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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-02-04

from every establishment a report Of
the number of female workers EN-
ployed and individual application must
be made for each apprentice. These
applications are studied closely and
an attempt made to rigidly restrict
the number issued to each employer
and the duration of such permit A
card catalog is kept of all applications
made and permits granted, bearing
full information regarding same. It
is inevitable that some friction should
exist and some advantage be taken.
The Commission reports, however,
that less than per cent of the total
number of employees working at any
given time are apprentices, A total
of $500 apprentice permits have been
granted, the average duration of each
being about six months.
During the early period Of the law 5
operation numbers of girls were dis
missed because the employers claimed
they could not earn the minimum
Doubtless girls are still being dis
missed for like causes but if so very
few cases are being reported to the
Commission. The Commission prom
Uses to investigate every case of dis
misal due in the opinion of the dis
charged worker to the minimum law.
if she will report it,
Laundries quite generally cut their
working week, paying the girls the
minimum weekly wage rate for actual
number of days worked, but the Com
mission reports that practice to be
lesseniug.
Wherever girls have been paid less
than the minimum wage, employed in
some cases as apprentices without ap-
prentice permits, the wage claims pre-
scented and accurate information Civ
en-. the Commission has collected for
them the back wages due The law
provides as a penalty for violation
that the employer shall pay the work
err the difference between amount re
ceived and the minimum wage rate
from the time the law became oper-
ative, and the employer shall pay all
costs of such collection.
Ito be continued
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-02-04
Unfair List

! a
Confectionery and Cafe-Low-
Iman-Stanley Candy Co., 1914
| Hewitt.
Orchestra-Wood's Orchestra.
Barber Shops. II. Turner
l104 Hewitt; VIM. Whitaker.
Lowell; Barnhart Shop, Monroe
Independent, 1907 Hewitt.
Harris Barber Shop, American NATL
Bank Bldg.
Iron Works - Sumner Iron
Works.
Hotels and Cafes-Mitchell Ho-
tel, Lord s Cafe.
Plumbers-C. r. Schweitzer, w.
j. Callahan, Otto Mertz and Globe
Wall Paper Co.'S plumbing dept.
Ben Johnston and house,
1902 Colby Ave.
Building Laborers-Peter Jack
son.
E. Cloke.
Electricians-E. F, Hare, Jack
Shields and John Thueson, Elec-
trical Contractors; Globe Wall
Paper Co.'S electric dept; w. E.
Bennett, F. A. Hare, Jack.
Bricklayers-Barney Grant.
DR.. Ida Mcintyre (by the Build
ing Trades Council.)
Cal. Smiley an son; Fitz Ger
aid.
Plasterers-A. C. Wright, VIM.
Carter, A L. Knapp, Both, Tom
Nygard, w. l.. Porter.
Contractors j. Wintermute,
Amer Larson.
MIR. Rathwell, contractor.
Morgan and Bancroft.
Globe Wall Paper Co.'S plumbing
department. Otto Merit.
Painters-Anderson & Steen,
William Ferguson, VIM. Christen-
son, NJ. Kokee, VIM. Gleason
Globe Wall Paper Co., G. McAllis-
ter, L. L. Swartz, II. f. Mann, H
PIatzman, E. W. Phillips, R. D.
Garner, H. O. johnson,
Olaf Nelson, painter.
O. a, Hagen, Sign Painter.
Teamsters-C. ]. Witt, stand
cor. Colby and Hewitt.
Cement Workers-Pettit, Sr.
Stores-Grocery Store, E. ]
Long, 10Th and Virginia. J. G.
Sovda, 3419 Everett Ave.
Tailors-Scatch Wooden Mills
1904 Hewitt.
San Juan Fish Co., Seattle.
Buildings-1412 Grand, 1917
Hewitt.
Central Apmts., 3114 Cakes.
c. A. Purcell, owner Hotel
Newland.
American Packing Co., Everett
Placed by Everett Building
Trades Council:
Carpenters-R. b. McAdams
Rudolph Hartman and his build
ing Colby Ave. bet. Goth and DIST
Building-}Tonroe School.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-02-04
HEALTH HAZARD IN MOVING PIC
TURE HOUSES

