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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28
FABLE AND FACT

The following event never oc'
Cured:
A corporation, organized to build a
railroad, owned the right of way and
every inch of land on both sides there
Of. The stockholders put up $35,000,
900 to pay all expenses. At direc'
tors meeting, one Of the board, named
Bailey, offered a suggestion. He
showed that the new road would make
accessible some rich coal deposits,
would cause towns to spring up along
the route and that fair sized, if net
large city, would quickly grow at
the terminus of the road on tide wa
ter. SINCE THIS WILL CAUSE A
INCREASE IN LAND
VALUES" he said to his fellow direc'
tors, Il MOVE THAT THESE VAL
UES BE APPROPRIATED BY US TO
REIMBURSE OUR STOCKHOLDERS
FOR BUILDING THE ROAD"
DO you mean, asked d ulreCIoi
named Standpat, that we should keep
the values our road creates for our
selves, instead of giving them away
to any one who chooses to grab
them?"
THAT is WHAT l MEAN" an
swered Bailey.
81 am opposed to such cranky no
tions," said Standpat and a great ma
jority of the board expressed them
selves the same way. So Baileys mo
ton was defeated and a motion pre-
vailed to give all the corporation S
land to whomsoever would take it, the
board declaring at the same time that
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28

the stockholders should not expect to
get any direct return for their expen-
diture of $35,OOO,OO0.
Accordingly there was a rush for
the land of the generous corporation.
AS soon as the selection of terminal
site was announced the land for miles
around it was grabbed. Those lucky
enough to get any of this became
wealthy over night without producing
an iota of wealth.
The corporation charter was an
unusual one 1t required that the road
be run at cost of service. SO while
individuals who had done nothing pro.
fitted from increment produced by the
road, the stockholders, who produced
the money to build it, did not even
get their money back
What Did Happen.
Though this never happened, some
thing very much like it did occur. The
United States government owns prac-
tically all the land in Alaska, and is
about to build railroad, to cost $685.
100000 from some rich coal fields to
tidewater This will affect land val
ues along the way as in the story Con-
gresham Warren Worth Bailey, of
Pennsylvania, proposed in the house
that these values be appropriated to
pay for the road. Only 26 members
were wise enough to join with him in
this demand. The majority voted to
let the first on the scene grab the val
ues created by expenditure of $685.
100000 of the taxpayers money.
The road is not yet built, but al,
ready the land is being grabbed. A
place called Seward has been selected
as the terminus on tidewater. Three
hundred and fifty individuals have &C.
cordingly taken possession, and stalk
ed out the most desirable parts More
are rushing in. All that they are 60
ing to do is to hold the sites so that
they may, without doing any work
themselves, exact tribute from later
corners who want to make some use
Of the land. Because they can do this
some of these grabbers have already
become wealthy. The Alaska CORES
pendent of the Chicago Evening Post
says that one of these early birds has
become millionaire over night. Yet
there was not a dollars more of
wealth in his possession now than the
day before Seward was selected as
the terminal site. What is there is
the certainty of power to exploit flu.
ture workers. This prospect, capital.
lied, is considered worth a million
dollars, and that is how this idle man
has become millionaire.
And what do the people get who put
up the $35,0OO,O00 which has made
these lucky individuals rich? They
get the pleasure of reading statistics,
and listening to standpat speeches
telling of "our marvellous prosperity"
though they have none of it them
selves.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28
TRADES
COUNCIL
N E w S

