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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-07-24
GENERAL STRIKE DISCUSSED
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Trade unionists of the Province of
British Columbia held an important
convention in the Vancouver Labor
Temple last week. Called by Presi-
dent Waterman to discuss the Van
couver island coal mine strike situa-
ton, 10 delegates were in attendance,
The miners on Vancouver island have
made one of the most wonderful
fights in the history of Canadian labor,
in the face of not alone the coal bar
ons but the Canadian government
The International Union had rendered
financial assistance of more than
million dollars and were nearly at the
end of the resources because of the
heavy drain from other strike-bound
centers. The feeling was strong in
favor of a general strike of all union
labor in the Province, but was tenn
pered by the grave conditions of I'M
employment facing labor at this time.
1t is said that there are more idle
workmen in the Province than for
years past and every boat from Eng
land, continental Europe and the
Orient, brings hundreds more to add
to this out-of-work throng. It was fin
ally voted by vote Of 48 to Sc to refer
the question of general strike to
vote of all unions in the
Province, which vote will be taken in
the very near future. British Colum-
bia unionists realize the seriousness
Of the situation facing them and will
hesitate to approve a
general strike unless it can be pretty
conclusively shown that their unions
are in strong enough condition to
stand a'siege.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-07-24

proper job for the voters to attend to
and we have no doubt they will make
a thorough job of it when the time
comes
We are finding several ambiguous
phrases in the initiative machinery
provided by the standpat legislature of
1913 and shall probably have to con
test several points in the courts It
is more than ever apparent that the
law was passed with the idea of ham
pering rather than facilitating direct
legislation in this state Despite the
handicaps of the law we secured and
filed with the secretary of state more
than enough names of valid voters,
certified to by proper Officials, to
place every measure on the ballot We
do not welcome court contests on gen
eral principles, but we do not propose
to be iobbed off the ballot because
John Smith did not dot his 'i' or Mary
Jones did not cross her "t." Govnor
Teats. author of the constitutional
amendment which gave us the prin-
ciple of direct legislation, has taken
up the legal end of the fight and his
dander is up. If we have to go to the
supreme court to fight this thing out
with Ed Sims and his crowd, We're 60
ing, and we have faith that that high
tribunal will see that Justice is done.
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NAMES ON FISH BILL.
Continued from Page One)

I
the floor as when in Miss Cases
hands. As matter of fact the petit
lions in dispute were never opened
after they left the office of the Seattle
comptroller until delivered in the Of
/ flee of Secretary Howell.
! In Mr. Howell's anxiety to be of the
utmost assistance to his friend, Mr.,
Sims. he sent several young men into
an adjoining room to get check on
bin No. IL. Two of them called off
numbers to one using the adding ma
chine. We defy a skilled accountant
to get his figures accurate on an add
ing machine with two people call
ing off figures simultaneously. Why
was bill No. II hauled off for this hur-
ried count? Why not No. 6, or No. z?
| No II was the bill Sims and his Lis
| ten League was interested in and he
wanted to know how many names he
/ had to see to it We're withdrawn from
the petition while the secretary of
state was completing his work. The
law REQUIRES that after receiving the
petitions they shall be separated in a
manner convenient for binding and
filing. Instead of taking the petitions
to a printing office where on paper
cutter the whole lot could have been
neatly separated in a few moments,
ten men were set at work laboriOusly
tearing off sheets by hand, Over one
hundred and fifty people have been
employed in the state house to do work
that ten experts would have finished
in a week They have been in each
others way, many of them performing
work that had no more real meaning
than carrying bricks across the road
and then Juggling them back again.
What does it all mean? Are they de-
.liberately piling up cost in the secre-
tary Of states office to discredit the
initiative law?
Mr. Howell accommodatingly had
withdrawal blanks typewriter in his
office for the convenient use of those
who might wish to withdraw their
names. There is not one word in the
initiative law saying that he must fur
nish such blanks Did he do one thing
from first to last to facilitate in any
way the obtaining of signatures to in
itiative petitions? He did not. But he
goes out of his way to do something
the law does not require him TO do to
make it easy to take names off.
The office of the secretary of state,
just as any other state office, exists
{ by grace of the people. Those who
are chosen to perform the duties Of
that office owe it to the people
that they play no favorites. We don't
ask Mr. Howell or any other state Of
fetal any special privileges. We de
demand that we get an even break
with Mr. Sims or Mr.. McArdle or any
other representative of special privil-
ege. If We don't get that even break
We propose that the voters of this state
shall know whom to hold responsible.
The whole atmosphere at the state
house seems to be charged with ami
mostly toward the Seven Sisters. 1t
will probably be found necessary at an
early date to do some political house
cleaning in some of those offices. A
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LABOR COUNCIL ON RECORD

