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The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
A ROMANCE OF THE RAIN.

Little Psyche Smthson sauntered by
the sea
In her little bathing dress coming to the
knee.
Phocbus smiled from heavens blue as
blue could be.
Came some inky storm clouds racing
down the sky,
Bringing lots of raindrops which are
never dry.
Little Psyche Smithson turned around
to fly.
Little Psyche Smithson ran as for a bet ;
Scuttled into shelter ere the storm clouds
met
My" gasped little Psyche, 81 almost got
wet! M. M.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
NEW TRIAL REFUSED.
Lawson Is Sentenced To Life I'M
prisOnmcnt at Hard Labor.

Trinidad, Colo.-John r. Lawson,
labor leader, convicted of murder in
connection with strike disorders, was
denied new trial by Judge CRANKY Hill
yer in District court.
Lawson was sentenced to spend the
remainder of his life at hard labor in
the state penitentiary.
Lawson read lengthy statement, in
which he maintained his innocence,
charged that he had been made the VIC
tim of "a corporation-controlled prosecu-
ton" and alleged that his trial had been
a 'travesty on justice" During the
reading Lawson faltered more than once.
With few remarks to the defendant,
Judge IIillyer pronounced sentence.
Attorney +. w. Clark, representing
Lawson, was granted 60 days to file a
bill of exceptions and 80 days stay OF
execution Counsel also asked that,
pending action on the appeal by the SUI
prere court, the convicted man be al
lowed bond. 1his the court said could
net be granted, and the labor leader was
taken to Jail
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
COMPULSORY VOTING
PROVES TO BE SUCCESS
SAYS QUEENSLAND PAPER

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.-At
the recent elections the labor party Sc
cured control of the government in this
state which tried compulsory voting for
the first time in Australia. Opponents
of the labortes passed the law, believ-
ing that it would aid them. The result
proved their mistake.
Commenting on this new voting idea,
the Adelaide Daily Herald predicts an
extension Of the compulsory voting plan
as the labor party controls Australia
The paper says
at is to be feared that many persons,
who should be whole-heartedly for la
Dor, treat their political obligations all
too lightly. In time of national stress
they will vote, but when all is going
well, many do not. The compulsory
voting provision acts as a spur to them.
1t may be taken for granted that the
principle will be adopted in the COM
monwealth arena at an early date.
The Daily Herald says that the
Queensland election and the triumph of
the labor party shows that the voters
in that state did not forget the clumsy
attempts of the government three years
ago to break a strike OF street car
workers. Armed bodies of men were
brought FROM the country districts, and
the affair was treated as civil war
Since then there has been ample time
to expose the lies that served so well
years ago" and even non-labor voters
resented the deception that had been
practicd on them.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
RISKS RUN BY COUSINS
IN MARRYING

In an article on the marriage of cous-
ins, printed in the Eugenics Review
Gondon), Prof. Edward Nettleship OF
London University (who died rccently)
adduccd statistics Of several isolated To-
calities in which the ntcrmarriagc of
near relatives has been almost universal
Ia show that these communities are un-
usually healthy, their people are long
lived, the families are large and there
are no signs of weakness. His conclusion
is that marriages between cousins are as
safe from the cugenic point of view as
any other marriages, provided the par
ents and stock are sound. The difficulty,
OF course is to decide upon this vital
point" When there is weakness in a
common anccstor-a weakness that is or
may be hereditary insanity or tendency
to tuberculosis, for instancc-thc chill
drcn OF cousins inherit it from both
sides. But the same is true of any strik-
ing strength or marked talent.
However, the objection to the mar
riage Of near relatives is too deeply root
ed to be abolished by even proof that in
case Of perfect hcredity il is harmless ;
for few men and women can be abso-
lutely certain that their hcrcdity is per
feet.
The writer OF this knows OF a case
in which first cousins-both perfectly
healthy and the children of seemingly
healthy parcnts--were on the point Of
marriage when a distant relative showed
them that their grandfather had
died Of a terrible blood disease and re-
yealcd to them what neither Of their par
cnts had known that their mutual grand
mother had suffered from an inherited
form Of this same disease. Later the
mother OF the young man became in
sane. Had it not been for that distant
relative stepping in and revealing a secret
that had been kept from the parents OF
the young people these would have mar
rlcd and that remote weakness would
probably have manifested itself in their
children. Such weaknesses as that are
carefully concealed even in families
therefore the cousins who marry are, to
say the least running great risk.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
Why Not Make Free
Trip to Frisco Fair

