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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09
LINCOLN AND LABOR

An honest laborer digs coal at
about 70 cents a day, while the presi-
dent digs distractions at about $40 a
day. The coal is clearly worth more
than the distractions, and yet what
a monstrous inequality in the prices.
Inasmuch as most good things are
produced by labor, it follows that all
such things of right belong to those
whose labor has produced them. But
it has so happened, in all ages of the
world, that some have labored and
others have without labor enjoyed a
large proportion of the fruits. This
is wrong and should not continue.
To secure to each Iaborer the whole
product of his labor, or as nearly as
possible, is worthy object of any
good government
AS labor is the common burden of
our race, so the effort of some to
shift their share of the burden onto
the shoulders of others is the great
durable curse of the race
The strongest bond of human sym
pathy, outside of the family relation.
should be one uniting all working peo-
pie, of all nations, and tongues, and
kindreds.
These capitalists generally act har-
moniously and in concert to fleece the
people, and now, that they have got
into quarrel with themselves, we
are called upon to appropriate the
peoples money to settle the quarrel
The same spirit says, You toll and
work and earn bread and I'll eat it."
No matter in what shape it comes,
whether from the mouth of a king
who seeks to bestride the people of
his own nation and live by the fruit
of their labor, or from one race OF
men as an apology for enslaving an
other race, 1t is the same tyrannical
principle,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09
ORDER SIGNED
BY JUDGE BELL

Judge Ralph C. Bell has signed the
temporary restraining order directed
against Everett Local No. 2, Interna-
tional Shingleweavers, forbiddlng
them to use any means other than
persuasion or argument in endeavor-
ing to prevent anyone from leaving or
entering the employ of j. E. Nelson,
lessee of the Shull shingle mill.
The order signed by the court We'd
nesday is in conformity with the
memorandum decision handed down
more than a week ago. Attorneys for
the defendant noted an exception to
the order, which was allowed by the
court.
Judge Bells order declares that the
International Shingleweavers union,
Everett Local No. 2, are enjoined, re-
strained and forbidden from compell-
ing, inducing or attempting to compel
or induce any person in the employ or
plaintiff to leave such employment by
any means other than persuasion and
argument reasonably used without
threats, calling of names, violence or
any manner of intimidation. And
also from preventing or attempting
to prevent any person from entering
said plaintiffs employ by any other
means than persuasion and argument
reasonably used and without threats,
calling of names, force, violence, or
any means of intimidation.
This order shall become effective
upon the filing by said plaintiff of
bond in the sum of $1,000, condi-
toned according to law with a surety
company as surety or with sureties
to the approval of the clerk of the
court"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09
neutrality-suspicious.
KNOW THE TRUTH

Students of universities and
colleges should know the truth
first Of all. | can understand
why line might be drawn
where characterless individuals
seek to foist themselves on a
university, but it seems to me
quite inconsistent and peculiar
that the University Of Pennsyl-
vania should deny me the privi-
lege Of speaking to its students
on its campus. I've just turned
the sixtyfifth year Of my life,
I've been engaged in uplift gov
ernment for the last fifty years,
and 1 challenge the enemies Of
both labor and mind to point to
anything In my record that
doesn't bear scrutiny.
am sure that either one thing
Is right or the other is wrong.
This is not the first opportunity
I've had to address college men.
II the University Of Pennsylva-
MIA was right in refusing me per-
mission to speak then want to
point out the institutions that
are wrong. I've talked twice at
Yale, three times at Harvard,
twice at Michigan, three times at
the University of California and
seven times at Cornell.-Samuel
Gompers.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09
EMPLOYERS OF TENNESSEE
WANT STATE CONSTA-
BULARY

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee
will have a state constabulary along
the lines of the Pennsylvania Cos
sacks and Texas Rangers if bill in
troduced in the general assembly be-
comes law.
The bill provides for the appoint
ment of an armed, mounted force Of
ten men, to be appointed by the gov
ernor. This force is standing one,
and can add to its number by the ap-
pointment Of deputies at any time it
sees fit.
The rangers would be of practically
limitless service to employers in case
of strikes or other labor troubles.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09
The Gunnnan

