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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-27

"T this season of the year when
the thoughts OF the whole
Christian world are centered
y on Him In whose honor Christ
mas is celebrated 1t might not be
auliss to turn aside for moment from
the actual scenes of His life and what
they mean to US and look at some of
the uncommon conceptions of HIS
birth as portrayed on canvas which
hang In the principal galleries OF
Europe. Ever since the birth OF the
Saviour of mankind artists OF every
age and nationality have sought to
portray the scene and the result has
been some curious as well as remark
able pictures.
The galleries of Munich and Vienna.
both so rich In rare old paintings. con-
tain a number of these uncommon
works of art which. while they bear
the stamp of the age in which the
artist lived. yet all relating In some
way TO the message For unto you this
day liz born "a Saviour. which IL Christ.
the Lord"
Fra Feuppo IAppt
The Madonna. by Fra Felippo
Lippi, Ia regarded as remarkable in
many respects. 1t Is Of the fifteenth
century and the Mother of Christ liz
coatumed as the women of that day
The face Is purely Italian. the fea-
lures clear cut and the eyes particu
larry bright, although the whole ex
preston Is a trifie sad. She seems TO
be paying little attention to the Child
who lifts His chubby hand to touch
her face. The Child. too, Is of the
italian type and much more robust
in appearance than Is usually por-
trayed. The figures have an excel
lent background OF landscape with
fine perspective and coloring. This
picture is regarded as the best work
of the sriar artist who began life In
the most abJect poverty. 1t hangs
among the famous Italian pictures
and attracts attention on account Of
the boldness of the figures which stand
out clearly against the rich. vivid col
oring of the background.
Fra Feiippo Lippi was born at
Florence In 1400. He was the son OF
a ne'er-d o-weil butcher. who died
while Felippo was "a mere baby A
few months later the wife died and
the child was left 10 the care OF an
aunt whose extreme poverty rendered
her unable TO be Of any financial as
sistance 20 the boy In his education
Even as child he had a fondness
for art. and at the age OF twelve years
he had persuaded the members Of
the Carmelite community to teach
him to paint" and a short time after
he was given home with his teach
ers He was remarkably successful
and as early as ,i43o his name appears
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-27

edged with fur. thus giving her the
appearance Of wealth. The Child Ia
perhaps a trifle too old although the
face shows character. Magdelena. too.
is richly clothed and wears an almost
japanese headdress adorned with
bands of gold. Her face Is refined
and beautiful. Joseph Is youthful too,
and richly robed In black He has u
spray OF lilies leaning against his left
shoulder There lis n landscape in the
BACKGROUND with an unusually fine
perspective. The picture is regarded
as even" for every figure Is well
drawn aud colored in excellent taste.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-27

hand to one OF the kings. The others
are Offering. presents. while in the
background two shepherds, whose
herd Is seen grazing on the Hill. are
peering In at the window. The Child
is of the delicate, frail type. and Is
regarded as an excellent drawing. The
hands Of the figures are particularly
fine.
Maertcn van valckenPorch. ),
The Alteration OF the Magi.' some
times known as January" by Maerten
van valckenborch, Is perhaps the most
uncommon picture Of the Nativity In
the world. 1t contains many figures.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-27

yet her face depicts the proud mothers
love as she shows the Child to the
men who have come to do Him honor.
The Child is of the chubby type and
one which would be considered healthy
looking In the present age, and the
drawing Is regarded as especially fine.
The picture Is rather dark. which
makes the moonlight effect on the
faces all the more beautiful.
Ambrosius Benson.
1.-THE Alteration of the Magi." 4
large canvas. hangs among the pic
lures of the Netherlandish School Of
the first half OF the sixteenth century.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-27
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out bold and clear. He was patronized
by Charles ", who gave him a yacht
In which he cruised about the Dutch
coast. When he died in 1899 he was
regarded as one OF the masters Of the
Dutch School. His pictures are highly
priced on account of the bold. realistic
treatment of each subject.
Hugo Van der Goes.
Hugo Van der Goes Alteration Of
the Magi" is remarkable for the num-
Der of people and OF the rare beauty
of the Virgin. the central figure Of the
picture. The Child Is seen In the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-27

