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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31

Many of our mechanical and scien-
tific achievements of the present day
were considered the impossible by our
forefathers in our yesterdays.
Edison, Ford, Bell, and thousands
of other THINKERS have today ma
terialized that which the pessimist
said could NEVER BE DONE-that
which he considered the IMPOS-
SIBLE
The dreams of the Wright Brothers
are now trains gliding over the aerial
waves Marconi's little agents have
harnessed the magnetic currents and
now transmit intelligence through the
avenues of oxygen rays.
At last science is CONQUERING
THE IMPOSSIBLE.
Old Father Edison left his cas- tern
workshop several weeks ago to at
tend the San Francisco fair. Here
he found a palefaced boy who had his
old wizard of invention had perform
ed his inspection, he turned to Neu-
land, the inventor of the Neuland
electric generator, and said; "Why,
my boy, you have REVOLUTION
IZED ELECTRICITY - YOU HAVE
MADE A MODERN SCHOOL OUT
OF MY KINDERGARTEN"
Neuland had conquered the IMPOS-
SIBLE
Old Whiskers from Maine-iust an
old village blacksmith, is making ra
/ zors out of copper. The diamond
edge drill and it's many contemporar.
/ les will sing its valedictory because
/ OLD WHISPERS HAS HARNESSED
/ A HIDDEN THOUGHT - BECAUSE
HE HAS CONQUERED THE IMPOS
/ SIBLE.
DON'T BE A PESSIMIST-THE
/ is NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.
In the TOMORROWS the dreams
of the thinkers will be building aero
plane stations ON THE STARS and
cutting KEY-WAYS in the Aurora
Borealis.
THERE is NOTHING IMPOSSI
BILE.
1t has been conceded by the IT
CAN'T BE DONE FOLKS that the
building up of A NATIONAL LABOR
PRESS is an IMPOSSIBILITY, but
you have started out to overcome
these OBSTACLES, and if YOU
WANT TO BE ONE OF THOSE
LIKE NEULAND, EDISON and the
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31
THE DREAM OF LABOR
December %, 1915.

Ours is not the cause of one class,
of one sex, of one tribe, of one city,
of one state, of one continent.
1t is the wish for a better world
where Man shall be Man, where the
beast man shall become subdued,
where everything shall lead to COM
plete development, where the good
of each shall be bound up in the good
of all, where all shall feel the sorrows
of each and run to his rescue.
A glimpse of the ideal takes US into
the Land of Promise, where peace
and plenty shall reign supreme, where
brothers shall no longer battle,
among themselves, but for one an
other, where the atmosphere shall be
laden With love-the love that saves
where hate that kills shall be I'M
known, where the heart and brain
shall work together to help make life
better and more complete, where the
fullnese of life shall be for all, and
where men and women shall be as
happy at their work as little chill
dren at their play.
The mere glimpse into that land
makes life worth living, makes work
worth doing, makes dreams worth
dreaming, gives US hope and faith
the fifth we need in the labor for our
cause, the faith which shall help us
win,--United Labor Bulletin.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31
TRADES
COUNCIL
N E w S

The membership of the A. f. of L.
have been called upon to donate a
sum equal to the pay for one hours
work, on Jan. 9th, in aid of the vic
Tins of the Danbury Hatters decision
in accordance with which a fine of
100000 has been imposed upon these
men because they dared stand up for
their rights. The title to their hum
BILE homes and the savings of a life
time is the penalty many of them
must pay. A number of these vic
tins of judicial and legislative injus-
tice are between sixty and eighty
years of age. (This suit has been in
the courts for over seventeen years.
The Everett Trades Council voted
last Wednesday evening unanimously
in favor Of the aforementioned plan
to lift the burden of this fine from
the shoulders of a few stalwart cham
pions of organized labor on to the
shoulders Of the many: for the battle
fought by these brothers years ago
was for rights now enjoyed by every
union man and woman. Labor can
no longer be Classed as a commodity
within the meaning of the Sherman
antitrust law. Remember, January
27th and the equivalent of one hours
pay.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31
WHO SHOULD PAY FOR
DEFENSE?

