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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-09-25

dent becomes a nonresident for the
term of five years, his interest in land
in the state of Washington shall be
vested in the common school fund.
We took the view that this measure is
extremely dangerous and vicious, in
that in undoubtedly intended to open
up the whole menacing problem of
alien ownership of lands (for if aliens
can own land in incorporated cities,
why not in the country districts?) and
will bring down upon us all the evil
consequences of the situation that is
now cursing the state of California
and causing no end of international
complications.
"Without this entering wedge we
are measurably free, or at least have
been so far, from such veXatious stu
ations The situation is too serious a
matter upon which to take even the
most remote chance, and no effort
should be spared to thoroughly apprise
the voters of the state of this vicious
and unnecessary Unnecessary, for
what demand is there from the people
of the state for such constitutional
provision?) measure to the end that
they will exercise their franchise to
defeat it."
Real estate interests are said to be
actively espousing this amendment,
for what selfish purpose it is easy to
imagine. The voters of the state
should be awake to the danger in this
proposed amendment and be prepared
to defeat it at the coming general
election. Alien ownership of land,
even though it be confined within
the limits of municipality, is the en-
tering wedge to absentee landlordism,
than which there could be no greater
evil menacing the country.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-09-25
INTEREST IN MILL FOR SALE

Ten shares in Marysville Manufac-
turing Co. shingle mill for sale. Job
of packing goes with sale of shares
This is a cooperative concern. Reason
for selling, i'll health. For information
apply or write to Herman Nelson,
Marysville, Wash
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TRADES COUNCIL.

The meeting of the Everett Trades
Council last Friday evening endorsed
the resolution adopted by the execu-
tive board of the State Federation of
Labor against initiative bill No. 3.
This resolution was published in the
Journal last week
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the virtue of originality, I wouldn't
have so much objection to it-because
I am strong for anything original.
But it makes me rather tired to hear
a judge render an opinion" in this
day and age that has its root way
back a couple of thousand years. With
everything else changed and modern
lied, it has always seemed to me that
our judges ought to get somewhere
within range of mOdern-day thinking
and ought to temper the age-old doc
trine that a human being who per
formed useful labor was a "commod-
ity" in the same class with "bricks
and mortar"
This is especially true when we con-
template the strides that have been
made in the treatment of other ami
mals-such as horses, dogs. pigs, etc.
We have organized societies for the
prevention of cruelty to animals and
passed laws making it a penal offense
to overwork or underfeed these ami
mails. These laws have been held to
be constitutional and are enforced by
the courts of the land. However, when
it is proposed to protect workingman
through legislation that will prevent
undertaking and overworking, we wit
ness the spectacle of our supreme
court judges CHASING human being
as "bricks and mortar" and denying
even the protection that is afforded a
dumb animal. In other words, you,
Mr. Workingman, are not even as
good as a pig, a COW, a horse or dog.
That doesn't listen very nice, does it?
You are not apt to get conceited on a
diet of that sore are you? STILL when
we analyze the decision of Judges
Chadwick and Crow in the case of
Mallet VS.. City of Spokane, that is
what these gentlemen think of you
and your kind Flattering, is it not?
Yes, it is NOT!
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-09-25
ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF LAND
TO BE VOTED UPON

PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SHOULD DE-
FEATED-REAL ESTATE INTERESTS ARE BACK OF PRO
POSED MISUNDERSTANDING WEDGE FOR ABSENTEE
LANDLORDISM.
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A Tactical Mistake

The trades unionists of Spokane and
Seattle (there was a Seattle case in
volving the same point got busy with
their respective city administrations
and appealed for a hearing en- banc,
Their petition was granted and on
such hearing the decision was against
the doctrine announced by Messrs.
Chadwick, Grow and Gose. Judges
Gose and Chadwick however, filed a
minority opinion holding to their or
iginal opinion Judge Crow switched,
and voted with the majority of the
court.
grave tactical mistake was made
by Messrs. Grow, Chadick and Gose
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-09-25
(By E. P. Marsh.)

