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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28
FINED FOR VIOLATING
MINIMUM WAGE LAW

The first conviction for violation OF
the Washington minimum wage law
was obtained by Labor Commissioner
E. w. Olson at Castle Rock on May
18th. j. Leabitt and H. Lubin, Port
land firm conducting bankrupt sale,
pleaded guilty to violations of both
the minimum wage and eight-hour
laws, having employed saleswomen at
Sc week for nine-hour day.
In view of the fact that the Port
land men agreed to pay their en-
ployes for all past work at the rate
of $40 per week, the minimum wage
for mercantile establishments, Com
missioner Olson recommended the
minimum fine of $25 for minimum
wage violation and $40 for the eight
four violation, which were paid.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28
Spirit ROusers
By CHARLES PERRY TAYLOR
Secy. Washington State Federation
of Labor.

All the war outside of perdition
Will not be substitute for a
Strong labor movement
Germany committed murder by sink,
ing
The Lusitania
Everybody knows that.
Great Britain was an accessory
Before the fact by loading the boat
down
With ammunition.
That is true also.
Let us keep our nose out Of it,
If we are to try the job of world po.
liceman
We'd better get ready to go to war
With all humanity
Otherwise, suppose we mind
Our own business strictly.
We might stop our cursed ill-concealed
violation of neutrality, for one thing.
This country is big, and it has prob
That tax mans ingenuity.
Many of those are still unsolved
Your own life is a problem.
Your own organization needs you.
Once l knew a family in which a girl
Went crazy
The children at school
Taunted her brothers and sisters.
But one brother said:
THAT she has gone crazy is our sor-
row.
Please remember that neither you
Need to follow suit
Let the labor movement
Keep it's feet on the ground.
Emotions put no bread and butter in
our stomachs.
Times are hard
They will not be improved
BY jingoism nor by partisanship.
Neither will a union be worth con-
tinental
If we dream about a millennium.
If your union isn't worth a rap
It's probably your fault.
You don't expect your employer
To create sinking fund
To improve labor organizations, do
you?
If you care what you are paid
Or how long you work,
You will all become organizers.
If you don't care, you'll do nothing of
the kind.
Do you care? Get me?
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28
CHILD LABOR LAW WOULD
HAVE PREVENTED MURDER

WASHINGTON, May 20.-Leo M.
Frank would not be under sentence of
death and Mary Phagan would still be
alive, Secretary A. ]. McKelway of
the national child labor committee
testified before the federal industrial
relations committee, if the Georgia
legislature had passed the anti-labor
bill urged by this committee.
The child was under IA, he explain
ed, and the law would not have per-
mitted her employment in the Atlanta
pencil factory, of which Frank was
superintendent, and in which Mary
was slain.
McKelway added that one of the
factory's leading stockholders was
among those who fought the bill.
He told also of what he termed
"feudal conditions" in southern cotton
mill towns.
McKelway asserted fearful condi-
tions prevailed in New Orleans and
many other southern cities, charging
that messenger boys as young as 10
were brought in contact with redlight
denizens and drug vendors.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28
SHINGLE WEAVERS
GO INTO BUSINESS

With quite a number of mills al
ready controlled and run on a COOP
erative basis by the Timberworkers'
Union in this state and others being
negotiated for, the shingle weavers
are optimistic as to ultimate victory
in the fight with the Employers asso-
citation, which has been spending
thousands of dollars in an attempt to
break the union. With no parisitical
capitalist to rake in the profits from
the product of their toll the shingle
weavers declare they can make
shingles SO much cheaper and better
than the mills owned by private CAPT
tai that they will ultimately put the
latter out of business. Union carpen-
ters are expecting to assist by using
only union label shingles.
President Brown states that there
has been satisfactory settlement of
the strike at Grays Harbor and the
men have gone back to work under
improved conditions. The strike at
Carlisle has also been settled to the
satisfaction of the workers and they
go back with their demands granted
and their union recognized. The
Bucker Greek Shingle company at
Doty has been leased on the cooper
ative plan. Negotiations are under
way for big deal at Markham.
Brown declares that although the
strike seems lost in Everett, it is not
so pessimistic as might appear, for we
realized that the employers were con-
centrating their efforts on US there
and we adopted the passive resistance
which is so effective in the long run
We have four mills in Everett now
being run on the cooperative plan
and in the near future the employers
are sure to see the mistake they have
made in not treating US fairly"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28
NOT A BAD IDEA

