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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-03-20
STATE OF THE WORKER.
At Thirty He May Have Fixed His
Rate of Wages For Life.

With the railroad industry as his
center of inquiry, Professor Scott
Nearing has been looking over the
proposition that there is always a pos
sibility of the workingman becoming a
capitalist or manager
In 1910, he finds. SAG officers direct
ed the activities of the million and
quarters employees. Thus each
employee should have one chance in
300 of becoming an officer at some
time during his life, provided that EN-
ployees live as long as officers and that
all officers are drawn from the ranks.
But he assures us. according to inSur-
ance tables. that the general officer
lives longer than the workingman and
that the officer is not always drawn
from the ranks.
automatically, railroad trainman
has one chance in 300 of becoming
an officer, but he has one chance
in twenty of being injured and one
chance in 100 of being killed during
each year that he is at work. If his
service covers twenty years the
CuduCCS are OIG W OHt JlldI uul Ing
that time he will be injured one to six
that he will be killed. so that the
chance of being injured is 300 times as
great and of being killed is fifty times
as great as his chance of becoming a
general officer in the company.
From this and other illustrations
Professor Nearing deduces that the
tendency of modern industry Is toward
form of organization that will re-
quire the wageworker to remain a
wageworker.
Modern industry also makes it posi-
BILE for the average wageworker at
thirty to determine what his wages for
the rest of his working life will be.
The maximum of this is fixed by the
amount which he produces. custom.
cost of replacement trade unions
There Is no limit to the minimum.
however. for wages are always sub
ject to reduction by overwork. sickness
and accidents. labor saving inventions.
shutdowns of industrial plants or in
dustrial crises.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-03-20
BUILDING Trades.

The success of the building trades
department during the last few years
has demonstrated beyond doubt that
this. the first OF the departments OF
the American Federation of Labor. has
passed the experimental stage and has
proved that the basic idea is correct,
carrying out as it does the principle
of trade unionism. that kindred organ
izHtions are best fitted to decide ques-
tons pertaining directly to saeir own
welfare in their own way. with. of
course. the benehcent supervision Of
the parent body. the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-03-20
COMPENSATION PUZZLES.

The industrial accident board of
Massachusetts. which has in charge
the matter of payments under the
workmens compensation act, is at
tempting to adjust difficulties which
have arisen in the operation of the
law as to the remuneration of doctors
and surgeons for services rendered in
connection with industrial accidents
The question is considered one Of
much Importance to owners Under
the act they must pay surgeons and
hospital fees for the fourteen days
following an accident After that Pc
riod they begin to pay compensation
based upon the previous earnings OF
the injured person. but cease to pay
for care. In something over 81 per
cent OF the accidents the workman WAS
lncapacitated for less than the four
teen days. In fact, the average cost
to the employer is and probably will
be less for actual compensation than
for the surgical and hospital treat
ment
"Physicians and hospitals are nat
urally quite unwilling to consider this
class OF patients as eligible to the
charity list The insurance companies
agree that the stand is wholly just
one.
The Industrial accident board re-
Gently invited number of representa-
tive physicians to meet with the mem-
bers in conference The result was a
frank discussion of these conditions
and the appointment OF strong com
mittee of physicians, headed by DR.
Frederick j. Cotton, a prominent Bos
ton practitioner. which proposes to in
vestigate the whole subject
THE Massachusetts law provides
that during the first two weeks after
an injury the liability insurance com
pany-either the one established by
the state or one of the private compa
nies-has the right to elect by what
doctor and at what hospital the pa
tent shall he treated The industrial
accident board has let down the bars
In cooperation with the private com
panies and against their better Judg-
ment, apparently. the injured man is
now permitted TO select his own ply
stefan The result in many cases has
been such rs to demand action Where
the insurance people protest against
bills they consider eXorbitant the in
dustral accident board passes judg-
ment Fees are limited TO So visit
The aim has been to have injured men
and women seek their family physi
clans. who would charge the same fee
ms If the cases were wholly in private
practice"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-03-20
SU MONS