The Labor Advocate has decided to
give its friends the opportunity to make
some of the most pleasurable trips to be
taken in this country, and at no expense
to themselves.
Would you like to make the trip to
the American Federation of Labor meet
ing in San Francisco next fall?
Would you like to go to the meeting
of the Ohio State Federation at Mans
field, Ohio?
The trip to San Francisco will be made
at the time when the great Panama Ex-
position is in full swing at the time
when all the nations of the world will
have their exhibits fully completed, and
when the crowds will be at their largest
and the city of the Golden Gate in its
most gala attire.
The opportunity seldom has been Of
fered to the person of moderate means
to take such trip without cost to himself.
This trip means liberal education; it
means that you may see all the wonders
of modern times, meet and mingle with
the peoples of all countries; see the
greatest works of art; the most wonder
full buildings and electrical effects ever
shown; the Chicago and the St. Louis
Fairs were as the first steamboat that
ran up the Hudson as compared with the
present-day transatlantic ocean grey
hounds when viewed with what San
Francisco will offer to the world this
year.
The trip to Mansfield, O., while of
lesser Importance, also has manifold ad-
vantages. Mansfield is a modern little
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
FAVORS SEAMEN'S LAW;
OWNERS PLEA EXPOSED
BY WASHINGTON POST

Washington. - "The seamen's act
should stand exactly as it is, at least
until the need is shown for amendment.
The protest sent up by the steamship
interests is entirely too self-centered to
be accepted without scrutiny" says the
Washington Post in leading editorial.
The newspaper refuses to take the
word of shipping interests and allies on
this question and declares the COM
panes are trying to stampede the ma
tional administration into repeating the
law by predicting the speedy death of
all steamship lines.
"The law is not destructive of the
merchant marine says the Post ut
does require additional precautions,
which cost some money. 1t provides
that rs per cent of the crew shall be
able to understand the orders given by
the officers. Is that unreasonable? What
would be thought of general sending
regiment of soldiers to protect the
people of city and permitting an ar
rangement whereby the soldiers could
not understand the orders of their
chief? A ship at sea meets conditions
comparable to those of war and fire,
where instant teamwork is necessary to
prevent wholesale loss of life. A con-
crete case of disaster on account of in
ability to understand orders was that
of the steamship City of Rio de Janeiro,
lost at the entrance of the Golden Gate
in 1901. The Chinese crew could not
understand the orders of the American
officers.
"The seamen's act also requires bet
fer nrovision for lifebOatS and life ra fl 6
DO the steamship interests object to
this? If so, let them object. The coun-
try will not approve of a return to the
old deadly dangers merely because safe
ty appliances are an expense to the
steamship companies. The public pays
the bill in any event
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17

city, nesting in one of the most beautiful
give you an outing, free from the smoke
and CRIME Of a great city, a chance to
get back to the country" and see the
likeness of the old-home town.
Do you want to take one of these
trips?
This is how you can do it without cost
to yourself:
Popularity Contest.
The one obtaining the greatest number
of votes will receive a railroad ticket
over any line he may choose, sleeping car
fare and $50 in cash to pay his incidental
expenses.
The one receiving the second highest
number of votes will receive his railroad
fare to and from Mansfield, O., and $35
in cash.
To the person receiving the third high
est number of votes will be given the
same railroad facilities and $25 in cash.
To the contestant getting the fourth
highest number of ballots there will be
given the same railroad facilities and SIS
in cash.
Does this sound good to you?
Then this is the way to obtain for
yourself or your friends these coveted
privileges:
Come to Room "a, Thoms Building,
will be explained. 1t will not cost you
a cent to inquire, and it may mean one
Of the most profitable and pleasurable
events of your life
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
A LAMENT.

