presidential; proclamation, creating ; a
court through which at least some
of them obtained substantial justice
from the industries in which they
were emnloyed.irThis instrumentali
ty for the preservation of industrial
Pace also . has: been demobilized.
With the; signing of ..the treaty the
responsibility ofthe government
ceases, and, those who.. served the na
tion in uniforhi "or In overalls are
left to "their own resources: :
"What the Nation FacesC t f
"Aside from these disturbing fa?-
lrs, the nation is , confronted iiwith
w&at promises to be the most bitter
Political controversy : iff its : history;
Our crusade for humanity. ; for ius-
f tlCe RTlrt . ' fftT . ilia - nvasawaHnn nf
democracy has degenerated into a
Political dog fights in which no effort
made, to conceal the vicious intent
of the participants. At a time when
Prudent statesmanship demands that
w 'Stop, Look and Listen,'.' every
danger signal is being ignored.. Par
tisan politicians are tdoing more in
week to undermine . the confi
ne of the : people of the ' integrity
those who have . been chosen to
administer the affairs of the govern
ment than all the bolshevists and
id-eyed' radicals this side of' Ge
neaa could accompligh a year. :,
h Itt the meantime no definite steps
"r .e bee taken to solve the problem
ladu?trial , reconstruction. Retail
Cs continue to advance, and un
rest continues to ' increase Every
indication points to industrial 1 strife,
which may, sweep, from coast to coast
and back again during the coming
year.' 1 Prudence demands that the
wage earners- of 'America prepare for
the approaching storm the manifes
tations of which are too; apparent to
be denied." . ' - . ',.-.
PITTSBURG RECEIVERS FILIij
. SUIT AGAINST UNION MEN
1 A, suit for $900,000 damages has
been filed" by- the receivers of the
Pittsburg Railways Company against
the ; local - division of the . Amalga
mated Association of Street and Elec
tric - Railway ; employees )alleging
breach of contract by 3,000. striking
motormen 'and conductors who : tied
up," trolley., transportation when they
rejected the National Ware Labor
Board's award; of a 5-cent-an-hour
wage increase. The men .demanded
a'12-cent raise and suspended their
strike last . May, pending the board's
decision;; which they agreed to abide
by. The suit is .-.brought jointly
against the union, . its ' officers and
members. " ' , ' .; ' V " .. "
BAD DEBT AVASTB BLA3IED , f
"! .'; for niGn; cost op living
- Bad debt waste running into hun
dreds of millions of dollars is one of
the most important factors entering
into the high cost of living, accord
ing to the Washington Association of
Credit Men, v which wiltr support; the
McNary bill, providing for the '' gar
nishment . and attachment' -of , wages
of - Federal J employees who fail to
meet financial obligations. . , . ? I.
Government employees paying cash
tor mercnanuise, siys tue aasucia.uiouf
are paying' in part for the bad debts
A . Jli.. u . 3 1.1 . 1
created by ; fellow-workers, who run
accounts in stores and fail to meet
theml.v;rBad debt waste adds to the
cost ot doing business; therefore it
becomes one of the paramount items
in determining and fixing sale prices.
The association states , that some
government bureaus require that em-
ployees pay .forv necessities,' while
others do not. It is the theory of the
McNary; bill ' that if , there is a law
allowing attachment of salaries, over
and above exemptions allowed, by the
various States, government employees
will not contract debts unless '.they
can pay them". '-" , ; : -. ' '
The National Association oi Credit
ciations have indorsed ttje bill. The
Washington: association has indorsed
it through its,, committee on legisla
tion, of which George E. "Potter, is
chairman.' ' ' " . - ' ,
FWE SUITS STARTED
AGMIST'V. J.EVS
All Are to Recover Honey Alleged
to : Have Been Loaned to
- Graphite Company.
