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oPTIMIsTIc EPIeRAMs.

It is feasible to backslide in an au- tomobile.
 Jesus looked through both the royal purple and the tattered rags to the man.
 FIe has happmeas as permanent guest who keeps h's door open to Che griendless.
 Cheerful sinners work less eyil in tho world than melancholy @lnts
 Business men never insert in thoir advertisements for personal helpers; '.Pessismists preferred"
 Art and science know no national lines Love and religion leap over these human fences The best version of the Bible walks around on two feet
 The best antidote for wealth is the desire to do good The passion for men will cure the passion for gold. 
 Carlyle of his wife She was a rainbow to my poor dripping day. 0l i Harriet Martneau: Soul as clean as @ river s0nd." Of the Northern lights; "Foobighfs in thi5 great theatre Of 2 universe where you and ] are players for an hour"
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BACK TO SUBSIDY.
New York World)

CJew York World9
 % aracbants' Association finds the Administrations Snlp- Purchase Bill "a novel departure from the functions or govern
 t o5 lel to establish dangerous precedent m patla . 9+ o,rno the taxpayers' money out of the National asr into private pockets not a novel departure rom ns functions of govetrnment and hence the assoca9on Is m ~ " r. tls iron, the Governments using its money to and orarate ships that do compete with an American i nt it is heartily in favor of the Government pay inc out this money assst private interest eo oO @ interest has refused to do for fifty years. ono
 TT,er inc Presidents plan the Government may lose money - n of sbips but the Government will have the snips m tbse ships will also be available for the use or ne navy time of war Under the Merchants Assocla.0n pl 5 + srr7ent will lose all the money 1t pays out n SU S l m have no ships t it needs ships in time oI war U @ ~ f at extortonate prices from the interests eaae U has been subsidizing s d
 For ton wears the United States government has owned ana orerated line of steamships between New 1orA anu
 5 has worried about this novel departure from tne Un ~ e ovsrren because the subsidy crowd oo not Iscos ize as an obstacle their campaign against the ol ~ treasury ...4. c.,r;ry Rill
 Every argument against the Administrator onppilS i
 q hack to subsidy That the only alternative e oppO ton has to offer
 deal of well mentioned brain power is being wasted upon the effort to make voting conpusors me yO VI t % does not take enough interest public affairs to so to tue Tols voluntarily would be doubtful asset o any ~ mupit.
 Why cerainly what need IS nigh tarl to plouucs revenue from the imports that are not comng ID rom S1o Anyone can that. It's like raising the rent ol q s to get more income from the house
 Marshall P wilder the humoris who died recently left an estate of quarter of million. He is thus entitled to IaHS among the very who have got considerable eiust for fun
 Texas would probably consent cut herself up into three States each commonwealth could take San Jaento the hfsv5o poe other traditions
 After reading the arguments made by both sides the only conclusion s that adequate preparedness wars selstarer
 The major military enterprise in Europe claiming victory where the enemy claims t.
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NOTICE or FORFEITURE

Sitka Mining District Territory of Alaska
 January 2l. l9l5.
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In tho Matter Of the Enlargement oi the Boundaries of the Town ot Ju' neau
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-8iTs FROM SHARP WITS.

Another way to be of eminent ser vice to the community IS to destroy everything in sight but oner notails constructive in its stesSs.-ll llnaiahapo lis Star)
 # you want business to pick up dc a little boosting yourself. = OMacon Telegraph)
 A man gets cold feet only as the fires of ambition burn low.-Birning ham News)
 Some persons are kept poor through tho foolish striving that envy induces -(New York World.)
 Did you ever notice how much ain ing a grievance needs? - CMempn.a Commercial Appeal
 A man with an unlimited amount of nerve is often mistaken for Q man who has real genius. - (New forA WorId.l
 One Of the needs of the time IS 2 wind shield agaiast "hot air.'-salt Lake News.)
 It is very easy for the pessimist t1 become mere pest - lNew Yora Worldl
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-17

FIe has happineas as permanent guest who keeps hls door open to the griendless
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-17

Cheerful sinners work less eyil in tho world than melancholy goints.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-17

great deal of well mentioned brain power IS 0slls ~ mon inc effort to make voting compulsory The vote of the man who does not take enough interest in public affairs to so '0 tue po voluntarily would be doubtful asset of any com mnnity
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-17

t ia foasibIo to backsiido h an au tomobile
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ORDER

n ths District Court for Alaska Dl.
 vision No. {, at Juneau.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-17

