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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-16

liz blSStoL -ALLtIlCdu unions are
connected with transportation. 667.-
S45. Next come building and stone
working. 543,46O, and mines and quar-
ries, 523,300.
American unions raised in 1913 $14.-
l89,32S. Nearly $9,OOO0OO were ex-
pended in death benefits; only S3.5oO.-
600 for strikes. The $1,355OO0 used
for sick benefits seems relatively
small but not all unions make such
allowances The Typographical union
paid $242. $50 in old age pensions.
Names unfamiliar here occur in
foreign classification Czech unions
in Austria, rival Socialist and Chris
tion unions in Belgium and Germany
Hirsch-Duncker unions in the latter
country. In Holland the Christian
unions are even divided into Protest
ant and Catholic.
British unions spend $4,000. 600
year-one-third for strikes-and have
S5.oooooo in accumulated funds.-To-
bacco Worker.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-16

Washington at the head, hold the
leading places in the United States in
waterpower resources.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-16
Plumbers and Steamftters of
Northwest Bi-Annual Conven-
ton at Everett Labor Temple

Tuesday morning and afternoon
were devoted to discussions of ways
and means of educating the general
public to a better understanding Of the
necessity for uniofrm legislation pro-
viding for sanitary plumbing and COM
petent workmanship.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-16

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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-16

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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-16
TRADE UNION STRENGTH.
More Than Fourteen Million
Workers Are Organized.

Commissioner Lynch of the New
York department Of labor reports that
there are in the world 14113.611 trade
union members, an increase of 1,1O0.-
601 in year. The larger member
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14

part hopelessly old-fashioned opera. Nothing fades as fast as an opera tune and this beautiful composition. in which is the rich blood of a romantic com poser, is full of melody. But man can rot live by melody alone. Whenever 1 hear the cry of melody from we'll meaning, unmusical persons, I recall Schumann's remark, that melody is the shibboleth of the amateur" q quote from memory.) It requires something besides melody to give lasting life to an operatic score. Rigo1etto, 70 select an extreme case, has that something La Sonnambula lacks. Yet. in the mid cle of last century, Be1lini was ac claimed the prince of melody makers It is the entire cumbersome machinery of "Euryanthe," book included, that makes it, as a whole, slow-paced en- tertainment. We noted this when it was first given in the same opera house; and the cast, naturally, was far su- Derior then to the present one, and the reading quite as vital and as interest ing.'''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14
ALABAMA NORMAL, SCHOOT

From the Florence Times.
 THE Times is growing somewhat
 weary of the constantly recurring
 = announcements from Montgomery that the normal school board has had another meeting and adopted some more resolutions affecting the management and the policy of these institutions.
 First it was complete reorganiza ton Of the course of study. Then the daily press informed us that high priced ex- pert from the north, employed by the board. was visiting the normal schools to determine what else ought to be done to them This learned gentleman, after mak- ing a tour of Inspection filed hys report and forthwith the board announced a further number of radical changes in the course of study, together with various new details in the rules and regulations for the management of the normal col leges
 As an evidence of the extent to which this thing has finally gone, we notice that the board has authorized the state super intendent of education to prepare man. ual of instruction for the guidance of each teacher in the normal schools to be followed while instructing his classes-a proceeding which has every appearance of being joke.
 Knowing the gentlemen who compose this board to be sensible, conservative men, and desiring to cooperate with them to the fullest in securing through these
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14
A Prominent Example