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN AND
FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOM-
ISH.
Catherine Daley Plaintiff, VS.. Fred
Wentz, William A VENT and Fred
erick V. VENT, Defendants.
The State of Washington to the said
Fred Wentz, William A. Wentz and
Frederick V. Wentz, Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty days after the date of the
first publication of this summons, to-
wit, within sixty days from the 9th
day of February, 1914, and defend the
above entitled action in the above en-
titled court, and answer the complaint
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-03-20

A new labor organization bound by
its constitution to oppose strikes and
uph5 I'D arbitration for settling disputes
and also to favor IA gradus:ed rather
than a uniform wage scale AUS been
chartered in Kansas City. Founders
of the organization. which is known ~
the National Association of Uuitrd
Building Labor. says 1t is their plan TO
extend the body to all parts of III"
United States SO far 200 members
have been enlisted in Kansas City.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-03-20
I1FFH7TT
TIME AT LABOR
TEMPLE.

The St Patrick's day card party
given by the Label League to the mem
bers of organized labor and theirs
friends last Monday evening at the
Labor Temple was a big success. The
Labor Temple was well filled by the
members of the league and their
guests. Sixteen tables were played,
after which the guests were invited
to the upper hall, where the ladies had
set a very pretty table. The abund-
ance of goodthings to eat and the very
pleasant evening enjoyed will long be
remembered by those who had the
good fortune to be present. We wish
to compliment the committee in charge
for the able manner in which they ar
ranged the evenings entertainment.
Let us know when we will have an
other, and let it be soon. Again, let
us doff our lids othe Label League.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-03-20
MoblIized Woman,s labor.

Warning sent out by the Young
Womens Christian association of san
Francisco that the number OF young
women hockiug to that city in eXpec-
tation of employment through or by
the Panama exposition has become
alarmingly IN excess Of the demand Is
interesting mainly as an evidence or
the newly developed mobility of wom-
ans labor
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-03-20

Two Well-known local BARRIERS, Al.
Davenport and Fred Fuller, of the
Pastime barber shop, could not with
stand the call of the North, and left
for Cordoya, Alaska, Tuesday, March
10. The best wishes of the members
of Local No 446 and the friends Of
these brothers goes with them May
they have success is our earnest wish,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-03-20
THE HUMAN FACTOR.

Organized labor believes that
true scientific management is
that which reduces the cost of
production by eliminating use
less labor which improves the
facilities for doing work by sur
rounding the workmen with
good jght pure air, sanitary
conditions and safeguarding ma
rhiu"rN. 1t IS Il system of man
ugemeut under which care will
be taken to prevent Workmen
from oyerStrain as well as to
provide that their output shall
reach an adequate standard and
which will afford ample OppOr-
tunity for the fullest develop
ment of mechanical and manual
skill on the part of all work
men 1t is system under
which terms and conditions of
employment will be governed
by agreements entered into by
employers and their workmen
as collective body And, final
ly. it is form of management
which will never allow quality
to be sacrificed for quantity nor
men. women and children to be
classified with machines. The
equity right of human flesh and
blood must be recognized by
any system that would endure
i. T. Frey.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-03-20

The local unions of the United Mine
Workers have been notified that the
twenty fourth successive constitutional
and first biennial convention of the
United Mine Workers will be held in
Indianapolis. Ind. commencing on
Tuesday. Jan 20 1914. This conven-
ton will be the largest one ever held
by the United Mine Workers of Amer.
lea
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-03-20

Bear in mind that the Scotch Wool
en- Mills is unfair" to organized
labor because of the lockout of union
employees in the head factory in Chi
cage, ILL.,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-03-20
ETHICS OF STRIKES.

The unions strike when their
demands for better conditions
receive no consideration ut the
hands of employers For this we
are often condemned. and yet it
is PROFESSIONALLY fact that
strikes are effective in increas-
ing wages. and as increased
wages are conducive to human
uplift. strikes certainly are not
lacking in ethical principles. We
do not strike simply for the fun
Of it. We strike because we
want to live better than we
have been living. We do not
strike without first having I'M
dertaken to secure an adjust
ment, and when the conference
is conceded. a settlement gen
orally follows without a strike.
But where we are told there is
nothing to be considered. we use
the only weapon we have-that
is, to cease work. and what this
has done for the working people
in the way of real. substantial
benefit can never be computed.
John b. LennoX.
The Washington times., 1914-06-24
ACID STOMACHS
ARE DANGEROUS
A Physicians Advice on Cause ard
Cure.
Nlne-tenths of All Stomach Trouble
Said to BE Due to Acfdfty.