Should the advocates of prepared
ness have their way, it will be neces
sary to raise additional revenue for
the battleships, forts, cannon and
cannon fodder that will be required
The present plan appears to be to
increase taxation of labor Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo has sug.
gested a list of new taxes, most of
which will bear heavily on those who
have the least.
He would continue the tariff on
sugar, which is a heavy tax on sugar
consumers. The largest consumers
of sugar are children, and poor fami-
lies have the most children. Even
from the point of view of those who
still believe that a tariff benefits la
Dor, the sugar tariff is inexcusable.
The Louisiana sugar planters pay
their negro laborers less than a dol
lar a day The same applies to the
planters of Porto Rico and Hawaii.
SO the sugar tariff is clearly a tax
on consumers for the benefit of a few
sugar barons only.
Other taxes suggested are on gaso-
line and automobiles, on the erron-
eOus assumption that owners Of au-
tomobiles and users Of gasoline are
all wealthy This is far from being
the case, but even if it We're true, it
would still be harmful The tax will
discourage and check production of
gasoline and automobiles.
He further proposes to lower the
income tax exemption. That is, to
increase the taxes on incomes that
are earned by their recipients
Secretary McAdoo evidently be,
longs to that class of statesmen who
not only want the laboring classes to
do most Of the fighting in case of
war, but to do most of the paying as
well.
If the preparedness policy is to be
carried out, the cost of it should be
tax on those who own the United
States. not on those who only rent
from the owners
That could easily be done by levy
ing a tax on land values, exclusive
of improvements thereon. If the
owners of the country consider it in
need of military defense, they should
be willing to pay the expenses of de
tending it. If they don't want to pay
for it, there is no reason why those
who rent should pay anything.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31
A GREAT LOSS

Industrial accidents in the State of
Washington during the last year
caused a time loss of 1859 work days
Although this figure is tremendous, it
represents a marked decrease from
the accident results of the previous
year, which caused aggregate time
losses of 1892 work days. During
the last year there were less accidents
and the percentage of fatal accidents
was less
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31
BABY WEEK

The Children's Bureau of the Unit
ed States Department of Labor an
nounces that state health officials
of thirty-nine states have already
pledged their cooperation in the OBJ.
servance of the nationwide Baby
Week, March 4 to II, 1916, recently
proposed by the General Federation
of Women's Clubs. Scores of letters
about Baby Week have been pouring
into the Children's Bureau ever since
the plan was announced and the bu-
reau's preliminary circular of infor.
nation about Baby Week has been
sent in response to inquiries from or
CARNATIONS in forty-five states and
the District of Columbia.
The bureau has prepared these cir.
culars and has in press a longer bull.
letin on Baby Week, which will short.
ly be available for free distribution.
in order to place at the disposal of all
communities the practical experience
OF those cities which successfully con.
Quoted local Baby Week campaigns
notably New York. Chicago, Pitts
burgh' indianapolis, Grand Rapids,
Topeka, Yonkers and Long Beach
Cal. Special sections OF the circulars
are devoted to suggestions for Baby
Week In small towns and villages
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31

1--WE all know that permanent
judges acquire an esprit de corps;
that being known, they are tempted
by bribery; that they are misled by
favor, by relationship, by spirit Of
party, by a devotion to executive and
legislative power; that it is better
to leave a decision to the toss Of a
cross and pile than to Judge biased
to one side. Thomas Jefferson.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31
A NAVAL VICTORY

Tommy Atkins, meeting a full
beared Irish tar in the street, said
pat, when are you going to place
your whiskers on the reserve list?"
when you place your tongue on
the civil list" was the Irish sailors
reply-Tit-Bits.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31

"As for the safety of society We
commit honest maniacs to Bedlam;
so judges should be withdrawn from
the bench whose erroneous bases are
leading us to dissolution. 1t may in
jure them in fame and fortune, but
it saves the republic, which is the
first and supreme law,"-Thos Jeffer-
son.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31

