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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-10
PEARL BUTTONS

A vast assortment Mother of PEARL
Buttons. All sizes, lots of new shapes,
Expressly for the trimming of waists
dresses and skirts The dozen sc to
S1.00.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-09-23
STRIKE-BREAKER IN REVOLT,

New York.-While the public service
commission was holding open hearings
on the street car strike crowd of
strikebreakers, who had escaped from
one of the closely guarded barns in
which the "free and independents" are
herded, appeared before the commission
and told story of being slugged, robbed
and being held as prisoners. The
spokesman said he and his companions
were compelled to live in filth, that the
detective agency had refused to pay them
and that they had not been eiven enough
to eat. They said they had been brought
to New York city by the Bergof Broth
ers & Waddell Detective Agency and had
originally been promised SIS a day. This
was reduced and when the strikebreakers
bjected they were told to take what was
offered them or they would be beaten
up"
Zone hundred and fifty strikebreakers,
all of them brought here from Chicago,
are prisoners at the car barn at 179th
street and Third avenue" said the
spokesman. "All of them have gone on
strike and want to quit, but the guards
won't let them out
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-09-23
NON-UNION SHOP WILL FAIL

San Francisco-In Labor Day speech
Mayor Rolph predicted that the anti
union campaign of the chamber of COM
merce will fall, despite its catchy phrases
of "open shop" and claw and order"
"The price Of labor is something en-
tirely different from the price of barrels
or of ships. The man who sells his labor
is selling not commodity, but his life"
said Mayor Rolph.
"The price of labor is the welfare of
the nation; the price of labor is the
pride of men, the honor of women, the
well-being of children; the price of labor
is the price of life, of liberty, of happi-
ness
,'".In San Francisco at this moment a
strong effort is being made in certain
quarters to destroy organized labor.
prophesy the failure of this movement.
IL am sure that not even a consider
able minority of our people is in sympa-
thy with any campaign to destroy organ
lied labor, a movement which would pre-
cipitate wasteful and distressful strug-
gle which settles nothing, brings no good
to any one and divides a community for
years.
"The public is informed, however, that
this campaign is not an attack on organ
lied labor Mast opponents of organized
labor declare that they do not wish to
destroy the unions. They would permit
the unions to exist if they confine them
selves to the functions of benevolent
societies, visiting the sick and burying
the dead-but they must not attempt to
deal with the wages or conditions of en-
ployment or interfere with the inalien
able right of every man to work whether
he belongs to union or not.
According to this school of thought
every man has an inalienable right to
work. But let any man seeking employ
ment go into any shop or factory or
bank, and, relying upon his inalenable
right to work, demand job. He will
soon find that his inalienable right to
work is nothing but group of words
and that about the only inalienable right
he has is the right to starve."
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-09-23

permitted to do so in recognition of the
prowess he has exhibited in "winging'
two men in few weeks?
Will Safety Director Friedlander, who
is asking for more money for the police
department and who wants union votes
for the extra tax levy, please answer
the question why young Jimmy Fenton
has escaped the charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons, when his gun was in
the station house?
The National Metal Trades, of which
Mr.. Friedlander is member, imported
lot of thugs in this city to break up
the machinists' strike; they were not
machinists looking for work, but ex-
convicts and professional sluggers under
contract to the strike-breaker.
Mr.. Friedlander. as a member of the
Association, must have known these
facts and it was his duty as one of the
chief peace officers of this city to have
had these men rounded up; and if their
importation threatened the peace of this
community, they should have been de-
ported, the same as any other batch ot
dangerous characters who come to oui
city.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-09-23
NEWS FOR THE VETS
Cincinnati Enquirer Gives Figures
To Show How the Wind Blows.

