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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
CHAPTER Ill.
Jov in an Old Orchard,

The following morning was a balmy
and exquisite first of May and Bert
hustled me off Immediately after break.
fast to meet Hard Cider Howard,
whom, by some rural wireless, he had
already summoned.
AS we walked down the road. l
glanced toward my lone pine and saw
my horse and Mikes hitched to tie
pillow. with Joe driving and Mike hold
ing the handles Across the green pas
ture, between the road and the hay
field, already four rich brown burrows
were shining up to the sun.
At the house we found awaiting q
strengthening man, small. wrinkled,
unkempt, with discoura ged mustache
and nose Of decidedly brighter hue
than the rest of his cOuntenance. He
was tapping at the stills of the house.
"How about it, Hard? Cement?"
said Bert
Hard Cider nodded TO me, with a
keen glance from his little. bloodshot
eyes.
Brick underpinnin's be ez good ez moo.
Go inside
We stepped upon the side porch,
Bert handing me the key and l open
ing the door of my new dwelling with
secret thrill. Hard Cider at once
began on the kitchen floor, ripping up
plank to examine the timbers be-
Meath
We crossed the hall to the south side,
n 10
rooms. Here, as on the other side, the
chimney and freplaces were on the In
side walls. and the mantels were of
simple but very good colonial pattern,
though they had been Drowned by
smoke and time 20 dirt color.
s'Now | want these two rooms mada
into one" said |. Il want one OF the
doors into the hall closed up, and
glass door cut out of the south side to
percola veranda. Can you do it?''
Hard examined the partition. He
climbed on a box which we dragged In,
and ripped away plaster and wood
work ruthlessly. both at the top and at
places on the sides, all without speak
ing word.
yep" he said finally, "ef ->c7 1on't
mind a big cross beam shown Sss's
solid oak. Yer door, though. II lave
to be double, with beam IN the
middle"
Finer | cried lone to go in by,
one to go out Guests please keep to
the rightr'
HEY ter alter yer chimney" he
added. cor yer'l hev two fireplaces."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
EDGING PLANTS

Plants for edging should be low
growing. There are many effective
plants that add beauty to the rest OF
the bed.
In pink, petunias, candytuft, portu-
Iacca. pblox, pinks, verbena and sur
prise are effective.
In white, dwarf ageratum, dwarf
white petunias, port1laca, zinnia ILL
put and dwarf white verbenas.
In red, cock's-comb, dwarf compact
scarlet verbena, portulacca, phiox and
petunia.
In yellow, dwarf single marigolds,
yellow violet, dwarf yellow chrysan-
themum, double yellow portulacca,
douhle miniature zinnias.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16

There are 105 national forests dis
tributed in six districts as follows:
District Montana, northeastern
Washington, northern Idaho, north
western South Dakota, northern Mich
igan, northern Mini and south
western North Dakota District q
Colorado, Wyoming, the remainder Of
South Dakota, Nebraska and western
Kansas. District 3-Most of Arizona.
Arkansas, Florida, New Mexico and
Oklahoma District utah, south
ern Idaho. western Wyoming, eastern
and central Nevada and a small por-
ton of northwestern Arizona Dis
trict 5-California and southwestern
Nevada. District Washington, Ore
gon and Alaska. On July 1, 1915, the
force employed by the forest service
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
HELPS IN FLOWER GROWING

Don't drain the soil before the
moisture of winter and spring has
drained from it, so that it will pulver-
ize perfectly. If the soil drops from
the spade in moist, soggy Jumps, be
sure it is not ready to work
AS the frost leaves the soil dig in
the manure-mulch placed last fall
about the shrubs, roses and hardy per-
ennials. If there be no winter mulch
about such plants, be sure to apply
some kind of fertilizer to them.
A good coat of bone meal in the alb
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
National Forest Reservations

numbered 3,S75. Of these 1925 were
employed upon the national forests
and $50 were engaged in administra-
tive. scientific and clerical work at
the Washington and district headquar-
tiers. Of the employees on the ma
tional forests the force engaged princi-
pally in protective work numbered
2,310 men as follows: Forest rangers,
339; assistant forest rangers, SCI: for.
est guards, 1,049; game warden, one.
The protective force was about one
man for every $4,000 acres.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
NAAa nlAx nqeeQ
Must Have the Goods.