Jesus looked through both the royal purple and the tattered rags to the man.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-17

Business men never insert in thoir advertisements for personal helpars' ePessismists preferred.'
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-17

Art and science know no national lines. Love and religion leap over these human fences.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-17

Texas would probably consent to cut herself up into three States if each Commonwealth could take San Jaento the Alamo Bowie and few other traditions exclusively to itself
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-23
HORRORS OF WAR
PUT IN FIGURES
EXPERT SHOWS 21,77o,Ooo MEN
ARE ENGAGED IN KILLING
EACH OTHER

BERLIN.-In justification of the
superlatiye adjectives that are applied
to the present war, William Michalis
has compiled figures in over Land
Sea showing just how big the war is.
He estimates that 21.770.OO0 men
stand opposed to each other-12,S2O.-
600 on the side of the allies and s.
100000 for Germany, Austria and
Turkey.
The area of the countries ranged.
exclusive of Italy, he finds to be 67.-
100000 square ktlometers, with an
aggregate population of S0O.000 900
Germany and its allies. on the other
hand, have territory Of 100000
square kilometers and a population Of
100000 persons.
The daily cost of the war to the
10 nations now taking part he places
at $42, 250,OO0, and he estimates that
up to April ! the total cost Of the
war was S1O,oO0OOO,OOO. Italy again
excepted. he placed the annual cost
of such a war at $15,O0O.OOO.O 900
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-23

Dor. | found the welfare commission
to be composed of a prominent busi-
ness man and former large employer
of labor Catholic priest, and wom-
an who for many years earned her
living as a stenographer, but it is bad
ly hampered by lack of funds. 1t has
an appropriation of only $3,500 a year
and S2,100 of this is expended for the
salary of the executive secretary, Miss
Caroline Gleason, leaving only $1,40O
for other expenses of administration.
Miss Gleason is well qualified for the
position she holds.
THE principal criticism of the law
made by trade unionists is that the
regulation of apprentices is faulty and
not as good as under the Washington
law. They also complain that the la
Dor commissioner is not made an eX-
officio member of the welfare commits
sion, as in this state, where he is its
chairman, but is limited in his activi-
ties to prosecuting only such cases as
may be laid before him by the com
mission. In this state the labor com
missioner has power to initiate prose
cutions. 1t is also asserted by or
ganized labor in Oregon that the well
fare commissioners of Oregon are not
as well experienced as Washington
Miss Gleason and Amadee Smith
the business man of the commission
both told me they regarded the law
as incomplete and in need of consid-
cradle amendment Nearly all the
manufacturers consider the law
crude, but a step in the right direc-
ton. Some of the big department
store heads are bitterly opposed to the
law, claiming that it compels them to
pay the minimum wage to workers
who are not worth it and thereby op-
crates to keep down the wages of
skilled and competent employees.
"One charge that had been made in
the labor press l found to be wholly
untrue. That is that the wages of
garment workers have been reduced
under the minimum wage law. The
Oregon garment workers are paid by
the piece and regulation of piece work
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Oregon Minimum Wage
Law for Women Is De-
fective Says c. P. Taylor

Criticism of Oregon's minimum
wage law for women, voiced by the
trade union press OF other states dur
ing the last year, is only partly justi-
fled, says Charles Perry Taylor, of
Tacoma, secretary-treasurer of the
Washington State Federation of La
Dor, who has just completed an in
vestigation of the workings of the law
for the American Federation of La
Dor.
Taylor is in Everett this week on
federation business and told of the re-
suits of his investigation The con-
clusion he reached was that the Ore
gon law is not as good as the similar
act passed by the Washington legisla-
ture a few years ago, but that the
principal fault to be found is that the
state labor commissioner is not direct
ly charged with its enforcement, as is
the case in this state, and that the
Oregon law does not properly regulate
the question of apprentices
The American Federation of Labor
has for years been studying minimum
wage laws and the articles published
by the labor press attacking the Ore
gon statute were on that account
deemed worthy of official notice. Tay-
lor was therefore ordered to conduct
an inquiry and spent nearly a week
in Portland interviewing not only
leaders in organized labor but busi-
ness men as well, besides talking with
some of the Officers and members of
the Industrial Welfare Commission
which is entrusted with the enforce
ment of the law
The criticisms of the law by the
| labor press were quite generally de-
clared unjust and unfounded," said
Taylor. "The members of the welfare
commission that was able to inter
view took that stand, and I found
trade unionists as a rule upholding
the law, though quite number strong
lily opposed it. l talked with about
forty leading merchants and manu-
lfacturers and with nearly a hundred
prominent members of organized la
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-23
LABOR'S PURCHASING
POWER
BY ROBERT HUNTER