What might be denominated as "im-
portant if true" is the announcement
given out by the Anti-Saloon Leagues
statistician this week. 1t is an analysis
of candidates" made by that estimable
body, which uses prohibition as its meas
uring stick in discovering the availability
of the fitness of men for office.
1t is found that 80 of the nominees of
the Republican party for the House of
Representatives are dry and 3s wet in
their tendencies. In the Senate ss are
dry and IA wet. Of the Democrats II
are classed as iwets in the House list
and 81 dry, while in the Senate 26 are
wet and 10 dry. How many are numb
skulls and how many ignorant and ir-
responsible the league knows not appar-
emily. 1t is to be expected as a matter
of course that these candidates have
been waited upon and asked to "give
assurances" as to where they will stand
by both the dry and the wet leagues.
When next winter comes and the an
nual fight is resumed those who have
signed papers pledging themselves to
one side or the other will be delivered
like dressed chickens in the market by
the wet and dry lobbyists on all sorts
and conditions of bills.
And, make no mistake, they will be
collected for in money, favor or patron
age. The average voter is advised to
think today that both of these organiza-
tions are going into the canvass to sup
port or oppose these pledged nominees
solely because of their stand upon the
liquor question: fine state of affairs.
In the meantime the hat is being passed
and collections taken up to forward the
high and ennobling work.-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-09-23

Fenton claims he sot in self-defense !;
and he claims he shot Oscian Drake in
self-defense; and in all the other shoot
ing scrapes he has been in he claims he
shot in self-defense.
He is 22 years of age and the police
allow him to go about the city shooting
according to his own judgment. The
police are to blame, because he has ad-
mitted on the stand repeatedly of having
a gun in his possession, but the police
authorities have made no move to put
charge of carrying concealed weapons
against him. For example, in the Satur-
day shooting the charge of disorderly
conduct only has been placed against
Fenton. Why was not the charge of
carrying concealed weapons also placed
against him, as the duty of the police
department is to break up the practice
of carrying guns? They find young Fen
ton with one of the most murderous-
looking weapons ever turned up at a
station house, get the goods right on
him, yet no charge of carrying conceal
ed weapons Has anybody authorized
Fenton to carry these guns, or is he
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-09-23
MILLIONS LOST TO PUBLIC.

Newark, N. J.-Vice Chancellor How
ell announces there is no hope of stock
holders receiving any of the $15O,OOO, ,O0G
stock of the Rock Island company held
by them. The company was organized
in 1902 to hold the stock of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railroad COM
pany, which, in turn, held the stock of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail-
way company. The substitution of the
words railroad" and railway" makes
the first named company separate con-
Germ.
The men who have looted this property
are positive that eight hours for train
service employees is unconstitutional,
con6scatory and un-American.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-09-23
RUBBER WORKERS GAIN
GROUND.

Bridgeport, Conn.-The management
of the Siemon Hard Rubber company
concluded to adjust differences with in
dividual employees and ignore the shop
committee of the Rubber Workers un-
ion, affiliated directly to the A. F. of l.:
This policy resulted in a suspension OF
work by $50 employees.
The plant was forced to shut down
and when A. F. of L. Organizer Duffy
volunteered his services settlement
was reached that included wage in
creases of cents an hour for a 50-hour
week for time workers and substantial
increases for piece workers.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-09-23
FriedZander Wants More Money!
For the Poce-e Suggests Tax Levy Raise
Case Here Cited ShoOs Why Union Labor Should Not Support
Why Don't the National Put

Safety Director Friedlander is asking
for more money to run the police de-
partment and suggests an extra tax levy.
Does he expect union labor to vote
for it?
If so, on what grounds?
Why don't he get this money from
the National Metal Trades Association
and the many other scab employers who
have been the only ones to enjoy the aid
of the police in labor troubles.
If we would recite the many injus-
tices done to the machinists and the
meat cutters during the past year it
would take a page of the ADVOCATES
space.
One recent case is enough, that of
young James Fenton, son of Fenton of
the Fenton Rigging Company, who adds
another notch to his gun every week or
two.
The other day Fenton shot and Grip
pied Oscian Drake. On Saturday last,
he turned loose his cannon-it's got a
barrel four or five inches long-and shot
an innocent bystander named Egan in
the arm.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-09-23
STATE CARPENTERS MEET.