During the past year the attention
ton of the State Labor Commission
err was called to the health in NOV
ing picture houses. The thousands
screen probably give but little thought
to the man in the little box under the
roof who operates the machine. Some
very interesting facts about his bust
ness have been brought to light. An
investigation of the health hazard the
operator faces was carried or in near.
ly one hundred movie houses. Health
hazard was found to be as bad as in
any other occupation. The average
length of life of an operator before he
becomes afflicted with lung, throat or
bronchial troubles, is said to be but
six or seven years. The labor laws
of the state of Washington provide
that all enclosed rooms where work,
men labor shall be free from poison.
Gus dust and shall have adequate
ventilation.
In forty-two booths it was found
necessary to install glass windows in
the peepholes and reduce the project.
ing holes so as to retard the inflow
of impure air that arose from the au.
dience. In twenty-one booths it was
found necessary to run a safety vent
pipe from the booth to the atmosphere
same to be left open at all times,
which not only reduced the danger OF
the operator being suffocated in case
of a sudden film fire, but reduced the
temperature in the booth. In the con.
dition found, the automatic fire shut,
ters would all close, leaving no way
for gases to escape Many picture
houses located in buildings not orgi
nally intended for that purpose. had
no means of running a vent pipe
straight up through the building. In
this case it was found necessary to
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-02-04
LEGISLATION

There are about forty thousand
workers under the law, The appren-
problem has been the most
perplexing the Commission has had
to face. The Commission requires
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-02-04
INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE COMMITS
SION AND FIRST AID

The great number of prolonged
claims due to infection setting in in
trivial injury eases, emphasized to
the commission the necessity of car
rying on a systematic campaign of
education along First aid" lines. Com
missioner Parker was assigned to this
particular work In the beginning
Mr. Parker was discouraged by a rul-
ing of the attorney general that there
were no funds available for the par
ticular work he had in mind. Provi-
dentially the National Red Cross AS
ISOLATION was interested and very
able physician, DR.. w. N. Lipscomb,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-02-04

Shakespeare uses the word poll
tician" five times. and each time it
is synonymous with knave.
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comb discards all technical terms in
his lectures and demonstrations To
quote him; "My attempt, so far as
first aid work is concerned, is to
eliminate all technical discussions be-
cause after all, first aid is only APP
piled common sense based on a little
extra knowledge"
| quote from the fourth annual re
port of the commission on this sub
ject:
One of the benefits to be derived
from this teaching is in having some
one in each mill, or logging camp, or
wherever men are employed, who
knows what to do, in case of injury,
to have sufficient knowledge that
teaches them when they are in doubt
as to what to do, to do nothing, be-
cause it is a fact that the very first
handling and treatment that an in
jured man receives will most likely
influence the entire treatment that
the physician will have to give him
after arrival There are as many
cases infected by the first treatment
as there is by the injury itself.
We recommend that a First Aid
Course be taught in the public schools.
| If this were done the boys and girls
going out as men and women to take
their places in the industrial world
would know how to minister first aid
treatment to the injured, most de-
sirable knowledge in any walk of life"
We heartily commend this work.
Industrial Safety and Adequate Care
of those injured are the cardinal
points of Workman's Compensation,
No compensation law can ever fully
lrocompense for the life snuffed out,
the MANNED and broken body, the
days and nights of suffering.
WAGE CLAIMS
Scarcely a day passes that the
|
ceipt of letters from workmen who
have been defrauded of wages due
them. In some instances the Labor
Commissioner has been able to col
lect the wages due, in many cases
there was no way of reaching the de-
faultng employers, Over one hun
dred wage claims were reported last
summer on state highway work, work
done by the county with aid from the
state highway fund. Road contractors
should be compelled to furnish bonds
to pay labor in full and the State
Highway Commission and County
Commissioners should refuse to ac.
cept completed work until all labor
had been paid. Legislation with this
provision should be passed. In most
instances wage claims are for small
individual amounts The claimant
hesitates to begin court action, real
ling that after compromising his at
torney there will be little left for him,
self and always having the fear that
appearance in court on his part will
be followed by a difficulty to obtain
future work Commissioner Olson in
his biennial report recommended the
establishment of small debtors courts
where wage claims might be adjusted
without cost to the claimants. At the
next legislative session such an
amendment to the state labor laws
should be urged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-04
Villages of Forest and
Cleury-Sur-Somme
Taken by Allies
CAPTURE OVER 1000
British Take Part of Ginchy and All
of Guillemont; Also Considerable
Booty 81.