Lucas Van Leiden was born at
Leyden In l494, and took the name of
his native town. his real name being
Lucas Jacobus. He was pupil of
his father, who was a well known
painter. Van Leiden was q painter of
great power and his pictures stand
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-27
Copies OF Some of the Rare Old Pictures Of the Chris
Child Which Hang On the Walls of Tvo
of Europe's Finest Galleries.

manger surrounded by the people who
have come to do homage unto Him.
Each face is distinct ana the express
sions shown are wonderfully lifelike.
One OF the angels has been a study
for art students. and few If any have
been able to copy the angelic sweet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-27

herds are kneeiing before Him In
alteration, while placid faced cow Is
gazing on the proceedings. One of
the shepherds in the rear Is carrying
tiny lamb In his arms. In the right
hand corner are two men holding a
lantern. The Virgin Is not beautiful,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-27

"T this season of the year when
the thoughts OF the whole
Christian world are centered
y u on Him In whose honor Christ
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-05-01
LAW INCLUDES SECTION
HANDS.

Denver, April 30.-Labor Commits
sioner Brake has sustained the United
Mine Workers Union in it's contention
that section men working in the yards
or around the ground of smelters
come under the eight-hour law, which
provides that men working Gin" smelt-
ers, etc, shall not work more than
eight hours in any twenty-four. The
state official waived aside the tech
nicality raised that section men did
not work "in" smelters, and held they
were subject to the gaseous fumes the
same as the other man. 1t was shown
that the railroads recognize this when
carmen are working in the yards. In
this case, however, the railroad broth
erhoods protect their members, and as
the section men are unorganiZed, it
was believed they were powerless.
The United Mine Workers, however,
came to their rescue.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-05-01