Evansville, Ind-At the State con-
vention of organized carpenters, w. F.
Wilson was reelected president and ].
L. Tate, of this city,, chosen secretary
treasurer. Marion was selected as the
next convention city.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-09-23
LAUNDRY WORKERS ADVANCE.

Coalgate, Okla--Laundry workers
have organized and secured the eight
hour day and wage increases Laundry
workers at Ft. Scott, Kan, have also or
ganized.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-09-23
PLUMBERS SECURE CONTRACT.

Toledo, O.-Plumbers and Steamfit-
ters' union has secured a two-years' con-
tract. The eight-hour day and a SIS rate
are agreed to.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-09-23
TRANSFERS SECURE CONTRACT.

St. Louis, Mo.-After short strike
the Furniture Drivers Union secured a
three-years' union shop contract from
the Furniture Movers Association A
minimum wage is agreed to.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-09-23

Duluth, Minn.-Coal wagon drivers in
this city suspended work for "a hours
and then their employers agreed that
a 90 per cent wage increase was not un-
reasonable.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21

because he is the Kaiser but because
in his controversy with the President
of the United States over the muir
derous misuse of submarines he per-
mitted Democratic Chief Magistrate
to win great diplomatic victory.
Ideal candidate Henry Weismann Of
the German-American Alliance.
a. Compulsory military service for
every ablebodied American, and war
with somebody or everybody as soon
as possible. Ideal candidate, Theodore
Roosevelt.
8: A tariff scientifically rewritten
by the attorneys of the various inter-
ests to be benefited, with particular
attention to the eminent patriots who
contribute largely to the party's cam
Paign chest. Ideal candidate, Boi es
| PenroSc.
6; Emphatic opposition to hiduous
doctrine that Americans have inal-
ienable rights to life and property at
sea,cven though all Europe be at war.
Ideal candidates, Joseph G. Cannon
and James r. Mann.
Der of the Supreme Court of the
United States who cannot get the
Endorsement of Wall STREET, New
York, and State Street, Boston. Ideal
candidate. William Fl. Taft.
8. Dollar Diplomacy, with as manv
dollars as possible and not to much
nonsense about diplomacy Ideal can
didate, j. p. Morgan.
g.. America First and True Amer
lcanlsm as elucidated and practised
by the German-American Alliance
and not by that weak and tawdrv
imitation, the President of the United
States. Ideal candidate DR.. Hexamer.
10. Public office to be conferred
exclusively upon Republicans, all
Progressives to be classed as Dem
ocrats. Ideal candidate, Jacob H. Gal
linger.
This leaves nothing much i'm the
way of ideals as the exclusive propertv
OF Mr.. Hughes except the two little
ones which he has announced since
his nomination. One of these is the
proposition that the indecent pros
perty inflicted upon the country Dy a
Democratic Administration i, to be
ignored because it is only Temporary.
The other is that the efficient and
handwriting American Ambassadors
and Ministers in Europe, being nothing
but honest Democrats, ought to he
displaced by superior Republican
plutocratS at once
If Republicans and Progressivcs
are not divided in their ideals, what
were they fighting about for six years,
and how did it happen that the only
candidate they could agree upon this
year was one who had been away
from home so to speak, when the fam
lily row was under way?
The ideals to which Mr.. Hughes
must subscribe are numerous end
peculiar. We are afraid that he is
going to get them mixed
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21
WHAT WOULD YOU DO DIFF
ERENTLY?

"How would you run things better
than President Wilson has done ?"
Up to this good hour Mr.. Hughes has
declined to take any notice of the
questions above quoted, which were
put to him by Mr.. Mack, Democratic
committeeman from New York. Mr.
Hughes, in his telegram of accept
ance of the nomination for the Presi-
dency, took occasion to criticise very
sharply Mr.. Wilson's policies, where
upon Mr.. Mack fired the two signifi
cant questions quoted above, which
questions, it is supposed Mr.. Hughes
will answer at his leisure. The pub
lie will be interested in the reply,
when it comes, if it ever comes. L.
requires but small acumen to criticisc
and lind fault, but it is quite another
thing to say just what should have
been done.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21
INFANTlLE PARALYSIS.

