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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-06-09

spirited business men who are held in
the highest esteem and confidence of
both business and social circles of the
city. We are glad to note that they
count a large number of our members
among their depositors and We hope to
see this number increase, as they are
Justly entitled to the support of all.
This bank is protected by Pinkerton's
National Detective Agency and are mem
bers of Washington's Bankers Associa-
tion and the Bankers Life Association
of Des NIoines Iowa.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-06-09

honorable mention in this review which
will be so widely read by our members
and friends, both at home and abroad.
Our members and citizens would do well
to further the interests of this public
spirited concern whenever possible
Every firm of this kind adds greatly to
the sum total of our city's prestige and
commercial value, and should receive the
cooperation of all who have the best
interests of the city's welfare at heart
We feel that every effort should be com
bined to make this business continued
and growing success.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-06-09

One of the best known firms in STAN
wood and one extremely popular with
our readers is the one mentioned above.
Cigars and tobaccos and smokers sup
plies are sold here and the pool and bill
lard parlor is always kept in good con-
dition for the players. Mr.. Ruth is go
ing to remodel his store in July, and
will have a place any city might be
proud of. He has his family in Stan
wood and is strong believer in unions.
Boys, don't forget him.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-06-09
BEN WILLARD.

A concern which is well known to
our readers and one which deserves the
full patronage of all is the store owned
by Mr.. Ben Willard, dealing in house
hold furniture, wall paper, carpets, etc,
etc. We do not wish to merely impress
upon the minds of organized labor the
esteemed position in which this concern
is held, but wish to instruct them TO
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-06-09
PEOPLES UNION MEAT MARKET

Among the prominent firms of Stan
wood the above mentioned firm holds a
position of pre- eminence. They are ex-
tensive dealers in all kinds of fresh and
salt meats. They are in a position to
quote the lowest prices, and they have
always given their customers satisfac
ton.
This firm has a most enviable reputa
ton among the business and working
men of Stanwood and vicinity and we
take pleasure in giving their names most
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-06-09

lar customer. Mr.. d. r. Crandall, the
genial proprietor, is true friend of labor
and believes in lettering the working
mans condition. Mr. Crandall came from
Livingston, Mont, to start this laundry.
He employs eight people all the time,
and is adding new machinery as fast as
possible.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-06-09
D. o. PEARSON.

The above general merchandise store
was established in 1877. and handles
dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes,
ETC.. etc Mr.. Pearson was a member OF
the town council for six years and mayor
six years ago for four years. He is Il
public-spirited. liberal-minded gentleman
and is worthy OF our patronage.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-06-09

Kangley Clothing Co. are carrying
full line of union made neckties. Some
one has made statement that the un
ion labels on these neckties are spurious.
The labels are absolutely genuine and
any one circulating report that they
are not is doing Mr.. Kangley an in
Justice and incidentally hurting the
cause of the union label.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-06-09
Grasoes Lend Valuable Aid.

The subordinate oranges of Colum-
bia county. NJ T.. contributed nearly
5000 in cash. besides many sup
plies, to the Hudson City hospital the
past year. Oranges in every county
should lend material aid to some such
worthy institution.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-06-09

The above popular gentleman, who is
the present mayor of Stanwood, conducts
one of the largest stores in the city.
On his counters you will find dry goods,
gents furnishings. boots and shoes,
groceries, etc, etc. He has been in bust
ness for Is years and deserves our trade
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-06-09
THE STANWooD LAUNDRY.

We can cheerfully recommend the
above enterprise as they know how to
take care of your clothes. They guar
antee full and complete satisfaction and
a trial bundle given them means regu-
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-06-09

States to furnish the patronage. is II
paying success bringing II revenue
above all expenses The grange will
never let up in its efforts until our
farmers and other citizens enjoy this
privilege, which twenty Two other civ
iliZpd countries have
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-06-09