The executive board of the United
Mine Workers of America recently
adopted a resolution advising that the
American Federation of Labor call a
congress of all the trade unions in the
United States Gin the event war is
apparent or special session of con-
gress is called to consider this mo-
mentous question"
The labor congress, according to
the resolution, would meet in Wash
ington simultaneously with the Unit
ed States congress "for the express
purpose of voicing disapproval Of Ia
Dor toward any program involving this
country in war;
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28
MORE VICTIMS OF JUDICIAL
VENGEANCE
Denver Colo

Denver, Colo.
David Robb, international organiz-
er, and Ben Richardson were refused
a new trial by Judge Cayander. The
charges against the two men are that
they took part in riot at Chandler
mine in Fremont county, during the
late strike.
David Robb has been sentenced to
from two to five years in the state
penitentiary and Richardson to from
one to three years.
Sixty days was granted for the at
torneys for the defense to prepare a
"bill of exceptions" and apply for a
writ of supersedus upon which to take
the case to the supreme court In
the meantime the men are in the
county Jail at Carson City, refused
any bail.
All who know the two men can tes-
tify as to the absurdity Of the charges
preferred against them. This is an
other of the cases where the coal op-
orators are using their political power
in an attempt to shift the burden of
blame for the outrages committed dur
ing the strike, which public sentiment
has placed upon their shoulders, onto
the officials of the miners and upon
the strikers.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28

forces, that "the average man or wo-
man will sign anything without read
ing it, our brief experience demon
strated the falsity of that assertion.
This campaign was necessarily launch
ed at time when registration had
scarcely begun. We are living in an
age in which a multitude of interests
engage our time and attention. Be-
cause of the very compleXity of our
everyday duties, concentration along
one given line of endeavor is a vexa-
tious problem. 1t is hard to put ones
finger upon the one spot in the body
polite and say there is the seat of
ailment of our trouble" and confine
ourselves to a given course of treat
ment. We are prone to fly off on
tangent or leave to mere chance the
healing of the disease. Some of us
believe in the saying that govern
ment derives its just powers from the
consent of those governed" knowing
the chicanery of legislative system,
representative in theory, but not in
fact, those who believe in the above
saw are registering, signing and cir
culating referendum petitions.
Surely no trades unionist in this
state wants to see the "anti-picket-
ing" bill become the law of the state.
Then what are we doing to prevent
the unhappy fate? I've heard men
talk about their years of sacrifice
for the labor movement" until l was
reused to admiration of the heroic
qualities of our industrial heroes. And
I've seen some of those fellows who
fought bled and died for their union
in the great strike of umpty 'steen,"
crawl out of circulating a referendum
petition. We're not asking anybody
to lay down their life just now, just
asking that they do a few minutes
work each evening among their
friends and neighbors in behalf of
these petitions.
Some of the boys and girls are do
ing untiring work Some others are
riding the backs of the workers.
There are a few days left, get a petit
tiOD and fly at IL
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28
MAURER REELECTED

HARRISBURG, Pa, May 22.-Presi-
dent Maurer of the state federation of
labor was reelected at the annual
convention, held in this city. Secre-
tary Quinn was also reelected. Daniel
Post of Wilkes-Barre will represent
the state body at the San Francisco
convention of the A. F. of l..
The following vice presidents were
chosen: Harry Semple, Philadelphia
A. P. Bowers, Reading, B. F. Myers,
Jeanette; William Kelly, Edwards
Vile; Theodore Eichhorn. Erie; l. F.
Kerschler Scranton, and Philip Wag-
aman, McSherrystown.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28
COAL INDUSTRY Is FEELING
SLACK TIMES BUT THE
UNION HOLDS CON-
DITIONS
Miners Leading the Procession in
Referendum Fight-If Anti
Picketing Bill Is to Be
Beaten Labor Must
Wake Up.
BY E. P. MARSH