Paris, Sept. 1.-The villages Of For
est and Clery-Sur Somme and all the
German positions between these two
points have been captured by the
French and British in a joint attack
after intensa artillery preparation.
More than 1000 prisoners, as well as
- cannon and so machine guns, were
taken.
The official statement issued by the
War Office last night, making this an
nouncement, also reported progress
for the French troops in the neigh
borhood of Fleury, with the capture
of 300 prisoners.
London, Sept. 1.-The British, with
the cooperation of the French Oh
their right wing, succeeded Sunday IN
capturing part of the village OF
Ginchy and the whole of Guillemont,
according to the official statement Isl
sued from general headquarters late
last night.
They gained ground also east OF
the Mouquet farm and captured sew
eral hundred prisoners. The teyt OF
the statement reads:
sin cooperation with the French on
our immediate right we attacked the
enemy Sunday at several points. Ne
captured part of Ginchy and the whole
of Guillemont. Our front now runs
some 500 yards east of Guillernont
from Ginchy, to near Falfemont farm.
"On The east side OF Moque farm,
we also gained ground. We captured
several hundred prisoners.
Between our right and the Somnle
the French made substantial progress
capturing considerable number Of
.prisio3iilsssrs iilsssrs T. THE lighting continues:Ss
"Aircrtft did useful work, cooper
ating with the artillery and infan-
try. The enemy's aeroplanes, which
madg desperate attempts to inter
fere; were successfully engaged"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-04
GREET WILSON
President Gets Flowers and Corn
From Jefferson Estate.

Charlottesville, Va, Sept. 4-Presi-
dent Wilson, on his way to Kentucky
got a warm greeting when his spec
ia1 reached Charlottesville early yes
terday afternoon. At Main Street
Station large crowd gathered, in
cluding over half "a hundred employees
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way. On behalf Of the local brother
hood men, Capt. Genie E. Harris, the.
Oldest member of the Order Of. .Rail-ii
way Conductors, Division No. Az.
this city, presented the President
bouquet of flowers gathered at MonT.
ticello, the home Of Jefferson. An
ear of red corn, grown on the Mon,
ticello estate was the gift of al
Chesapeake and Ohin employee:
"I am glad to see this place
where spent SO many happy days.
said Wilson, referring to his, college
days at the University of Virginia.
eve are glad the threatened rail-
road strike has been avcrted," yelled
SOME on in the crowd.
81 know you are" replied the
President.
At Union Station the President was
welcomed by another crowd. He ap-
peared on the rear platform Of his
car with a geranium boutonnaire and
shook hands with hundred or more
persons. Called upon for a speech
he replied, "I am the son of preach
er and don't speak ON Sunday" $,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-04
EIGHT-HOUR LAW.
Railroad Presidents Not Satisfied
With New Conditions.