"DR JACOB SMITH, Specialist, Dis.
eases of men, Toggery Bldg, 16osh
Hewitt"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-11

vii, because climatic condition has
done much in the past two years to
control it. DR.. Hunter, the undis-
puted authority on the weevil, says
that as soon as the dry areas again
have normal moisture the pest will
move irresistibly back into pre-emp-
tied territory. We might as well
face the stern fact that when the
weevil comes he is here to stay, and
it must be fight always thereafter
to control him so that cotton can still
be raised.
81 note that the government GIN
ners' report shows about 100000
bales in excess of the cotton ginned
for similar periods for three years
past. Over a vast area in Texas,
Louisiana and Mississippi every
pound of cotton is out right this min
ute. That, to my mind, explains the
abnormal amount reported ginned to
this date"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-11

lug runs nigh and should the health
authorities be forced to this extrem-
lty there is no foretelling the result
9nnSyl'ahla state constabulary
noIds the town in it's grasp tonight.
however, and the troopers will re-
main here until Commissioner Dixon
gives the word to go.
The flood swept valley offers no
shelter for the Iaborers expected to-
morrow and unless they come in
punk cars they cannot be cared for
Eight homeless men slept last
nlgnt on the floor of a house spared
Oy the waters, while several women
occupied the floor beneath. This is
out typical of conditions everywhere
in the flood zone.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-11
BOIL WEEVIL IN TWO YEARS
MACON TELEGRAPH MAN RE-
TURNS FROM WESTERN TRIP.
Says Georgia Will Have the Pest as
Problem in Two Years. Can't
Stop Its Coming.

It's
John c. Reese, staff correspondent
of the Macon Telegraph, has returned
from three weeks trip through
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and AL
ALBANIA studying the boil weevil con-
ditions and writing a series of ar
ticles to that paper on his observa-
lions.
Unless the unforeseen occurs D
said Mr.. Reese, Georgia will have
the boil weevil as a problem within
two years. The fact that the cotton
caterpillar has stripped the plant in
Alabama will serve to hasten the
eastward march of the pest. The
Weevil, finding no plant to feed upon,
will extend it's zone of migration over
a wider area than under ordinary
circumstances.
Can't Stop Its Coming.
IAN investigation made by a gov
eminent man at the beginning of the
migration some weeks ago discovered
the weevil twenty miles nearer the
Georgia line. 1t is estimated that at
the end of the migration this year
and it continues until killing frost
the weevil will be half across the
southern portion of Alabama. Any
hope that science will find way to
check it's march is futile, and Georgia
farmers have rare advantage in get
ting ready for it's coming. Let them
begin now in every section and the
weevil will not paralyze agricultural
conditions for two to four years as it
has almost everywhere else l visited.
I'm many respects the weevil is a
real blessing, because he literally
makes the farmer get out of the old
all-cotton rut. l found no progressive
farmer in Louisiana or Mississippi
who did not hold that view, although
many resented the necessity for
changing the old easy-going way OBJ
tanning for generations.
Corn Is the Remedy.
Before the weevil came Louisiana
bought all the corn used in the state.
Now they are selling some corn. A
big packing plant established at
Natchez since the weevil came is Civ
ing remarkable stimulus to hog and
cattle raising throughout Louisiana
and Mississippi. Beginning on $780,
600 capital the packing plant has in
creased to 100000, and must short
ly make another very large expan-
sion.
"A sense of false security has come
over large part of Texas and some
other sections regarding the boil wee
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-11
WANTED NO FUNERAL PYRE
,zrFORT TO BURN DEAD AT AUS
TIN CAUSED INDIGNATION.
probIem Is to Recover Dead From the
thousands of Tons of Debris That
Chokes the Narrow Valley.

