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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23

Miss Sue Halnes daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Haines, of 1907 West
PassyunlS avenue, has left for Pittsburgh.
where she Will be the guest of Miss Marie
Boyle for two weeks
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23
ROXborough

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lawrence, of 1T
Kalos street, are Spending the summer at
Pine Cottage. Wildwood.
Mr and Mrs. James McGuclxin and their
daughters, Miss Retta McGuckin and Miss
Amy McGuckin, of 4735 Umbria street, are
spending several weeks In Atlantic City
Mr. and Mrs. John Burns and their
daughters, Miss Blanche Burns and Miss
Edna Burns, of 471O Umbria street, are
spending three weeks in Atlantic City.
Miss Marion Fleming and Mr.. Paul Flem-
ing of 4700 Umbria street. are in Atlantic
City.
Mr.. Frank Pensyl. OF 1ls Markle street.
is spending the summer In Atlantic City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23

Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Wilcox, OF Villa
nova, are taking motor trip through New
England.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23
Along the Reading

Miss Frances NJ. Leach of Noble will
cave the end Of this month for Cape May.
sase snsre she win be the guest OF her grand
sa.nsF Colonel ]. Granville Leach. at his
cSs1llller home. until after Labor Day. Mr..
SaaEies Harold Tiers win also spend Labor
icy at Cape May as the guest Of Colonel
The engagement of Miss Leach
~"a M Tiers was recently announced.
MI ana Mrs. George Clay. OF Summit
shue' JenkintoWn. have returned from
- ~ extended motor trip along the Jersey
81, sE and Mrs. r. Dale Hopkinson. OF 21s
ee-'lllt es.llt avenue Jenkintown, have returned
.seA an automobile trip through New Jer-
returning home by way OF Asbury
rsFk ana Lakewood.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23

Mrs. Porter Farquharson Cope, who is
spending the summer in Cape May, enter
tanned at bridge yesterday afternoon at
the Golf Club.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23
Municipal Band Plays in Bridesbure

The Municipal Band under the leader
ship OF Benjamin Roeshman. will play to-
night at Tucker and Tacony streets. The
program follows:
Overture. William Telr' Roaslni
..Tp5dss Isas Sons .Mendelssohn
American sketch ''pown South; .Myddiet9ni
Gems from Alone at Last ........... .Lehar
William Fagan.
Grand selection ''Tannhauaer'' ...... .waKnar
4AiIeF'eah rAhthisle ...'''s. .'...... Herbert
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23

"a BRYN MAwR-Mr. Brenton G. Wallace
OF III Roberts road is spending several
weeks at the Raymond, Eagles Mere
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23

RosEMoNT-Col. Cyrus S. Radcliffe
ana Mrs. Radcliffe, of Lancaster avenue,
are spending several weeks at Spring Lake.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23
West PHILADELPHIA

Mr.. and Mrs John Stumme, of Buffalo
n T., are guests of Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Garrett OF 42l7 Brown street, for several
weeks.
Miss Sue Everham, of 402 South Six
tieth street, has returned home after spend
ing several weeks in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Miss Laura Mooney, of West Phiadel
phia, spent the weekend at Sea Isle City,
N. j. >''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23

Y Mr. Michael F. Murphy. of 1925 Chest
\ nut street, has arrived from Paris by way
4 OF Bordeaux on the steamship Lafayette.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23
Along the Main Line

MERION-Mr. and Mrs. Archibald H.
Ehle' Of Hazelhurst and Wynnewood ave-
nues, are spending some time at Eagles
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23

Things 10 Know and Do
CI.) conundrum--What Is Il that Is 3 cat
and not cat. and yet is z eat7
(2.) Word Party-Make three words fnon
srALAlE@
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23

ST. DAVID'S-Dr and Mrs. H H.
jerks who have been attending the races
al saratoga Springs, N. Y, have returned
70 their home on Midland avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jaquette Palmer,
ol Lancaster avenue, have gone to Massa-
ehusetts to remain until September.
Mrs ]. d, Schmidt, of Midland avenue,
'eit this week TO visit in Boston, Mass.
ig WAYNE-Mr. and Mrs. Duffield Ash
mead, OF Wayne, spent the weekend with
MISS Martha Fenimore, OF Wayne, at her
GUNNER home at Harvey Cedars, N. ].
Mrs Ashmsad will be remembered as Miss
Nsdine Prev. a June bride.
Mr.. Herbert Adams Treat has Joined his
tAnliy at Belgrade Lakes, Me-, for the re-
mainder OF the summer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23
Personals

Mrs Clarence w. Bolan gave luncheon
yesterday afternoon at Newport
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23

! Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar t. Scott entertained
At dinner last night at Bar Harbor in honor
Of Mr.. and Mrs Frank L. Polk, Who are
their guests.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23