If trade unionists only understood
the FULL meaning of unity and soli-
darity. their power would be irwin
chile.
Today union men often spend forty
dollars month to destroy unionism,
where they give one dollar a month
to build up unionism.
Union men as a body spend no less
than 81. 100000 a year to purchase
the necessities of life.
EVERY DOLLAR OF THAT I'M
MENSE SUM SPENT FOR NON
UNION GOODS IS SPENT TO
BREAK DOWN UNIONISM.
If strike is on in a shoe factory
union men all over the country send
their contributions to support the
strike. If the strike fails, and scabs
are employed, union men often buy
the products of that scab labor
What with one hand they try to
build up with the other they try to
tear down.
If a union man gives a dollar a
month to support his union he thinks
he has done great deal By paying
these dues he expects to build up a
powerful trade union movement. AT
the same time he often uses his i'm
mensely more powerful PURCHAS.
ING power to defeat the aims of
unionism.
Suppose every one of the three mil
lion trade unionists in this country
considered it crime to buy non-unon
: products, Suppose the merchants and
employers knew that and were trying
to attract union buyers Suppose they
knew that every penny of this billion
and half dollars would be SPENT
ONLY FOR UNION MADE GOODS
What would you see?
: Every store patronized by working
men would have a union label sign al
it's door. The merchants themselves
would ADVERTISE the union label
the employers would ADVERTISE
that their shop is A CLOSED SHOP
All the industries that produce pro
ducts for working-class consumption
WOULD EMPLOY UNION LABOF
OR GO BANKRUPT
This great lesson is constantl
preached by union leaders. 1t is tn
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-23
PASS ANTI PICKET LAW

SAN DIEGO, CaI-The city council
has passed an anti-picketng ordin-
ance, despite a ruling to the contrary
by City Solicitor Cosgrove.
The Labor Leader, of this city. de-
clares the ordinance to be a duplicate
of the Infamous Los Angeles produc-
tion, which caused dissension between
the employers and employees in that
city and resulted in the arrest Of hun
dreds Of union men, without single
conviction. 1t is believed that the
ordinance, if signed by the mayor,
will be resisted by the trade union
movement
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-23
GREAT CARTOONIST TO BE IN
EVERETT SOON

Ryan Walker, one of the most fam.
GUS cartoonists in the world, will lee.
ture in Everett within the next few
months, the exact date not yet hav.
ing been decided upon. Walker is
doubtless well known by the readers
of the Journal He is a defender of
the cause of labor second to none in
the country. His cartoons have made
nation laugh, 1t is to be hoped that
not a working man or woman in Ev-
erett will miss this coming treat. The
exact date will be announced later.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-23
THE BARRIERS PICNIC

Next Sunday, July 25, the Jour
neymen BARRIERS Local No. 446,
their families and friends will hold
their annual picnic at Hat island
Bathing, sports and games will
take up the day. Secure your
tickets from your barber. Bring
along your lunch basket and join
the crowd.
Round trip tickets 25c.
Steamer Marguerite leaves City
Dock at 8 80 a. m.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-23

means instead of few million dollars
going to the support of unionism that
over a billion dollars every year would
go to the support of unionism.
Back of every union fighter, back
of every strike, back of every indus
trial battle, would be the power of
this billion and half.
The dues paid to your union are
nothing compared with this immense
purchasing power-power now often
frlttered away and wasted when it is
not ACTUALLY USED to break down
unionism itself.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-23
Esprit ROuSers
By CHARLES PERRY TAYLOR
Secy. Washington State Federation
of Labor.