1t is not necessary for me to relate
here the story in detail of the long
fight we have made before state Off.
cials to place the Seven Sisters upon
the ballot at the next general election
The facts are pretty generally known
to our people. 1t might be mentioned
in passing that we owe a great debt of
gratitude to Gov. Teats, E. G. Mills
and Malcolm Douglas, attorneys, who,
without cost to us for their legal ser
vices, took up the legal end of our
fight and carried it through to the
state supreme court. Nothing but a
firm conviction in the justice of our
contention and a firm belief in the
principle of direct legislation, which
is on trial in this state, could have in
duced them to give their time and
money to this work. Last Friday the
final arugment was heard before the
supreme court, the entire bench sitting
on the case. AS l write this no de-
cision has been rendered. but the out
come may be definitely known ere it
appears in print.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-09-25
MUST ORGANIZE FOR
INITIATIVE CAMPAIGN

ORGANIZED LABOR OWES DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO ATTOR
NEYS TEATS MILLS AND DOUGLAS-DIRECT LEGISLA-
TIoN LEAGUE UNABLE TO PAY COST TO PRINT ARGU-
NENTS FOR BILLS
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SHORT JABS.
BY A. w. SWenson.

By y. w. SWenSon'
Some Fool Notions
I presume you, Mr.. Workingman,
are going about with the fool notion
tucked away in your think-pan that
you are an honest-to-God HUMAN. be-
ing. Along with that impression
suppose there is the accompanying de-
lusion that as human being you are
entitled to some little consideration
that is not accorded to bricks, mortar,
machinery, etc.
If you believe any such thing you
are indulging in pipe" that would
make the average ''hop-head" turn
green with envy. My authority for
this statement is no less person than
the Hon. Stephen Chadwick, supreme
court justice, now a candidate for re-
election.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-09-25

Not an Original Doctrine
If this declaration was original with
the judges who announced it and had
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-09-25

After years of strenuous agitation
the trades unionists of Spokane had
secured the passage of wage scale
ordinance providing for a minimum
wage of SO per day The contractors
first attempted to kill this ordinance
and afiled. Then Mr.. Mallet, who
chanced to office with one of the
leading sewer contractors, became in
terested as a property owner" and
brought suit, denying the right of the
city to enforce the ordinance. The
superior court held the ordinance to
be valid. An appeal to the supreme
court was taken, and Judges Chad
wick and Crow sitting in Department
No. 1, together with three other
judges, decided that the law was in
valid. In the language of the decision,
written, believe, by Chadwick, the
opinion was expressed that the labor
of human being was commodity"
and as such was not entitled to any
more consideration than any other
commodity" that went into the i'm
provement such as "bricks and NOR
tar"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-09-25

The secretary of state ruled that il
would cost us 5000 a page to print the
argument for our proposed measures
in the state pamphlet authorized by
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-09-25
"Bricks and Mortar"