Charlotte Perkins Gilman.)
Prowling in the alley, loafing in the
bar,
CHANGING his swift getaway" in a
stolen car;
Vermin of the city, whose bite is sure
to kill,
Hired by wiser Williams to work vicari-
Gus i'll,
Not for hate or vengeance or quarrel
of his own,
In sordid risk and danger this savage
strikes alone
Life to him is merchandise, crime he
sneers away,
Carelessly he murders for little
pay;
Killing, for his profit, a man he never
saw
-gunman-laughing at
the law.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09
TESTED ORDINANCE 1899
Robert Mills Tried for Violation
of Injunction.

Thursday morning, at $3.50, Robert
Mills, business agent of the Shingle-
weavers' union, appeared in police
court to answer to the charge of hav-
ing violated ordinance 1899, in having
"acted in a disorderly manner, using
unpleasant epithets toward non-unlon
employees of the Shull Mill Co."
HEARING POSTPONED UNTIL
MONDAY
The hearing of Mills case was post
poned until next Monday, at $3.50, oW-
ing to illness of defendants counsel.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09

chased Investigation of these exces-
sive items and proper reductions
therein are requested, the commission
having passed them in 1912 without
action.
The monthly minimum for resi-
dence lighting in Everett is by tariff
81, amount actually charged by Ev-
erett Ry., Light & Water Co., is $1.10.
This amount is excessive and unrea-
sonable, and should be reduced to SOC
per month, which is the minimum
elsewhere on Puget Sound.
The earnings of the lighting and
power service of the Everett Ry.,
Light & Power Co. are excessive and
unreasonable, and inasmuch as the
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power
Co., through a subsidiary corporation,
is found to be selling power to the
Everett Gas company, in Snohomish,
Wash, at 1-2c per XVIII. (see P. S. c.
of Wash. VS.. Everett Gas Co., Cases
Nos. 17O0 and 1905, March II, 1915,)
such rate should be takrh as base,
in connection with money value OF
plant and earnings thereof, and rates
in Everett, Wash, reduced at least to
those prevailing in the city OF Seattle,
1t is further requested that your
honorable commission make such
further investigation of the company's
books and papers as may be neces-
sary in this case, as your complain
ant has not access thereto; also that
said Everett Ry., Light & Power Co. s
officers be given such examination
as your honorable commission deems
necessary, to the end that justice be
done in this matter.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09
PICKET HAD JUST ONE
WITNESS
Company" Can Make Them to
Order.

When the gunman White was
brought up for trial Tuesday morning,
for beating up Red" Hayes, We had
but one witness to prove that the as
sault was unprovoked. The company
had two. They could have made to
order a half dozen. But two against
one goes in a law court. So the case
was dismissed. White swore he was
attacked himself, and beat up Hayes
Gin self-defence."
MORAL: Get into the picket line.
Protect your brother workers. Don't
be cutters. Let the scabs do the
quitting.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09

Referendum Measure No. (Senate
Bill 229) Whitney Convention Bill des-
troys the direct primary by
l. Restoring the caucus-primary-
convention, paid for by politicians
and compelling candidates whose
names appear on the ballot to swear
to support the platform made by the
machine controlled convention.
2. BY eliminating independent can
didates by means of 'joker"
3. Legalizing the power of the
hand picking" executive committees
Editors Note Everett Trades
Council is not against the Whitney
bill, nor are the Socialists.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09
Mass Meeting of Everett Voters at High School Auditorium
Wednesday, April 4th Open Discussion of Proposed Refrend
Favog Direct Legislation and Home Rule Also Matter of Overchge
LIGHT and Water Will be Taken Up Everybody Invited BE TERE
WHAT is SLAVERY?