| John A. Rogers, Sumter county s representative in the legislature and widely known as a scientific and sue cessful farmer, announces that he will plant no cotton this year and that he will instruct his tenants to grow none. Being a very extensive farmer he has been raising on an average 1000 bales each season. He has heretofore culti- vated food crops as we'll as cotton, aa matter of course, but this year he will turn his attention entirely to grain and hay and hogs and cattle.
 Mr. Rogers predicts that the boil weevil will be generally in evidence the coming season and that it will be more voracious than last sea- son. He thinks the weevil rav- ages will be disastrous to those farmers who raise cotton this year, but even if the boil weevil did not threaten Alabama's cotton belt MT. Rogers con- siders it good farming from business point of view to develop the practice of raising food crops and beef cattle and hogs on large scale.
 "There is no question but that we can make money by raising fine cat tie and hogs," said Mr. Rogers in an interview with representative of The Age-Herald in Montgomery. "We should not be dependent on cotton. We have talked in this vein for a number of years, and I for one am going to act. Therefore, next season instead of my usual 1000 bales I will not grow a stalk"
 If many large farmers follow Mir. Rogers example, and it is believed that hundreds of them will, to say nothing of those who reduce their cot ton acreage, the left over crop will bring 10 cents a pound or more maybe 12 cents. Progressive farm CTS of Mr. Rogers class can be counted upon to cooperate earnestly and ef- fectively with the crop diversification campaign which Chairman William P. Redd of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce farm committee is organ izing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14

institutions the highest quality of public service in the preparation of an increased number of efficient teachers, the Times has looked with patience upon these fre- quent changes, some of which, frankly, we did not approve. Recently, however. We were informed by public announce ments that the board has passed a reso- lution to employ some expert every six months to spend week at each normal school and to report his findings and rec concentrations to the board of trustees. Being human, this man will of course recommend some changes before making out his expense bill. Thus the board seems to have made a deliberate plan for putting the normal colleges through some kind of changes every six months; be- cause no two inspectors will entertain similar views on all subjects. After these schools have been "reorganized,' surely to the hearts content of the board, do these gentlemen, by employing two ex- pert visitors semi-annually, thus tacitly admit that they are either incompetent or unwilling to perform the usual func- tions of board of trustees? Have they no confidence in the men whom they have elected as presidents of these schools?
 The Normal college of Florence Is do- ing most excellent work; but it would doubtless do even better if proper reoog- milton were given to the value of perma. nency in the policy of an educational in. stitution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14
DiscOuraging to Guardsmen

The intimation that the legislature will refuse to pay the transportation of the state troops to attend the inauguration of Governor Henderson is very discour- aging to the officers and members of the National Guard" said a local officer.
 The National Guard gets so little en- couragement from outside sources that it Is with some difficulty that the various organizations are kept up. The men get not a penny for their services; as T mat ter of fact, it costs both time and money to be in the state service. The war de- partment is requiring a greater degree or efficiency each year and there is cer tainly more work than pleasure In the duties of a guardsman. The boys look forward to such little trips as this and TOT the members of the legislature to re- fuse to pay the transportation of troops Is showing niggardly spirit and a lack Of appreciation of men who make n sac riiice in the service of Alabama,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14

central library" says the report, "has
 taxed the seating capacity on many busy days, and the children's rooms are
 overcrowded daily, showing that the Birmingham people are calling for
 service even beyond what the board has been able to furnish with the funds at it's command" The report goes on to say that new branch has been
 opened at East Lake and that most of the books have been given by the
 people of that section. Five others were established without cost to the library, three in connection with social service organizations and one each at a Sunday school and manufacturing plant.
 "The service of the library" says the report, twas greatly increased by the addition of a reference librarian, and the fact, was made known to an in creasing number of people that the ll- brary is able to supply practical in- formation to people who visit the li- brary, or who make inquiries by mail or telephone"
 One of the particularly commendable things relating to the management is that the library is kept open not only on Sunday afternoons, but during the entire day of popular holidays such as Christmas and the Fourth of July. No special appeal is being made for money subscriptions to the library, but dona- tions of books will always be grate- fully acknowledged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Famous Old People