About two years ago Judge Chad
wick, together with Judge Grow, also
candidate for reelection, had occa-
sion to pass upon the status of the
workingman. The case was entitled
Mallet VS.. City of Spokane, and arose
over the right of the city to pass a
minimum wage scale and enforce it
on public improvement work, paid for
by assessments against abutting prop
erty.
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Continued on Page Four)
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You want to know how your repre-
sentatives in the last legislature voted
upon questions in which you were con-
cerned. Howard Taylor, representa-
tive of the lumber interests, head and
front of the standpat element in the
house, was elected speaker, Who
elected him? An effort was made to
take away from the all-powerful rules
committee, it's strangle hold on legis-
lation, and vest the power in the mem
bership as a whole the making of the
daily calendar? Whose votes killed
that effort? The necessary two-thirds
majority was pledged to submit to the
people a constitutional amendment,
giving to the people the right to amend
the state constitution through the in
itiative? Who broke their pledges,
making it possible on final roll call to
defeat that measure? Whose votes de-
feated the recall of judges? Whose
votes defeated the effort to bring an
other pledge bill-the Blue Sky law
out of the rules committee and place
it upon final measures? There is now
off the press a tabulated legislative
review which answers those ques-
tions, giving the recorded vote of
every member of the lower house upon
these five questions? We want that
review in circulation in every legisla-
tive district in this state so that every
voter may know who were true and
who were false to their pledged word.
Will you help circulate this review?
The secretary of state ruled that it
would cost us soon a naqe IN Drint the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-02
GOAL FIELD
of 10000 Acres in Boone
County, This State, is to
Undergo Development.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Feb, o.
The Lackawanna Coal and Eumber
Company, which owns. in fee, simple
about 10000 acres in one tract IN
Boone county. will begin an extensive
coal operation there in the late
spring or early summer.
This new development will be on
Hopkins Fork, a branch of the Laurel
Creek, the latter being a tributary
of the Coal river. It is about nine
miles from Seth, which is on the Coal
River Division of the Chesapeake d
Ohio railroad. The new town will be
Griffith, being so named for the vice
president of the company.
The new village of Griffith viii ap-
proach the model village as nearly as
possible. The plans for it have al
ready been completed as well as the
MANS for the tipple. The most mod
ern mining machinery will be used.
In laying out the town, the COM
pany has followed newly approved
ideas in sanitation and hygiene ana
has sought the advice of sociological
experts. II, is expected that there
will be about 8 90 houses for the min
ers. These houses will be erected on
plots large enough to give each fam
ily a fair size lawn and adequate gar
den space. They will be roomy and
all of them will have running water In
them and will be- lit by eFectflclty
or gas. H.
Due attention will be paid to liE-
ing conditions Near. the ttpple there
will be a large bath house for the
miners. and each miner viii have his
I own locker. There Will also be two
club houses. A hotel will be proEid-
ed for the accomnt odation of travel
ers. A skating rink will also be built
and. near it, a moving picture thea
ter. In this theater the company ohi-
Gals expect to show many pictures
that will illustrate the latest meth
DDS in mining and will also help to
teach the miners how to take care OF
thems selves when accidents occur, and
show how accidents may be prevent
ed. But films of a purely entertain
ing nature will not forgotten and
many of them will be shown at the.
expense of the company.
The railroad from Seth to Griffith,
about nine miles, has been completed
about a year and the company has
been using it in its lumber operations.
It is estimated that there will be
about 500, 1000, 600 tons of coal in this
tract. The officers of the company
are W. L. Council. of Scranton, Pa,
president; j. K. Griffith, of Pittston,
Pa, vice-presidenti T. 8; Foster. of
Scranton, treasurer, and David Con-
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10 fhe hospital foF the insane on 4
funacy charge The son s not more
than eighteen years Of age.
District Attorney -. Hoy waugh
and Jas. r. Ward. prominent cAuzens
OF Buckhannon, were here FRIDAY
The ffrst freight car over the trac-
ton line from CIarksburg arrived
here at 2:35 o'clock Saturday after
noon, and left on the return trip at
.3:I5- It VIII make daily trips here
after. On Saturday some OF the cars
In the afternoon and evening were
again delayed by reason of the power
going on.
Mrs. e. H. Knabenshue, of Clay,
was here Saturday on her way to
to visit her mother, Mrs.
E. l.. Cobnrn.
Mrs. Ora Rohrbough is spending
sunday with her mother, AIRS. CIV.
Smith, at Buckhannon.
1t was reported here Saturday that
the Catholic church people had
bought the Lloyd Rinehart residence
property and would build a church
and school there, but 1t Is learned to-
day that a careful measurement con-
,vinces them that the lot is too small
for the purpose for which 1t is want
ed. It Is also learned that negotia-
lions are pending for another proper
.ty. and that it is quite likely that
some action will be taken very soon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-02
WESTON
esrre'AL eonars"esoE.es'

WESTON, w. Va Feb. Per
sons coming from huntsville today
saw that a fire broke out there last
night and destroyed. property valued
at seventy-five thousand dollars.
A tours months old child OF Int.
and Mrs Ollie Roger, of Shadybrook.
died yesterday after a brief illness OF
pneumonia. The remains were taken
to Lorentz, the former home OF the
parents, for interment today.
.Jno. ]. Talbot, assistant postmas-
ter. left this morning for BelIalre,
Ohio, on a business trip. He Will be
gone week.
Rev. J. l.. White, an Ohio minister.
preached yesterday morning and ev',
ening at the local Baptist church.
Rev. /. L. Wayman, an evangelist
of the NJ. E. Church, has been preach
ing at the Broad street United Breth-
rem church for week. He addressed
an audience of men Sunday afternoon
and will remain, in the special meet
ings being held there during all OF
this week. - -
peter Greenawalt was taken to a
hospital at Clarksburg on Sunday at
ternon TO be treated for injuries sus-
tanned Saturday when he was kicked
by a horse. Greenawalt is a team
ster and has been employed by How
ard Cox. A horse refused to pull,
when the driver walked around be-
hind it with whip. The amin al
kicked violently, striking Greenawa
in the stomach and bowels with both
feet. The extent of his injuries were
not known when he left here. The
incident took place on the road near
Mrs. L. B. Chidester, of Buckhan-
non, is visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Herbert NJ Blair.
Mrs. A. NJ. Coratherss OF North
Weston, has as her guest Mrs. lSeces
sary. of Philippi.
]. B. Brhnnon. of Clarksburg, was
In the city last week.
Prof. w. j. Holden, of Parkersburg
was here the last of the week.
Judge Robert G. Linn, of Charles
on. was here last week.
p. F. Dargan, of Clarksburg, was
lere Sunday.
DIR. j. C. Irons. of Elkins, was here
Saturday, bringing his afflicted SON,
Paul Irons, whom he had committed
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-02
Coming Events
In Clarksburg