A disappointed lightning bug
Went fitting through the night
Disgruntled that his work in life
Was merely giving light.
Cried he: 1--WE studied ways of men
And find without doubt
'Tis not the silent shining chap
Folks ever hear about
And this is why ! sadly weep;
My lot is reft OF joys;
I'd rather be a thunder bug
And make great big noise"
MCLANDBURGH WILSON.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
THE ARTIST.

When | looked upon her photo | was
quite bewitched, in toto;
| was captivated to the point OF
mushiness
| perused each charming feature of the
fascinating creature,
And my fervent admiration verged on
slushiness.
She is charmin', she is rippin'! She's
lily, she's a pippn
Shes the perfect piece OF porcelain
from the pottery!
Shes lyric, she's Sapphic! She's the
dame that blocks the traffic!
She's the first prize i'll liic's everlast-
ing lottery
Gained | not anintroduction I'd have
practsed self-dcstruction,
My passion was both terrible and
tropical;
But I'd friends and soon could bring
'em to produce this piece of ging-
ham,
Though they did it in manner mis-
anthropical.
Bubbles, we, and breezes bust us! Did
the picture do her justice?
Is mythology constructed by machin-
cry?
| confess to irritation, also to my ad-
mration
For the artist who retouched that bit
of scenery!
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
Munitions LaU to Rule
Both Capital and Labor
British Employers Must Not Declare Lockouts Nor
Workers Go Strike Until Board of Trade Con-
siders Case Measure Has Wide Scope.

The owners must comply with any
reasonable requirements of the Minister
as to information or otherwise.
Clause states that if any workman
enters into an undertaking to work at
controlled establishment and fails to
comply he will be guilty of an offense.
An employer will commit an offense if
he dissuades or attempts to dissuade a
workman in his employ from entering
into an undertaking, or retains or offers
to retain any workman who has entered
into such an undertaking after he has
received notice from the Minister of
Munitions that the man is to worl, at
some other establishment.
Employees on Record.
Under Clause an employer shall not
employ workman who has been engaged
in munition making unless the man holds
certificate from his last employer that
he left with his consent, or certificate
from the munitions tribunal that the con-
sent has been unreasonably withheld. or
unless six weeks have elapsed.
A workman who thinks that an en-
ployer's consent to his leaving has been
unreasonably withheld may complain to
tribunal, which has power to grant a
certificate.
Under Part III, owners of establish
mcnts must give information to the Min
ster, if required, as to the number of
their employees, the number of machines
and the nature of the work.
False statements, the giving of false
certificates or the wearing of badges in
a manner calculated to deceive are con-
sttutcd ofcnses.
Failure to comply with an award
means, upon summary conviction, fine
not exceeding g. ($25) for each day or
part of day during which the contra
vcntion or failure to comply continues
If the guilty person happens to be an en-
ployer the fine will apply to each man in
respect of whom the contravention takes
place.
Employers declaring lockout will be
penalized to the amount of { ) in respect
] of each man for each day. The pen
/ atty is similar in the case OF strikers
Three pounds is the penalty for contra
venton of or failure to comply Will,
regulations in a controlled establish
mcnt or any undertaking given by a
workman.
Non-payment of fine does not mean
Imprisonment for a workman, but the
tribunal may, without prejudice to any
other available means of recovery, make
an order requiring deductions from
wages due, and the person by whom the
wages are paid will have to account for
the sums deducted 1t is specifically
stated that workman shall not be i'm
prisoncd" in respect to the non-paymen,
Of a fine.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
PRESSMEN'S DISPUTE ENDS.