 Many famous Englishmen and not g few distinguished Americans live to 3 good old age. but France holds the mod ern record for centenarians of renown, T said a professional man. "The 1915 list of celebrities above the age of 60, compiled for the New York World almanac, has at the top Francois Fertiault, the French poet, who was 100 years old on his last birthday. About 70 years ago a great French chemist died at the age of 104 or 1O5, and there have been one or two Frenchmen of distinc- tion in recent years who reached the cen tenary mark
 Next to Fertiault is Sir Charles Tup- per, the Englishman. who is 94. Ex-Sen- ator Henry G. Davis, West Virginia, aged 9l. appears in the list. Of the southerers who have attained advanced age shroni- cled by the World almanac is John l.. Williams of Richmond, father of John Skelton Williams"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14
THE CHIMES OF ruRmoNDE

Grace Hazard Conkling, in the Atlantic. The groping spires have lost the sky;
 That reach from Termonde town; There are no bells to travel by,
 The minister chimes are down. It's forth we must, alone. alone,
 And try to find the way; The bolls that we have always known, War broke their hearts today. They used to call the morning
 Along the gilded street, And then their rhymes were laughter,
 And all their notes were sweet. I heard them stumble down the air
 Like seraphim betrayed; God must have heard their broken prayer That made my soul afraid. The Termonde bells are gone, are gone, And what Is left to say? It's forth we must, by bitter dawn,
 To try to find the way. They used to call the children
 To go to sleep at night And then their songs were tender
 And drowsy with delight. The wind win look for them in vain
 Within the empty tower, We shall not hear them sing again
 At dawn or twili3ht hour. It's forth we must. away. away,
 And far from Termonde town. But this is all know today
 The chimes, the chimes arc down! They used to ring at svsning s To help the people pray, Who wonder now. b6Wlldafed
 And cannot find the way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14
Good Library Service

Some cities of approximately Bir- mingham's size may have public libra ries more extensively stocked with books and housed in more spacious quarters than the central library in the city hall, but it is safe to assume that no library gives more satisfaction, resources and scope considered, than Birmingham's.
 The present library board, of which J. w. Donnelly is president, has man. ifested both zeal and grasp in the con- duct of the work. The library was a popular institution even before Mr Donnelly's administration, but the number of books has been greatly in creased and the library staff has come to be noted for the excellence of its service.
 The campaign last year in which il was sought to raise $50,000 for the puICIldSc Ol DOOhS TeSulCcQ III ReIlcTOus subscriptions. The total was not as large as had been hoped for; but the campaign was launched at time wher business conditions were not good With the amount collected, however many standard works and many books of light fiction were added to the shelves, and today the library is as far ahead of that of five years ago as the library at that time was ahead o1 that of 10 years before.
 The report of the library board just Issued is informative and encouraging It is estimated that at present 50,00( library books are read in and out O. ethe library. In the month of last No vember 2S,OO0 books were issued b! the central and branch libraries.
 "The reading room attendance at thu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14
Still More Efficiency

Many thoughtful persons say that this is an age of efficiency. The latest development of a widespread move ment to get the utmost efficiency out of everybody, even the most humble workers, is reported from Montclair' N. J., where school for housemaids will be opened today by the Montciair hoard of education, cooperating with the Housewives league.
 Teachers will be in charge of the classes who know all about domestic science and the use of domestic science classrooms will be given free. A fee of S2 will be charged each housemaid who matriculates, which will pay for the materials used. The course will consist of 12 lessons, one each week, and the classes will convene at the suitable hour of $40 o'clock Tn the afternoon when the burdens of house. keeping are presumably lighter than at any other time of the day.
 After a housemaid completes the course she will be given certificate showing her proficiency in the work. This certificate will be valuable as a reference and should prove a great help in getting a new job after parting fro an old one Lessons will be given in the care of person, care of utensils, refrigerator and sink, economical use of coal and gas ranges, proper table service, preparing cereals and vege- tables, making bread, mullins, wal fles and pancakes, preparing cheese in various ways and escalloped dishes. Instruction will also be given in mak- ing sauces and at the end of the course the candidate for a certificate is ex- pected to cook and serve full meal.
 It seems that everything will be done at the housemaids' school to make model servants except giving them amiable dispositions and a will lingness to obey orders. However, such qualifications cannot be acquired at school. There is great deal of truth in the old saying that an ideal servant is born, not made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14
HEROES AND CIGARETTES