Tuesday. February 3-"tBought and
Paid For" Robinson Grand theater.
Wednesday, February 4.-"Glr' OF
the Underworld, afternoon and
night, Robinson Grand theatre.
Friday, February ga Texas
Ranger" Robinson Grand theater
Saturday, February 1.-THE Shep-
of the Hills" Robinson Grand thea
Saturday, February flames K.
Hackett in "a Grain of Dust, Robin
son Grand theater.
February IS to 81 inclusive.-Cham-
plain Stock Company. Robinson Grand
theater.
Monday, February 17-Recital by
Miss Christine Miller, contralto, First
Baptist church: ~
Wednesday, March 4.-"The Fire
ay," Robinson Grand theatre.
ans . Z IL. y ~ ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-02
M TiIlrd Party.

The Democrats press IS IN perfect
concert in an attempt TO persuade
voters thai the third party, that called
Progressive. Is an absolue necessity
for the good OF the country. The
remedy taken by Progresstves, OF
course, keeps the Democratic party
healthy and IN power. That Is what
the Charleston Gazette along with
other Democratic newspapers want,
and below is what the Huntington
Herald Dispatch wisely says about IT,.
The ProgressIves are not perceptibly
Welding to the treatment offered by
the Charleston Gazette The Gazette
is a good doctor, and its motives, OF
course, are purely professional IT
would be I'm line with the Gazettes
policy to see every man Who voted
for Roosevelt in 1912 stand up on his
hind feet and defy the Republican
party to reorganize itself along lines
friendly to progressive policies and
reunion. The Gazette wants to see 2
legislature overwhelmingly Demo-
cratic, and a soHdly Democratic con-
gressionaI representation from West
Virginia. It would be whole lot
better democracy than It would be
progressivfsm to support this plan.
And not many win do it,
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nell. Of scranton, seOFetasy.-
BIG FIRE
Visits the Town of BurnsvilIe
and Wipes Out a Large
Portion of It.

EVANSVILLE, Feb. 2.-Burnsvllle
was visited by a second fire OF a DIS
astFous nature Sunday morning Ons
entire block in the main business sec
ton of the town is destroyer. TINS
Is the second big IRE suffered mere
within few days!
The IRE started about 2 o'clock a.
m. and before two hours had elapsed
the FIRE had gotten i'm its work ana
several of the principal places OF
business were completely destroyed.
The total loss will amount to ABOUT
$4,000. s-,4...=z az
Economy store and this place was
burned down within a very snort tlIne,
The buildings which We're DESTROYED
were: oa 10
oil Andy Mace, residence and restau-
rant. A,,,,7,,.
owned by j. F. Bundy.
p. NJ. Anderson, livery, hotel and
bowling alley.
Burnsu.lle hardware store.
Charles Woolford, jewelry store
B. e. Jefries, harness. shop.
B. G. Allen. grocery store.
Jen Taylor, shOe reapirlng ahu
messing shop
: some of the owners carried a Ut.
tIa insurance on the buildings PAR
Of the contents of the buildings were
sayea from fire, but they We're nadly
damaged by water. 1t was late tnas
. morning before the fire was complete
Iy under control
About 800 feet of wires OF ene son
! so1i51stad relephone Company wer'
! burned out. and the company had
1 bfes force of men at work on the hnei
urqi5lng repairs all day today:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-02
Revival SERVICES
Are Begun at ST. PauI's Meth
odist Episcopal Church,
South in This City.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8