by M AItoI1
President of the Washington State
Federation Of Labor.
In company with one or the other
of the district officers of District No
10, U. M. w. of A., l have spent the
major portion of the past three weeks
in the mining camps of Washington
found the coal industry in very
bad way. Part of the mines are run.
ming but one or two days week, a
few three and four days a week, not
over two or three full time. Just
what has happened to the coal indus
try seems debatable. Some ascribe
it to the laying up of many coal burn
ing vessels through the war; others
claim oil is fast supplanting coal as
fuel; still others ascribe it to the
general financial depression. What
ever the cause, the men who dig the
coal are hard hit. A family must
practice terrible economy to live on
one udy pay per "eeh.
l kept my eyes and ears open on
this trip and discovered some very
interesting things. First, that the
present district officers form an ef-
ficient and harmonious working force.
They bear the respect of both opera
tors and men in a very marked de-
gree. They go about their work with
a self-confidence that is born only of
mastery of the intricate details of
their working agreement. A man
who is sure of himself inspires his
fellows and solidifies the movement.
Second, despite the depression that
has overtaken the coal mining indus
try, little or no attempt seems to
have been made by the operators to
take advantage of the situation and
attack the miners organization. At
a time when many organizations are
feeling the bitterness of attack from
employers associations, the fact
stated speaks volumes for the solid
foundation upon which the miners
organization rests.
I learned something else while on
this tour through the mining district.
In proportion to their voting popula-
tion the mining camps are making
other industrial communities take a
back seat in the campaign for sigma
lures to the referendum petitions.
There is large foreign element in
all mining camps but these embryo
Americans seem to be more alive to
the danger threatening popular gov
ernment should the referendum cam
paign fail, than some of our unionists
whose ancestors came over in the
Mayflower. Why this should be so is
not exactly clear but the splendid
work being done by our coal mining
brethren attests it's truth.
While on the subject of the refer
endum" let me make one more ap-
peal to the labor movement of this
state. We are nearing the end of the
campaign. l knew at the outset that
this fight was to be no easy one. Di
rect legislation, not new in theory, is
still new in practice in this state.
Despite the claim of reactionary
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28
LABEL LEAGUE ITEMS

The Label League had a good meet
ing last Monday night in the Labor
Temple.
President Mrs. B. E. Tyler is visit
ing in Portland.
All members are requested to be
present Monday, May 81; business OF
Importance will be transacted.
Monday, June 6, the League Will
hold a get-together meeting, when all
unionists are invited to be present.
There will be program and refresh
ments will be served.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28

necessary things they should not do"
DO you believe our liberty is a
delusion and that we are as much
warranted in resisting authority as
the people of Russia?" Darrow was
asked.
Freedom is a relative term" was
the reply. THE people of the United
States are freer than those of Russia
and Germany. They are not as free
as the people of England"
Oarrow Advocates Government Own
ershp of Mines AS Solution.
Darrow suggested government own
ership of coal mines, and when asked
what would prevent it if the people
wanted it, replied
Congress, the president and the
supreme court
Minimum wage, eighthour day,
workmens compensation and woman
suffrage laws and other achievements
of peaceful efforts, Darrow character
lied as mot worth a pinch of snuff;
not entirely useless, but which get at
the root of nothing"
Discussing the boycott, Darrow de-
clared it a natural weapon men had
used from the beginning.
at comes from the philosophy of
life" he said. You and l boycott
someone every day You can't help
boycotting and it is idle to try to pre-
vent it. But the boycott often works
great injustice"
DO you regard public opinion as
of any value to organized labor?"
asked Commissioner Weinstock.
1T is the greatest force there is,
but it is not necessary to win public
respect. All that is necessary is to
capture the pubHc's imagination"
But for standing behind the right
as against the wrong, Darrow declar-
ed the American people are the poor
est excuses in the world
Americans d Fickle People
I'VE have no nationality" he con-
you can't tell what an Amer
lean will do One day Roosevelt is
the idol of the American people The
next day people are trying to see who
can throw the most stones at him
Dewey captured the sdmira-
tion of the American people because
he battered to pieces a few old tubs
in Manila bay The public went Wild
it got up a donation for him and gave
him house and lot He decided it to
his wife, and the people all went back
on him in a minute.
ITO capture public opinion" Oar
row continued. you must capture the
press, but that is hard to do ! don't
know that you can do it at all"
Discussing the ability of the poor
to defend themselves in the courts.
Weinstock asked Oar
row how much he was paid for de-
Tending the McNamaras. Darrow re-
piled that money was raised for the
defense, and that he was paid S4S,-
900 for six months work "and then
spent a year and half and all the
money defending myself"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28
CLARENCE DARROW BEFORE
FEDERAL COMMISSION
Testifies on Relations of Labor-Says
Poor Do Not Have Equal oppor-
tunity With Rich Before the Law
Suggests Government Ownership Of
Coal Mines.