A famous physician whose successfal
researches into the cauIe and cure CT
stomach and intestinal diseases have
earned for him an international reputa~
tion, said in the course Of recent lee
ture that nearly all intestinal troubled,
organs. were directly traceable TO DE-
ranged condition Of the stomach wh1ce
in turr was due nine tir.ses out OF TO
to excessive acidity, commonly tcfme4
sour stomach or heartburn. which mo-
only irritated and infiamed the deiicae1
lining Of the stomach. but also set 10
eastritis and stomach ulcers. 1t ID IN
terest.ng to note that he condemns thR
use of patent medicines as well ~ q
medical treatment for the stomach, stats
ing that he and his colleagues have So
cured remarkable results by the use OF
ordinary bisurated magnesia, which, BY
neutralixing the aciditY Of the food. re-
moves the source of the trouble. He
contends that 1t is as foolish to trenf
the stomach itself as IL would be for q
nan who stepped on a tack to rub lint-
4ent on the foot without first removing
the tack Remove the tack and the foot
will heal itself-neutralize the acid and
stomach troubles will disappear. Ifrftat-
ing medicines and medical treatmenfe
are Useless. so long as the contents OF
the stomach remain acid: remove the
nedicine-the inhamed lining Of the
stomach will then heal itself Sufferers
from acidity sour stomach or heart
bum should get small bottle OF bfSur-
ated magnesia from their druggist, ana
take a teaspoonful IN a quarter of
glass of hot or cold water after meals.
repeating in fifteen minutes. II neces-
sary. this being the dose which the doc
tor has found most effcacious in an
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when they selected me for this posi-
ton I asked that before sign the con-
tract l be permitted to ny with Lieu
tenant Porte SO that might satisfy
myself as to the kind of man in whose
hands I was putting my life. Well. I
flew with him. and under the trying
conditions that always are present at a
first flight. / feel ashamed that
should have imposed the condition.
never have been in a machine with a
man who was so much the master OF
the craft. He handled her with the
certainty and coolness that marks
great drivers. He put her through her
PAGES in a way that seemed TO draw
cut the best in her. She seemed to
respond to his thought as well as his
touch.
1T was a remarkable exhibition. the
more so because he was using controls
new to him and with which he had no
chance to become familiar.
Now that both the boat and Lieu
The Washington times., 1914-06-24
LAUD GALLAUDET
At SEMECENTENN|AL
Recipients of Honorary Degrees
Tell of Work for Deaf Done
by Institution.
,olders Of honorary degrees awarded