In the wake of the defunct Moni
tor Graphite Company, a corporation
with an office and a mine , in Clay
County, .Alabama,fiver suitshave
been started in Wake County court
against W. J. Andrews for" recovery
of nioney loaned - the company on
notes. ;i KL ",r
I The five suits were ' started for the
recovery of , a - total of t $22,2 S7.9 5.;
The plaintiffs are : ; The American
Bank " and z. Trust Company of Wll-
ming, suing for $ 9,517.9 5 ; s The Citi
zens Bank of Zebulon, for $3,500;
National Bank of , Lumberton; , for
$2,0 0 0 ; Merchants National Bank of
Raleigh, for. $3,500; ;and W, H. Mc
Elwee, of . Raleigh, for $3,750.
5 Mr; Andrews was. president ef the
corporation-Z- wTxlctL ' existed 1 but a
short time1 before being declared in
solvent. and bankrupt. B.r Drake,
Jr.V of this city; was vice-presldentl
and" Theoi WebbV I another " Raleigh
citizen, .was secretary-treasurer. ' .
, In ansiwering.the complaint f.the
different cases; Mr: Andrews contends
that he executed certain notes' as an
official of " the 'company "and ntrlT'as
&n x individual; ; Ke 1 alo"; explains
that he owned only aT5mall portion
of thestock 250: shares-whereas
others held more than he dldJ , Mr.
Drake, be' asserts, owned 2 6 7,) 1-2
shares of the company's 'stock; '
NEW YORIC STRIKD:
FORMAMjY ended
' -The New. York :.carmen!s strike,
which for two ' days , paralyzed the
suhwav and elevated r system r of . the
Ttitornrmiffh Ran id Transit Com
pany in Manhattan, the . Bronx,
Brooklyn.' and Queens, was formally
called off "Monday, night by a vote. of
the strikers to accept a : compromise
offered them at a conference of city
and State officials this afternoon.
: : Uhder the settlement the men will
receive i a wage increase of 25 per
cent, and it is provided that the ques
tion of whether they shall receive tne
additional 25 per cent demanded by
them shall she submitted to arbitra
tion. Resumption of service was or
dered to take effect at midnight Mon
day.
Attacks Cn lrlih
: Living Gets St
Federal Officers Confer,;!!-
- ' Slizril: be Put .
" State and Federal oScials, V to
gether -with the Unitedi States Food
Administration, are taking ; steps now
to thrqttle the high cost of living in
North Carolina. ; . ' ;
On the heels of the. State Federa
tion of Labor. conventionj Governor
Bickett issued a proclamation in, ac
cordance .with 'the" request of v ihe
labor; delegates, asking, the: State and
local authorities to . co-operate with
the food -administration ;in running
down' .profiteering, 1 ; The ' Governor's
proclamation reads: 4 I ; T.
; ,f ;. Governor's Proclamation. .
" "The .high cost of Jiving: Is agita
ting the -whole; world. ' The inability
to procure' the necessities of life .at
reasonable prices is a menace to 'the
stability ot all governments. The
situation is not local, but world-wide,-and
demands the best thought of all
good men". K,?- '
, ,"In order to correct the; evils' in
the United. States, the President is
calling on air State and county food
administrators to' seek '.but and put
an 5 end v to profiteering wherever- it
may be found. , V v .; ; .
YlTurige all "good citizens i'and ali
State and local ofiicials to lend" their
aid and- influence in the prosecution
of this work. Every consideration
oL wisdom 'and of safety calls for
complete co-operation' on the part of
our; people in the solution, of the dis
tressing problem, that confronts us."
: In the meantime the -Department
THGostof LivM 'Wy&t
t : - Steadily Advancing
85 Per Cent Increase in Foodstuffs; 100 Per Cent in
! Men's Clothing an d lib Per Cent in Women's
: Wearing:Appdrel-Advc rtce in Wages Less iHdri
i - - - "i ' t- f- '
72 Pen Cent, - .!:;--;- ; . '-: .
! The report'- just-made by- the Na-ltentii women's knit, underwear,' 120
tional'; Industrial Conference Board, I
based oir:-"Teport3 "f ronr-.forty-threts f
cities,'- shows that living tsosts in
creased 7 . per cent between March
and August lsV of' this, year. The
report f states further ; that the . total
increase in living costs for the - five-
year period amounts to 8 5 - per cent
in ; food, 28 per cent in rental,. 100
per cent in clothing, 57 per "cent; in
fuel; heat and lights and ,63 per: cent
In sundries. . Clothing " occupies the
highest notch among - the . articles
commanding notably increased prices.