This scourge, which has killed about
$50 children in New York recently,
seems to have been confined to that
city and vicinity chiefly. There are
sporadic cases now and then in this
State. So far as can be learned from
local physicians here there has been
no cases in this county of pro-
nounced type in recent years. The
State Board of Health has notified
and warned all the county boards to
be on the lookout for the first appear
ancc of this disease. What kind of
disease is it? All we know of it is
indicated by its name. The editor
asked his family physician about it
and received the illuminating reply:
at is Antero Pollia-Mylitis."
We pass along the definition for the
benefit of anxious inquirers.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21
FEAR OF LIGHTNING.

Many people are nervous and un-
happy during thunder storms. They
are miserable until the storm has
passed, for fear of being struck. As
matter of fact, comparatively few
people are killed by lightning. We
read only occasionally of an occur
renee. 1t is, therefore, entirely IN
necessary to entertain dread and be-
come nervous, for fear of being kill.
ed by lightning. If any precautions
are taken, remember, not to sit O,
stand under OF near tree, or wire
fence during Storm. Feathers arc
hne non-conductors, and some nervou.
people get on the feather-bed mat
tress and remain during the storm
1T may be consoling, perhaps, to re
member that death by electricity i.
the quickest possible and absolutel,
painless, and some people would pre-
fer this to long illness. The impor
tant thing is to be prepared for dealt
which is certainly coming to us all
and if we are prepared it makes littl,
odds how or by what means we pas,
out.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21
us MIR. HUGHES ANOTHER MIR
TAFT?"

Some one asks the above question.
The answer is easy. They are not at
all the same or alike in any way. Mr..
Taft tips the scales in the neigh
borhood of 800 pounds; Mr.. Hughes
at about IT'S.
Mr.. Taft has broad, genial, kindly
smile on his face, and n merry twinkle
i'll his eye. Mr.. Hughes looks as SOL
emn and funercal as possible. Mr..
Taft is smoothe shaver and clean of
face. Mr.. Hughes has Il regular, old
fashioned set of whiskers, parted on
the center of his chin, and mustache
parted same, admitting of the posi-
bility of drinking buttermilk, perhaps.
without mussing himself all up. In
these respects the two men are totally
unlike, but here the dissimilarity ceas-
es, except that, rcligiously, one, Mr..
Hughes, is Baptist and Mr.. Taft an
Unitarian.
Politically, they are identical, OF
nearly so. They are both reactionar-
ies-standpat Republicans. They
'eaeh stand for the same principles
ana laws which wrecked the Republi-
nca party some years ago, and which
gave rise to the Progressive party, 50
called, under the leadership of Mr.
Roosevelt, and under whose leader
ship, or failure of leadership, ha.
alike been wrecked and its lcadc,
along with it. Mr.. Hughes is another
Mr.. Taft in politics. They both blow
through the same quill and toot tn,
same horn, and are destined to tn,
same fate.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21
LoAFIN' IN THE STABLE.

(Jay B. Iden in Collier's.)
When the days too wet for plowin',
And the clouds are in the sky,
You'll be apt to find me loafin'
In the stable where it's drv.
Kinda tink'rin' with the harness,
Or abright'nin' up the plows,
Or aplannin' out tn stanchions
So they're handler for the cows.
Or may be Pm just aloafn'
In lazy kind of way
In the stable loft, adrcamin'
In the sweet alfalfa hay,
And the tinlllc, drip and dribble
OF the raindrops runnin' down
Messy shingles on the gable
Is a mighty soothin' SCUM
Prop myself up by the winder
Sos to watch the broad eXpanse
OF the corn fields and the mcddcrs
Where the raindrops splash ant
dash;
Watch the wheat fields dip and billow
AS the brecZes come and go,
Jest lay back there in the shelter
Of the caves and watch her grow.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21
THEY USE TO BE ON THE LAND.