ton, was one of the first to declare
his allegiance to the nav party and
filed as a Progressive. Moving to the
other side of the capitol building he
wages his old aggressive fight for re-
form measures. He was made chair
man of the committee on labor and
labor statistics and practically every
labor bill of importance referred to
a recommendation that sit do pass"
The minimum wage bill for women
and minors was safely steered through
his committee and through the legisla-
ture and is now law. He had favor
ably reported out the first aid meas
ure, abolition of paid employment
agencies, child labor bill. His hardest
fight during this session was for the
establishment of a state vocational
school, This bill he successfully
passed through both houses against
the most strenuous opposition, to have
it finally vetoed by Governor Lister.
H. l.. Hughes, legislative agent of
the Washington State Federation of
Labor during the 1913 session, has the
following to say about Mr.. Campbell
in his annual report: con the senate
labor committee with Brother Camp
bell were two mill men and two law
yers, yet he was successful in most
instances in securing favorable reports
on our bills that were referred to his
committee
Throughout all of his legislative ex-
perience Mr.. Campbell has realized
that the crying need was for a system
of direct legislation through which the
people should have the power to init
ate legislation and to review the acts
of the legislative body. From the day
he was elected in 1909 up to the pres
ent time he has fought for the initia
tive, referendum and recall and was in
the thick of every legislative struggle
to secure it senactment into law. He
realizes that legislation by legisla-
ture is under present procedure largely
a result of compromise, laws enacted
frequently containing jokers which
kill the spirit and intent of the law
and seldom passing in the original
form in which they were introduced.
He believes that direct legislation has
two objects to accomplish. One is to
submit to the people measures ex-
actly as they are originally drawn by
their friends. The other is to mini
mize the danger of pork barrel leg
islaton at Olympia because the legis
lators will realize that their actions
are subject to review by the people.
Should Mr. Campbell be successful
in his ambition to represent this dis
trict at Washington, D. c., his past
record is ample proof that he will fight
Just as hard there in larger field for
the rights of the common people as he
he has done in the legislature of his
own state-Bellingham Journal-Pro
gressive
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-05-01
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standard caboose" bills were advo-
Gated by Campbell at this session as
well as every other progressive meas
ure introduced.
During the 1909 session supreme
operation of the direct primary law.
3, During the special session later in the
year Campbell introduced a bill re-
storing them to the primary law. 1t
passed the house but failed to pass
the senate by one vote.
In 1910 he was reelected and APP
peared again in Olympia in the role
of trouble-maker for the Interests. 1t
was during this session that he gained
the title of "Eight-Hour John" He in
troduced house bill No. -, talked,
walked, ate and slept with it. Again
the employers moved on Olympia.
They brought women before the COM
mittee to prove that it would work
hardships on working girls" They
hurled cunningly worded amendments
at it. They tried to prove that the
people of the state, especially women
wage-workers didn't want it passed.
In the midst of this latter harangue
Campbell started down the aisle to-
wards the speakers dais, unrolling as
he went petition signed by the work
ers of the state for the bill, three city
blocks long. Before it was half I'M
rolled the house chamber was buried
in pillows of paper and the enemies of
the bill laughed out of the legislature.
The eight-hour bill passed at this SEES
sion, was signed by the governor, ap-
proved by the supreme court and the
wheels of industry roll on as serenely
as before No industry has been
ruined and the health and happiness
of women workers UNNECESSARILY en-
1t was at this session that he intro
duced the bill providing that mo
measure duly passed by the legisla-
ture and signed by the governor should
be adjudged unconstitutional by the
supreme court" and in its defense
cited instance after instance of the
pernicious activity of the courts in
multiplying meritorious legislation. He
set the legislative chamber by the ears
an on roll call but five votes, includ-
ing his own, were cast for the meas
ure. Those five may wake up some
day to find their names immortal as
public sentiment is increasingly de-
handing that very legislation.
He was a member of the committee
on constitution and constitutional re-
vision and one Of the minority of three
who reported out the initiative, refer
endum and recall bill as it's friends
wanted it passed The majority re-
port submitted twenty-eight amend
ments to ham-string the bill. The mi
nOrity report was adopted on final pas
sage with a vote of two to one to
include the judiciary in the recall. He
took a prominent part in the fight for
the Workman's compensation law and
voted to include the first aid feature
which was killed by the employing in
terests.
In 1912 he broke with the republi-
can party, refusing to stand for the
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-05-01
LEGISLATIVE CHICANERY.
Continued from Page One,)

in all the past years of our statehood,
not one man of us will shirk duty I'M
til the petitions have been abundantly
signed and the issued carried to a
complete success in the November
election.
The enemy is powerful in his cor
rupting influences, where corruption
can be used; but he is no match for
US on the battlefield of public decency
and public opinion. That is our
ground; it is safe and sure if we do
our duty. Let every man and every
woman who believes in more decent
things and a more abundant life, do
that duty.
H. L. HUGHES.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-05-01

Aberdeen fiasco. He filed for the
house, first as a Republican, but with
the formation of a county organiza-
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-04-10
NORTHWEST COUNCIL OF
TRANSFERS MEETS IN
EVERETT.

Nearly forty teamsters from nearby
cities met in Everett Saturday night
the occasion being the monthly meet
ing of the Northwest Council of Team
sters. Business of particular import
ance to the members of that craft was
transacted and when the visitors were
taken in tow by the local boys and
given a sample of Everett hospitality
Despite the strikes in Seattle and TIA
coma which have drained their finan-
cial resources heavily the locals in
those two cities are flourishing and
the fighting spirit of the boys un-
aunted. The boys in Seattle have
laid their cards face up on the table
and declared their willingness to
abide by the decision arrived at by
the arbitration committee appointed
by Mayor Gill if the team owners will
do the same. Regardless of the out
come of the attempt at arbitration
this action cannot help but commend
itself to all lovers of fair play and has
materially strengthened the position
of the strikers. The Council will work
to get all teamsters unions through
| out the state affiliated
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-04-10
WHO WILL CHECK TIE Pc
TITIONS?