From the St. Louis t-Dispatch. The captain of the Formidable went
 down with his ship with a cigarette in his mouth.
 We deplore the tragedy as whole We did that some days ago. We now rise to deprecate the cigarette feature specifi- cally
 The Cigarette league of Cohoes will condemn it on moral grounds as bad example and all that sort of thing. Our objection is based on sentimental, roman tic and literary considerations Suppose the captain of the Hesperus and the Ancient Mariner had nonchal. ! antly puffed pernicious cigarettes In their critical periods. What would the poets | have made of it? And dying heroes would
 lave garbled those last words that have echoed down the corridors of history | biography and fiction. Suppose that Richmond Pearson Hob- son had smoked cigarette when he scut- | tied the Merrmac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14
The Iron and Steel Situation

Inc Iron and Steel Situation The midweek report on the iron and steel trade presented by the Iron Trade Review of Cleveland shows an increase in the volume of business in finished materials and an improvement in gen. eral conditions. The change for the better, however, is not as decided as had been eXpected-not as encouraging as the developments of the last two weeks of January, 1914; but as the Review points out, the improvement of a year ago was "short lived and flattened out after few weeks" The hope is now entertained that if the im- provement comes more gradually this year "it will be maintained for long period"
 The United States Steel corporation
 has increased its operations slightly,
 and it is stated there will be further
 increase next week. But the active
 capacity is still under 50 per cent. The demand for pig iron continued light in
 all sections, but it is believed there
 will be brisk buying again very soon. The railroads are still working on
 specifications for rails and other ma
 terial, and as spring approaches the
 building trades will become very ac-
 tive. There is certainly bright fu-
 ture for the steel industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14
STORIES TOLD AT
 NEWSPAPER CLUB
A Newspaper Yarn

"A telegraph editor has many amus- ing experiences" said Charley Greer. and some of his friends, Jim Chappell, H. c. Vance and Tom sherman preenod | themselves to listen.
 q recall the latter days of the gub- ernatorial primary campaign Of 1914. On the desk tons of stuff was coming in and it was mighty hard work to keep your head above water. You fel- lows all remember?
 You will also remember that David Holt, formerly of this city, was in change of the publicity campaign of Capt. Reuben r. Kolb. And you all know just what kind of press agent Dave Holt really is.
 Every night the mail from over the state would bring forth reams of dope on the doings of Captain Kolb and in- oidentally some kind words about Da- vid Holt. It would run thusly: "A wildly enthusiastic audience packed the local courthouse this afternoon attendant upon a campaign rally of Kolb forces Preceding Captain Kolb's address Col David Holt paid glowing tribute to his political leader in the following
 
 with us today the noblest Alabamian or them all; a man whose record on the gory field of battle and in the cause of sublime peace is uncxcelled by any within the confines of OUT great and glorious country! Loud cheers and cries of yes, yes, MT. Holt, go onD And what country we have, fellow citizens! In democracy how learned in political excellence how su- perior and in eloquence how profound! It owes fealty to no monarch and ad- mits only the boundaries of the human laws. Loud applause.) We live with in these blessed confines, bounded on the north by the aurora borealis, bound ed on the south by the silvery gulf, bounded on the east by the rising sun and bounded on the west by judgment dayr' Loud and continuous applause)
 "Mr. Holt was cheered to the echo as he paid humble and modest tribute to his chieftain. Applause rent the air with every word and the vast audience hung upon his words breathless and spellbound.'
 There were yards of the stuff all dotted here and there with references to the splendid oratorical ability of one David Holt I finally decided that tho public should know just how we'll Mr. Holt thought of himself and signed his article. column and half af- fair, by David Holt What is ruzzling to me is that I have never heard what Holt thought of it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14
A Rcporter's Break