(CoRtinued from Page One.)
pensions among the people, thereby
using the liquor question to hide ex-
ploitation carried on in other lines,
thus piling up huge fortunes in very
brief periods of time; and
Whereas, Records show that dur
ing the years of unusual activity in
forcing upon the people prohibtory
laws, the quantity of liquor produced
and consumed in this country has in
creased materially, showing that eco
nomic conditions have more to do with
the consumption of liquor than has the
natural or acquired depravity of men;
and
Whereas, In this country a great
industry has grown up through the
manufacture, sale and distribution of
malt and spurious liquors, employing
millions of men regularly at rates OF
wages far above the average for the
workers of the country, and at the
same time giving market for millions
OF dollars worth of the produce of the
farms of the country annually; and
Whereas, In Oregon thousands of
men working in the industry and other
thousands working in industries close
ly allied with the production, sale and
distribution of liquor would be thrown
upon a crowded labor market in case
statewide prohibition should be ac-
cepted by the people, thus adding
tremendously to the present ugly prob
lem of unemployment and poverty;
and;
Whereas, The experience of other
states is that prohibition does not
solve the liquor problem, having only
the effect of changing the saloon for
"bootlegging joints" and the business
of selling liquor into the hands of the
criminal class, making it an illicit
traffic in drugs and dope adding
demoralizing influences to society
with little regard for law enforcement
and none for revenue production; and
Whereas, The REIMBURSEMENT of bust
ness and industry which must of ne
cessity follow the introduction of state
wide prohibition in Oregon during a
period of continued depression and
hard times, would work untold hard
ship on thousands of men, women and
children who have been working under
the protection of the laws of the coun-
try with no reason to believe that
their means of making a livelihood
would be suddenly taken from them
and leaving thousands of men without
employment at the present rate of
wages; therefore be it
"Resolved BY the Central Labor
Council of Portland and vicinity in
regular meeting assembled this 9Th
day of June, 1914, that it is to the best
interest of labor organized and unor-
ganized. in Oregon, that the present
effort to bring about statewide pro-
hibition be discouraged and viogor-
ously opposed during the campaign
and the proposed measure defeated at
the polls in November.
"Resolved, That these resolutions
be spread upon the minutes of this
council, and that copies. be furnished
the press for publication"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-07-24
(PAID ADVERTISEMENT
MRS. r. A. SMALL A CANDI
DATE.

| hereby announce to the voters of
Snohomish county that | have filed
for County School Superintendent on
the Republican ticket, subject to the
primary election September 8, 1914
MRS. r. A. SMALL
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-07-24

his time about OUR SALE. No doubt Won
But have YOU been in YETI Don't delay
What you want may be gone
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-07-24
j. i. i. + + + = = = = i. = = i. i.
MR.. UNION VOTER.