(By Percy Bysse Shelley)
Tis to work and have such pay
AS just keeps life from day to day,
In your limbs, as in a cell,
For the tyrant's use to dwell.
'Tis to be slave in soul
And to hold no strong control
Over your own will, but be
All that others make of We.
So that we for them are made,
Loom and plow and sword and spade,
With or without your own will, bent
To their defense and nourishment.
'Tis to see your children weak
With their mothers pine and peak,
When the winters winds are bleak
They are dying whilst l speak.
'Tis to hunger for such diet
AS the rich man in his riot
Casts to the fat dogs that lie
Surfeiting beneath his eye.
And at length, when you complain,
With a murmur weak and vain,
'Tis to see the tyrant crew
Ride over your wives and you.
Men of labor, heirs of glory,
Heroes of unwritten story,
Nurslings of one mighty mother,
Hopes of her and one another,
Rise like lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number;
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which, in sleep, has fallen on you!
Ye are many, they are few.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09
VOTERS SHOULD PUT VETO
ON CERTAIN BILLS OF
LAST LEGISLATURE
Synopsis of Bills Proposed for Re-
ferendum Affecting Direct
Legislation and Home Rule

Referendum Measure No. blouse
Bill 120) and referendum Measure
No. blouse Bill 17S) render useless
the initiative, referendum and recall.
l. By requiring all persons both in
the city and in the county districts
to sign all petitions in the registra-
tion offices and before registration
officer.
2. Making it gross misdemeanor
for any one to solicit or attempt to
induce any one to sign a petition
within 100 feet of the entrance to a
registration office.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09
EVIL OF FACTIONS.

Union and division are terms
of directly opposite meaning. A
man cannot be a union man ana
at the same time be II dlvisionlst-
Any one who advocates op-
posing factions Of labor or any
one who brings an opposition
faction into being, thereby divid-
Ing the forces Of labor In any
trade. cannot pc considered other
that a misleader Of labor
Among other things. when
labor Is divided against itself II
signifies a loss Of power In sup
port of union labels. The strong
est weapon labor possesses Is
weakened.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09

Referendum Measure No. (Senate
Bill 367) Anti-Picketing Bill.
Senate bill No. 367 known as the
"anti-picketing BILL" prohibits picket
ing by labor unions, or the members
thereof, of any business establish
ment. Under the terms of the law
it is made a misdemeanor to display
signs, banners or transparencies, to
walk up and down or stand still in
front of or within 500 feet of any
such place of business, calling the
attention of the public or prospective
workmen to the industrial dispute
existing.
The law virtually prohibits picket
ing by labor unions within the con-
fine of the state of Washington.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09

This Budget Bill prohibits the tenn
porary use or transfer of all idle pub
lie moneys from one fund to another
and compels cities and towns and all
other municipal corporations to bor-
row money and go on warrant basis
in all unforeseen cases not provided
for in the annual budget. This bill
and the Renick bill will cost the peo-
pie thousands of dollars year in
interest on borrowed money while
they have millions lying idle S. B,
9S permits the state to use it's idle
moneys, but the foregoing bills deny
the same right to all municipal cor
porations.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09
A SAD CYNIC

"a man should never give up his
ideals" said the genial adviser
whats an ideal?" inquired Mr..
Growcher.
Something to which he aspires."
Not always. In some cases ideals
are what people talk about in order
to throw you off your guard while
they are reaching for plain ordinary
lucre"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09
NOTES OF LABOR.