Several of the daily paper ave
been very much wrought up of late
over the possibility of the numerous
initiative petitions falling by the way
side because of the dispute between
the state and municipalities as to who
shall pay for the checking of the pc
titions The state has put the buck
up to the cities and the cities tone or
two of them) have said there was
nothing doing with them Mayor
Gill of Seattle was quoted in a Seattle
paper as saying he would veto any
city appropriation for that work 1t
is to laugh The state law very plain
ly states that the petitions must be
checked by the city clerks in mcorpo-
rated towns and nobody knows better
than the city officials themselves that
they must do the work. If there is to
be any quarrel as to who shall pay
for the work, the courts will decide
that The stunt is to discourage the
voters and make them think it is use,
less to sign petitions 1t is worthy OF
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-04-10
Demand the union label.
BARTENDERS JOURNEY TO
ANACORTES.

No meeting was held of the Bar
tenders union last Sunday as the
boys We're all out doing missionary
work Secretary Taylor of the State
Federation of Labor has been in Ana
cortes for some days laying the
groundwork for several new organi-
cations, among them being the bar
tenders About twenty members Of
the Everett local chartered a boat
Sunday and set sail for Anacortes TO
assist i'm the installation OF the union
al that city. They reported the for
nation of a healthy union and splen-
did hospitality accorded them.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-04-10
TOLT BUSINESS MAN PAYS
JOURNAL A CALL.

Chas. f. Knecht, once upon time
secretary of the Everett shingle weav-
ers union, now capitalist and leading
citizen at Tolt, was a Journal visitor
Monday. Charles has embarked in
the fuel business in the King County
berg, the citizens there being compel
led to make occasional purchases of
wood and coal, and is doing well at it,
He and his partner have two teams
steadily at work and are contemplat-
ing the purchase OF an auto truck to
facilitate delivery. He reports that
business is moving along nicely in
Tolt, steady growth going on and
everybody optimistic. The Journal
force, having once shed the light Of
their journalistic knowledge in that
community, obtaining in lieu thereof
about $50 front feet of choice real
estate (Which landed interest puts
them in the capitalistic class, ex-
tends real glad hand to Everett vi
sitors from the aforementioned berg.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-04-10

"At least one month of our time has
been occupied Investigating complaints
concerning alleged violations of the
fish laws by trap owners and cannery-
men, and the inadequate assessments
placed upon this property by certain
township and county assessors. and
county boards of equalization.
'In the furtherance of our investiga-
ton in this matter we caused a sub
pOena duces-tecum to be served upon
State Fish Commissioner L. H. Darwin.
causing the officer to bring before the
grand jury the records of his office
showing the number of each kind of
fish caught by each trap for the past
four years, also, much other informa-
ton showing net profits. We also
caused similar subpOenas to be served
upon the owners of all traps in What
com county, to ascertain the cost of
construction and maintenance. and
market price of fish and profits. and
used the information thereby secured
to check against the information Sc
cured from the state fish commissions
er, to the end that we might have a
proper premise from which to reason
upon.
"Of this we would be better salts
fled We're it not for the fact that under
the law there is no one to represent
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-04-10
GRAND JURY TABLE.
Table showing:

l. Number Of each kind of caught during past years
in each trap in WIatcom county,
> The per year cquazed by the board Of
equalization for past four years.
The valuation each for each year for past four years
placed by grand jury.
1t should be remembered that the fish equal
lied and reported by the grand jury represents the equazed
valuation which is but about 40 Of the actual valuation
the real valuation, in the Judgment of the jury
months deliberations one-ha
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-04-10