Mr.. and Mrs Thomas J. Hanes, of 2603
South street, are receiving congratulations
on the birth of a son, Thomas j, Haines. 3d
Mr.. and Mrs. Haines are at present the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James Austin, OF
PITTSBURGH -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23

Miss Fay Leonhardt and Miss Gertrude
Leonhardt, Miss Anna SenelSofr, Miss Anna
Ulick and Miss Leona Smith have returned
from a trip to the Pocono Mountains. Della
ware Water Gap and Bushkill Falls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23

Mr.. and Mrs. John j. McGrath their
daughter, Miss Margaret Lillian McGrath,
and son. Mr.. John ], McGrath, Jr., OF 1905
South Bucknell street. left Saturday to
spend a week in Atlantic City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23

e. AElhar J. FasssIl . Fl wss.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Keen have taken
7 an apartment for the winter at 1919 Pine
Z street Mrs. Keen before her marriage
was Miss Frances Baily.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
COLORADO LAW DISCUSSED

Chicago-1n the March Il issue of
the Tailor, official magazine of the
International Journeymen Tailors'
union. Organizer Biggs of that organ
ization, charges Chairman McLaugh-
lin of the Colorado state industrial
commission with attempting to have
Denver journeymen tailors accept the
non-union shop.
Under the Colorado law workers
cannot strike until they give thirty
days notice to the commission. After
the tailors gave this notice it was
several months before the commissio
indorsed their demands, which were
later accepted by many of the larger
employers
The tailors have been conducting a
spirited agitation against the law,
and even though they have secured
better working conditions they give
credit to no one but their organization.
In recounting the forces that con-
1 lIOuItu lnCll, vi 6hliLCl DlSSo WTlltS.
Recently the chairman (of the
commission) had been around to some
of our shops interviewing the mem
bers of our unions, and asked them,
which would you rather have, recogni-
tion of the union or more money!
THAT was an attempt to undermine
the loyalty of our members. When
men in legislative halls are offered
money to vote against their principles
it is called bribery. Mclaughlin,
chairman of the commission, is for
the non-union shop. We told him
that to his face. Also that he himself
did not respect the law he had sworn
to honestly administer. This bosses
man tried several times to get us to
submit the union shop to arbitration.
We always declined. We know now
what would have happened IL we had
been SO foolish as to trust so sacred
thing in his hands"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
HERE AND THERE
CossACKs FOR NEW YORK

Albany, N. Y.-A state constabu-
larry bill has been introduced in the
state legislature. Provision is made
for the establishment of four troops
of these cossacks, each containing As
privates at a salary of 5000 per year;
a captain at $500, a lieutenant at
$500; a first sergeant at $1,000;
four sergeants at $1,000 each, and
four corporals at $3.50 each These
shall be in command of a superin-
tendent, appointed by the governor,
at an annual salary of of $4,000 The
bill appropriates $50O,0OO to establish
this system, which is now in vogue
in Pennsylvania.
A state constabulary, its advocates
say, will relieve the state militia from
strike duty and thereby increase en-
listment in the state troops.
At hearing on the bill representa-
tives of organized labor protested the
measure, which was approved by
many business organizations. Presi-
dent Holland of the state federation of
labor assailed practically every fea-
ture of the bill, especially the provis-
ions permitting members of the pro-
posed constabulary force to make ar
rest without warrant and to arrest
for attempts to commit crime. who
is to determine whether or not man
is attempting to commit crime?"
he asked. "The word attempting is
dangerous to use in this bill and
should not be permitted"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
THE HOME" AS A
STRIKE DETERRENT

1t is usually considered an advan-
tage to the wage Garner to own his
own home" but it should not be for.
gotten that often it is quite as much
of an advantage ta his employer. 1t
was a providential occurrence for in.
stance, to Loewe & Co that 1856 Dan
bury hatters happened to be home
owners. But there is still another
way in which it beneficially affects
the employer. The home anchors the
wage slave to his job and tends to
prevent strikes, as a prominent rail.
road man shrewdly observed when
speaking of the prospects of a rail
road strike this fall, 1T must be re-
membered,' he said, that machinists
in railroad shops are quite a differ
ent class from those in most factories.
Many of our best shopmeu own their
own homes. 1t is not an easy matter
for them to decide to quit and go to
another town for the sake of a few
dollars more a week, with no assur-
ance of how long they will hold their
new jobs" His questioper was fear
full that the railroad machinists, en-
couraged by the success of the work.
ers in the arms factories, would de-
mand more wages. but the railroad
official was rightly depending upon
the home" to avert the demand, The
matter is worth noting as one of the
curious contradictions in capitalist
society.-The IN. " Call.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
OTIS ISLANDERS ARE COSTLY