When the federal relations commits
sion resumed it's hearing in Washing
ton Tuesday of last week Clarence S.
Darrow, labor attorney, took the stand
and testified regarding the relation
of labor and the law Mr. Darrow
told the commission that the poor did
not have equal opportunity before the
law with the rich man. He also told
the commission that he believed the
day not far distant when jails and
prisons would be abolished and hos
pitfalls would take their places.
81 don't mean that some people
won't be confined" he said, "but they
will be treated for their social ills
and not punished. Punishment is bar
barism and the people generally are
beginning to realize it. Some day we
will try to wipe out the causes of
crime and doctor criminals instead of
abusing and misjudging them"
Most folks believe themselves inno-
cent, no matter what they do, Darrow
thought.
Il believe Rockefeller and Stand
ard Oil have a most evil social influ-
ence, but Mr.. Rockefeller thinks he is
as innocent as anyone and justifies
himself unto himself. Everybody
thinks himself innocent"
Commissioner Weinstock question
ed Darrow on military operations in
strikes.
Some Pointed Questions.
'If a constable seeks to arrest a
man without authority the man ought
to have a right to resist" said Oar
row. "If the military attacks people
brutally and without authority they
should be resisted if there is a chance
to resist and win The idea that
man who is an officer can do anything
is only fit for slaves to harbor"
Suppose in a given case strikers
should form the judgment that acts
of the military were unwarranted, that
violence followed in which blood was
shed and property destroyed" sug-
gested Commissioner Weinstock,
would you say the strikers should be
punished"
Suppose there was bloodshed and
destruction of property and liberty
was saved, then WHAT" countered Oar
row. "There are other things to be
considered besides life and property.
The life of a man is one thing and
must be judged by history There
has been very little improvement in
the world without bloodshed 1t
seems to be the law of nature"
DO you believe in bloodshed?"
81 neither believe nor disbelieve in
it. 1t is nature. We would have no
government here were it not for
bloodshed. Take bloodshed from the
world and we would still be living in
caves"
Both labor and capital" he said
looked upon strikes as warfare. But
everything is not justifiable in war,
he continued There are many
things in the present war in Europe
that are not justified by the laws of
humanity But a strike is in the ma
ture of a war and employers and en-
ployes often do many cruel and un.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28

before they can expect to secure
working place.
The operators have also agreed to
deduct small amount from each pay
to cover back house rent.
Eastern Ohio operators maintained
throughout the struggle that they
would never operate on mine-run
basis. Consequently no changes have
been made save at a few of the mines
to weigh coal on a mine run standard.
In order to allow the mines to re-
open as quickly as possible the dele
gates agreed to allow the operators
sixty days in which to install the nee
essary scales and change the mine
weighing equipment. In the mean
time the mines will be operated on a
basis whereby the slack will be esti
mated on basis of production from
| 80 to 35 per cent The miner to re
ceive pay on the mine run basis al
AZ cents.
Miners Thank Friends Who
Supported Them.
Gratitude swelled the breasts o
Eevery delegate when in the CLOSING
hours of the convention the Sub-Dis
trict officials were instructed to draf
suitable resolutions thanking the Ia
bor movement as whole for tn
splendid support rendered during tn
!. dark days of the struggle.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-07-10
CATTLE BRANDS.
My brand is spade. The public ls
warned against buying cattle with this
brand, without my consent.
J. G. MAGEARL.

