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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-06-11
Spirit ROuSers|
BY CHARLES PERRY TAYLOR
Secy. Washington State Federation
of Labor.

Keep your shirt on!
If that barge load Of dynamite
In Seattle harbor
Had been moored beside the Colman
dock,
And hundreds had been killed
When il exploded,
On mere suspicion,
You would be drilling by now for war.
You remember the Maine, don't you?
1t is easy to get mad and want to
fight;
But it is better to keep cool and keep
the peace.
Now that the referendum is over,
What next?
Why not do some more committee
work
Getting new members into unions.
Womens Label Leagues and the new
Blue Cross League of children?
Why not change the duties Of the cir
culators
To that of getting new affiliations
For the Central Council.
For the State Federation of Labor?
The Federation needs your co-opera-
ton;
So does the Council.
Hours, wages. working conditions.
Brought about by economic action
mainly,
But when possible supplemented by
legislation.
Are the true functions of a labor or
ganization.
Do not let anyone deceive you
Into thinking
That the labor unions were created
For the express purpose
OF placing ambitious labor politicians
In high salaried political offices.
That is only incidental.
II the man who seeks preferment is
worthy.
II is wise TO elect MIN.
II he merely wants to use you for
himself,
Find another candidate.
But elect a man, not politician.
Have you written to President vii.
son?
Do so.
Commend him for his policy Of peace.
Tell him we are builders, not des-
troyers.
Send him something like this:
Millions for homes and schools;
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EXPLORERS GET
FIVE SIXTHS

NEW YORK.-The bureau of labor
statistics of the United States depart
ment of labor has just issued bull
letin devoted to a study of wages and
regularity of employment. and stan
Of piece rates in the dress
and waist industry of New York City.
The investigation of wages and en-
ployment covered $50 shops employ.
ing 1880 people. 1t is estimated that
the entire industry employed in 1913
about $4,000 persons in New York
City, receiving annually over $4,000
900 in wages, and producing dresses
and waists representing wholesale
market value of about 100000.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-06-11
MAJOR is PEEVEp

War song criticism is by no means
confined to the nations actually fight
ing. There is an anti-war song war
now raging in Brooklyn. 1t all started
because Alexander Fichlandler, princi-
pal of Public School 165, teaches the
children to sing, 81 Didn't Raise My
Boy to Be a Soldier"
When Major Sydney Grant. of the
18th Coast Artillery, of Brooklyn,
visited the school and heard the chill
dren's voices blended in the above
peace anthem he was very indignant.
When he saw a picture in the hall
depicting a little girl looking up at a
soldier in full uniform and asking,
Papa, are you going to kill some 9th
er girls papa?" the major left in dis
may and sent in a complaint to the
board of education. 1t was formal
protest against anti-military prepa-
ganda in the schools,
Major Grant asserts the principal is
violating the state constitution and in
juring the national guard. Mr.. Fitch.
lander says he will not stop the OBJ.
jectionable song. He says he is doing
all in his power to breed in the schools
a wholesome horror of war.
National guardsmen are the more in.
censed because they are about to be,
gin a recruiting campaign for the 18th
and fear Mr.. Fichlandler's anti-mili-
tary influence will tend to discredit
soldiers. sailors and guardsmen.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-06-11
STUDY OF CRIME

There was introduced in the house
of representatives last winter, i" bill
to establish a bureau for the study of
the criminal, pauper and defective
classes" 1t was introduced by Con-
gresham Taggart, of Kansas, appar-
emily by request of an organization
devoted to the study of man"
The bill creates some salaried Of
fees, the incumbent of which will
study criminals as though they were
of different species than the rest of
us,
One feels tempted on observing sug-
gestions of that kind to inquire wheth-
er it would not be good idea to Gre
ate commission to study the "crimi-
nologists" and learn why they do not
see that existing economic conditions
have more to do with crime than any
abnormal characteristics of criminals.
Nine criminals out of ten are victims
of circumstances. Nine men out of
ten who are not criminals would be,
had they been placed in the environ
ment and been subjected to the cir
cumstances in which existing Grim
inals have been produced
With conditions such that all can
not honestly earn their living, some
will resort to dishonesty in preference
to starvation or bessary. Fear Of pow
erty will drive many to crime who are
not suffering from actual need. Very
few of these are abnormal creatures.
Quite the contrary. A man must be
abnormal who will abstain from crime
in spite Of necessity.
Instead of bills creating commits
sions to study the existing evils, what
is needed is a bill to apply knowledge
already acquired toward removing the
cause of poverty. If our legislators
could be induced to do that, crime
would be reduced to a minimum if it
did not actually disappear.
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No. 3158
hotice of Sale,


N THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND
FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY.
Il the Matter Of the Estate of Minnie
Heath, Deceased.
Notice IS hereby given that in pur-
z1zEce OF an order OF the above en-
titlec court made and entered on the
An day Of June, 1915, in the matter
Of The estate Of Minnie Heath, deceas-
ID, the undersigned administrator of
szit estate will sell at private sale to
tie highest and best bidder for cash
O. Saturday, July 10th, 1915, at 10
O'Clock a n. Of said day at Room 225
Realty Building, corner Colby and
Hewitt avenues, Everett, Snohomish
County Washington, all right, title
and interest the said estate owns or
has By operation Of Law therein. viz:
The Interest Of said decedent and Lew.
"a Z. Heath, her surviving husband
therein, and such interests owned
therein az the time Of the death of
said Minnie Heath, In and to the fol.
owing tracts or parcels OF land stu.
ats in Snohomish county. state of
~~@%t ---SA pal LA%H4dGly QtbETlDJ
Cd as foiloEs, to-wit: The North han
Of the Southeast Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter, Section II, Town.
ship 30 North, Range East of w. NJ.
also the South half Of the Northeast
Quarter Of the Northeast Quarter.
said Section II, Township 80 North,
Range s East Of ". NJ, also the
North half Of the Northeast Quarter
OF the Northeast Quarter of said Sec
ton II, Township 30 North, Range 6
East Of ". W., same subject to a
mortgage OF about s650.00 thereon.
The terms Of said sale are cash.
iegs! tender Of the United States. ten
per cent to be paid at the time of the
SAFE and the balance upon conflrma-
tlon by the above entitled court.
LEWIS f. HEATH.
As administrator OF the estate OF Min.
ME Heath, deceased
GEORGE w. LOUTTIT.
Attorney for Administrator.
Date Of first publication June IL. 1918
Date OF last publication June 25. 1918.
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A CONvICT'S APOLOGY
BY BERTON BRALEY

BY BERTON BRALEY
Oh, yes, I'm guilty, right enough,
An yet, l guess Society
Kin share the guilt along O. me!
l amt the kind to weep an wine,
But, say-wot chance, wot chance was
mine?
Born in dirty, reeking slum
Where decent sunlight never come,
An starved for food an starved for
air
Through all my years of boyhood
there,
While evil things an low an mean
Was nearly all the life l seen;
OF course, l growed to be tough,
A hoodlum and bad young rough!
But even then I might NV been
Reformed to be some use to men
If every time I left the trail
They didn't slam me into jail
Where thieves and all that rotten
crew
Would teach me worse than all l
knew.
Oh, yes, I'm guilty; that is clear,
But every guy who's listenin' here
An all you swells an goodly folks
Who shifts at me and such-like blokes
Is guilty, too-long O. me
An will be till the world Is free
OF stinkin' slums ans rotten holes
An cheats 'em from their very birth
From any decent chance on earth;
l amt the kind to weep an whine,
But, say, wot chance-wot chance was
mine?
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-06-11

Millions for the manned in industry
Millions for the sick. the poor, the
aged;
Millions for all that is good
But not one man.
Not one damned red cent,
For war"
Don't forget those new members
For the union,
For the Central Council.
For the Leagues.
For the State Federation of Labor
For the cause that needs assistance,
For the wrongs that need resistance.
For the good that you can do.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-06-11
POVERTY AND IGNORANCE
RESPONSIBLE FOR CRIME
BOTH CAN BE ABOLISHED AND
CRIME ELIMINATED
The Relation Between Steady Employ
ment and the Crime Problem
Revealed by Prison Statistics