The . board's figures, as ; to clothing
show that ; the -.average ; outlay for a
family's clothing needs in July, 1 919,
was " 10.5 i per- "cent , more than in
March and: 33.6 per", cent more than
in November, 1918, when the previ
ous high: peak of clothing prices, was
reached. Since the summer of 1918,
the average cost. of clothing has ad
vanced 13 per cent. . These increases
were . obtained by combining the per
centages of change in the cost of the
separate articles according to their
relative . - importance' in r the total
clothing. budget, - t , , -
: Quotations . of "2 9 types of, most
commonly used yard goods and wear
Ing, apparef were secured from. r 146
dealers in 43 cities. 'For every arti
cle the average price ; was higher in
July, 1919, than in March., As com
pared cwith November, 1918, changes
varied, but the .most important were
upward;.: Cotton and . woolen ; yard
goods," overalls, knit and muslin; un
derwear,.; and the cheaper grades of
work shirts, - although higher - in
price ; than in March, were slightly
lower than in November. ; Prices 4 of
yard goods increased more than did
prices of made-up-garments in the
five-year period since 1914, but the
cost of women's shoes advanced 131
per cent; . women's glovesi 125 -per
X -
".f . IF's6iUSE:IT..:, ;
Attorney-General -Palmer has di
vulged to verdant - members of the
government that the statute' books
contain "a great-deal of 'good law"
bearing on the punishment of , extor
tion;. The "query isv pertinent ,why
some of "it , has r not . been called into
play for correction of an evil now
holding high carnival i throughout
the country? 'What- has'-the. depart
ment ;ofi Justice? been; waiting for?
Has it been the policy of government
to foster production j and : wink at
profiteering vuntil " the . point should
be reached where the great army of
consumers' would threaten revolt?
Appearances are..not lackingito sus
tain that, suspicion. - -Buturely the
Attorney- General needs' nox special
authority from any ? one to put in
operation the laws which he : testifies
to exist ior . the prosecution, of , of
fenses which are glaringly commit
ted in the very shadow, of .his . office
building every hour of. every day In
the week. , Laws are' made to be exe
cuted. Under the Federal -system it
2 c:: KhncWh: Allay
:io lc:'z::. - : :
of
t
T
t
f
La3 entered tl 3 2ld, and,
'2' i-iuc:ns the ccst of sugar to
cc.:i3 vLcre it ves cold cbove
t lz;A established by. the Govcrn--t
ci a fair price, released for
:ral retribution a t ctrl cf 115,
pcu" 13 of euar stored in. Ra
J, Durham, and Greene!: cro."
. F ' rrl C2ziU Ccr.fcr.
t "
0 azry cut ths TTcrk cf runnirLS
ai r:c-tccrin; Federal ccials '
1 a- conference- in ' Raleish. this '
-k"- It' Tras attended ty District'
3rneys Thoraa3 ,D, Varren 'and
C. -Hammer, Food" Administrator
iry A. Pc,se,,and Special Agents
deriik C. Handy 'and D. H.'Gra
i, bf the Department of Justice-' .