Probably every man in the newspaper game has made bull at some point in his career,'' said Charlie Mandy, but few make a more embarrassing mistake than that of a cub reporter on an after noon paper many years ago. The cub was the late Charlie Grace, who was as- signed by Leon Friedman, at that time city editor, to cover fashionable we'd ding.
 "On the morning of the wedding young society man died and in writing the story Charlie got the names mixed up and instead of the name of the bridegroom used the name of the man that died--in other words, he married the girl to the dead man. Old Friedy caught the mis- take however, before many copies had come from the press and, needless to say. Charlie got the pink slip. As a matter of fact, he was the first to notice the mistake and did not give Freidy chance to fire him, for he resigned. Charlie said afterward that he knew he was not cut out for newspaper man and that he was glad to get an excuse to quit Any way, the episode ended his Journalistic career"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14
BIRMINGHAM DELEGATION

From the Montgomery Advertiser
 The Birmingham delegation, or rather the Jefferson county delegation. to the legislature was in full force in the lobby gatherings Monday. Jefferson, as usual
 sends divided delegation to the legisla- ture. Senator Thomas M. Judge is local optionist. Messrs. Hogan and Chapiro ol the house delegation are also local op. tionists, but five members of the house from Jefferson are prohibitionists. More.
 over. the Jefferson county delegation is also divided on the various questions oi local legislation and Jefferson produces
 more local questions than any other county in Alabama. But being divided or
 local questions is nothing new for Q Jef. ferson county delegation. All of them
 in recent years have been divided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14
ALABAMA PRESS

Selma Times: Birmingham talks as if she had grown discontented with het commission form of government. It is said no city has ever discarded com- mission government after once adopting 1t. All kinds of government are irksome to a considerable portion of the people.
 Gadsden Times-News: Birmingham is having a hard time to get on the right kind of water wagon.
 Talladega Home: Birmingham indus- tries report s4O0O,O0 worth of orders in the past week or 10 days. That ought to help some.
 Anniston Star: Possibly Mr. Wilson had a certain ex-President in mind when he spoke in favor of a government em- ployment bureau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-14

belligerent's national safety, and then sary.'' This country went pretty far dur ing the civil war in maintaining the right of search and the Tight to carry sus- picious contraband cases into the prizs courts. We are therefore not likely to complain now of the principle which un- derlies Great Britain's policy. We can only protest against the hardships due to a harsh or faulty application of it.
 It ought to be very easy for the two governments to reach modus viyenol py which friction may be reduced to mini mum. The United States does not want to protect vessels or individuals en- gagged in illicit traffic from the logical risks of their ventures. If they are caught they must take their chances Tn the prize courts. On the other hand' our government does not wish to see the in- nocent shipper suffer for the sins of the designing one, and 1t is willing to go, and should go, to any reasonable limit to guarantee a just and friendly treat ment of vessels and cargoes which are beyond suspicion. As MT. Bryan's note suggested the United States also recog-
 
 nixes that something can properly be done here to give an official certifica- tion of character to shippers who clearly deserve one.
 when Sir Edward Grey takes up the details of the American protest we are confident that the British and American positions will be found to be not. very far apart. Meanwhile 1t is pleasant to note that Great Britain volunteers to permit a renewal of rubber exports to the United States--an exhibition of comity in field not covered by the present con traband negotiations.
 Martin Marshall in Leslie's: Great Brit tain fully realizes that desperate meas- ures are necessary to conquer Germany. Much is expected of the new army which Lord Kitchener has recruited and which lis rapidly being whipped into shape by General Hamilton, but Germany has as many new men to put into the field as | Great Britain and France combined. Tho problem with her Is to find equipment for
 them. Therefore. Great Britain 10 not