We are not to be expected to be
transported from despotism to liberty
in feather bed. What country can
preserve its liberties if its rulers are
not warned from time to time that
the people preserve the spirit of re-
sistance.-Thomas Jefferson.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31
TOO HARSH

ooh, doctor! ] do hope you'll let
father smoke again soon. We sim
ply can't get a cent out of hint
Judge.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31

Armies were never gotten up to
protect the people. but to protect one
government from another"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31
STATE CAPITOL NEWS

OLYMPTA.-C Collections SAL, 900 in
excess of those of any previous two
years, are shown in the biennial re
port of State Fish Commissioner L.
II. Darwin, submitted to Governor
Lister Under the present administra-
ton the state fisheries department
has for the first time been made self
supporting.
Collections in fines during the last
two years, with 151 arrests, totaled
$13, 459, more than has been collected
from this source in the previous 20
years.
During the two-year period 2O78O7,-
749 salmon eggs were hatched and
10,414039 trout eggs, productions Of
both fishes breaking all previous rec
ords The cost of Matching salmon
eggs, the report shows, has been re
duced from IS cents per thousand,
during the former administration, to
Sc cents during the first year of the
present administration and AZ cents
during the second year. AS the re
suit of these economies the depart
ment was enabled to save sufficient
money out of its regular appropria
tion for the construction of the new
patrol launch Gov Elisha p. Ferry
the purchase of two smaller patrol
boats and for reconstruction of the
old Sound patrol boat Bessie"
In addition to Matching all eggs TAX
en- by the state, the Washington
hatchcries have been able to care for
several million eggs for Oregon and
federal fisheries departments.
During the next year, under the
new tuberculin test law which allows
the payment of state compensation
for condemned tubercular cattle, Ag-
Commissioner II. T. Graves
There are $4,000 dairy cattle in the
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31

Christmas Leather Goods at Everett
Trunk Factory, 2st5 Rockefeller.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31

The fact having been admitted by
the powers that be that the fine in
the Danbury Hatters' case had been
unjustly imposed, congress not hav-
ing had such cases in view when the
sherman law was passed, an effort
was made by the A F. of L. to have
congress appropriate a sum to the
hatters equal to the fine imposed
The committee on appropriatons-all
friends of labor" elected by work
ing-class votes-could not, of course
see it, Should say not
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31

The Musicians Union held a very
enjoyable smoker last Wednesday
evening a week ago Brother Wagner
didn't say much about it, but he
Cooked" louder than words-one of
those Bepler smiles when reporting
a smoker"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31

State highway contracts in Eastern
Washington aggregating approxima-
tely 100000 were awarded by the
state highway commission last week.
The work provided for consists of
construction of IS miles of the east
ern division of the Inland Empire
highway in Whitman county, 81 miles
of the Inland Empire highway in Wal
la Walla county and 10 miles in Ben
ton county, and gravel surfacing of
II miles of the Sunset highway in
Douglas county. The highway depart
ment also has called for bids for work
in Adams and Lincoln counties on the
Central Washington highway, for
which about $4,000 is available, bids
to be opened during January.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31

The light-rate hearing is to be held
in Olympia next Thursday The
Council appointed committee of
three TO wait upon the City Commits
sioners to seek their cooperation in
the matter.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31

Conditions of the bond market be-
ing now considered better than for
ten years past, the state capitol COM
mission has called for bids to be
submitted January IS for $1,500,000
of the capitol building bond issue of
$4,00O,000 authorized by the recent
legislature. The amount gained by
the sale of these bonds, it is believed,
will be sufficient to retire the float
ing Indebtedness of the capitol fund,
of nearly $1,20O,O0O, and to complete
the temple of justice, which was left
by the former administration in an
unfinished condition.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31

State authorities made public last
week the result of their investigations
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31