I
ne cfUcials here
iai3 here nvrere mapping
plans 7hich .may be' pnt into efr
as soon as .the Government ore-i
c: ,bes regulations for. the price' Of j
bt er, f ood products and wearing ap-
' T Inyestisate t Slioe Prices. -
;In this qonnection? it is interesting
o note that the House x t Representa
ives .adopted' the- Igoe resolution
' ru psday, directing the Federal Trade
Sonmission to investigate increased
;hce, prices, This was- the first 'legis-
ative action, looking toward the rej
fiuction in the' cost of living. ' v The
resolution was adopted by unanimous
yote; ,but before it passed j the House
oted down an amendment extending
he range; of. investigation to cover
ther articles of food and clothing
; :c?nt; women's - coats. .116 per
eent aid" 6hieiis rhosiefyr'lO perf
cent i between July, 1914 , varid - July,
1919.'-'. In every case these marked
the : highest t points reached - since
1914. Several 'articles r of . men's
clothing also cost 100 per cent more
than before the war. , 4 , '
3 'Dealers very generally expressed
the opinion; that clothing prices were
likely to go still higher
. Food, comes next at an increase of
85 er cent, and the board says that
average, retail prices of, food were
slightly more than 5' per cent higher
on June 15, 19J9, than on March 15;
1919, and 8 4 per cent higher than
before the war, on the basis of aver
age prices for the; year 1913; ; The
increase, within the year ending June
15, 1919, was 14 per cent.- These
figures coven price changes of 2 2
articles of, food as reported -by, over
2,000 dealers. Since the , bureau's
estimate of 84 per cent increase is
for June 15, a slight , addition .was
made by the" board to allow ; for a
yvaaiuio riao in iuu lasi, uiux oi me
month.- " - : ' '- i ' " r. -
- Some of the articles showing, the
most significant price changes since
June, mis were ; onions, tne price
of which : increased: 133 per centj
prunes, 53 "per cent; coffee,"; 41 'per
cent;' potatoes, -31 per cent; cheese,
2 8. per cent;, eggs, 26 per cent; but
ter,, 24 percent; lard, 23 per cent;
sugar, 16 per cent; milk, 15 per cent:
and flour, ' 1 2 per cent. The ; prices
of chuck roast and . plate beef de
creased ' 5 per- cent ; of corn meal, 6
per cent, and of navy beans, 3 1 per
cent. - ' Compared with-June, -1913,
the ; average' prices ofr ;he following
articles in, June,, 19 19, "were 100 per
cent or " more higher : J v sugar, - pork
chops, ham, - bacon potatoes, ; corn
meal, and lard.- . ' 7- " :
is the business"'of the Attdrney-Gen-eral;
and his subordinates to execute
them.' v Why doesn't 'tihe - do so ?
Virginia Pilot:
I W UgNtifetw t ft -r
CO-OPERATIVE STORE TO
. ' L-'l , .BEAT; COST OF! IAVING.
Houston,- Texas;- Aug. 19. Hous
ton 5" labor unions plan to dent Old
High Cost; of Living with a co-operative
i stvor6. w' Businessmen of ability
will manage the stprOr. which will be
founded on sound economic and busi
ness ideas. 1 Goods will be bought in
large quantities and' sold' on "a close
margin,; The aim will be to- reduce
the cost - of.-1- living,- not to -make . a
jprofit but bf the enterprise..,,. .;L.V ,
viWhat is a1 fair; market-price, for
foodstuffs in Raleigh and elsewhere?
And what is Ta' fair and legitimate
profit? It seems that "the fair price
list", printed in our' morning daily is
far . beyond ' "fair" , and that the
consumers' ought to do some boycot
tingt : so as to ' reduce - our "fair"
prices within reach of every one. -
ciiat-lott:: zizz? c a?- .
: c.t.ike lt: acute ljagi;
7hrc Hundred Ii:::tri;i-n z Aro
r Tlircteidr'; to Cirilro in Cyn-
ncTT-.'cr'Arca to Ccn
. tr:';i V7i& CcUcctivcIy'cr
"lr','lv:xid!!y" Urcn CcnLit::n
rtlo irdicl Ctrc.i Car Ilea's
' 'Charlotte, N., C, Au2. 26.This is
the tenth day of the street car strike,
nd during: that tine not a " car has
teen' operated; , 'It is' reported Tthat
some 300 , electricians . era ployed by
the company " have decided to" strike
if the-company, does not reach, an
asreem'ent with , the car men": -. This
is ' denied by the electricians' , repre
sentative - - - " , ,
, The! Charlotte papers are "raw
hiding' -the street car men's organ
izer, "Jones, -who', is credited' with
having tmadeV the statement . that
Southern- Power Company" influence
Controls the ' Charlotte daily ; papers,
part of , the -banks, and even reaches
the City ' Hall, . Large company ad
vertisements appear daily in the
newspapers,- "attacking representa-1
tives oft the .strikers who come from '
outside the State.", This is for propa
ganda purpose of courses and the
Charlotte papers in. which the adver
tisements appear evidently follow the
"cue'' set , in the" advertisements," in
their .editorial columns. s .'. .