+ The following are few uues-
+ tons you will do we'll to con- 1
+ slider before casting your vote !
+ at the primaries next Teusday: :
+ Are you going to vote for a i
+ man whose value and useful I
4 ness to his organization has :
= reached that point where it has !
+ become necessary for him to !
/. step down and out for the !
+ good of the cause? I
+ Are you going to vote for a !
+ man to whom the union was I
i. coed thing while it kept him on I
+ a job, and who, having used the :
+ union as stepping-stone to !
+ soft job at a good salary, i'm +
+ mediately withdrew, in order to :
\ "save paying dues? Doesn't it !
+ strike you that this sort of I'M :
+ ionism. is "a mere business :
+ proposition?
+ Are you going to vote for :
+ man who, while receiving :
+ salary from an organization :
+ which is composed largerIy of
+ working men, and posing as :
+ representative of working class :
+ interests, used a portion of the :
= money thus received to scab on :
+ organized labor by the purchase :
+ Of non-union products of unor- :
+ ganized workmen?
X Are you going to vote for :
+ man who, while preaching the :
+ benefits of working.cIass organ :
+ izaton, has aided and assisted :
+ the capitalist class by the pur- :
= chase of scab goods?
i Are you going to vote for a :
= man who, having outIived his :
+ usefulness to his organization. :
+ is now attempting to force him .
+ self into public office to be- :
+ come a burden to the tax "
+ payers? .
+ You are told you are not Vot- :
= ing for good mem; that you :
i are voting for a principle. Are :
= you not naturally forced to the !
r conclusion that there are no !
\ good men" representatives. of
:. certain principles? :
+ You are told that the organ :
= ization will control the actions :
= of the candidate once he is in .
= public office. If this is so, why :
+ hasn't this same organization :
r been able to control its own !
+ office-hoiders :
= Do you think that a man
+ whose everyday actions con- :
= Wet him of a wanton disregard :
+ for the principles for which HE
+ processes to stand. is the man :
: you want TO carry into execu- :
+ ton YOUR principles? Do you :
= think this sort Of man would !
+ be likely to or capable of carry !
+ ing into practical demonstration !
+ those same princip Piles under :
= any circumstances? Do you? !
+ Are you going to vote for I
= this sort of d man? Say, are
= you2 !
r = = + + i. i. \ i. + !. !. i. !. + 1
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FUNDS FOR SEVEN SISTERS


Continued from Page OneD
pooled their interests to defeat these
measures. The Stop-Look-and-Liste
league was organized by f. A. Sims,
standpat floor leader and representa-
tive of the fish combine in the legis-
lature. and every conceivable tactic
was resorted to to prejudice the PEG
pie. They feared the result to their
selfish interests of the solid align
ment of farm and city laborers armed
with the powerful weapon of direct
legislation Despite their opposition
and the handicpa of weak initiative
machinery rendering the initiation of
have won the first round Of the battle.
The Stop-Look-andListen league is
trying by every technicality to kill
our bills off at Olympia during the
process of the official count. Their
representatives are doing their ut
most to defeat us, but they cannot do
it, We have complied with every pro-
vision Of the law and have filed more
than enough valid names TO place
every measure upon the ballot.
The first part of this fight has been
conducted at very little financial out
lay on our part when the magnitude
of a statewide fight is considered.
Miss Lucy r, Case, secretary of the
joint legislative committee. filed her
expense account a srequred by law
with the secretary of state. The total
cost for the seven measures was ST.
2S1.91, she has refused to make any
charge for her own services. Fifteen
hundred dollars was contributed by
the three organizations. Our pro rata
Of this was taken from the federation
treasury, no call being made upon the
affiliated unions for this specific pur
pose.
Another fight is ahead. We must
pass these measures; and to do that
we must carry on a statewide cam
paign of education. We cannot take
much more from our Federation treas
ury and must now appeal direct to
our members We are going to ask
your local to donate an amount equal
TO a per cent per capita tax upon
your membership. The farmers will
donate dollar for dollar with us as
they did on the first call. That amount
contributed from all of our member
paign of education that will carry all
Of our measures to success. The OPP
position will fight us every step of
the way, but we will win if we can
make the voters see the justice of our
measures, and who and what the forces
are that are lined up against us Every
dollar contributed will be judiciously
expended and an accounting made.
Won't you meet this contribution
know how to plan our publicity cam
paign? Make all donations payable to
Chas Perry Taylor, secretary-treasur-
er Of State Federation of Labor, p O.
Box 1885, Tacoma Wash.
Yours for the final success of the
Seven Sisters,
r. P. MARSH,
President, Everett.
CHAS. PERRY TAYLOR,
Sec Treas, Tacoma.
HARRY CALL,
1st Vice Pres, Bellingham.
w. J. COATES,
I'd Vice Pres, Spokane.
/. F. CLARKE,
Sd Vice Pres, Walla Walla
VERN ENGLISH,
4th Vice Pres, Raymond.
T. F. BURNS,
9Th Vice Pres, Tacoma.
T. Fl. BOLTON,
9th Vice Pres. Seattle
f. A. FRANCOIS,
It'll Vice Pres, Everett
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-13
ILL HEALTH DRIVES
YOUNG MAN TO
SUICIDE
Frank Montana, Twenty Years
Old, Shoots Himself Through
Heart This Morning While
in Bed.