Team work certainly does count.
A few nights ago
Rea Last, Ernest Marsh and
Visited a Carpenters Union
That had dropped the Federation
To reduce expenses.
Marsh made speech, good one;
| made little noise;
But Last said: 81 don't have to
Make a speech.
Good looks get me mine"
We explained the fight next year
Killing that anti-picket bill.
The union asked questions;
Marsh answered.
This mornings mail brings:
"The union will reaffiliate"
That's the stuff
Over in Seattle Big Bill Atkinson,
Boilermaker organizer,
All-round union man
And good fellow to boot,
Put in good word
With the local union of his craft,
Following a written invitation
To affiliate
Sent from my office.
Listen to Secretary Dan McKillop:
"Our entire membership was well
pleased
At the outcome of the
Referendum campaign
Waged by your body against notori
Gus laws
Passed by the rotten legislature
So we affiliate"
The first affiliation works in wood,
The second in iron, steel, copper.
With their aid, and others,
Our Federation will put heavy wood
en- beams,
Iron and steel girders and
Copper rivets
Into the defeat Wen hand to the
Enemies of union labor.
How about your union?
Surely it wants to help.
II we want our liberty uncracked,
We must organize and fight for it.
He who would be free
Himself must strike the blow
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Patronize YOUR advertisers!

has not yet been undertaken by the
welfare commission.
Taylor reports that he visited twen-
ty-two unions in the five days he was
in Portland and also attended a fine
meeting of the Central Trades Coun.
ell. The Portland labor movement,
he says, appears to be in good shape,
considering the business and indus
trial depression, and a progressive
body of trades unionists.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-23
PLUMBERS STRIKE

PORTLAND, Me.-Plumbers and
steamfitters are on strike to enforce
an average wage of $4,40 per day of
eight hours. Employers refused to
accept the new rates, despite numer,
Gus efforts of the workers to settle
the question.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-23
FARMERS PROTEST VERDICT

EVERETT, Wash.-Secretary Fred
w. Lewis, of the Washington state
Grange, has forwarded to President
Marsh, of the state federation of la
Dor, copies of protesting resolutions
against the Lawson verdict passed by
the farmers at their recent state con-
vention.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-23
ANOTHER ONE

All persons having unsold tick
cts for the Molders Benefit Dance
are requested to turn them in not
later than Monday evening, July
26th, at the Labor Temple. And
take in the dance!
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REMINGTON co.
STRIKE SETTLED

BRIDGEPORT, July 21.-J ]. Keep
pier, international vicepresident of
machinists, who has been directing
the strike at the plants of the Reming-
ton Arms company and its subcontrac-
tors, announces the strike has been
settled and that the pickets will be
withdrawn. The strikers will return
to work next Monday.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-23
ORGANIZATION NECESSARY

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is the
the wage Garner" declared Louis F.
Post, of the United States department
of labor, in an address at the closing
of the convention of the Association
of Government Labor Officials of the
United States and Canada.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-07-23
CHAUFFERS' LAW ILLEGAL

COLUMBUS, Ohio.-Common Pleas
Judge Dillon has declared the Ohio
chauffers' license law unconstitution-
al because the act does not set a
standard for granting licenses.
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notice.!

There will be an election of of
ficers at the next meeting WED
nesday) of the Everett Trades
Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-28
IMPORTANT CHANGES
IN CANAL OFFICIALS
Departure of Maj. Gen. George W.
-. Goethals to Be Followed
by Others.
Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
PANAMA, June 24.-During the latter
part OF August and the early days of
September next several important
changes will take place among the
higher personnel of the Panama canal.
The resignation of Maj. Gen. George
w. Goethals, L. S. A. as governor of
the Panama canal, and his departure
from the isthmus, where he has been
in supreme command for the last eight
years. will be the beginning of other
changes.
The most important of these will be
the probable elevation of Lieut.. Col
Chester Harding, L. S. A.. from the
head of the depa rtment of maintenance
and operation to be governor of the
Panama canal. 1t has all along been
understood on the isthmus, and this
understanding has not been contradict
ed by Gen. Cocktails, that Col. Harding
would succeed to the governorship. In
fact. Gen. Cocktails has let it be known
that he obtained the detail of Col
Harding to the isthmus for that very
purpose.
Immediately after his resignation as
governor and his departure from Pan
anna Gen. Goethals plans to apply for
his retirement from active service with
the army. His intention is to take
years vacation and then to engage in
private engineering consultation work
in New York city. In this venture he
probably will be Joined by his son.
Capt. George r. Goethals, L. S. A, and
Sidney B. williamson, long d civilian
engineer on the canal work.
Returns to Sea Duty.
Before Gen. Cocktails departure the
detail of Capt. Hugh Rodman, L. S. n,
from shore duty as marine superln-
tendent with the Panama canal to the
command of the superdreadnaught
New York will have been announced
by the Navy Department. Early this
year Capt Rodman applied to the de-
partment for return to sea duty on
the departure of Gen. Goethals from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-28