Holders OF honorary degrees awarded
by Gallaudet College at its hve-day
seni-centennial commencement exer-
cises rendered tribute to the institution
that fostered them at the start Of their
career today.
Gallaudet chapel was thronged this
morning when DR.. Robert Patterson, OF
the class Of 1870, now principal Of the
Ohio School for the Deaf. spoke on Our
Alma Mater. An Appreciation" DR..
Patterson spoke Of the wonderful help
GaIlaudet had been to the graduates,
and the uplift It had given to those
unable to hear or speak
DR.. J. R Dobyns, superintendent for
the Mississippi School for the Deaf
spoke on The Influence Of the Col
Iege on the Schools For the Deaf =
Ms Sylvia Chaplin Balls, teacher Of the
School for Deaf. at Bellville, Ontario,
one OF the two women honored with
degrees at yesterdays commencement,
delivered an address on The 1nflu-
ence Of the College on the Deaf in Cen
eral
The College As Viewed By the Deaf
OF Europe was the subject Of an in
teresting discussion by the Rev. Francis
Maginn, OF Ireland
The afternoon was spent at Great
Falls. After luncheon the graduates
and their followers took the cars for
the Virginia side, and spent the time
in picnicing about the grounds. Meet
ings OF the secret societies are sched-
uled for tonight
Tomorrow morning an election Of of
ficers for the alumni association will
be held at the institution at Kendall
Green. after which the 200 and more
alumni will return to their homes.
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wrong; In fact. her various parts were
in better shape after the tuning up
than they has been before she was
broken in.
Nr CuTtiss and l have agreed upon
aid her greatly in leaving the water
when she carries her full load. That
Is to attnch two waterplanes to each
Side OF her hull about amidship. This
VIII give her greater and smoother
planning surface to make her rise to
the waters top and skim along he
fore she mounts
Tho machine weighed about $500
pounds in Its trials. When she II fully
equipped and has her tanks full of pc
troll she will go about SO pounds. That
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tenant Porte have been tested. am all
the more confident that We shall sue
ceed."
Lieut.. John II. Towers, one of the
best equipped aviators IN the Ameri-
can Navy. was sent here by that de-
partment to make observation and at
tend some departmental business. He
spoke enthusiastically of the Amerca j
behavior although he had formed no
opinion as to the success Of the real task
that lies before her-the ocean cross
ing by air.
On the shore of the lake. by the han
gars. were a hundred or more auto
mobiles driven by the natives and many
visitors from out of town. There were
about thousand people on the field
when the flights began and two score
motor boats lining the sides Of the lake.
keeping at distance to give the
America all the sea room she needed.
The America stands today an unquaI-
flied success as the biggest flying boat
In the world and among the biggest
air machines of any sort ever built.
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at our direction. and whom We tried
her out she did.
1t was as successful first flight az
ever / had a hand In and Mr.. Curtiss
a machine that has done better on her
first attempt.
Perfect As Boat, Also.
Light as she is In her null construc-
tlon, she die not take a drop OF water,
even when travelling on the surface at
best speed. This is unusual. for almost
every wooden-huiled boat built shows a
seepage the first time she is put over-
board.
The days proceedings yesterday be-
gan when Mr.. Vernon. Of Syracuse.
christened his flying boat which has
been built alongside of the America. and
then made a trial fight, after which he
carried four passengers. This was an
announcement. II was just o'clock
in the afternoon that we got the petrol
in her and. starting the engines to see
how they worked, We let them speed
up to 1.30O revolutions per minute, and
their action was an earnest indication
of thei- behavior later when they were
asked to do real work.
The trials demonstrated clearly the
worth of two moters each hitched 10 a
propeller. Two propellers operated by
separate motors Is rather an unusual
employed abroad. but II appears 10 be
the construction of the future.
Steering Not Affected.
Even when there was a slight varia-
ton in the number Of revolutions per
minute between the two blades. II had
absolutely no effect upon the steering
controls.
1t was about 3:15 when. the controls
having been adjusted. the work Of send
ing her off the ways, up which she
had been hauled TO complete the last
few jobs, began. It was just $3.50 when
Mr.. Curtiss and I took our places in
section, stood George Hallett. my as
sstant pilot. and two OF the Curtiss
skilled workmen. George Robinson and
James Lamont!
Pushed out clear. Hallett turned our
engines over. The left was stiff and
took a bit OF cranklng. The right
started before its mate. but even with
that propeller going hard we were able
to keep her nose straight by warping
the rudder.
seemed to gather up under us like a
race horse at the starting post. Then
she shot forward. ploTtng through
the water at first until her speed made
her rise to the surface. At the outset
she seemed just a trifle tail-heavy. but
that fault, more apparent than real,
corrected itself and we found ourselves
travelling through the lake, or on II, at
something like forty miles an hour.
Quickly Shows Her Ability.
Curtiss was at the wheel He felt
that II was his duty as the builder to
See that. at least she showed ability
to perform the elementary part Of
the. Job for which she has been con-
unfamiliar with the type of control
that Is being used in the America.
] have been used to steering with my
feet and working the ailerons with
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the moment that she began going ahead
under her own power We. getting the
feel of her, knew that she would rise
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Increased weight holds no fear for US;
we did not Use all our power today.
shall continue the trial fights clear
through the week, at the end OF which
l hope TO be able to leave for New found
land. although II is not quite sure that
1 shall be able to set away fer another
seven days.
The present plans are to have the
boat follow on July 4. reaching St
Johns on July 9. Then she viii be
rcassembled and tried out under ac-
tual flying conditions. I do not look
for this to take more than a week
1 sincerely believe that We shall be
on on our transatlantic VOYAGE by the
18th or 18th of next month.
Copyright. 1914. by the Press Publishing Co.
The Washington times., 1914-06-24
"Kss1ess Bride" Wins
Annullment of Marriage