Los Angeles, Calif,-Harrison Gray
Otis and the Los Angeles Times may
SANDER the trade union movement
and its members with impunity, but
the gallant general S beginning to
realize that these campaigns are
costly, when practiced on other folks
since a jury has awarded Attorney
Joseph Scott $37,5O0 damages in his
suit for libel This is the third time
Attorney Scott has started a damage
suit against Otis, and in each in
stance he has been successful The
three awards total $6S,500.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
THE RISKS OF LABOR

DEATHS IN INDUSTRY SHOWN
SACRAMENTO, Cal.-The report Of
the state industrial accident commits
sion sounds like a report from one Of
the European battle fronts. 1t is
shown that during 1914 the number
of accidents in industries in this
state was 62,211, of which CTS were
fatal and 1892 were injuries of a per
manent nature.
with the exception of Sundays
and holidays, two of Californias
workmen may prepare every morn
ing to have some one return them to
their homes for burial" says the re-
port. About twice this number must
make application each day to the
surgeon for the elimination OF parts
of their bodies that can no longer
serve them. Not a few die of poison
Gus gas and many suffer shocks
which destroy their nervous systems" ."
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14

Strikers Acquitted
(From the Committee on Industrial
Relations, Washington, D. c.

(FrOm the Committee on industrial
Relations, Washington, D. c.
Washington. Governor Carlson
and Attorney General Farrar of Colo
RADIO are utterly discredited and their
persecution of former strikers and
union officials has definitely failed as
a result of the verdict just returned
by a Colorado jury acquitting four
former strikers accused Of murder"
This is the substance Of statement
today by Frank P. Walsh chairman Of
the Committee on Industrial Rela-
tions.
Garrison and Farrar were elected
on claw and order" platform, pledg-
ing them to execute coal company
vengeance on the strikers" said Mr..
Walsh. "They succeeded in procur-
ing the conviction of John R. Lawson
and his sentence to life Imprisonment
before the Supreme court spoiled
their plans by disqualifying the hand
picked Judge whom Carlson put in
office at the bidding of the coal COM
panies.
"The verdict at Castle Rock shows
that these corporation agents had
nothing left to stand on when they
were forced to submit their case to a
fair judge. They have been frus-
trated at last in their hitherto sue
cessful effort to pervert the course Of
justice.
Gwen the newspapers most friend
ly to the coal companies are now de-
manding that further prosecution
cease, and it is apparent that the
people of Colorado are no longer de-
ceived as to who are the real masters
of the men they put In office in the
belief that they were supporting the
prohibition cause.
Credit for the magnificent de
fense received by the four strikers
just acquitted is due to Edward P
Costigan, their attorney. A fair
judge permitted the defense to put
into the record the amazing story OF
crime and tyranny in the coal fields
of southern Colorado, and the result
could not have been in doubt
This ends the attempt Of the coal
companies Ito put terror into the
hearts pf any group of employees
who might at some time in the future
,dare to revolt against industrial tyran-
ny They hoped to accomplish this
by procuring, through Carlson and
Farrar, the Imprisonment or hanging
of many of the strike-heroes of
1894"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
EVEN AT THAT

In the darkest hour through which
a human soul can pass, whatever else
is doubtful, this at least is certain
If there be no God, and no future
state, yet even then it is better to be
generous than selfish, better to be
chaste than licentious, better to be
true than false, better to be brave
than to be a coward. Blessed be.
yond all earthly blessedness is the
man who, in the tempestuous dark
ness of the soul, has dared to hold
fast to these venerable landmarks
F. w. Robertson
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14

Albany, N. Y.-Major General Leon
ard Wood has written to the state
police committee of the state legis-
lature that he is thoroughly in favor
of the bill now pending which pro-
vides for a state constabulary. He
believes the state police would be of
great benefit in removing the friction
that might occur if the national
guard were called out on strike duty.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--The Ffske
Rubber Company has discharged a
score of men on the ground that "a
curtailment of work" made this neces-
sary. The machinists' union Is not
satisfied with the explanation, as the
shop committee and active unionists
are the ones laid off. 1t was unani'
mouslv voted to strike IL these work
ers are not reinstated. About 100
men are involved.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE
BOARD OF THE CHICAGO
FEDERATION OF LABOR ON
PREPAREDNESS"