In 1909 the present editor of this
paper was invited by the president of
the International Prison Congress,
which was to meet in Washington,
D. c., in October, 1910, to prepare a
paper on crime and its treatment, this
to form the basis of discussion on this
phase of the deliberations at the con-
gress
Confirming ourselves to the causes
and cure of GRAVE crime, especially
homicide and murder, we endeavored
to prove that murder was fundamental
ly the product of poverty and isnor-
ance; that the elimination of these
two factors by society-which could
be accomplished by the cessation of
the robbery of the working-class by
the owning class-would result in the
abolition OF grave criminality as a
serious social problem.
To this end We made an analysis of
the prison records Of the United
States, and proved beyond honest dis
putation that men and women who
have even a fairly good education,
good homes and steady employment
at a living wage, do not commit
enough grave crimes to constitute a
serious social problem.
Seasonal, and therefore migratory
workers, always homeless, often job
less and penniless, reared in ignor-
ance and poverty, these are the ones
who commit most of the nine to ten
thousand homicides each year in this
country.
A careful study of the table below
gives the exact data upon which our
conclusions are based:
Table showing number of commi
and ratio per 100000 of persons engag
Occupations Prior to Arrest
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-06-11
ON THE WRONG SIDE

Pat, who was left-handed. WAS be
Ing sworn in as a witness in the West
Side Court OF Denver, Colo.
Hold up your right hand" said the
Judge. Up went Pats left hand.
Hold up your right hand" com
manded the judge, sternly.
Sure and I am, yer honor" de-
cIared Pat. me right hands on me
Ieft-hand side. The Advance.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-06-11
LOGICAL

Parson-"How is Il / Ravens seen
you at church lately?"
Hodge-'T amt been."-New York
Sun.
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Well, I'll ask for commission 70
investigate as to why there are no
Jobs and you can get job on that"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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OF course It Ia entirely proper that
Ihe British should stand the Lions
snare OF the var expenses.-Louisyille
Post.
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PADDOCK-FOWL AUTO co.

snohomish and Skagit County
Agents for
studebaker Automobiles, Signal d LIP
oaru Stewart Worm Drive Trucks
zsff LOMBARD AVE.
e.s 1osa Everett, Wash.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-06-11

You think 1t the chief good to live
on another's crumbs.-Juyenal.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-06-11

Table number commitments prison for homicide 1904
Occupations Prior
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-03
MUCH SYMPATHY
IS BESTOWED ON
L0NEL|EsT MAN
Pathetic. Letter Written by
Comrade Brings Hundreds
of RemenbranceS From
People Back Home,
tAssociated Press correspondence

London, March 23.--Some 500 re-
membranes form but part Of the re-
ward that Private A. G. White Of
the First Rifle brigade is getting for
being the loneliest man in the Britt
ish expeditionary force.
The trouble started through pa
thetic letter written by a patient In a
military hospital near the firing line
and published in London newspa-
per. II reads:
"Of the many unfortunate soldiers
I have met out here this young lad
seems most To deserve the title Of
the lonely man. lie has not received
q letter or a parcel since he came
out here, because he has no friends.
No one cares enough for him to send
him the slightest word of encourage
ment.
81 don't mind as q rule he con-
fided to me with a break In his voice
which belied his words but when ]
see the other chaps with their letters
and parcels fun of things to eat, |
feel o.
"Ile did not tell me what he felt.
but | knew file is here with nerves
and weakness, and they are going 10
do their best to cure him with pills
What lac needs is not pills. but lit
tie human sympathy"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-03
MANUFACTURERS
IN GRE A 7 NEED
OF GERMAN DYES
Representative Herman A,
Metz Says Industrial Boy
colt Against England May
Become Necessary.

Philadelphia, April 2.-Amcrican
manufacturers were urged to take inn
mediate concerted action to obtain
a modification OF Great Britain
rules governing oversee commerce to
neutral countries by Herman A.
Metz, member OF congress from New
York and widely known manufac-
turer. In an address at a conference
of dyemen here today.
Unless the British government
changes its policy Mir Metz declar-
ed hundreds of factories throughout
the United states Will have To sna-
pend operations and about 800 .000
men will be thrown ont of employ
ment.
The state department is doing all
It can To cope with the situation,
Representative Metz said, hut 1t Is
compelled TO respect international
law. The manufacturers OF this coun-
try viii have to take the matter out
OF the hands of the state department
and handle Il themselves by declar-
ing an Industrial war on England.
They will have TO tell England that
unless she assumes Il moro reason
able attitude. she will he deprived OF
cotton, ammunition and other things
she has been buying from American
sources In great Quantities
Mr. Metz said that American man
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-03
FAMOUS NIGHT LIFE
OF BERLIN ABOLISHED

