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CEDARTOWN STANDARD Devoted to the Best Interests of Cedartown and Polk County. Volume 36. Cedartown, Georgia, Thursday, July 6th, 1922. Number 24. BIG STRIKE OF RAILWAY SHOPMEN Began Saturday Morning and is Nation-Wide in Extent. Rail Labor Board Outlaws the Shop Union for Ignoring Orders. Crafts The Federal Railroad Board had a machinists 19 per cent greater in real difficult and thankless task to per- purchasing power than in December, form in trying to adjust rail rates! 1917. and wages, and neither side is pleas-1 Car men, cut 9 cents an hour, now ed over the outcome. In fact, it have an average hourly wage of 04.4 would be impossible to please every- cents as compared with 37.7 cents an body in any finding they would make, 'hour in December, 1917, the board’s The public has been demanding a ! figures show. This represents a net reduction of rates, which have been increase of 71 per cent in actual pur- so high os greatly to retard the return to prosperity that is due to come. The railroads have insisted that they could not cut rates without a reduction of wages of employees. The Board entered into a thorough investigation of all phases of the matter, and as a result ordered a 10 per cent reduction in freight rates, which it is estimated will cost the roads about $400,000,000. At the same time the Board order ed a cut of about $135,000,000 in the wages of some 1,200,000 railroad employees to also go into effect July 1st. The roads accepted the rate cut, but the men voted to strike rather than accpt the cut made in their wages. President Jewell, of the Shopmen, is head of the railway employees de partment of the American Federation of Labor, and declined to attend a meeting called by the Board in a final effort to avert the strike, and could not be found when a subpoena was issued for him. In response to orders from union headquarters, nearly all the chasing power of the hourly wage, the board maintains. Average hourly earnings of ma chinists, according to the board’s fig ures, are 15 cents an hour less than under the peak rate established by the board in May 1920, but the real value is figured as 7 per cent greater, due to the drop in the cost of living. Average earnings of car men are figured as being 16.6 cents an hour less than in May, 1920, but buying power iB given at 3.2 per cent greater for the same reason. President Jewell takes the position that the ability or inability of the railroads to pay the wages demanded has nothing to do with the matter. Chairman Hooper, of the Rail Board, calls attention to the fact that in ignoring the present adverse de cision against his craft, Mr. Jewell cuts his men off from the benefits of some very important decisions in their favor. In a formal resolution adopted Mon day the Board declared that the unions, by their action, forfeited all rights before the Board as railway employes, and that new organizations walked out of the railroad shops all of shopmen taking the striking men’s over the country at 10 a. m. Satur day. The strike is also against the prac tice of “farming out” work in some of the larger cities, conditions hav- ng been created by the men m some jobs should be formed to represent the shop employes in disputes before the Board. President Gompers, of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, who recent ly denounced the Supreme Court for of the shops that make it cheaper for , holding that unions are liable for the roads to have the work done out-1 damages done by strikers, bitterly aide than to use their own buildings J assails the outlawing of the crafts as and equipment. The Federal Board ' un-American, and declares that as far sought to remedy some of these con-' a* the unions are concerned the Rail ditions in its recent order. I Board does not exist. The Rail Board furnishes the fol-l Mr - Jewel > ^ thc cl '“ fls wi " "« v - lowing figures i n landing by its de-1 er Bubmit to the cut in w “Kes nor the eision; (proposed change in labor conditions, Machinists belonging to thc shop" n< * P r<!