(Adopted Sunday, February 6, 1850
If we are to express the attitude
Of the labor movement toward the
increase of military power, we must
face the issue squarely and consider
all questions concerned in relation to
the workers. We must draw the line
between Preparedness" as it might
be defined by labor, and the militar-
ism which is the real desire Of the
commercial interests.
The program advocated by big
Business" and the newspapers which
it controls should be unqualifiedly op-
posed by organized labor. The kind
Of preparedness in which we believe
would not result in the destruction,
but in the protection of human life
and the products of labor Our pre-
paredness would mean the develop
ment of every man, woman and child
to the highest possible standard.
Furthermore it would develop the
which would give equal opportunity
and justice to all would possess, in
the highest degree the love and loyal
| ty of its citizens. The father who
could look forward with courage and
| fortitude, the mother who could go
about her daily tasks in peace and
confidence in the future, the children
| assured of opportunity, would love
their country and protect it. Such
people would have too high a sense
Of justice to attack, wantonly, any
other people.
Throughout all the countries of the
world today there is a struggle for
the control Of industrial organization.
Upon one side are the great CONNER.
cial interests, upon the other side the
great organizations of labor A study
OF The political governments of our
day viii prove that they are dominat.
ed by the powerful business organic,
ations. Theft problems are the prob.
lens of trade For the protection of
privileges, the development of colo
MES, spheres of influence and COM
mercial supremacy armies and navies
are created and supported.
| In the Chicago Herald, December 29,
William l.. Chenery writes that at the
Clark University conference on war
this month Rear Admiral Chadwick,
U. S. N, said:
imperialism has had its worst and
most injurious development in recent
years, its essence being land-grabbing
and the establishment of spheres of
influence. Navies and armies are the
insurance for capital owned abroad by
the leisure class of a nation. 1t is
for them that empires and spheres of
influence exist. The great war now
raging is elimination of efforts to
maintain and extend these spheres
The time has come to call a halt"
ANY plan for heavy armament, under
present conditions, will mean the
spending of billions, the building up
of great ammunition trusts and other
trusts which take their life out of the
labor of the workers. 1t will mean
the development of an oligarchy of
powerful commercial forces which
would dominate the government and
crush out forever the hope of dem
ocracy The stronger the military
power would become, the stronger
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14

AS long as the workers are willing
to allow the few to assume prophet
orship of the earth and all it con
tains, the few will doubtless avail
themselves to the full of the great
opportunity. Whenever the workers
awake to their folly, and determine
to use the earth in the interests of
the majority the change can be
made. for they possess the power. :
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
RETURN
TO THEIR WORK

other unskilled laborers employed by
the Ontario & Western railroad have
secured wage increases as the result
of strike. About $50 men are bene-
fitted.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14

Trouble with this key-noting thing
is that there are too many key-noters
and the confused singers produce
something that sounds more like
riot than one grand sweet song.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
REAL PREPAREDNESS

be vicious, to initiate guns with sticks
would be silly. The schools should
do all possible to develop keen, ready
minds and healthy bodies. The CO.
operative instinct which would result
in willing obedience for the best in
terests of all, proceeding from knowl-
edge of what is best, is the ideal
which should inspire this training.
s. ORGANIZED labor should strive to
obtain the fullest possible recognition
by the government for organizations
of working people instituted for the
working conditions.
We recommend that organized labor
any system of citizen soldiery, the
greatest possible freedom and DEM
ocracy shall prevail; that the men
shall be given education in civic
affairs. physical training and the
fullest opportunity for promotion from
the ranks. Representation for labor
upon whatever committees or COM
missions may be chosen to decide
upon or control plans for military
defense should be demanded.
8. Any military system should be
democratically officered and con-
trolled by heads directly responsible
to the citizens of the land.
10. We should oppose any increase
of the standing army. The danger to
the American working man from for
eign countries is not so much to be
fearedfeared as the danger of
an attack by their govern
ments. The real danger to the work
ers comes from the hordes Of help
less, underfed foreign immigrants
which are brought into this country
every year by the great manufactur-
ing interests which want cheap labor
, any plan for the increase of the army
and navy would make this danger
more acute If the American workers
are drawn into the army and navy
and the industrial plants which would
be necessary to its support, demand
for more labor power would make an
excuse for bringing in low.paid work
ers who would undermine the stand
ard of living and make every real
problem of labor more acute. The
problems of labor and the shortening
of the work hour, the Increase of
wages, the betterment of conditions.
stronger organization and constant
development of greater power in the
political field An increased army
and navy would not solve a single
difficulty that labor has to face.
Preparedness is needed in the
United States, but it must be a pre-
paredness which is based upon physi-
cal fitness. Patriotism is needed, but
it must be a patriotism which is
based upon love of country, and only
a country which guarantees liberty
and opportunity will be loved.
We feel that the labor movement of
Chicago, situated as we are in the
very center Of American feeling, the
life of both the East and West, should
help to hold the balance to strike the
leverage, to counteract the hysteria
and speak for the international spirit
of labor which we hope will revive
when the guns of Europe have been
Istilled and we are able to start to
build upon the ruins a better civiliza-
tion.
Respectfully submitted,
CHICAGO FEDERATION OF LABOR,
John Fitzpatrick President.
Il