Prcssmen's Home, Tenn.-Diiferences
between t he International Printing
Pressmen and Assistants union and un-
affiliated locals of New York City,
feeders unions of Buffalo and St. Louis
and Web Prcssmen's union of Newark
n. j. are at an end. Patience and con-
tinucd negotiations have again united
these workers, who have signed re-
port to this effect and call upon the
membership to accept same with the end
in view that the international may be
of increasing influence for the advance
ment of the requirements of our mem
bcrshp"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
TRAIN DEATHS SHOW
so PER CENT DROP
Safety Precautions Reflected Also In
Decrease In Number of Hurt.

Observation-Disclosures made to the In
terstate Commerce Commission by the
steam railways of the country pursuant
to law covering the quarter ending
March 81 shows that 65 persons were
killed and 1872 injured in train accl-
dents for the quarter. Compared with
the same period the preceding year this
was a decrease of nearly 100 per cent in
the fatalities and of more than per
cent in the accidents reporting simply
injuries.
There was also a considerable de-
crease in the number of other accidents,
including those of employees engaged in
railway work and to employees engaged
in other work than the operation of
trains. claSsed as industrial accidents.
There were fewer railway accidents in
the first quarter of the present year
than for the corresponding period of
last year
Altogether the report is an excellent
showing for the railways, proving that
railway travel is becoming safer every
year. The report shows that 74,S per
cent of the derailments were due, the
commission finds, to defective roadway
and defective equipment. OF the accl-
dents due to defective roadway, about
212 per cent were caused by broken
rails, and of the derailments due to de-
fective equipment % per cent were
causd by defective or broken wheels,
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17

London.-1he text Of the munitions of
war bill, introduced by Mr.. Lloyd George,
consists of three parts, comprising sew
enteen clauses, with two schedules.
Clause ! enacts that the Board Of
Trade shall settle any dispute between
employers and employees in default Of
agreement by the parties concerned, and
the award will be binding on both Fail
ure TO comply with the award will con-
stitute an offense..
Clause 2 provides that an employer
shall not declare lockout and an en-
ploye shall not take part in a strike
unless the difference has been reported
to the Board of Trade and one month
has elapsed, and the difference has not
during that month been referred by the
Board OF Trade for settlement
The differences to which Part / of
the bill applies are differences as to
rates of wages hours of work. or other
wise as to terms or conditions of or af
fecting employment on the manufacture
or repair OF arms, ammunition, ships,
vehicles, or any other articles required
for use III war, or of the machines or
tools required for that manufacture or
repair.
Applies to Other Disputes.
1t alsJ applies to disputes in any other
work of any description if the King by
proclamation declares that in his opinion
il is eXpcdcnt in the national interest. 1t
is not necessary that a strike or lockout
should be in existence for the act to be
applied.
Any proposal for any change in the
rate OF wages Of employees in the estab
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
SUPPORT PROF. BREWSTER.

Denver, Colo.-The Trades and Labor
Assembly has protested against the dis
missal OF Prof. Brewster from the law
department of the state university, and
declares that this action "is because OF
the subsidizing tendency of the Rocke-
fcllcr influence and money, which seeks
to use its influence with the board of
regents to poison truth and justice at
its fountain head, our institutions of
learning"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
Variety.

why do you prefer a motor boat to
sail boat"
ITS more exciting. In sail boat you
face death by drowning only, while in a
motor boat you may drown, you may be
burned to a crisp by gasoline explosion
or you may starve to death when the en-
glne breaks down ten miles from shore"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
WIN TWO-PLATOON SYSTEM.

Colorado Springs, Colo,-With the
adoption of the two-platoon system the
City I'iremen's Association has in
creased in membership. The union is
affiliated to the American Federation of
Labor and recently initiated an ordi-
nance providing for shorter hours. 1t
was adopted by 900 majority.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
NEW AGREEMENTS SIGNED.

Newburg, N Y.-Thc Typographical
union reports that a new iiveyear agree
mcnt, with betterments, has been signed
with employers. The Bakers union has
reduced working hours from nine to
eight and secured new agreement. A
contract has also been entered into be-
tween the Street Car Mems union and
the local company.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
ORGANIZATION NECESSARY.