The eight-hour day law for rail-
road employees, which was signed by
the President here yesterday, after
its adoption by the. Senate, has
thrown both sides to the recent strike
controversy into confusion, accord
ing to word reaching Washington
last night. Nobody seems: to know
the real meaning Of the law in its
present form and ! strict ihterpre-
tation of the clause which specifies
that eight hours Shall constitute a
work day for contract labor" is
expected to cause trouble within "a
short time. ~
The brotherhood leaders are Of the
opinion that Congress may have
over-stepped its !. constitutional au-
thority in fixing wages. On the other
hand administration leaders have
been informed By the railway officials
they will expect the President to
keep his promise Of legislation look
irg to an increase in freight rates
The position of the railroads since
the passage of the eight-hour Law
was thus outlined by one Of thei
foremost spokesrnen:
"Tha brotherhoods cared little
about the principle Of the eight-hou
day. They wanted more money, an
that is. what Congress has. attempte
toagive them, although under: 'duress
+. .'eThe, brotherhoods have. succeed
ed iny ny,haying thk&standard yardstie
shortened IT gives. them ten hours
wages for ,;s:teight-hour's = 80
work. Whether this shortening 3
the yardstiek is fatr matters littl'
/ The principal question is:, Can CoF
gtesss eotaptf.s merchant Ito sigs4
Mlli i1lRdf :1tlRdft feet Of cloth for a.syar
When it sshorteass the yardstiekT'22ga ]
Wfienn Congress meets again. i
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arising this morning? Was it for
God, or was it "what clothes shall l
wear?"
Let me hear you pray in public
and can tell how often you pray in
private.
My father used to say that 65 per
cent of the church members in this
country used to attend prayer meet
ing. How many 60 today?
Too many of us are spiritual no.
boes.
What good does it do to parade
your church membership around If
zhe world doesn't believe in you?
Too much time is spent arguing
as to whether We shall be sprinkled
or immersed.
How many really try to follow
Him? Not many. We say "Not my
will but" and there we stop-wring
off and hang up the receiver. We
don't say, "Thy will be done," because
if We did We might have to change
some of our dates next week.
The closer you get to Christ the
more room you will find. The near
er you get to the world the larger
the crowd.
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occasion to thank the clergymen and
churches Of the city for inviting hlm
TO come to Alexandria and for the
cordial, hearty welcome extended
to him. Among other things he said;
"You have invited me here and
now want you to stand by me.
Although 1 am a gypsy, | kno"
good breeding. l shall be your guest
for month and don't you church
members get up any social events
while these meetings are IN pro-
gress. If you do you will hear from
me on the subject.
While | am here ! shall try to
conduct myself as a Christian gentle
man ought-to, and if l should say
anything to offend you, come to me
and tell me of it personally; will
be clad to have you; don't 60 around
the streets and talk about it tc
somebody else.
What God wants today is not
wrecking crew, but builders"
He said the evangelist is only
| helper for the pastor and that II
church members would hold up tht
hands of their pastors as they ought
TO there would be no need of TRAMP
preachers,
Shortly after beginning his ser
mon. Mr.. Smith demonstrated tha
he was singing as well a preaching
evangelist. In a clear, sweet voice
he sang three verses of II Woule
! be Like Jesus" accompanied on tn
piano by Miss Hoagland, and re
! quested the audience to join in th'
chorus which was done.
He chose as his text for the even
ING the words found in John l:45-
) "Follow Me-" His remarks were d:
rected especially to church members
emphasizing particularly the need 0
consistent living by those who pro
/ fess Christ. He presented his argu
ments in a direct, forceful manner
and held; the close attention OF hi
audience throughout the As minute
he was preaching. He pleaded for
higher spiritual life and was tactft
and interesting in the use of hi
i Illustrations.
The evangelist impresses one q
being a man of strong conviction
and decidedly in earnest in the wor
in which he is engaged. One thin
!, certain, he is evidently not of tn
Il submarine type Of fighters, but b
n lieves in open. aboye-board, straigh
3 from-the-shoulder warfare.
Among: the yolley of shots whie
e he fired into the audience last nigl
!. were: -.
e What was your first thought {
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nacle in Alexandria last evening.
The interior of the tent was bril-
liantly lighted and some thirty or
more ushers soon had the people
comfortably seated.
Shortly before 2 clock large
crowds were to be seen vending
their way along the streets leading
to the grounds at the head of King
street, and by twenty minutes past
seven every seat: under the huge
canvas was occupied. The crowds
continued to arrive. Large numbers
were compelled to stand up and IN
order that all might hear the speak
er the sides of the tent were raised
to accommodate those who were un-
able to find room inside.
Promptly at 1855 Prof. Forest
Cole chorister, announced the open
ing hymn, "Throw Out the Life
Line" and led by choir of four
hundred voices, with piano. accom-
paniment by Miss Laura Hoagland'
the big audience lifted their voices
in song, filing the tent with a vol
ume of music such as has not been
heard in this old city in years. The
effect was most inspiring. Following
this a second hymn was sung, I'VE
Praise Thee o God," in which the en-
tire audience also joined. ts..
That the music will be a leading
and pleasing feature of the services
was clearly shown last evening. IN
view of the fact that only two ful!
rehcasals had been. held, both chor
lister and members of the choir are
to be congratulated. upon their part
in the program.
An announcement was next made
by Mr.. w. H. Melchoir, followed
bv the singing of the Doxology ane
prayer of invocation by the Rev
VIM. J. Morton, rector of Chris'
Church, after which Mr.. John Trim
yer addressed the audience con
cerning the financial obligation!
rendered necessary in providing fol
the campaign and asked for a gen
erous collection, which was taken
Mr.. Trimyer stated that collections
would be taken each evening until
sufficient amount had been contrib
uted to defray the expenses an,
when that had been accomplished NJ
further collections would be asked fo
excepting a voluntary contribution
lie given to the evangelist at tn
close of the meetings, as Mr.. snit
comes to Alexandria without askin
for anything further than that.
Rev. Drs.J. .W. Duffey, of q
Southern Methodist Church, then il
troduced Mr.. Smith, to the audien
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-04
NOTES.