AUSTIN, Pa.-The problem of
Austin tonight is to recover the dead
4rom the thousands of tons of debris
oboking the narrow valley. To do
% before it becomes necessary to
burn the ruins and save the living
from an epidemic an army of labor
ors must reach the town within the
raxt thirty-six hours, officials say.
otherwise the torch may transform
the wreckage into the pyre of most
Of those who have persisted.
Send Call for Laborers.
The single line of wire between
Austin and the outside world carried
an urgent plea for workmen to the
MAYORS of Buffalo, Pittsburg and
philadelphia. Samuel G. Dixon,
state commissioner of health, su-
Dreme in command at Austin, wired
each of the mayors:
I'VE are in need of laborers to
assist in rescue work. Desire about
400 sent in bunk train. Please ad-
wise us what you can do. Work
consists of recovering dead bodies
from ruins Please telegraph what
assistance you can render"
Give us our dead" is Austin S
cry, voiced by State Senator Bald
win, who lost father, mother, sister,
and other relatives. Only the body
of his father had been recovered to-
night. The others are locked in the
ruins.
81 speak for the people of Aus
tin, he said. 'The state of Pennsyl-
vania owes us the bodies of our low
ed ones. For forty-eight hours they
have been in the ruins. How much
longer will the commonwealth leave
them there? The state should have
a thousand men working here now"
Wants No Huge Pyre.
The nine-mile ra.IiDaI line leading
here from Keatings Summit was Civ
en- over today to rescue and relief
workers. Locked cars pulled out of
the Summit for the scene of the dis
aster When they reached here the
workers detrained; every man on
Austin's streets except newspaper
men was conscripted for service, but
despite the efforts of the authorities
only $50 were working at sunset.
Smouldering flames in the debris
burst forth anew in the wreckage this
afternoon, but it is not believed that
any bodies were burned.
Austin stands to man against the
suggestion that it may be necessary
TO put the torch to her ruins. Feel
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-11
LEE COUNTY TO VOTE ON BONDS
$4,000 Issue Proposed to Be Spent
ON New COrt House and Roads.

$1o,OOO issue Proposed to Be Spent
ON New COrt House and Roads.
The commissioners of Lee county
have decided to issue a call for an
election to determine whether the
county will or will not issue bonds
to the extent of $4,000 for the con
struction of new court house at
Leesburg and the further improve
ment of the public roads of the
county
The date of the election to deter
mine the fate of the bond issue was
fixed for November 25. $4,000 of
the proposed bonds are to be expend-
ed in the building of new court
house to take the place of the old
structure now being used. AS the
present court house is old and dilapi-
dated the new building will be well
come addition to the improvements
being made by the county.
The remaining part of the funds.
$4,000, will be spent in improving
the roads of the county, which are
already in excellent condition. The
new road now being constructed from
Smithville to Leesburg as as link
of the Andersonville-T homasville
highway has been pronounced by
competent critics to be one of the
best pieces of road building in the
state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-11
AVERTS AWFUL TRAGEDY.

Timely advice given Mrs. C. Will
loughby of Marengo, Wis, (R. No. y
prevented a dreadful tragedy and
saved two lives. Doctors had said
her frightful cough was "consump-
ton cough and could do little to
help her. After many remedies fail
ed her aunt urged her to take DR..
Kings New Discovery. 81 have been
using it for some time" she wrote,
and the awful cough has almost
gone. 1t saved my little boy when
taken with a bronchial trouble. !"
This matchless medicine has no equal
for throat and lung troubles. Price
so cents and $1.00. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by Dawson Drug
Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-11
THREE YEARS; TEN YEARS.

The late president of the Croton
River bank, at Brewsters, N Y, built
the finest house in all that region,
in 1884, and painted it with lead
and-oil at cost of $4OO-the house
cost $31, 900.
In 1887-three years-he repaint-
ed it with Devoe at a cost of $3.50.
In 1897 this paint was in good con-
dition.
Lead-and-oil, $500, three years.
Devoe $3.50, ten years.
SHIELDS-GEISE LUMBER co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-11
J. R. MERGERS GREAT WORK
What the Golden Age Says of Terrell
Countys Big-Hearted Scientific
Farmer Who Insni1.eS OfI,n,.S

FARMER VINO inspires Others.
The Golden Age. edited by w. D.
Upshaw, says of Hon. Jno. R. Mer-
Ger, Terrell countys farmer candi-
date for congress:
The example of John R. Mercer
OF Dawson, Ca, Terrell countys most
famous farmer citizen is worth more
to the farmers of his section than a
thousand legislative statutes passed
Tor their benefit. In addition To the
fact that he shows them how to make
something like a thousand bales of
cotton on a thousand acres he offers
out of his liberal pocket a number o.
prizes every yea" to the farmer in
Terrell county who raises the largest
yield of cotton, corn and other things
which he farm house needs. Mr..
MERGERS enterprise has greatly in
spired the planters in that section.
We used to read in our copy-book:
Emulation in good work is com
mendable." And John r. Mercer has
shown his wisdom and patriotism by
producing very wholesome type of
emulation. His farms are beautiful
positively wonderfuI-and his
heart is bigger than a bale of cot
ton"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-25
PRISONS OF ILLINOIS
RELICS OF BARBARIsM