ers as you want to be. You can put
them under obligations to you. You
can advertise till you are teetotally
broke, and you can talk till you're
black in the face, but if you don't have
the goods, people are going to go to
the store of the man who does have
them, and you can't blame them
Frank Harrington.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
PLANT I'M LONG ROWS

By planting everything in long rows
across the entire length OF the gar
den, planting all the things that re-
Quire whole season to mature on one
side, all the second crop vegetables
will be in compact plat on the 9th
er side Of the garden plat.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
BRUGMANSiA

Brugmansia is a tender greenhouse
shrub, and if started out of doors in
the spring must be potted before
frost. The flowers are beautiful-frst
pale cream, turning to pure white
They are trumpet shaped and the
shrub is sometimes called Angels
trumpet."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
Helms Qinectinn

If you find it difficult to drink milk
alone, take some bread or crackers
with it. Either prevents the forma-
ton of large clots and the milk is
therefore more easily digested. Lime
water or barley water added to milk
has the same effect.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
WHEN THERE'S A DROUGHT

Use the hoe more, the hose less. A
dust mulch is a better aid in dry
weather than the artificial show CT.
II you must use watering can, do
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16

ingenuity of the house
wife. Breakfast, such
as fruit of some sort, a
cereal, soft-cooked eggs,
toast and coffee. This
will provide a good
meal, where even heavy
labor is performed be-
fore the MONDAY meal.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16

with small pins to strips
CT cloth before going out:
then they may be hung
quickly with no danger
of loss or tearing Of deli
cate embroidery.
When going upstairs
place the whole foot on
the stair and keep the
body erect: this manner
of climbing stairs will
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16

it with a will. Give enough water that
the moisture will penetrate to the
roots instead of coaxing them to the
surface, there to be the more suscep-
tible to a protracted drought.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
Don't Want That Advertised.


There are some men who are always
vociferating against vice, but who
would feel mighty small if it became
known where they spend their nights.
Exchange.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
Quite Rufhed.

Quite Ruffled.
L hear your wife is noted as plain
cook
Well, yours amt so killing band
some, is she?"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
Good Definition.

"Home-where each lives for the
other and all for God Selected.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
A THE I
/ 1KITCHEN u
N-aCABINET IT,

Inc man who wins is an average man
Not built on any peculiar plan.
NOT bleSt with any peculiar luck:
Just steady and earnest and full of
pluck
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16

The practical thing for this
WouId-be farmer 70 do would be
to rent hi7 aew-bouGht farm
and become an earnest student
at the nearest agricultural col
Iege. Will he be like most
other teachers and persuade
himself that he knows it all be-
fore he has really learned any
thing?
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
MENUS WITHOUT MEAT.

To prepare meals for any length OF
time without the use of meat takes the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
SYNOPSIS.

grow tired OF my work as college
instructor and buy a New England farm
on SIGHT
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
Things Worth Knowing.

In hanging out clothes that are apt
to be lost because small, pin them
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16

There! After Whirl of ex-
pense and figuring the profes'
sor calls his farm "piant."
And he expects to learn his Iiv-
ina!" He may earn it, but will
he act it? His first days work
at his "plant" may tell us some
thing about that.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-01-28
EXPORTS BREAK RECORD

WASHINGTON exports
increased 20 per cent. in 1915 and
reached a total of $4,000, 100000,
breaking all previous records. Fig
ures issued by the department OF
commerce show heavy exports ana
declining imports, together, set new
American trade balance record at 81,
ITO. 600 900. The imports were the
smallest since 1912.
The country's total foreign trade
exports and imports, passed the five
billion dollar mark during the year
each month showing heavier exports
until December's reached $359,OOO,0O0
The trade balance of close to two bil
lion dollars was five times greater
than in 1914, when it stopped at S324'
100000 Exports have grown stead
ily and rapidly in the last four years
the European war checking outgons
shipments only for a brief time
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-01-28
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS
TEACHERS AGENCY