lace. Her long court train fell from
the shoulders, and her tuile veil was
caught with Il wreath of orange bios
sons She carried "a shower bouquet
of lilies of the valley.
Miss Erma MiXson, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. William Hampton Mixson of
Charleston, 5. c.. cousin of the bride,
was her only attendant. She wore a
gown of pink taffeta combined with
chantilly lace. The Wrecked bodice
was of lace and tulle, while the lace
skirt had long panniers of pink taffeta,
faced with pale blue and edged with
tiny rosebuds. She carried large
arm bouquet of pink roses.
Mr. Lionel lie Grande Johnston,
brother of the bridegroom, was best
man.
After the breakfast. which followed,
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnston left for their
wedding trip. the latter wearing a
smart suit of navy blue taffeta, with a
hat of blue straw, having crown of
marguerites.
Mrs. William Powers of IFS street
northwest entertained at luncheon to-
day in honor of Mrs. Oscar Slane of
Petworth, who. with her daughter, Miss
Grace Stone Slane, will leave June %
for d three-month trip through the
south and west. They will go to the
California exposition by way of the
Panama canal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-28
Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
George Reynolds. il. and Mary L.
Cassell, both of Fallston, Md.
Philip Rogers and Rosie Bagullo.
Charlie l.. Blake and Dewey G.. Brown,
both of Berea, Va.
William S. Barnett of Jacksonville
Fla, and Caroline A. Tarring of Har-
rington, Del.
William J. lay and Zelma Brown.
Charles j. hickey and Jessie l. Frost,
both of Berwyn, Md.
George d. Reeves of this city and
Elizabeth II. Darne of Purcellville. Va.
Allen H. Chick and Anime w. Drink
I'd, both Of Lynchburg. Va.
Robert W. Franklin and Minnie NJ.
Chick, both of Lynchburg. Va.
william J. Taylor and Louise Dob
bins.
Clarence II. WEIGH. jr., Of Clarendon,
Va, and Alma !. George of Lovetts-
willie, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-28
CANAL TOLLS, $4,oo0,000.
Amount Collected Between Date of
Opening and June 6, 1915.

a total of s4,00o,00O in tolls was col
lected for the use of the Panama canal
in the period of time between the open
ing of the waterway for traffic in May
last year up to June 6.
During April the tolls were greater
than the cost of. operation and MAIN
tenance of the canal by SS4,112, the
total for the month being S442,415. and
the cost of operation $35s.303. the lat
ter being the least for any month since
the opening of the canal. The reduc-
ton in operating expenses was due
largely to diminished dredging opera
tons.
Partial returns for May indicate that
the tolls for that month will swell the
total for the eleven months preceding
to a figure sufficient to wipe out the
previous existing deficit.
These calculations do not take into
account interests on the capital invest
ed in the canal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-28
REPLIES TO CRITICISMS
OF RAILWAY ENGINEERS
William c. Edes Says Building o1
Alaskan Road Is Handicapped
by Eight-Hour Law.

SEWARD, Alaska, June 2S.-Replying
to criticisms said to have been MADE
nv the unemployed here and at Snip
Creek regarding the methods OF the
Alaska engineer commission in ITS
work of constructing the government
railroad from Seward to Fairbanks
William c. Edes. chairman of the COM
mission, in statement given out TO-
day says: s..r
I'VE have been criticised for employ
ing what is referred to as foreign Ia
Dor and for cutting the so-called Alas
ka wage scale.
THE men gathered here to secure
station work are above the average.
Many come here from the railroads just
completed in Canada, and we are for
tunate to get such experienced help.
Men Free to Work as They Please.
"The commission is handicapped by
the federal eight-hour law because the
season is only seven or eight months