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 23-Jails
OF Illinois and the treatment accord
ed prisoners in them are severely
condemned in report issued TODAY
by the state charities commission fol-
lowing its first inspection of these
institutions
The commission finds by compar
ing it's reports with the report issued
IN 1870 by the old state board of
charities that no Improvement has
been made in the jails in forty years.
only ten in the state were placed in
the first class as to sanitation.
The common Jail is called a relic
OF the dark ages, a dissemination Of
1ool diseases and tuberculosis, a place
of crime, violator of laws a. Mace
of detention where men are debased
physically by unfit and insufficient
food and morally by vicious environ
ment.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-25

East Fourth street, and was born on
Minnesota Point, Feb. 81, 1872, liv-
ing all Of her life in Duluth. She
was married Jan. ?, 1898, and besides
her husband is survived by six child
rem, William Towne, Ruth, Clyde.
Jane and an infant child.
AS a member of one of the pioneer
families Of Duluth. Mrs. Peterson had
a great many friends and her unex-
pected death was a great shock to
them. Mrs. Peterson was a member
of the Royal Neighbors and the Lin
naea club, and was the first presi-
dent of the latter organization.
Mr.. Peterson is loyal union man.
a member of the bricklaycrs local,
and he has the heartfelt sympathy
of all members of the Labor World
staff in this his hour of irreparab Bile
bereavement.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-25
STEEL TRUST man :
FAV0RS The WORKERS
Would Eliminate Contributory
. Negligence and Fellow Ser
want Defence.
What the Vice President of Steel
Corporation Said to Senate
Committee.

TRENTON, NJ, j. Feb. 23.-U. B.
Dickson, first vice president of the
United States Steel corporation. told
the senate committee on corporations
that in fixing the remuneration of
paramount Importance was not so
much to establish the blame as the
fact that an employe had been in
jured and should be cared for. Ad-
hitting that the blame must rest
somewhere, Dickson said that was a
secondary consideration, the vital
question being how the man and his
dependents weresto be cared for.
Dickson. was speaking al a public
hearing in support of the employers
liability bill prepared by the commits
sion of Which he was a member. He
said that the proposed measure was
the result of months Of careful study
and research, and although it went
further than any other statue in force
in this country, he believed it pro-
posed an equitable adjustment be-
tween manufacturer and employees
and should receive the support of
the legislature.
Opposed to Dickson in this view
were manufacturers from every Sec
ton of the state, who objected to
the bill as placing a too great bur-
den upon employers of labor. The
manufacturers objected particularly
to the provisions in the bill which
would deprive them of the common
law defenses of contributory negli-
gence and responsibility of fellow
servant They also argued that the
scheme of compensation fixed by the
bill was too severe.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-25
CHRIST AND TO|LER
NOT FAR REMOVED
(By the Rev. Charles Stelzle.)
Lift the stone, and thou shalt find
Mo

Cleave the wood, and there am L."
Sayings of Jesus
Whether or not these words were
actually spoken by Jesus Cchrist, as
is supposed by those who recently
discovered a manuscript containing
them, makes but little difference.
There is already sufficient evidence
to indicate that Christ and the toiler
are not very far removed. The birth,
the life, and the death of Christ gave
Him claim upon the common peo-
pie, and the common people are justi-
fled in their insistence that Jesus be-
longs to them. Whatever may be the
opinion Of the average workingman
with regard to the church, his devo-
ton to Jesus Christ is, in most cases,
unquestioned. This is a hopeful sign.
Without the rugged strength that
comes from and with the comm on
people the churches are sure to fail
But without the moral and the spirit
ual vision that comes from Christ the
people are bound to perish.
The organized church and the or
gained labor movement have each
IN them the elements which are work.
ing for stronger brotherhood and
a greater democracy, because these
elements are founded upon the teach
ings of Jesus Christ. AS the leaders
In each movement come to know each
other better, they are recognizing that
they have so many things in common
that they wonder why there should
ever have been any differences be-
tween them. There are, and always
will be men in both movements with
narrow vision who will see only one
side of the great cause which engages
the attention of both church and la
Dor. But in spite Of this serious
handicap, the time is coming when
men will see that neither side can af-
ford to ignore the other There will
come SO close knitting together be-
cause of the strong religious element
In the labor movement, and because
of the growing social spirit in tie
church, that it will become a ques-
ton as to whether the labor move
ment will capture the church or
whether the church will, capture the
labor movement
That time may not be in the very
near future, but there is absolutely
no doubt as to it's final consumma-
ton. For every great cause which
has for it's supreme object the MAX
ing of better men and women, ply
sically, socially, mentally and morally,
will come into affiliation for the most
successful carrying on of their work,
although each will continue to per-
form its peculiar functions.
The important thing is that we both
keep close to Christ in our ideals in
our aspirations, and in our work. Then
we shall never be very far apart, and
neither of us can go every far wrong
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-25
METHODS Of MAKING
NON-UN|0N CIGARS
Revelations Relative to the Labor
Methods of the Tobacco
Trust.
All Trust Factories Throughout
the Country Have Same
Conditions.