Flank Montana. 20 years old. shot
himself through the heart at . o'clock
this morning. while lying IN his bed
town, near the 81. %Ioseph's sHnitar-
ium. Death was instantaneous aud
Chlef of Police McMiilin. who made
am examination within "a few min-
ties after the shot was fired. was
quickly satisfied hat the case VAS
one of simple suicide.
Montana had been in 10 health for
several years, according To- relatives.
and az times had been dependent.
but had never given any him of N
ended suicide. The hoy waH employ
ed as "a porter and shoe sinner IN L.
Nicolnci's barber shop al To- West
Central. lie worked as usual last
night In the shop. being there until
= o'clock. His mother aid this norm
ing thai he did not come home until
about I o'clock. but as he was "a steady
boy she thought nothing OF IL. He
went Go bed in the little living room
of the adobe house, sleeping in "a mar
row cot bed. ON the other side OF the
room slept his AGED grandmothcr,
very feeble ana failing ln mind
through age. The old wIman rose 9s
usual about q o'clock, when h SAYS
E-pnk =.ds sim sleeping. A . o'clock
a hoy playing nca heard a shot, but
paid no attention 10 a. \ few min
utcs later the grandmother was scnt
To wake \ ,rtuno she ran back Co
the mother, stating that s0mcthins
was the matter. Tho mother and AN
amt found Montana already dead.
The bullet. fired from "A small 32-
caliber pistol. passed through the
body and into the bed. The shirt was
badly powder burned. showing the
Weapon to have been pressed close 10
the body. Chief McMillin found the
pistol lying on the left side of the
body, where il evidently had fallen
Justice Of tho Peace Mcclellan was
notified and viii hold an inquest this
afternoon.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-13
State AND NATION
FIGHT FIRE
Department Of Agriculture Is.
sues Report of Important
Conference on Forest Fire
Protection.

The report of "a conference on for
est IRE protection by the various states
has just been ISSUED by the federal
department Of agriculture. This con-
ference was attended by representa-
tiyes from all the New Engl"nd states,
New York. New Jersey. Pennsylyania.
Maryland, virginia. West virginia,
North Carolina. ohio, Michigan, Min
ncsota. oregon and Washington.
The meeting VAS called 10 discuss
The section of the Weeks law which
authorizes cooperation between the
federal government and the states in
protecting from IRE forests situated
on the watersheds Of naVigablr
streams. The conference considered
not only the details of carrying out
the law, but the results which the law
has accomplished and the promise
which Il gives to future accomplish
ments.
The various subjects discussed in
Guided patrol work, corporation with
private owners % timber land, and
cooperation with other protective
agencies and with railroads. The con-
terence IL said 20 ave established be-
yond q doubt the great value Of are
lookout stations ana towers. and the
imperative need 81 telephone COM
municaUon. as wei as other perman-
ent construction work, 10 include
roads and trails. In ali 81 these ac-
tiviiies the value Of cooperation be-
tween the various agencies was em-
phaaized. aud Il was brought out that
efficiency could be raised and expenses
lowered when state, nation. lumber
companies. and private individuals to-
gether In accordance with "A plan
evolved By all.
II was shown that the disposal ~
the slash left after numbering means
the elimination al "a great source Of
danger from fires. In some cases n
was shown that Il was best 90 dispose
o. this material Dy burning IL under
supervision when there was little
danger from are. In other eases il
was proved 90 be sufficient 10 Ion
branches so that all would lie close
sO the ground and decay quickly.
In the discussion 81 actual fire nght-
Ing Il was pointed out that tho secret
Of the suppression ana control 81 fires
IN the woods IL not essentially ar
fcrent from that In the city. ard lies
In having a trained and dependable
hrc-ighting organization
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-13
If HAIR s TURNING
GRAY, USE SAGE I
Here's tsrandmuthcr'S Iiccils
Darhen aud BcautiIN
Iudcd Hair.