Revival services began Sunday
at St. PauPs Methodist Episcopal
church, South. under very fayorable
conditions for most interesting
series of meetings. The pastor, the
Rev. W. H. Foglesong, is doing rue
nreacI1ine for the present, and his
SERMONS are full of the ofd-time
Methodist gospel and enthusiasm
Everybody is invited to attend. There
Is good singing. Services will be
held every evening ehis week begin
ming promptly at 1880 o'clock.
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SAYINGS OF i Nut

An exchange wants to know where
Is the girl who used to attend the
country dances wearing hoop skirt.
She is probably in hospital suffering
from injuries received while dancing
the tango. wearing hobble skirt.
General villa announces that he
win put stop to the execution of
prisoners of war. Some will think
that he has treated himself to shave
and desires his actions TO conform
with his looks. Judging by his past
performances. this appears to have
been his object
II Cole B1ease fails in his effort to
reach the United States Senate he
should console himself with the
knowledge that he can make more
money in vaudeville.
1t has been one month since the
first of the year and the water
wagon s burden grows lighter every
day.
An exchange Says that Raymond
Cork, of Champaign. III, was a
stopper" at local hotel and adds
that he was sober. This leads one
to ask Whats in a name anyway ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-02

Congress and the Cumberland Road.
CONGRESSMAN Henry A. Barnhart,
of Rochester, Ind, has introduced IN
Congress a bill for continuing the
Cumberland road through the states
of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Mis-
souri,.
When. in 1902, Ohio was admitted
to the union, the general government
gave its written pledge that one
twentieth of the net proceeds from
the sale of all public lands situated
within the state would be applied ny
Congress to the building of a nation
al road from tide water on the Allan
tic coast to and through the state OF
Ohio. Similar contracts were entered
into by the government with the
states of Indiana, Illinois and Mis-
souri, upon their admission TO the
union. ttl {
Subsequently the government sold
the public lands thus reserved anu
pledged to the purpose of building
roads, and appropriated the available
proceeds to the building of road
known as the Cum berland road in
the states of Maryland. Pennsylvania.
and Virginia. Only small part OF
the money was spent in any oil the
public land" states, and none OF II
reached Missouri.
Congressman Barnhart's bill calls
Tor VA VOBOUSsOVS
for continuing the construction ana
providing for the maintenance of the
Cum berland road in those states.
Ohio, Illinois and Indiana are each to
get 100000 and Missouri $1,000
900. The bill authorizes the presi-
dent of the United States to appoint
three national highway commission
ers to have full charge of tn con-
struction, repairs, and maintenance
of the road. They are to servo :hree
years and receive $4,000 Year each
for their services.
The road follows the routs of the
National Old Trails road and is a part
of the system of $4,000 miles of ma
tionaI highways proposed by the Ma.
tional Highway Association The
Cum berland road does not toucn Mr..
Barnhart's district. but he recognizes
as Lincoln did that mo public fnl-
provement is so local as to be of no
general benefit" The rebuilding and
re-nationalization of this road VII
not only benefit Ohio. Indiana, Illi-
nois, and Missouri, but it will benefit
every state III Lne umlon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-02

Senator Kern in addressing the
United Mine Workers referred to
Mother" Jones as q noble woman
and declared that foul Islander was
started against her in the West Vir-
gfaia mine labor troubles. Senator
Kern shows himself to be an igno-
ramus. There is nothing particularly
noble about that woman and the
Islander he refers to is one of long
standing-one that John Mitchell Of
fered to help her disproye but she
did not venture to try to do It.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-02

one true and enlcacious progressive
party IL Il believes itself all IN al
the salvation Of the country why do
Democrats go so far out Of their way
to encourage the Progressive party to
maintain a vigorous self-organizatt ton
sftion TO the Republicans, and with
ali its argumentatIYe power directed
against reunion2 Why? Why? Oh,
why! Huntington Herald=Dtspateh.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-02

Senator Kern of Indiana has been
hobnobbing with the United Mine
Workers in annual convention at In
dianapolis and telling them about the
terrible" conditions in West Virgin
ia May this not be taken as another
proof of the charge that Senator
Kefn's professed friendship for West
Virginians was merely in the interest
of the states, where the miners are
organized?