Boston has six unions of garment
workers.
Union musicians at Toronto own
their own home.
Plans are being made to organize the
clothing makers OF Canada.
Two cooperative stores have been
opened by labor unions In Chicago.
There are three female factory IN
spectors in the state of New Jersey.
Italy has many cooperative societies
associated with the trade union move
ment.
An eight hour day on all state ana
municipal work is the purpose OF bhis
introduced in the Missouri legislature.
Savings bank insurance In Massachu-
sets has saved the workers In tha'
state more than $1.000,0O0 a year by
forcing better rates from all the indus
trial companies.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09
OH YOU sHINGLE TARIFF
VANCOUVER JosLEss RIOT

VANCOUVER, B. c., April Eft
teen hundred men who had yester-
day been refused relief work in Van
couver by the city council last night
attacked restaurants and fruit stands
on Cordova street, breaking the win
dows and carrying off fruit The po-
lice promptly arrested five of the par
Elephants and the mounted force dis
persed the remainder with little
trouble.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09
GET THIS!

Katherine H. Hodgins is
with a number of others
for an automobile that is being given
away by the Grand and Princess
Theatres to the person who is given
the highest number of votes. Boost
for Katherine Hodgins.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09

Human beings are all right. in their
way; but the trouble is that most OF
them are top-heavy with bone.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09
GUNMAN WHITE ATTACKS
UNARMED PICKET
Brave (?) Tool of Union Smashers
Beats Up Red" Hayes.
COURTS AFFORD NO PROTECTION
CASE DISMISSED
WORKERS SHIRk DUTY

Why was RED" Hayes beaten up
last Monday afternoon by gunman
White?
D Maybe you will answer, brother
workingman, that it was because
White took towards advantage Of
the fact that boy of slight build was
left alone on the picket line with but
one companion, another mere boy, both
uflarmed. Gunmen are always armed.
Cowards carry guns to take the place
of manhood Brave men, real men,
wont sell their souls,-or what takes
the place of a soul,-for mess Of
pottage. A brave man would not hire
himself out to the exploiting class to
help them break down the standard
of living among useful wage workers.
So YOU, brother wage-slave, may tell
lis that faithful Red" Hayes was
beaten up because c. L. White, gun
man union-smasher, took advantage
of his superior power to cowardly at
Jack ueTc IVY, a IVY "AAS ">~S ~
ing his duty on the picket line, as
union man, as a member of the work.
Ing class.
WAS ONLY ONE FACTOR
But in so answering, brother wage
slave, you are telling only part of the
story.
"Red" Hayes was beaten up because
hundreds of his fellow workers we're
not on duty in the picket line who
could have been there, and who should
have been there.
While a few loyal workers were
doing their full duty, and then some,
a bunch of shirkers were idling around
town, letting George do it--Ietting gun
man White do 1t.
This chance should never again be
given any of the scab herders. Let
every worker in Everett do his full
duty, and there will be no pickets as
sauIted, and there will be less scabs
in Everett for the gunmen to herd.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09

House Bill rs, Renick Bill, was Of
fered for filing and refused by the
secretary of state because containing
an emergency clause" The Renick
bill forbids even the temporary use
or transfer of certain idle public
moneys from one fund to another.
Sub. House Bill 1872, Jitney Bond
Bill, also refused filing by the secre-
tary of state because of emergency
clause" 1t provides as follows: Ev-
cry motor propelled vehicle except
street cars, carrying passengers for
fire within any city of the first class,
must have a permit from the secre-
tary of state. The permit will be is
sued upon the applicant filing with
the secretary of state surety bond
issued by a surety company licensed
to do business in this state, The
surety company may be made a de-
fendant in an action for injuries un,
der the bond and judgment recovered
against the surety to the extent OF
the bond required, $2500.00. The act
takes effect April 10, 1915. Penalty
for violation-gross misdemeanor.
These bills so vitally affecting di
rect popular government and home
rule it is proposed to refer to the peo
pie for their approval or rejection a
the regular election in November
1916.
To secure this opportunity to tn,
people to decide these matters it II
necessary that 1902 (696 of the tota
vote cast for governor at the las
election) signatures of certified lega
voters be secured upon the referen
dunn petitions and filed with the sec
retary of state within 90 days OF tn,
adjournment of the legislature.
Blank petitions may be secures
from the Labor Temple, or from Sc
cialist headquarters, 1912 Californi
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09