of checking up signatures, the city or
the state They shrek about the added
tXation on an already oyerburdened
taXpaying public as a result of the lat
est fad of government, forgetting to
mention the downright criminal waste
OF former state legislatures and the
cost to society of previous failures of
our legislatures controlled by special
interests to enact needed social and in
dustrial legislation. They wisely
argue that if the electorate can be dis
couraged from signing initiative petit
tions, they will be saved the time,
money and nervous energy necessary
to go out and make the fight later.
They have nervous prostration every
time they think of how the people in
our neighboring state of Oregon have
calmly gone out and put a crimp in
the selfish designs of the big interests
by judicious use of the initiative and
referendum. Let the heather rave"
The people are signing the petitions.
The State Employers Association
it believes in workingmen getting a
fair wage and decent working cOndi-
tions. They don't believe in grinding
down the workers but they are against
the unfair, un-American doctrine of
the "closed shop" They believe in
the individual right of the working
man to sell his labor as he sees fit
without the dOmineering influence of
the labor agitator entering into the
they are fighting, not the material
comfort of the individual working
mani Is that so? When these en-
ployers say that, they lie. They've
had a hand in every labor trouble Of
moment that has arisen this year,
The open" or CLOSED" shop hasn't
been an issue in any one of them,
Down on Grays Harbor a~strike Of log
gers occurred last week IL -four camps.
owned by the Coats-Fordney Logging
Co These men are not organized.
Very few union men were at work for
this company. Some months ago the
wages were slashed from 25 cents to
$3.50 per day per man. Later a threat
was made to raise the board but no
offer made to raise the wages The
men endured it as long as they could
and finally presented a demand for an
all around increase of wages of so
cents per day. This raise would not
have brought some of the men any
where near the wages received before
the cut, but would have brought the
general average back somewhere near
the former average. The demand was
refused and the men struck. 1t was
not a union strike. The leaders of the
men are not members of the union
What happened? The State Employ
ers' Association that body of patriots
who are the only true friends" of the
workingmen, that believes in paying
fair wages, maintaining good working
butted into the play and
began hiring men to go to Aberdeen to
take the places of the unorganiZed
loggers. Oh, you Employers Associa
ton Quit your bluffing and come out
in the open where people can have
good look at you! YOU'LL all for the
free and Independent worker! Oh,
rats Z. p. MARSH.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-04-10

note that the persons who are raising
the howl are the ones who have all
ways been opposed to Direct Legisla.
uon The general public is not max
iug any complaint
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-04-10

Carl Han has taken withdrawal
card from the local plumbers union,
having engaged in another line OF
work Carl is one of the old guard
and viii be missed every Monday ev.
eIang when the gang gathers.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-04-10

Jas Taylor, organized for the Ma
chinists, visited with the local union
Wednesday evening
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-04-10
WhatCOm Co. Fish Trap Men Tax Dodgers


l.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-04-10

The old daugerretoypes of grand
father and grandmother and Aunt
Mary and mother taken just after the
war-and then the quaint pictures Of
father-money wouldn't buy them
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-04-10

from YOU. Are you forgetful Of the
fact that future generations will cher
sh such pictures you? Photograph
er B. J. Brush. 21s-1s Realty Bldg
Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
n. c. & ST.. TO ASK
FOR AN INJUNCTION
Hearing Against Enforce
ment of 2 1-2-Cent Rate in
New Orleans Thursday

Montgomery, February 17-(Special)
Hearing of the appliction of the Nashville.
Chattanooga and st. Louis Railway com
pany for an injunction against the en-
forcement by the Alabama railroad COM
mission of "a 21a cents passenger rate on
the eompanys lines in this state will take
place in New Orleans next Thursday be-
fore three federal judges.
Attorney General Robert c. Brickell re-
eeved notice of the hearing today. and
he and Judge Samuel ID. Weakley of
Birmingham will leave for New Orleans
tomorrow night.
Circuit Judge David ID. Shelby of Hunts
vile and District Judge William 1. Grubb
of Birmingham will be two of the judges
who will hear the case. The name of
the third judge has not yet been learned,
thought ii is thought that the district
judge at New Orleans may be selected.
The Nashville. Chattanooga and st.
Louis railway case is the last of the ga
cents passenger rate cases to be tried,
the other railroads of the state that orig
inally resisted the order having estab-
lished the lower rate.
The Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis case will be the first to be heard
in New Orleans. the proceedings in the
other cases having been heard at At
lanta. Huntsville and Birmingham
Attorney General Brckell and Judge
Weakley have represented the railroad
commission in all os the cases. The hear
ing of the final case will only consume
one day, it is understood. The two at
torneys expect to return to Alabama next
Saturday morning