| will appreciate any information
leading to the recovery of cattle brand
ed N that may have strayed from
the pastures near Plettenberg.
F. S. PERCY, Agent,
Plettenberg, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-07-10

Our cattle brand is Sc on left side
of neck, and sc, Bayou Sara, La, +"
on tag in ear, and the public is warned
not to buy any cattle of this brand
without our consent. We will appre-
ciate any assistance in recovering any
of our cattle that may go astray.
SPRINKLE & GROGAN.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-07-10
Crystal Springs
Pressing Club
SAM PARKER, Proprietor
In Rear of Max Mann's Saloon.
ALL WORK DELIVERED
BIDS WANTED.

Notice is hereby given that the School
Board of-West Feliciana Parish will re-
ceiye competitive bids for the contract to
run van for the transportation of school
children to and from Grange Hall school.
The vanWill start from the Decker place
formerly known as the L. A. Palmer
place. and proceed along the usual route
to Grange Hall school, arriving there by
8 a. m Returning, the van will leave
Grange Hall school shortly after three
O'Clock each school day The contractor
who runs the van win have to supply
vehicle and draft animals and driver.
The van is to run about eight and one
half calendar months unless sooner dis
continued Contract is to be awarded to
the lowest responsible bidder, bids to be
opened at 8 a. M, July 81, 1915. The
School Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
By order of the School Board
JAS. P. BOWMAN, President
r. E. CRUMP, Secretary.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-07-10
TREsPAss NOTICE.

All hunting of any kind on Pauline,
Live Oak and CLANCY places, cutting
wire fences, hauling across fields, and
cutting or selling wood, buying or haul
ing corn and buying cattle on any of
the above places will be considered as
trespassing and will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law, regardless
of color. F. o. HAMILTON.
(1-23-15-1 yr)
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-07-10
MY FRIEND.
(Judge.)

He was my friend. He understood
All the vagaries of my mood.
Say was joyous, he was gay;
If sad, he felt the self-same way.
He held, with trusty common sense
All that | told, in confidence.
He died. And now | look around,
But such friend is seldom found.
/ miss his kindly presence yet
A dog like that is hard to get!
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-07-10

From and after this date all hunting y,
any kind on Ambrosia and Independents.
plantation is positively prohibited under
penalty of trespassing. Any one found Oh
these places without permission will Ds
considered trespassing, and prosecuted =.
the full extent of the law.
MRS. S. H. BARROW
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-07-10

The pupnc is hereby notified that hunt
ing on crossing over, OF any other form
of trespass is prohibited on a piece Of
ground west of the Y. & M. V. Railroad
beginning at the north boundary of r. II
Stirling and extending to Whitman plat
form. on the property of Mrs. s. T. Al
lain. Also on all property of Mrs. C. II
Lewis, Mrs. j. A. Mhoon, and r. H. Stir
ling r. H. STIRLING. Agent
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-07-10

receipts. 1883 SIS
The expenditures have been pared down
to the lowest possible point If the Police
Jury and the Town Council would each
increase their donation to $1,00O,we would
be able to run on this basis. and grad
ually retire our Indebtedness.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-07-10

All hunting with dog or gun. or driving
through or of OF any cattle, on the
Resale" plantation without special per
mission, is positively prohibited. All suct
acts will be regarded as trespassing ana
prosecuted as such.
MRS. c. R BARROW.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-07-10

Hunting, fishing and any form OF tres
passing on Solitude, Frognoor or Beau
vais tracts prohibited. No exceptions
W. B. SMITH
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-07-10

From and after this date all parties
cutting or removing wood from Pecan
Grove plantation will be prosecuted to
the full extent Of the law.
R. M. LEAKE.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-07-10

Hunting, fishing, lettering or tres
passing in any form on Laurel Hill
Farm is hereby prohibited under pen
atty of the law.
HY. M. STEWART, Manager.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-07-10

that in the face of certain reduction Of
revenue we shall have to adopt policy
of retrenchment instead of advance and
in addition will have to practice even
more severe economy everywhere,