Arrangements have been made to
enlist the services Of the Boy Scouts
to watch over automobiles OF those
who attend. the meetings by. that mode
of conveyance. Owners may CHECK
their machines and thus. be sure OF
finding them at the close Of the meet.
ing. =
Beginning tomorrow night sec
tion of seats on the right hand, side L
of the tent will be reservedSfor; rail:
road men who may attend tho meet
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-04
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the An
nual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Union Building Company will be
held at the office of the Company
at 1913 South Royal Street, Alexandra,
Virginia, at II o'clock, a. M, on Mon
day September, 49,. 1916. A full at
.tendance of the, stockholders is de-
sired. .cy ,o.
LOUIS BEYER, Jr., Secretary.
n. NJ. PARKER, President.
2O6-12t.
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December there will be staged the
ETeatest fight ever waged in the
Senate and the House. between CAPT
.tal and labor, as direct result of
the passage of the wage increase bill
At the direction of President Wilson
to avert a strike that would tie up
rrame on practically all the carrier
systems of the country.
At the coming session the rail
roads expect to have their inning.
They will fight to obtain leglsla-
t;on which is favorable to thelii,
especially the law recommended by
:he President which will make strlk-
,s impossible in the future until the
merits of the controversy may be
fully investigated by the govern
ment.
On the other hand, the railroad
employees will contest severy step
taken by the Senate or House in such 81,
a direction, insisting that they Will
h, content to have only on the stat
ute books those laws which already
have been passed. The brotherhood
oresidents who are in Washington al
ready are laying the groundwork for
their fight.
The railroads. according to those
renrtsentatives who have been IN
Washington during the consideration
o, the wage increase bill, Will no'
allow President Wilson to forget that
be recommended in his message te
Congress the passage of law which
would prevent such future situations
as compelled drastic action by Con
They also will keep plugging ava!
for an increase in the membership o.
the Interstate Commerce Cdmmis-
sion from Z to 9. as provided IN th'
Newlands bill already passed by th'
House, but :sidetracked in the Senate
Through this increase they hope t
obtain more speedy action on Inter
STAT Commerce !. Commission case
and: (which is more important, an in
crease in freight rates. to repa;
| s.tber tfor~ the added expense resul
ltiups dsenl the wage bill just passes
by Congress.
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ings. This provision is made in order
hat the men may be speedily found
should they be called :oait to take
their trains.
AS previously stated a nursery or
checking room has been, provided in
! tent near the tabernacle, where
msthers may leave their children in
the care Of nurses, free of charge,
while attending the services.
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No service will be held tonight nor
any Monday evening during the cam
paign. Tomorrow night will be known
as Baptist apight, at which time
members of the several Baptist
churches in the city will meet and
march to the tent together and be
seated in the central portion of the
tent.
Wednesday evening will be Metho-
dist night, Thursday, Presbyterian
and Friday, Episcopalian, members
from each of those churches
marching to the tent and being seat
ed together in body.