Coast newspapers and magazines
are paying marked attention to the
novel solution of the domestic help
problem at the executive mansion
which has been carried out for more
than two years past by Governor Lis
ter, who has used convicts for all
mansion work, eXacting from each
man his word of honor" to perform
his tasks faithfully and make no at
tempt to escape Not one man has
yet broken his word and with the ex-
ception of two men found untitled
for the work, every man has remained
hard at work at the mansion until the
completion of his specified term of
service, has left with full pardon
in his pocket and has since made
good" on the outside.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31

into the industrial insurance frauds
when information was filed charging
J. F. Gillies, former claim agent; f.
w. Stone, proprietor of fleet of fish
ing vessels, and Eugene w. Kearns,
an Olympia saloon man. pointly with
grand larceny. Governor Lister fol
lowed this action by offering a re-
ward of $500 for the apprehension
and delivery" of Stone. Gillies is
safely in custody, with four separate
charges now against him, Kearns aft
er being arrested was able to furnish
bonds and Stono was arrested Sun
day
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-12-31

Then the Plumbers reported. Bro.
Hutter wore one of those anticipating
smiles of the same smoker" type
when he announced that his local
would give a banquet sometime with
in the next thirty days" Did he
mean before y o'clock pm. Friday?
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-02-18

Miss Mildred sailee of American
Falls, who Ii attending the Pocatello
high school this winter, won first
place In the defamation contest held
In the Baptist church there Tuesday
evening and thereby gains the right
to represent the Pocatello high school
In the state declamatory contest to
be held In few weeks. There were
seven entries In the contest but Miss
Sallee won first place With a unani-
nous decision from the judges She
used selection from the book Ann
of Green Gables" While attending
the local high school Miss Sallee won
a first prize medal I'm similar con-
test at Twin Falls. Many OF her
friends would not be surprised to see
her carry away the stale honors.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-02-18
The Press Passes to Private Ownership.

John R. Jones and O. H. Barber have purchased
all the outstanding stock of the Press Publishing
company and become thelsole owners and proprie.
tors OF the American Falls Press
The American Falls Press was established ten
years ago. succeeding to the business of the Adver
tlser. Its first editor G. S. Elinger It's purpose
was to advertise the resources of this ocatv and to
procure the settlement of its then practically unset
tied and undeveloped lands 1t has fulfilled that mis-
sion Its purpose in this respect having been fulfilled
those who subscribed to its stock in the early davs to
make its publication possible desired to dispose of
their holdings
0. H. Barber came to American Falls in 1907, and
succeeded to the management Of the Press taking
contract to purchase the plant and business but as
the business was not reniuneratve the option was
never exercised. Soon after the appointment of Mr.
Barber as State Game Warden, two years ago. the
Press was leased for two years to John r. Jones' Mr.
Jones and Mr. Barber have this week purchased the
outstanding stock and become the sole owners of the
plant and good will lease on the present quarters
for five years has been taken and an addition to the
building will at be constructed to provide add-
tiOnal room.
AS it has been in the past the Press will continue
to be dependable weekly newspaper ever trying to
serve the interests of the people of American Falls
and Power County. To this end the confidence and
cooperation of the people of the county is solicited
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-02-18
ANOTHER NEW BUILDING.
Mrs. Eva B. Smith TO Erect Two-Story
Building-Present Quarters to be
Occupied by New Furniture COM
pany.

Construction WORK will soon begin
on a new two-story brick building to
be erected by Mrs. Eva B. Smith on
the let adjoining her millinery store on
the south. The building will be 27xS3
feet. The upper story will be rented
for office space and the lower part
will house a new millinery store that
Mrs. Smith will install The old build
ing will be occupied March 1st by the
Updike Wagner Furniture Co., of Po-
catello.
The new building will be built by
contract and when completed will
probably contain the most elegant in
side finish of any business block in
American Falls. Mrs. Smith plans to
decorate the inside of her building in
stead of the outside. An artistically
decorated colonade will lead to the
second story. 1t will be hung with
flower pots and tapestry in keeping
with the remainder of the inside of
the building. The basement will be
provided with a concrete floor, heated
with steam and rented for business
purposes. Mrs. Smith is not certain
yet whether the building will be of
brick or concrete. In either case the
plans of the building will be the same.
The furniture company consisting of
G. r. Updike and e. NJ Wagner of Po-
catello. have leased the old building
formerly occupied by Mrs. Smith for a
term of five years and will conduct a
furniture store. After March 1st and
until her new building is ready for oc-
cupancy, Mrs. Smith will conduct her
millinery store in the front of the
building now occupied by the Ameri-
can Falls Auto company.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-02-18
OIL COMPANY WILL BUILD.
Permit Granted by Village Trustees
After Lengthy Investigation.