Detroit-"Organization is the prac-
teal way for the advancement of the
wage Garner" declared Louis +. Post,
Of the United States department of
labor in an address at the closing of
the convention of the Association of
Governmental Labor Officials of the
United States and Canada.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
STATE UNIONISTS TO MEET.

Charleston, S. C.-Ohicers of the
state federation of labor have issued a
call for the first annual convention to
be held at the Isle of Palms, August o
and TO- This organization was only re
Gently formed, and it is the intention
OF South Carolina unionists to make the
event a notable one.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
IRON WORKERS WIN STRIKE.

Savannah, Ga,-The newly organized
Structural Iron Workers union has won
its strike for higher wages, time and
one-half for overtime and double time
for Sunday work, The strike lasted
less than three days.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-17
Sport.

your friend Briggs has a fine coat Of
tan. He must be fond of outdoor
sports"
"Ic is. That fellow spends two hours
every afternoon standing out in the hot
sun in front OF baseball bulletin
board"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-11-10
REAUCED RATE

Annual session Little Rock Confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Monticello, Arkansas, December 1st to 9th, 1915. For this occasion the St. L. I. M. X s. Ky. will sell tickets Prescott to Monticello and return for $S.40. Tickets on sale No vember 30th to December 9th inclu- sive, going passage to commence on date of sale and bear final return limit to reach original starting point prior to midnight December 7th, 1915.
 Arkansas State Baptist Convention (colored), Little Rock, November 22d to 2Sth. For this occasion the St. l.. I. NJ. X. S Ky. will sell tickets Pres colt to Little Rock and return for S3. 90. Tickets on sale November 21st to 23rd inclusive Going passage to commence on date of sale and bear final return limit to reach original starting point prior to midnight of November 29th.
 G. A. Hays, Agent.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-11-10

hydrates Durlng work q, great deal oi neat IS evolved, so that carbohy. drates are more economical as q ruIe for work stock to a certain extent than protein. Protein can however. if fed in excess be changed into fat brt It IS not economically used in that way Fats serve much the same pur. pose as carbohydrates in the animal body, and if fed in large quantities may be deposited as fat in only slight. ly changed forms. Some of our nlant seeds are especially rich in fats as are also the by-products after the oil ia pressed out.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-11-10
I'VE COULD SEE YOU
 FACE TO FACE

We could see you face to face,
 VOuld prove to you beyond the
 -Ow Of doubt the advantages of
 1Nmous Byrne Practical Bookkeep-
 Y ana SlmpIltied Shorthand. Our
 I'AAeeplng Is one of actual business \ 'I S'art to finish and our short ], "u may De written either with pen i VI on the typewriter. We could ss 'Ou clearly how it is that we can A,,l, Ou' a better stenographer or II ls'Aaeeper and do it in three months ss s@ 'lme than when We used to teach {, ,. '''eiilS that are now being used no,n V, s'hools. This saving of three ,s.u '4alS tune means much to the pros al,.., student; at a conservative Sasn ~sly Of $50 per month. the three S,aa ' 'ine would amount to $50. sae', ase months board at SIP per month Al s,as s amount to $36, or a total savinq s,, .p' ', too say nothing of the fact s s,s. 'ne student of our school gets shils :. nO'i'ns practical experience, b s hs. 'ae s student of the other school . ,,aas; aas' finishing his course and has Ju, no ".
 hldina l nave u hundreds of graduates tprd :. the very best positions to be hora .an % our larger cities. We have hsD;'s s,s calls for our graduates of Book than ys ana Shorthand or Telegraphv enter we w;'1 are able to supply. You may lbs,oua,ssa br,SS',sally all individual instruction lab Iosn Srsl Preparatory work in l Enc. sr,,. sspt. tts'ta,osue' ta make your ree. arrsnre @r,ee sson ha, to enter at once, that "ye"nsr, we mav p"Os pass the pleasure of Is placing hp "ay vaS llslss. s,s' Commercial College. Tyler.