< l>cts a prolonged strike, crafts which have gone on strike The railroad managers claim they were cut 7 cents a hour. They aver-. "'ill be able to operate the roads in aged 77.3 cents and now average 70.3 spite of the walk-out. cents. In 1917 the rate was 50.5, the Here in Cedartown it is greatly re new hourly rate being 39 per cent grotted that the differences could not higher. Cost of living, according to be amicably adjusted, for the men Labor Board figures, is 17 per cent employed in and around our Central higher than in December, 1917. The Railway Shops are among our most board figures the new hourly rate for valued citizens. C.C.0FC. Its name will be the Cedartown Chamber of Commerce. This was definitely decided at a meeting of the Directors of our new booster organization Monday evening. Mr. B. F. Wright was elected Treasurer. Mr. E. D. Borders was chosen to act as temporary Secretary. Mr P. W. Hunt was elected chair man of the Auditing Committee. President Scarbrough appointed the following ward chairmen of a committee on membership: Messrs. E. L. Henderson, S. R. Mendel, B. F. Wright, I. L. St. Clair and S. W. Good. These gentlemen and their assistants will secure the proper sig natures to membership pledges of those who have already joined, and will make a drive to get all our cit izens enlisted in the work. And everyone should join. Don’t treat the committee as if they were asking a personal favor of you, but get the Cedartown spirit yourself and “come across” prompt ly* You need the Chamber of Com merce, and it needs you. Off to Camp Mikell. Rev. C. P. Willcox took a party of boys Tuesday to the vocational and recreation camp at LaGrange, known as Camp Mikell, for a stay of several days. The boys in the party are Charles Brumby, Sam Coffee, • Leon Meredith, G. A. Artope, Francis Sim- erville, Spencer and Fred Noble, Clyde Downing, John Pickett, Leon ard Potts, Everett Jameson, Harry Hopkins, Herbert Edwards and Bud die Young. As Assistant Superin tendent for Central. Mr. R. A. Brimm comes to Cedar town as Assistant Superintendent of the Chattanooga Division of the Cen tral Railway, and this is especially good news to our people. Several years ago he was in the Train Dispatchers’ offices here, and married a charming Cedartown girl— Miss Mattie Lee McArver. He was promoted to the Macon offices, where his advancement has been rapid. He is well known and liked here, and his return is most welcome. Mr. W. W. Boulineau, the efficient Train Master for this division, has been filling this position temporarily in addition to his own duties, but the increasing business of this great rail way system again requires a separa tion of the two offices. Perfumed Pottery. Sounds odd, doesn’t it? And mys terious! Well, it is both— one of those rare novelties requiring genius and craftsmanship to produce. Perfumed” pottery is just what the name implies. It is made from clay saturated by secret process with de lightful perfume that withstands fir ing in the kiln, and when finished has the properties of a sachet. The delicate odor of a single piece of Perfumed Pottery is quite discern- able in a fair-sized room. We have just received a shipment. Prices from 50 cents to $1 each. W. W. TURNER, Jeweler. NOW THEY’RE OFF Some LiveContests for State Offices. The time for filing announcements and paying assessments as candidates for State offices expired Snturday night, and the entries show some live ly politics from now until the pri mary Sept. 13 th. Gov.T. W.Hardwick,of Atlanta, is opposed for re-election by Hon. Cliff Walker, of Monroe. A Mr. H. B. Baylor, of Atlanta, has also paid an nouncement fee. Secretary of State S. G. McLendon, Attorney General G. M. Napier, Treasurer W. J. Speer, Comptroller General W. A. Wright, Commission er of Pensions J. W. Lindsey, Com- mssioner of Commerce and Labor H M. Stanley, Justices M. W. Beck and J. K. Hines of the Supreme Court, and Justices Roscoe Luke and B. H. Hill of the Court of Appeals, have no opposition. There is a hot fight on for Commis sioner of Agriculture. The present incumbent, Hon. J. ,T. Brown, an El bert county farmer, is opposed by Hon. A. O. Blalock, a prominent At lanta attorney, and by Mr. O. M. Houser, a Ft. Valley business man. State School Superintendent M. L. Brittain is not a candidate for re- election, and there are three candi dates for the place—N. H. Ballard, M. L. Duggan and N. M Sower.. Chief Justice W. II. FiRh, of the Supreme Court, is opposed by Judge R. B. Russell. Hon. C. M. Candler declines to stand for re-election to the State Railroad Commission, and there are three candidates for the office—M. L. Johnson, W. R. McDonald and J. E. Palmer. Hon. J. A. Perry is a can didate for re-election on the Com mission, and is opposed by W T. Bankston and O. B. Bush. While the other races are impor tant, the principal interest centers in the races for Governor and Commis sioner of Agriculture, Gov. Hard wick’s secretary being a Hon of Mr. Blalock, and the two apparently run ning together. The weather is hot—and the cam paign promises to follow suit. FAIR AT'ARAGON Aragon will hold a Community Fair before the County Fair in Ce dartown, and will then send the best of the exhibits here. This gratifying action was taken Thursday, when Miss Zelia Phillips, the Home Demonstration Agent, met with the Woman’s and Girls’ Clubs there. This community fair will have the especial backing of Mr. P.A. Red mond, the progressive General Man ager of the Aragon Mills. Young’s