Referendum Bill No. (Senate Bill
272) Budget Bill.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1915-04-09

Referendum Measure No. (Senate
Bill 301) Certificate of Public Neces-
sity and Convenience.
l. Prohibits any new public utility
either privately or publicly owned un-
less state public service commission
consents to it on the grounds of pub
lie necessity of convenience.
2. Prohibits extensions of munich
pally owned public utilities-water,
gas, electric, steam heating plants,
street railways, interurban railways,
except on consent of public service
commission. (Note that telephone
companies are omitted)
Referendum Measure No s (Senate
Bill 3SS) Port Bill.
This measure thwarts the effect of
the people of the Seattle port district
to develop publicly owned and oper-
ated harbor terminals for access to
cheap water transportation to COM
pete with the state-owned and domin-
ion-aided ports of San Francisco and
Vancouver:
/. BY arbitrarily reducing the
funds voted for such improvements,
and preventing the building of pub
lic-belt railroad to lower terminal
switching charges-a violation of Am
erican home rule.
2. BY preventing, in the interest OF
private dock and warehouse owners
further improvement of the port for
the benefit of producers-of grain
fruit, lumber, fish, etc.-and Of con
sumers of both city and state-priv
ate profit opposed to general welfare
8. By adding to the port commits
sion one official elected by the city
alone and three officials elected by
the county for entirely different pur
poses-a denial of direct responsible
ity to the people in the management
of their public port utilities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-02

the size scale, and then move a. slide along to the same size on, the load scale. place the ctaHper over the tire at the bottom of the. wheel and inaate or. dehate until the caliper fits easily over the tire.
 This is the only means of determfn- ing accurately if your tires are prop er1y escharged'' with air for the con ditions under which they are then working. The use of a cahper will save you many times it's cost in tire bills.
 When the Engine Oyerheats.
 If your engine overheatS readily ex- anime the fanbelt to see if it is slip ping. If this is all right feel the radi- ator after the engine is warmed up and see if it is cool at the bottom and hot at the top. This would indi- cate poor circulation and a pump out of order If the pump is all right and the radiator isn't clogged up with some patent no-leak compound, there is another cause which may be over heating the engine, and that is too much gaso1ene. The driver who learns to trim his gasolene feed down to the lowest possible uotch and drive it Ion the spark as some autoists call it=- that is, with a well advanced spark 6e1cept when slowly climbing steep grade9--usually had a cool motor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-02

25 feet from a big pine. tree that stands at an agIe of about 45 degrees part way down the bluff, but the bush and the sharp incline of the bluff prevented any damage except a few scratches All of them, their mother included, are as brown as wind and sun can make them, none of them feel the need of rest and a. walk of several miles with many hills to climb is a pleasure for the mother as we'll as the boys.
 The lungs are forced to expand and the heart gets strong and always ready for the strain of extra exertion- Clean sweet milk. fresh eggs. the lit tie garden which we planted at the edge of the woods, the fresh berries, and other fruits have all helped, but there is nothing of greater importance in securing and keeping good health than pure air, sunshine and exercise. Nature supplies the medicine if there is need of them. One morning David, /, Jr-, was stung by a bumbIebee, he ran screaming to me and as soon as learned the cause of his cries pulled plantan leaves and crushed them with my fingers I rubbed them vigorously over the wound and then bound a poultice of them on it. In a few hours a little redn ess was all there was left to show to the other boys.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-02

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 In a recent article on the subJect or tel7graph operators and their ten. dency to make their way upward, MT Phillips says.
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  telegraph wires, and they enabled me to divorce one paper after another from our firmly rooted opponents un- til, for example, we served all but one journal in the whole state of Con- necticut-
 Once when nothing was going right upstairs said General Taylor, of the Boston Globe, notJ1ong ago, T hired a new man in some suPor- dinate capacity, and when he had been on duty a few weeks, l opened on him thus:
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 'e.Yes.' replied the newcomer.
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