, The strikers' side of the question
is not divulged br them., They are
behaving themselves, and are quietly
''picketing" to see. that, "no'strike
breakers.are brought ln." .;,-.
Outside opinion r is aboutl equally
divided : with- the , "jitney, buses"
making,; money at 10 cents per ; pas
senger. J. " . - . V:-
" The 'final outcome is-awaited with
interest; ,withthe prediction that the
strikers Twill win., " ,
ij
:.Why is it. that, the Raleigh Cham
ber; of Commerce refuses to aid. in
the distribution of the necessities of
lif ej that Uncle Sam, isk disposing of
at such, a difference in prices: that we
have' to pay. tcre?,:Is"it because the
nenbers-tnow that hy doing so it I
ilL-cwrttlieirexceSsive-'pr
Why are .the "gentlemenV ; profi
teers allowed to "fleece" the public,
and thus cause so much unrest? '
LI. L, SfflPLlAN LATfl)S
RAT,ISSYS DIRECTORATE
Becomes -Head of United States Em-
r : pioyment Service in North Caro-
V-.J Una at lo.Yearly. '
M; ; Li Shlpman, State Commis
sioner of : Labors and Printing and
the- earnest proponent of the Connor
n.jL. .i.iiis .i .... mil ": Jj .-it.'
saunaerB uuiia ladot bui - m ; iue
1919 legislature, has been appointed
to succeed Dr. George J. Ramsey as
director of- the United . States. Em
ployment Service Jn North. Caro-r
lina. "r S ; , s t . -' Z ?
-,J Mr, Shlpman will receive the mu
nificent salary of $1 per year and
the $3,000 yearly t salary r originally
attached to the office will go to the
treasury.-1 t-K -Y-- -
V Mr. ' jShipman who by the change
will get an additional clerical help
in his office, expects to co-ordinate
State and federal' employment agen
cy work and make the organization
one of - immense practical benefit to
the) job:. hunters in North -Carolina.
TEXTDLE STRIKERS TO" v. h I ' . "
' . ' ' . SELL RELIEF TICKETS
Tjocal' Union at Albemarle Will Offer
i , Citizens Opportunity to Aid
, -;r'4' v1 Strikers.
; i - : -: f Albemarle -News:XV
. The' people of ;AlbemarIe willi.be
given. anopportunityw to' sympathize
with striking" cotton mill operatives
in the three mills hereby purchasing
relief tickets,;, 'according, to' H F.
York, "secretary and' treasurer of the
Albemarle local, textile Workers The
tickets may,, be put on sale by com
mittees from the ; three mills by the
middle of the .week."1 - ,r
i This announcement and the Exodus
of many of the Albemarle operatives
to mills ; at k Kannapolis, Norwood;
Concord, and' Greensboro' are' the de
velopments in; the local strike situa
tion Monday. nThe organized work
ers pictured the prospect for, early
recognition the union .favorable.''
i. Relief ' committeies were appointed
at a- meeting last Saturday night to
look - after- the idle operatives of al
three mills. Five members were ap
pointed; on a committee for the Wis
cassett e Cotton Mills, five on . one for
the Efirdt Cotton -Mills; and two on
one f or the Wiscassett Knitting Mills
These committees have been instruct
ed by the local to look after, the food
supply' of striking" operatives and to
apportion the relief- money already
collected where it is most needed.
Prc:::r.t cf ITat::..:.! ;.:;::ht::n ,;.
...VrA.. kwij X. ...,
' ' 1 " i 4 "
v The average prico cf slices this"
fall ought to be-frcm ?8 toC12 ac
cording to Anthony II.- Ecutlin
president of '4he National Ghoe Ho
tailers 'Association, who ia out . in a
statement flatly -denying proSteerin- .
in the shoe business I ;
' "If the present prices of. mats-,
rials and ' the present high cost of '
labor still -exists next fall, it is prob-
able that1 the prices -might ;ri-a " as
hish a3 $15 of "$20,,but,to look that '
far ahead is like locking for1. -troutle'.,
'he .said ; declaring-, that
meet of the; retailers got tiieir cup-'
plieJ . before :,the ;jump in materials
arrived. -' :"?;V' ' , - ': I.'; '
, Following js Mr Beutling's state- ;
ment: ." '.rT.v ".."'' . '
. : "I have, stated :that the prices for ;
shoes this fall will range from to :j ,
$12 because of the fact that practi- :.;
cally , all of , the1 ' retailers, have
bought their fall stock or had placed
contracts for them before the sharp
increase' in the cost of leather of the '
last sixty days.' There;is no basis '
for the "reports that shoes will cost
as high as $20 a pair.in'cthe fall.