NEW YORK. June A.-An order an
nulling the marriage Of Miss Charlotte
Barton, &" hssless BRIDE" to Daniel
Shields, which took place six months
ago. was issued in Nyack By Justice
Tomplins.
They were married in Groton, where
the bride lives, by the Rev. DR.. Nc
Pherson When Miss Barton was only
twenty years old Shields courted her
and said he had plenty Of money. They
separated at the parsonage right after
the ceremony. Shields never even kiss
ed her. They went TO their own homes.
The bride alleged that Shields had
won her By deceit
She has not seen Shields since they
left the minister
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Every expectation OF her builder. Mr..
Curtiss and myself was '-qualed in the
tests over Lake keuka- She behaved
as soberly as a woman of maturity.
instead of a very fresh and red young
debutante. She showed none of the
wild antics that usually go with the
tryout Of new craft.
She showed us speed, lifting power,
buoyancy, rudder elevator and aileron
control, and absolutely perfect engine
action And in that last factor lies our
greatest hope.
With the engines throttled down, we
got fifty miles an hour out of her From
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u. S. to Guard Secrets
In Sale of BattleShipS

As soon as the sale Of the battle
ships idaho and Mississippi Is formally
authorized. Secretary Of the Navy Dam
iels viii hold conference with the
Greek charge to arrange for delivery
and payment for the vessels.
The idaho Is now at Naples and the
Mississippi at Rsnsaccla. Fla
II Is probable that the ships viii b
stripped Of their firing control before
they are turned over TO Greece, becauso
the United States does not want TO
give up the secrets Of her successful
inarksmanskip.
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Lieut.. POrte,s Skill
Is Proved byFHght
Transatlantic Aircraft Put Through PAGES in Man.
ner That Argues Well for Success of Attempt
to Cross Ocean, Dec lares Aide, After Lake
aa~ Keuka Tests.
By HERBERT B. SWOPE.

HAMMONDSPORT, N. Y. June 24.-Great is the
America and great is her driver.
Splendidy as Glenn Curtiss epoch-making boat be-
haved Lieutenant Porte did equally we'll Under
dtons wholly to him. he handled the craft if he had
been built into her.
Perhaps the best comment Porte's driving
explained by George Haet the aviator chosen to be the
assistant on the hstory-making flight. He said
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Vessel, With Its Engines Throttled, Flies Smoothly
and Lieut.. Porte Tells Readers of The Times
Machine Equals All Expectations, and Is Be-
having Perfectly.

With and certainty that promised WeH for the dis
charge of appointed akthe crossing of the Atlantic Ocean,
flying America took the air for the first of the trial flights
at Lake Keukd N. Y.
The first time she driven by her builder Glenn Curt In
the second effort which the serious of the she
handled and handled fauless the the
world drpe her, Lieutenant Porte, of the British napy
She answered question in that delighted those
cerned She to be gpen several trial flights and then she
boxed up and shipped Newfoundland from where flight
begin about the middle of the coming month.
By LIEUT.. JOHN PORTE R.
The Washington times., 1914-06-24

5 handsome styles SSo
of crisp French Wv
Lawn and Wolfe Waists.
that for fit and washing
qualities are unsurpassed
The styles include the all
over embroidered model.
with long drop shoulders;
the organdy vest style,
with LILLY collars and
cuffs" of same material.
and neatly tailored gar
ments. Special for Thurs
day.
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F u ii Sc inch
wide ur { a | n
Voiles. OF unusu-
ally beautiful de-
signs and nice
quality. NJ a n y
are finished with
bordered e n d s.
which make such
p r e I ty portiere
curtains and 9TH
er effective dra-
peries. TIC yard.
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