The usual routine work of the
Trades Council was enlivened last
Wednesday evening by several inter
esting discussions and some construc-
tive criticism. The need of more &C
tive cooperation of the wives of union
men in the work of the Label League
was pointed out, and all members of
organized labor were urged to attend
a get-together meeting scheduled for
next Monday evening. Refreshments
will be served and a general good time
is assured. 1t was regretfully confess
ed that Everett women who are not
directly connected with organized la
Dor are many of them doing better
work for the League than the wives of
card men. Attention was called to the
fact that many craftsmen who are
particular about calling for goods with
their own particular label, are often
negligent about demanding the label
on products of other craftsmen.
Teach your family to look for the
label on ALL goods" was the lesson
needed to be better learned by all
sympathizers with the high aims of
organized labor.
The following names were ordered
added to the Unfair List: Globe Wall
Paper Co, S D. Clark, ]. w. Moore,
G. McAllister
The Council ordered the secretary
to draft a letter of commentator to
President Wilson for his appointment
of so conscientious and fearless a
man as Chairman Walsh on the in
dustrial relations committee. Also a
letter Of appreciation to Chairman
Walsh
Announcement was made of dance
to be given at Marysville by the Label
League Of that town, in Odd Fellows
hall, June 5th
Delegate from Fimberworkers re-
ported that good meeting had been
held the previous evening, the mem
bership showing fine spirit despite
their temporary setback
BARRIERS are making preparations for
an excursion, probably also a barbe-
cue, in the near future to which all
members and sympathizers Of organic
ed labor are invited Payment has
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28
HE HAD WENT"

Johnny's teacher had tried in vain
to impress upon his mind that it was
incorrect to say have went" and as
last resort she told him to remain
after school and write upon the black
board one hundred times, Il have
gone When, after much effort, the
laborious task was completed, Johnny
waited for the teacher, who had left
the room, to return. Finally in des-
peration he wrote beneath his task,
Miss Jones, | have wrote 1 have
gone one hundred times and have
went home. National Monthly.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28
ARTIFICIAL WOOL

Wool which never saw the back of
a sheep is being largely used in Eu-
rope for making mems clothes. 1t is
known by the name of limestone
wool, and is made in an electric fur
mace Powdered limestone mixed
with a certain chemical is thrown
into the furnace, and after passing
under a furious blast of air is tossed
out as fluffy white wool. After com
ing from the furnace the wool is dyed,
and finally made into lengths of cloth.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28
DO 1T NOW

Lose this day lettering, twill be the
same story
Tomorrow, and the next more dila-
tory:
Then indecision brings its own de-
lays,
And days are lost lamenting DER lost
days.
Are you in earnest? Seize this very
minute
What you can do, or dream you can,
begin it.
Courage has genius, power and magic
in it.
Only engage and then the mind
grows heated
Begin it and the work will be COM
pleted.
Goethe.
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SOME INFORMING FIGURES

NJ fIGOhES
1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910
$247 $3.50 1902 $346 $444 S437 s51s
812 1888 1913 1865 22o4 245o a124
sos 1850 1886 1919 1850 2o1a ssoe
4s4 e51 s7s 721 sso 1925 1889
2s7 aea s77 a75 SAG 5ss III
FOREIGN. Do the capitalists politi-
clans want to abolish profit, or unpaid
labor? Do the prohibitionists? Ger
tainly not. They are willing to use
quack remedies on effects, while per-
hitting the cause,-unpaid labor,-to
remain.
How Organized Labor Helps. e.
Organized labor helps in diminish
ing the cause Of war with every sue.
cessful effort to increase wages or to
decrease the number of working hours
(unpaid-labor hours in a work day.
Whether it attains this ever-increas-
ing reduction in the amount of I'M
paid-labor performed by means of fav-
orable legislation, or by the strike, or
by both, matters not. The doing OF
the thing is the main concern.
When purchasing power equals the
value of products, WAR WILL BE NO
MORE! Poverty will pass away, auto
maticalIy. Unemployment will be un-
known, excepting among the sick or
insane. These the well and strong will
gladly take care of. But we will feed
and clothe and serve no rich vaga-
bonds. He that will not work, neither
shall he eat.
Vice, crime and disease will almost
disappear from society, because the
causes shall have been removed.
Then all men will, for the first time
in recorded history, stand erect under
the stars, each his own master, own
ing no superior, better, or "boss"
HtH az r. ~ -
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Average wage -------------------
Value of product per worker----
Difference between average wage and
value of produce
Value added to raw material by aver
age worker in manufacture
Difference between wages paid and
value added by Manufacture
From these eloquent figures the
bourgeois spellbinders can derive no
thunder" for the 1916 campaign. They
prove conclusiveIy that the wage
workers are being robbed year by year
of greater and greater portion Of the
wealth they produce, leaving them
poorer relatively to their productive
powers, than at any other time in the
history Of the world.
CAUSE OF WAR
In the above table you have, reader,
the cause of war, the secret of de-
grading poverty on the one hand and
inervating superabundant wealth on
the other. In those tell-tale figures
you see revealed the cause of unem-
ployment, poverty, ignorance, child
slavery, crime, prostitution, broken-up
homes, insanity, disease, premature
old age and death and-let us repeat
WAR!
The wage to the worker does not,
as we have seen, increase with the
augmented value of his product.
The worlds markets at intervals
become glutted with the goods the
workers produce and cannot buy, be-
cause the wage is 1913, and the value
of the product is 1924; leaving a
value somewhere of $2,6O6, large
part of which means PRoFlT-OR
UNPAID LABOR! AND so LONG AS
THERE REMAINS ANY UNPAID
LABOR THERE WILL BE WARS
AND RUMoRs OF WARS, CIVIL OR
:. - 4 . y -. : y 2 b /.
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been made to the Labor Journal for
subscriptions for each and every
union barber in Everett and vicinity.
Electrical Workers made payment
on yearly subscription for Is members.
The Longshoremen paid in $25 for
stock in the Labor Journal.
The Molders Union of Everett de-
sire that purchasers of stoves ask for
the union label; ask for Eyerett-made
stoves.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28