Among other calamities brought
upon the country by the Democratic
administration. was the man-cating
sh"rks which have appeared on the
Eastern coasts, and the Republican
party will not overlook to so charge.
However, these man-cating sharks
alc being hunted down and destroyed
rs rapidly as possible. And this is II
reminder that during the f'goldel
days" of old-timc Republicanism, the
Eastern sharks were all on land, and
in Wall street, chiefly, where they dis O..
ported themselves with no one to mo d.
lest or make them afarid.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21
SLEEPING SOUNDLY UNDER
WILSON.
New York Worldly
To the Editor of the World:

To the Editor of the World:
Your cartoon today is admirable.
| sincerely compliment you for it.
think that all the fuss about tempo
rary prosperity on the G. o. P. side
is to prepare the people for higher
tariff in case the party regains pow
er
Many friends who are Republicans
agree with me that if Wilson were not
President they would not feel quite
safe about the country keeping al
ways out of war. They do not want
war with anybody, especially with
Mexico.
They do not deny that even if Wilson
goes to war with Mexico they would
prefer it to said war being declared
by G. o. P. owned President, because
with Wilson such Il war will close
quickly and most honorably. With
the G. o. P. it would close fer the
interests of the very few concession
grabbers. to the lasting shame of the
United States.
l remember your cartoons of four
years ago about the empty dinner
pail and | think that some cartoons
and editorials this year about olcep-
less nights, should the G. O.P. regain
control of the Government, will nrove
as useful. ]. f. PICOLTO.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21
ENUMERATING THE IDEALS.
New York WORLDLY

1--WE are not divided in our ideals;
let us work together to cttein them "
when Mr.. Hughes gave this noble
sentiment to such members of the
Progressive Party as are favorable to
his candidacy he forgot that the ideal
which he specially represents in this
campaign is availability Seclusion
as a Justice of the Supreme Court
during the six years that Republicans
were ripping each other up the back
is what gave him the nomination
The more important ideals of Mr.
Hughes's party may be set down in
regular order thus:
|. Reaction at Washington, includ-
ing the wiping out of the Federal
Reserve Banking and Currency
System. Ideal candidate, Elihu Root
,. Vindication of Victoriano Huerta
involving intervention in Mexico in
behalf of Big business. Ideal candi-
date, Henry Lane Wilson.
3. Sympathy with the Kaiser, moi
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-21
THE THINGS THAT COUNT MOST
(Homc and Farm.)


One of the most convincing arpu-
ments that | have heard in years was
presented recently with the text that
was emphatic in its declaration that
none should expect to reap where
they had not sown, and gather where
they had not Strewn." 1t is a start
ling truth and when we bring this
matter home to ourselves there re so
many of us who endeavor to do this
very thing. We plan and plot to
gather abundant crops when we have
not prepared and we look forward to
harvest from the seed we have not
sown. The farmers, the business
men, the professional men, and whocv-
CT else may labor daily for their
bread, in one way or another, can
hardly expect to gather in the things
that those who have sown and they
can hardly expect to gather where
they have not strewn.
While it is good to work and labor,
despite everything this effort should
be founded on high principle and hon
est endeavor in order to obtain sue
cess which so many of us covct.
Some day when the silver cords are
at high tension and the golden bowl
is near to breaking, we may wake up
and realize that there are greater
things even than fine farms, beautiful
homes and splendid surroundings.
We may come to prize the praise of
our neighborS as better than great
riches, we will come to cherish the
isping confidence of the child as Il
treasure far beyond the price of ru-
bies, and for this reason it may not
be well to put all our thought, time
energy and effort in the material
things while we neglect the real
things that count-count after the
turmoil Of time is ended and the toll
of eternity is taken.
When the merchant has locked his
door for the last time, when the farm
er has plowed his last furrow, when
the lawyer has ended his final case,
and the teacher has taught his last
lesson, when the singer has sung his
last. song and moves little nearer
TO the Master of all music, we will be-
gin TO place value on things that we
nerchance consider as of little worth
today.
1t is these things that take one
back to the years gone by as time
rolls on, back to the oldcn, golden
days. Yet today is just as glorious
as any of the others ever dared TO he
and tomorrow is more resplendent
than any that has yet dawned, if we
could only rise to meet the require
ments of the hour.