Berlin. March 20.-Not only have
Berlin cafes been required to close
at I. but late night suburban trains
and electric owl cars are TO be ahol-
ished. AZ one fell awoop. therefore,
the Berliner lost his famous night life.
as well as the means Of getting home
should he tarry in town in search of
some trace of Il, for in addition to
reduced train and bus service tho use
Of taNicabs has been ordered cur
tailed by two-thirds so that tires, fuel
and oil may he saved
The recently announced order for
all private cars TO cease running has
caused n flood of requests from indi-
viduals and firms asking for special
permission To operate their ears, ac-
companied by detailed reasons why
they should be given these permits
Under the laws, however. the requests
can be recognized only IN case the
motor cars are to be used exclusively
IN the service of the empire. one of its
states, or an official, for protection
against fire, for the transportation Of
the sick, or rescue purposes. or for
the general public welfare-hy ply
scianS. veterinarians and the like.
Though permits may be ISSUED for
the automobile busses, Berlin antici-
pates that these soon will vanish from
the streets Already all but three
lines have been abolished. the with
drawn vehicles being used for mill
tary purposes.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-03
SHOOTING Of j. s.
SOLDIER CAUSES
RIOT At PANAMA

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED MtRG1
Colon, April THE shooting of an
American soldier in Cristobal this af-
ternoon by a member of the Panama
police, threatened for time to de-
velop into riot of some proportions.
The shooting occurred in the vicinity
of the bali grounds, where team of
the Fifth United States infantry was
playing the Cristobal nine.
Some 1900 soldiers of the Fifth,
Tenth and Twenty ninth infantry
regiments We're witnessing the ball
game and learning of the shooting
became greatly excited. There was
some throwing of missiles and sew
eral persons were injured The ex-
element continued until army off
Gals arrived and ordered the men to
take trains for their stations.
Ii is alleged that the shooting of the
soldier occurred when one of two
soldiers, both of whom had been
drinking, assaulted a. Panama police
man, who in retaliation fired upon
him.
Many shots were fired by the PAN
anna police, the civilians and soldiers
all being unarmed. Brig. Gen. Clar-
ence r. Edwards, commander of the
American forces in the Canal Zone,
who is here to meet Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood, commander of the depart
ment of the east, tomorrow. immedi-
ately took charge and ordered all SOL
diers from the streets.
A thorough investigation is being
made by both the military and the
Panama authorities. None of the
Panama policemen or civilians was
injured. The policeman who shot
Langdon was arrested by order of the
military authorities and was confined
in q guard house. 1t was said that
none of the three soldiers is fatally
hurt.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-03

ufacturers are absolutely dependent
upon Germany for certain raw ma
terlls, but IN order to get them they
must Ind a way 70 ship To Germany
the cotton and other things of which,
She Is badly In need The Germans, .
he added. "have gotten tired of send
ing rs dyestuna ana other materials
without getting anything In return
IF American manufacturers de-
clare an embargo on England" de-
clared the speaker. they would soon
put an end to present conditions and
would mighty near end the war. You
say that would he In violation of in
ternational law Perhaps il would
but II Is high time that We kick a
few holes In international law"
n. IT, Waters Of this city. read a
letter from President Wilson In
which the president said the state
department appreciates the situation
and IL doing all Il can TO relieve IL.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-03
ATLANTIC FLEET WILL
HAVE TARGET PRACTICE


Washington, April 1.-THE Atlantic
fleet will leave Guantanamo, Cuba, to-
morrow for Tangier sound for spring
target practice. Secretary Daniels,
soon after the arrival of the warships
in home waters, will go to Hampton
Roads to arrange with Admiral
Fletcher the details of the review to
be held in New York, according to
tentative plans.
II is now expected that the ships
will spend week in the North river,
New York, early in May, going later
to Newport for exercises in Narragan-
sett bay.
After. the review in New York the
fleet will leave for the Panama-Pa-
cific exposition via the Panama canal
probobly passing through the water
way early in July.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-03
CLOSING ARGUMENTS
IN TERRE HAUTE CASE