In general the art of government
consists in taking as much money as
possible from one part of the citizens
to give it to another.-Voltaire
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-05-28

SO long as society is founded on in
justice, the function Of the laws will
be to defend and sustain injustice.
And the more unjust they are, the
more respectable they will SEEM
Anatole France.
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Accident has so much more to do
than merit with enabling men to rise
in the world-John Stuart Mill, So
cialism, p. 10.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-14
RELIEF FOR LEGISLATORS.
Comp. Webster Announces Railroads
 Have Offered Cummutation Rates.

Hartford Jan. 14.-Some relief for members of the general assembly on the transportation problem is in sight, an announcement by Comp troller Webster today being that rail- roads had offered communication rates.
 Many members have been buying trip tickets. or using mileage pend ing a notice on constitutional mileage allowance. Members who. live a long distance from the capitol have found travelling expensive at the ? 1-2 cent rate. If communication rates mean considerable expense some mem bers from Litchfield and Fairfield counties will probably take tenn porary lodging in this city and will favor weekly ses- sions of 3 and 4 days to facilitate an early adjournme ent.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-14
NO INCREASE IN
 PASTORS SALARY
Swedish Lutheran Church Votes Down
 Proposition al Annual kttting.

| A resolution introduced by Dr. E. T. F'romen at the annual meeting of the Swedish Lutheran church last even- irg, asking that the salary of the pastor, Rev. $. G. Ohman, be in- creased from s1, ,500 to s1,S00, was de- feated by vote of the congregation. Financially the church has held it's own during the past year, according to Treasurer Justus Wallin's report, but after all expenses were paid, there remained in the treasury less than fifty dollars. No payment was made on the church debt, which is row a little over s48,000, including the mortgage on the parsonage.
 The membership of the church is a little more than 1,200. During the year there were fifteen deaths among the members and thirteen were dis missed by letter, making a loss of twcnty-eight Thirty-five communi- cant members were received and fifty tour were received by confirmation, making a total of cighty-nine re- ceived, net gain of sixty-one.
 The report of the pastor showed that the services have been well at tended during the year and the con- gregation has been loyal The re- ceipts were a little more than SS,- 900. which is regarded as gratifying on account Of the financial stringency during part of the year. pr Ohman performed sixty-four baptisms, off ciated at twenty mine funerals and married sixteen couples.
 The following officers were elected:
 Deacons, <. J. Swenson, Charles M Hutgrcn and C. F. Olson; trustees Linus Anderson. John A. Anderson and Conrad Hultherg: secretary, IC J. Anberg; financial secretary, Linus Anderson; treasurer, Justus Wallin: organist. Andrew Anderson; sexton. Andrew Bergquist: delegate to con- vention. John A. Erickson; alternate. David F. Ohman.
 A recommendation Of the church board that s bulletin be published at the close of each year giving the names of the members of the parish their addresses, and the amount con- tributed to pay the church debt, was favorablN received
New Britain herald., 1915-01-14
ASSOCIATION HAS
 ITS FIRST MEETING
Officers Elected By Organization for Promotion of Athletics Among the
 Boys of City's Churches.