David Jones of the Cigar Makers
Union of Detroit is bringing forth re-
Violations relative to the labor meth
DDS of the Tobacco Trust, especially
in the manufacture of non-union CT
gars. The Tobacco Trust embraces
the United Cigar Stores now doing
business in various sections of all
large cities.
Jones has long been an indefatig-
able worker in endeavoring to impress
the public with the deplorable con-
ditions of labor in the non-union
cigar factories. He has followed the
subject to stage where he is aston
ishing the people with the facts he
is disclosing.
In a recent address, Jones said:
Large non-union factories have
located in what is known as Polish
town, Detroit, to be close to the
cheapest kind of labor, and they are
filling their fac tories with girls and
women.
Trust Factory School.
"They have a school in which they
claim to teach young Polish girls how
to make cigars. The girl pays IS for
tuition and gets no wages for months.
Each week, however, she gets a GER
tificate, emitting her to one dollar
six months later, providing the pay
roll Of the concern shows that she
has worked six months faithfully for
the firm
He stated that many married wo-
| men are working in these factories
%r
grossest of sweatshops.
Labor for Nothing.
These same conditions of employ
ment can be found in all trust fac
tories throughout the entire country.
In many instances the girls and wo-
men quit before their six months is
| up.
Then the company gets their labor
for nothing. If they remain during
| the six months, they receive their
| dollar per week and are placed upon
the pay roll, when, by diligent work,
they can earn from $2.40 to IS per
| week.
Very few of them are nimble
enough to earn more than IS. He
| pictures out the influences that sur
| round these girls and women and ha;
secured evidence that would make
the average smoker of non-un1on CT
gars shudder in adherence if he
could understand the conditions un.
der which the cigar Is made.
Such conditions are those agains
which the Cigar Makers Union il
struggling, and such are the condi
! tions that are breeding disease ant
carrying disaster to the smoker O
union cigars as we'll as destroy
ing the virtue and beauty of future
! WomanhOOd.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-25
NUPTIAL RITES
REGALI-LE MAY

Happy they. the happiest of their
kind,
Whom gentle stars invite,
And in one fate their fortunes
hearts and minds,
For ever doth unite.
We take much pleasure in an
nounclng the marriage of Mr.. Joseph
Regal and Miss Lilly E. LIE May, two
we'll known young people of this city
Mr.. Regali is member of the
SWltchmen's union. and Miss LIE. May
one OF the popular young women Of
the West End. The happy couple
will spend their honeymoon visiting
friends in Minneapolis.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-25
MRS. G. II. PETERSON
JOINED THE MAJORITY
Passed Over at an Early Hour
Wednesday Morning at st.
Mary's Hospital.
A Native of Duluth and Most
Highly Esteemed by all Her
Acquaintances.

The dark shadows have fallen and
a member of one of Duluth's pioneer
families has joined the great ma
jority.
After having just passed her 39th
birthday, Mrs. G.. Hialmer Peterson
of 321 First avenue east died early
Wednesday morning at st. Mary's
hospital. Her death was almost en-
tirely unexpected.
Mrs. Peterson was q daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Gyllenborg, %