District decided some time ago to hold a community fair, and Aragon’s action is going to be anoth er big help in making the 1922 Coun ty Fair a success. PUBLIC SCHOOLS Of Cedartown Take Highest Rank. At a recent luncheon of the Ki- wanis Club one of the guests was Prof. R. C. Little, formerly Assistant Superintendent of Atlanta’s public public schools and now at the head of the department of English in the Georgia Military Academy at College Park. One of the pleasant features of these weekly luncheons is the talks given from time to time by inciden tal guests, and in hearing from Prof. Little the Club had the pleasure of listening to a high tribute paid to one of our most important institutions and its efficient head—our public schools and Superintendent J. Purks. STANDARD MILLS BUY COOK DUCK Big Deal Means Much to Cedartown’s Indus trial Life. A deal of great importance to Ce- beach cloth is becoming especially dartown was consummated last week popular wherever it finds its way. Mr. when the Standard Mills bought the J Parker, Jr., as head of this enter- Cook Duck Mills, Messrs. A. W. Birk- prise, has made it a genuine succea* As soon as business conditions jus tly it, additions will be made to the weaving capacity of the combined plants. It will be good news to our people that the big plant of the Standard GOOD BASE BALL It was an interesting game that our Amateurs played Friday with Calhoun’s strong team of semi-pro fessionals, the score being 8 to 7 in favor of the visitors. Each team used three pitchers, ours being Brewster, Rainwater and Pettitt. Suggs started out with a home run for us, and Knowles got another with three men on bases, but the visitors switched off to Lefty Haynes, and we couldn't an nex but two more up-and-down marks after that. With Perry and David on the mounds, our Cotton Export team cleaned up the Rome Hosiery Mills boys to the tune of 6 to 3 here Sat urday afternoon. It was a good game, and the attendance was grati fying. And there was a big crowd out to see the 4th of July double-header, be tween the C. E. boys and the team from Center, Ala. A large number came over with the visitors to give them good backing. We used Cama ra ta, David and Rainwater ihthe box, and Knowles was on the receving mound. The first game went to Cen ter 8 to 1 through our unfortunate fourth inning, and we won the second 5 to 4. Both teams made a fine showing. Picture Frames. Just received a lot, in new shapes and beautiful finishes. W. W. TURNER, Jeweler. beck and Wm. Parker, Jr., complet- I ing the trade on their recent trip to I New York. Because of unfavorable conditions in the yarn market, the Standard Mills have not been running regular ly the past few months. The cloth j Mills will resume operations in a few market has been good, and the Cook j days. The Standard Mills have been Duck Mills have kept pretty steadily j one of Cedartown’s most valued a»- in operation. sets, and the combined Standard and The two enterprises have been ' Cook plants make this one of the very closely allied in the past, and , South's big enterprises. E.; the purchase of the Cook by the | T h e consolidation means the im- I Standard means that al) the yarn of mediate re-employment for many In speaking of the latter, Prof. j the latter’s big plant will be manu- ' men an j women, and an early in- Little stated a fact which Cedartown factured into cloth right here at crease in the number of employee* generally knows and appreciates — home instead of being sent away. | 0 f the weaving department, where the that we have in Prof. Purks one of The Cook Duck, which has also pay roll is especially good, and Cedar- the leading educators of the state,so been making its own yarns, has found town is happy over the present and recognized by all Georgia educators, 1 good demand for output, and its future of this great enterprise. a safe, sane and progressive man a-, — mong men. course, that colleges have many As to our schools themselves, he j students who have little qualification made a statement of a fact that many for entry except the fact that they many of us did not know, but should have the money to pay their way, and never lose sight of it. He said that j you can’t pack a college education Cedartown’s High School ranked a-1 into a grammar grade mind, but Ce- mong the very highest of the “accrod-1 dartown has been fortunate in her ited schools” of Georgia, and that graduates, and those who have had with the completion of our new build- the will and found or made the way ings no city in Georgia—with the | have made good records in the possible exception of Columbus — i schools to which they have gone. And will h«ve a more complete school e- fan average of 39.41 per cent for the quipment than Cedartown. We are I past seven years