The first annual meeting of the Boys Church Athletic associatio was held last night and the follow Ing officers were elected:
 President-Rev. E. T. Thienos.
 Nlce President-Russcll Smaller.
 Secretary-Frank Nensel.
 Treasurer-Rev. c. F. Jones.
 It was decided that the association will support four forms of athletics baseball, basketball, tennis and track lnasmuch as basketball is the only form of sport that can be played at this time of the year, the basketball committee was the only one or ganized. The members of this com mittee are Ralph F'arreI Howard Bruemmer and Frank Vensel. Mr Farrel, the chairman Is now workinp on schedule of games to be plavod between the different teams. Teams will be entered by all the churches now members of the association. the South and First Congregational Sf Marks, Swedish Lutheran. Rantist and the Tripity M. E. church. The average weight for basketball entries was placed at 135 pounds and the age limit was placed at eighteen years.
 The credentials committee is com posed of the following men: Ken meth Andrews Rev. F.. T. Thienes and Rev. H. S. Fox
New Britain herald., 1915-01-14

or withdrawn an amount thereupon for a period of twenty years. This shall not apply to the deposit of any known living person. This list shall be open for inspection during office hours of the bank commissioners.
 Senator Isbell offered a resolution which was passed and went at once to the house providing that resolu- tions to fill vacancies in city, town and borough courts must be presented on or before Tuesday, January 19.
 Klett for Home Rule.
 A general home rule bill to permit cities, towns and bOroughs to change their form of government and to alter their charters as may be desired upon vote of the citizens of each com munity was offered by Senator Klett.
 The following resolutions to appoint judges were offered: F. s. Fay, judge, and W. I. Fenn deputy judge of Meri- den; H. H. Pattis, deputy judge at Norwich; Solomon Elsner, associate judge at Hartford; E. H. Kelsey, judge and John Fades, deputy at Branford, the latter to fill a vacancy; F. H. Hinckley, judge at Stonington.
 Wants Charter Amended.
 The Housatonic Power company asked for amendments to it's charter The Country club of Fairfield asked for the right to incorporate.
 The first Sunday observance, duck, and lights on vehicles using highways after dark bills made their appear ance in the house.
 Both branches had a short session and then each adjourned until Tues day, the senate until II o'clock and the house until 11:3O.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-14
Cty Hen1s

PheniX Temple of Honor, No. i9, will hold it's regular meeting at 0. U. A. M. hall, PIT Main street, Friday night
 White Rose camp will hold a reg ular meeting tonight in Electric hall and officers will be installed. Mem bers are requested to bring refresh ments.
 Miss Mary Wagstaff of West Main street is visiting in Boston.
 Rev. J. F. Klingberg, pastor of the Swedish Film church, will preach in Waterbury next Sunday.
 Mrs. C. NJ. Berry of 312 Church street will entertain her friends Sat urday evening.
 Special dinners. Regal Dairy Lunch.
 -advt. Miss Margaret Seltzer of this city. an instructor in Seymour High school. is home for a few weeks convalescing from a severe illness.
 pr. T. F.. Reeks. superintendent of health, released the quarantine on q case of diphtheria on South Main street today. No new cases of dis ease were reported
 meeting of the mayor and alder men will be held tomorrow night.
 Star of Good Will lodge, $. of B., eil meet this evening in it's Arch street hall.
 The BodWell Land company has sold land on Roxbury road to John Naniuetti and August Bernardo.
 There will be a debate at the Y. NJ T. A. &. B. night school this evening on the subject of governmental own ership of railroads.
 Tonight the Rev. R. r. MapIesdeD. of Suffeld, will give an illustrated lecture on boys at the First Baptist church.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-14