The city council has voted build
ing permit to the Contentinental Oil
company allowing Il to establish two
large oil tanks on its property adjoin-
ing on the south, that of the Davie
Grain a Fuel company. Construction
work on the plant will probably not
begin before spring comes.
The council withheld the permit for
several months and granted Il only
after thorough consideration OF ali the
facts involved The presence of oil
tanks so near the warehouse and ele-
vator section of the town, the influ-
ence that the close proximity OF oil
would have on Insurance rates, the
urgent need of oil in the form of kero-
sene. gasoline and distilate In the VI
cinity OF American Falls, and the de-
desirabiity of the location o; the plant.
were questions that the council had
to consider In granting the permit In
vestigation proved that while Insurance
rates would be raised In few instances
the fire risk over the city as n whole
would be reduced. This reduction win
follow as n result of the elimination of
dozens of oil barrels and cans strewn
over the town In back alleys and Ia the
rear of stores and warehouses. With
the tanks installed this menaclng fac
tor Will be eliminated. The oil will be
confined to one of the two tanks, both
of which will be safeguarded In way
that Will reduce fire risk to the mini
mum. OIL Will be delivered In bulk di-
rect to the consumer and wifi be re-
tailed about town In large tank
drawn by horses.
The presence of the tanks IN Ameri-
can Falls viii prove boon to those
using large gasoline tractors for farm
ing. Heretofore the price of gasoline
has been so high, owing to the expen-
siye method of handling on the local
market, that Its use was almost pro-
hibitive. The presence OF the tanks
viii mean an annual minimum saving
to the people OF this locality OF 1000
a year. The previous annual consump-
tion of oil In various forms has ap-
preached closely 10000 gallons, and
to ship the oil from Pocateilo here has
cost about two cents gallon.
The council has ordered drafted an
orGihsnce that' viii safeguard IN ev-
cry way the adjoining property In the
vicinity Of tho oil tanks. The ordinance
VIII require the erection OF substantial
brick buildings to house the ware
| house OF the company and the pump-
ing plant. The tanks Will be set on
concrete foundations on the front OF
the three lots belonging TO the oil
company. A pump house will be built
In the rear near the spur track and a
warehouse Will house the various
grades OF oils and by-products that the
company will handle.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-02-18
BUTTER AND EGGS $500.
RocIand Woman Shows What Mort
gnge Llfters WIN DO.

Mrs. Antoine Nelson OF Rockland is
maing good use OF the mortgage ift-
ers-the COW and tho hen In January
she marketed butter to the amount OF
$5G, and eggs to the amount OF $25.
With hay at $40 per ton and good
wheat $500 per sack the feeding ex-
penses are higher than usual, but they
leave substantial profit for industry
nevertheless. Mrs Nelson Is setting
AN example that should be generally
followed. Butter and eggs are always
ready cash. There is not a dry farm
er In all the county who could not feed
a few good cows and keep few chick
ems. Some who live at distance
might find Il highly profitable 10 har-
harvest wheat hay. OF which they have
an abundance-and market butter
rather than wheat.
The only complaint Mrs Nelson has
Is that the stores will not take her
butter and eggs for cash. She cannot
use 3S1 per month In trade. At pres
ent Blackburn's market takes all her
butter for cash and she finds a ready
sale for the eggs outside the stores.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-02-18
CHANGE OF MANAGERS.

j. NJ. Virgin for several years trav-
cling auditor for the Idaho Lumber
company, firing OF the road. has taken
charge OF the company's yards here
an manager. and expects to make this
his permanent home. Mrs. Virgin Will
arrive from Blackfoot this week. Mr..
Mcmahon. who has been manager OF
the yards here for the past two or
three years has been transferred to
Shelley. One change made by Mr..
Virgin is to replace single men with
married men. Mr.. Whitman Of Ash
ton, will be here shortly 10 take po-
sstion with Mr.. Virgin and his family
will soon follow.