of graduates who accustomed to seeing our boys and had the ambition to enter college is girls who go away to other schools or I certainly very gratifying to all believ- to college find themselves fully up to | ers in education, the requirements there, but it was That Cedartown believes in her gratifying to hear such an eminent * public schools and their efficient head educator as Prof. Little make such a • was abundantly proven in the unani- pleasing and emphatic statement as 1 mity of sentiment for school bonds in to our recognized rank. Our schools have indeed prospered under Pr’of Purks’ able administra tion, and there is no truer index to Cedartown’s growth than is found in the following figures. When Prof. Purks came here in 1907 he opened our recent election. The new build ings now in process of erection will give us the accommodations we need for the next few years, when we shall hope that Cedartown’s steady growth will necessitate still more buildings. From the days of the old Wood school with 511 pupils, including' Academy, Cedartown has al- white and colored. He closed the f ways taken a special interest and spring term school this year with ' P>*ide > n educational development,and 1,494 pupils, 1,229 of whom were ! it i» impossible to over-estimate the white. ' value to our town of such schools as And here are some figures for the j we now have, such schools us we are past seven years that are highly illu- | building, and such a man as Prof, minating, as to the number of our j Purks at their head, ambitious young people who have graduated from our schools and en tered college: Entries Close Aug. 1st. 37.5 14 43 Nil. In CIii.h. No. enli 1915— 16 6 1916— 14 2 1917— 21 II) 1918— 32 9 1919— 17 11 1920— 35 15 1921— 35 14 40 170 07 Percentage attending college cov ering a period of seven years, 39.41. We doubt if there is another school in Georgia that can make a better showing as to college attendance of graduates than this. Something to be proud of? It cer tainly is,for the college trained young men and women have far better chances fb’r success in life than those who do not enjoy such advantages, just as one who goes through the high school stands a better chance > , , ,. , , . it I and regulations prescribed, than those who only go through the | grammar grades. It is true, of ROUTE RESTORED A change went into effect July 1st on Route 3 of our rural free delivery service that is moBt welcome to tl* territory affected. Several years ago the Sutton’s Mill territory was cut off from Cedartown and given to a Cave Spring carrier. As Cedartown is their trading point, this worked a hardship on the people there, whose mail was necessarily de layed by going a roundabout route This error is now corrected, and Carrier J. C. Langford’s route is lengthened to take in this territory. He now leuves the Cedartown-Cave Spring road at Mt. Hope church,turns to the left, and crcles back back ta Sutton’s Mill. The change is much appreciated by the patrons of the R. F. D. service. I Thank You. To my Friends and Patrons: I want to thank you most sincere ly for the splendid patronage you have given me in my old store. It was you who made me move, for I abso lutely had to have more room. I am glad you did it, for I like my home in the former A. J. Roberts store very much. I not only have more room, but it is more conveniently located for you. The owner of the building is about to put up a big addition in the rear, and when this is done I will have one of the largest 6, 10 and 25- Hon. E. S. Ault, chairman of the Polk County Democratic Executive Committee, culled a meeting for last cent stores in this section. Saturday to arrange for the coming primary, and followed the example of thc State Democratic Executive Com mittee as to dute—Sept. 13th—and general rules. The assessments for candidates It is my patrons who have made this growth for my business, and 5 thank them most sincerely for it. In moving to larger quarters I will be better prepared to serve you than ev er before, and cordially invite you to were fixed as follows: Judge Super- I come and see me. You will find me ior Court, $25 {Solicitor General,$25; Congressman, $40; State Senator, $20; Representative, $20; Judge City Court, $20; Solicitor City Court, $20. Payment of these assessments and statement as to candidacy must be made to the Chairman on or before 12 m., Aug. 1st. Otherwise, of course, names will not appear on ballot. ( ^ The Chairman was instructed to ^C16T1CG at 310 Main street, between the Phil lips Dry Goods Co. and the Hunt Drug Co. A warm welcome awaits you. M. L. FISHER. Special Notice. Phone 69, Edwards make all necessary arrangements for holding the primary under the rules Buy ft in Cedartown! Suits pressed, 25c. Suits Sponged, 50c. 117 West Ave.