New Yo ork, Jan. 14.-lnterest in the sensational Ida Sniffen case grows with each days developments. She is now charged with homicide in causing the death of her two babies by poison some of which she took herself in an apparent effort to self destruction. It is now alleged that Ida Sniffen. while a young art student in 1905, fell in love and married George Morris, son of wealthy De- troit manufacturer, also student in the same art school. They were mar ried, but he died three weeks later. She then married Arthur M. Walters, from whom she was alienated by Lorlys Elton Rogers the lawyer lady killer" who had been divorced by his first wife, was living with his second wife and was maintaining a home for Ida Sniffen, his Hove wife, and their two babies. who are now dead. If Mrs. Ida Sniffen-Morris- Walters-Rogers is brought to trial it is expected that Rogers whole his tory as a "heart breaker will be dis closed.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-14

state account system should be adopted as soon as possible, and he so recommends.
 State Farm Necessary.
 Regarding the jail system of our state, the only remedy for the con- ditions now existing in the counties of Hartford, New Haven and Fair field, in our judgem ent, is the esta b. lishment of a state farm, and the en- tire discontinuance for the jails for Imprisonment of offenders not subject to state prison sentence, the jails to be used merely as places of detention for persons awaiting trial by the courts. We believe that provision should be made for indeterminate sentences for jail prisoners.
 We recommend that legislation providing for such change in our jail system be enacted and in this recom- mendation the commission is in entire agreem ent."
New Britain herald., 1915-01-14
URGES SUBSTITUTION OF STATE FARM FOR
 CONN. COUNTY JA|LS
(Continued from First Page.)

(Continued from First PageD all the financial risks attendant upon general business.
 We do not consider the state use system, a the present time, to be pra cticable for Connecticut, as we be- lieve the state to be too small and it's state institutions too few to provide sufficient work to keep the convicts engaged an adequate portion of their time, unless legislation should be adopted making it obligatory for pub lie schools and all institutions receiv- ing state aid to use prison made equip ment and supplies
 Neither Means Feasible.
 The commission discusses farming and work on the highways for the Convicts, but dismisses both as not feasible under present conditions 1t adds that for the state prison at the expiration of existing contracts no change from manufacturing indus tries can be made unless the state undertake a most radical departure from existing conditions It would be feasible, however, to include greater varety than are at present established. The commission then says:
 'Regarding a specific recommends ton for the discontinuance of the contract system at the present time the commission is not in agreement,
 State Account System.
 MT. Fuller and MT. Hodge believe that conditions do not call for any change from the system now in use but if the general assembly ShOu1d conclude that it would be desirable to dicontinue the contract system they are of the opinion that the state account system should be adopted and they so recommend.
 pr Cloonan believes that the con- d;tions do call for a change, that the
New Britain herald., 1915-01-14
O'KEEFE-O'DELL
Wedding Ceremony at St. Joseph's Church at 9 O'Clock This Morning.

Attended by Daniel O'Keefe, the groom's brother, and Miss Helen C'Dell, the brides sister, John O'Keefe and Miss Margaret O'Dell were married at o'clock this morn ing by the Rev. J. l.. Sullivan at St. Joseph's church. Following the cere- mony wedding breakfast was served at the home of Mrs. Edward R. Bar bour, the brides sister, after which the young couple left on their honeymoon trip.
 Upon their return they will make their home on Dewey street. MT. O'Keefe is the son of Mrs. Margaret O'Keefe, of 115 Clark street, and is employed as a foreman at Landers, Frary & Clark's. His bride was for merly employed as a clerk at the Stanley Rule & Level company and lived at No. 53 Cottage Place.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-14
HEARING IN BERLIN COURT. Judge George Griswold Reserves De-
 CiSlOn in SIander Suit.

Judge George GrisWold, sitting as a justice of the peace in the Berlin town court this afternoon, heard the civil suit of Eliza Veronisi against Norena Morgoni in which the plaintiff demanded $10O damages for an al legged sanderous statement made py the defendant. Decision was reserved.
 Attorney Joseph G. Woods appeared in behalf of the defendant and Law yer William F. Delaney represented the plaintiff. About forty-five wit ncsses were heard, making the hear ing a long drawn out one