- "If the present priced ot , mate-
rials and the present high cost of
labor still exists'" next fall, It is prob- '
able that1 the ' prices might ' rise as
high as $15 or' $20, but to look that ;f
far ahead. is like looking for trouble.
, 44The shoe1 retailers are( charged"" -with
being profiteers, when , we are S;"
charging prices, that , are only ';75 per,;' .
cent:over the pre-war prices of flye'
years ago. It is ridiculous' and tun-
fair to make these charges for this; .
one line of merchandise when every lj
one knows 7that the advances - in " th'o
shoe industry, are much beloW' the
advances .on innumerable articles of
'03EMG FOODSTUFFS;
no1..7- ru-no A-n
Z--f;r '- rv-1 :--Z'
nounces ituies uovermng me
; : .Purchase of Govern-
: . J . - ment Supplies. .
A Generous " use is ' being made - in . 1
Raleigh of the privilege of ordering . ,
government foodstuffs through the !
postoffice. : A, special window : in the
postoffi.ee for the .accommodation of
those Who wish to .-order has been 1
opened. It is very necessary, ;Post-
master Gatling points . out, that ,the -purchasers
comply strictly with the
rnles'and regulations governing the '
sale of the material, . '
The' following rules have been '
promulgated covering the filing of
orders: -r " " A- ' -1 "J T' " ' -
. . . ; Rules for Ordering. , '
"Following are the rules to be ob-
served in ordering the looa ;sup-
plies:,- , ' . '' - .
1. Each purchaser, wiu, be limitea
to one caselbag,; or sack, of .each, -
article; . - . -' .'".." ' -r-'" 1
2. When a fraction of a case is or- -dered
the fraction should be! express ed
according to the number orcans ;
or. units in a case of : that 'article, ' "
e.g.; 3-6 OI Case ui Dacuu; ; ; uwubo .
there are six cans oi Dacon ,
case); 5:24 of case of cherries (be-,' f.
cause there are 24 cans in9a caseof , '
cherries).!5 "--5 4J - I
y 3; Purchasers, by combining, can
order in even case lots.; ; r - V
4. As " postmasters ,musl, oder , ' ,
from thj Zone f Supply only; In even
case lots, ,u,ine ioiai oraers xor , .
day, amount to 6 1-2 cases, the last
fractional orders making up the half ,
case will be. carried , over to the next , ;t
day "or rejected. Money for Teiected ,
orders will be returned to purchas-
era.'; ' ' ; :'"r ,: ; ;7" '' ;
' 5. Orders must1 be filled" out 'lit - 5
duplicate, and cachr given- 'clerk . at -
time of order. " One- copy of : order . .
will be ' signed' by clerk and returned .
to ; purchaser ; &s receipt for . money
deposited for order : 7, -
6. Upon. arrival of goods, purchas-: t
era wlll beotifled and must call ana s
surrender ; sighed vorder r and receive
articles called, for by same. ; r"
6. Consult clerk, at window for to ;
formation in, filling order. ;"'--,.
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IACHINISTSMJNipN SUED -
' FOR 400,000 IN STRIKE-
Waterloo, Iowa, Aug. 19 Follow
ing the, precedent of , the' Danbury
hatters case, the Waterloo; Gasoline
Engine Company is suing the Inter
national Machinists' Union, its nor
ganizer,.; officers and members for . '
$400,000 for alleged breach of con
tract ' '
Conspiracy" to unionize the fac
tory, change hours and terms of laT,
bor and working conditions and the
breaking of contracts is charged Jn r ,
the action against the union.- -