Indianapolis, Ind, April "a O.
Stanley, former congressman. who Is
representing Mayor Dom NJ Roberts
and the majority Of the twenty-eight
Terrc Haute men on trial In the, fed
eral court here on charges Of election
fraud. began the closing argument for
the defense late today. Tomorrow
District Attorney Daley viii begin
the argument for the government.
Mr.. Stanley admitted there were
many Illegal acts committed in con-
nection with the last election in Terre
Haute but asserted that, unless shown
10y the evidence that these acts We're
in support of the conspiracy. the Jury
In the present case had no power To
take them into consideration in de-
termining the CUNT or innocence of
the defcndantaa
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-03
LOSS OF APPETITE
Most successfully Treated by Taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla.

Loss Of appetite is accompanied by
loss OF vitality, which Is serious
II IL common In the spring because
~ this time the blood IL impure and
impoverished aud fails to give the
digestive organs what is absolutely
necessary for the proper perform
ance OF their functions.
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the old reli-
able all-tae-year-round medicine, Is
especially useful in the spring. Get
1t from your druggist today BY
PURIFYING and enrichlng the blood and
giving vitality vigor and tone, II IL
wonderfully successful In the treat
ment of loss of appetite and the other
ailments prevalent at this time. II Is
not simply a spring medicine--it il
much more than that--but II IL the
best spring medicine
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes the rich
red blood the digestive organs need.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-03
HUGE SUM BORROWED
BY BANK OF ,ENGLAND
tassocIated Press Correspondence


London. March 16--The Bank OF
England is taking steps to reduce the
floating supplies of money in Lom-
bard street. and has borrowed there
from something like twenty-five mil
lions sterling in order to bring dis
count rates to a higher level. THIS
has been So successful that open mar
ket rates are now 23s to 2h per
cent for three-month bills, against Y
per cent last week, while day-to-day
loans command over | per cent.
This effort to control the market IS
believed to he partly due TO the low
level to which the proportion IN
last weeks bank return had fallen'
but is also directed against the va
rious foreign exchanges. There is rea-
son to believe that the authorities had
the American exchange rate in view
as much as any other, and by raising
discount rates there is probability
that some of the American balances
held here on account of purchases
made by Great Britain. might be used
in the purchase. of bills and so relieve
the exchange. SO far the cable trans
fer rate between this country ana
New York has responded but slightly
to the higher discounts. Another
$4,000, 600 was transferred from OF
tawa to New York yesterday thus re-
ducing the banks reserve by that
amount.
Through the governments action
soon after the outbreak of war. when
special measures were Instituted to
free locked up capital, the money
market has been so easy that surprise
~ expressed that steps were not taken
before to bring rates to a more COM
mensurate basis, when the country is
spending over a million sterling daily
on war The government, however
evidently had in mind the recent is
sue of fifty millions exchequer bonds,
which were placed at comparatively
easy terms, before hardening market
rates.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-03
TROUBLE OCCURS AMONG
CANADIAN RECRUITS

BellevilIe, ontario, April 2.-Trou-
Bile occurred at the camp of the thr
contingent of Canadian troops here
late tonight when about one hundred
men who had recently arrived in
camp. declared their intention TO re-
turn to their homes. There was no
open mutiny but considerable per-
suasion by the officers was necessary
to placate the men. The recalctrants
afterward were billeted in the city
hotels.
Military authorities declared that
the new arrivals had been stampeded
by fear of sickness, death said to
have been due to meningitis having
been said to have occurred in the
camp.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-03

This letter was published some
days ago,
Now comes another letter from
the hospital which SAYS.
about $50 people wrote 60 White
az once, as he got 1870 letters and
postcards at one time and thirty
packets, newspapers and parcels fol-
lowed. NvNt man brought 4f0 letters
and postcards and about 200 packets.
papers and parcels"
His companions. whom he once en-
Wed. are now helping him read his
mail and also To cat up the delicacies
with which he IL swampod But the
gifts have had the intended effect.
They have done FAR more than pills
TO improve Whites condition.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-03

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