That beautiful even shade ar
glossy hair can only hc had hy
ing a mixture of sage Tea and
phur. Your hair Is your churwl
makes or mars the face WIND
fades. turns gray strcakcd and
dry. wispy and scmgEiy, just an
plication or two Of Sage and sal
enhances its appearance a hund
fold.
Don't bother 10 prepare the n
you can get from any drug std
50-rent bottle of "Wyeth's Sage
sulphur Hair Remedy ready 40
This can always be depended
TO bring back the natural color. Il
ness and lustre of your hair an,
move dandrnn stop scalp itching
falling hair
Every body uses "Wycth's Sage
sulphur because Il darkens s0 nj
ally ana evenly that nobody can
IL has been applied. You si
dampen a sponge or soft brush
1t and draw this through the
taking one small strand ~ a time
morning the gray hair has disapl
ed. and after another Applicant,
becomes beautifully dark and apI
glossy, lustrnus and abundant.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-13
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
A FINANCIAL
SUCCESS
Mayor Sellers Says That All
Expenses of First Display
Are Provided for; Managers
Pleased With Result.
PHONE 81.

Alhuquorque's first automobile show
came to n close last night after four
DAYS which In attendance aud exhibits
proved far more successful Than the
promoters Of the display had hoped
for.
W. have not completed our Hnan-
oial statement A. yet" said Mayor
SELLERS this morning, hut J am safe
in sayin~ that the show has covered
dll enc s. which Is an We hoped
for Ca mo way Of finances this time.
We ai well satisfied with the result.
ana after his demonstration thar an
automobile show can be held here
successfully. ] am sure that next year
The show viii be taken yer by either
the automobile association or the
GOOD roads association which are
proper organizations 60 handle II.
I'm promoting the show this year
we did not care 20 ask the organiza-
tions or a large number Of committees
90 take hold, because IL was largely an
experiment, but the experiment. has
proven so successful that | am sure
there will be no diinculty in getting
The ORGANIZATIONS To handle Il in
future."
Mayor Sellers II especially loud In
his thanks to the y0ung adde's who
rendered their services toward max
ing tho flower n ponnant booths
auccessul.
The crowd last night was not large.
Tut the attendance taken as q whole
has been larger than was looked for.
The automobile men express them
selves NJ well pleased with rS,e dls-
play and with the results obtained.
and the Albuquerque automobile show
bcNoIFd question has been established
az ga annual February event.
More Flowers for Sellers.
As the final act OF the automobile
show, Judge T. \. Mann last night
presented 10 Mayor SELLERS in behalf
uf th~ Young ladies of the flower
booth ana the Albuquerque Floral
company q magnificent floral design
in the form Of an automobile wheel.
The mayer expressed himself as over
come hy this second floral tribute
which Is elaborate enough to over
come n stronger man than the mayor.
The floral decoration is on display to-
day tn the Hosenwald department
30 re- window, Mayor SELLERS has eN-
pressed the hope that the repeated
tributes OF flowers are not indicative
in any sense that he Is considered a
drnd one
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-13
MEMBER on WISHoP
COMPANY STRANDED uI,ttF.

Miss Sherhurn. a wishing soluist
and member ot Tho Inflated Bishop
Comedy players. who came 90 grief
Bt Flagstaff early 100 the week. pos
acssed % fifteen cents among the
troupe of eight people. - rn on
alone in Albuquerque Tho young
lHdv SAWS that she pawncd her rings
20 get the money To- bring herself and
Nrs Bishop 20 Aibpuu 'rque, and
after this sacrifice. bishop. who
Vaf held Tor a short time here on
au cmhezzlemcnt charge. on c9m-
pioint ct members of tho company
and later released. Yesterday was
wired Two tickets from Kansas CITY
and took his wife and departed
leaving Miss sherburn to shit FOR
Herself.
Tho Bishop COMEDY players lef.
Los Angeles. filled WIN hopes They
played KinEman and one other town
and reached Flagstaff with q total
cash capital 81 fifteen cents. only 20
find e home talent troupe occupying
the opera house. Then Bishop came
ON To Albuquerque seeking ~ get
money to lift the company ont of the
hole. what has become % the other
five members ~ the company, loft
AT Flagstaff. II not known.
Miss Sherhurn swore out an em-
hczzlemcnt warrant against Ruth
Bishop