A recent decision Of the supreme
court in the case of Pacific Teachers
Agency VS.. w. V. Tanner, attorney
general, representing the state of
Washington, may have the effect OF
placing many classes of employees
again at the mercy of private employ.
ment agencies. A history of this suit
and of the conditions causing it is of
moment to us.
There has been in existence for soy
eral years in the state of Washington
a teachers agency conducted by one
T. II. Huntworth 1t has been the
custom of this agency to charge a reg
istration fee of two dollars to each
teacher registering for a position
whether one obtained a school or not
The seacher further agreed to pay to
the agency five per cent. of the first
years salary upon obtaining posi-
tion. Thus if the salary were one
hundred dollars per month, the teach
er would pay to the agency $50 of the
first years salary, 1t is claimed that
the great majority Of teachers were
opposed to the agency, Mrs. Jose
phine Preston took a strong position
against it early in her term and is
Joined by other prominent educators
~ o. Showalter, president of the
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-01-28
MESSAGE FROM GOMPERS

At the opening Of the convention
message from Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, was read In this, President
Gompers urged a strong fight against
the referendum anti-picketing bill,
which he declared constitutes a seri-
GUS menace to labor The employers
have the greater power and control
the financial situation The picketing
system is almost the only way the
wage-earners have to secure a hearing
in an industrial dispute Prohibiting
persons from carrying banners takes
away from the labor men their most
effective means of getting facts be-
fore the public Organized labor
should use all it's efforts to defeat the
proposed measure
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-01-28
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT
AGENCIES

The wiping out of private employ
ment agencies, in so far as charging a
fee to the workman is concerned, has
already proven beneficial. Employ
ers are noting a steadier condition of
employment, and one large firm, in
the past depending almost wholly
upon private agencies for help has
written a letter to one of our munici-
pal bureaus with which it now deals,
expressing appreciation of the better
class of workmen furnished. On the
whole there has been little complaint
of violation of this law, although Spo-
kane has reported several cases in
which the law was crcumvented by
willy schemers.
A comprehensive system of state
employment offices is needed and we
should renew our efforts during the
next legislature to secure such a law.
The federal government, state and
city governments, working i'm con-
junction, can entirely replace the pri-
vate agencies. do it much more eff
ciently and honestly.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-01-28

IEvERETT FOR CONVENTION CITY
The contest for convention city was
the center of considerable interest
and amusement. Harry Call nomi
mated Bellingham and urged its claim
to consideration, ably backed up by
c. S. Hall and ]. G. Brown. A. A.
Giersch nominated Everett, upon
which the consideration of that city
was objected to by Delegate T. V.
Copeland, of Tacoma Typographical,
on the ground that it would ruin his
reputation to be seen there-and he
wanted to attend the next convention.
A storm of objections, appeals, strong
arm rulings by President Marsh-who
is from Everett - catcalls and boots
ensued, but the uproar was finally
subdued by the chairman, and in the
end Cope" voted for the City of
Smokestacks. Fred Hudson, of Olym-
pia Trades Council, nominated that
city, urging that the convention should
meet in the citadel of privilege just
before the legislative session.
A roll call vote showed SO votes
for Everett, 3S for Bellingham and
1 for Olympia.
SUZZALLO SPEAKS
Preceding the election of officers,
President Henry Suzzallo, of the Uni
versity of Washington, addressed the
convention on the question of voca-
tional training, emphasizing particu-
larly the advances being made in
methods of instruction in the past few
years and outlining the function the
schools should perform in our pres
ent economic system. The president
expressed himself as particularly fav-
oring trade and continuation schools
for young people forced into industry
at an early age In reply to a ques-
ton, the purpose of the new bureau
of industrial research at the univer-
sity was explained.
Fred ]. Chamberlain, fraternal del
egate from the State Grange and
member of the joint legislative COM
mittee, was called on for talk by
President Marsh, and said the farm
ers certainly had no regrets for hitch
ing up with organized labor in the
past, and hoped the unionists felt
the same way about it. Mr.. Chamber
lain mentioned his old friend the fish
trust, and in conclusion said the union
lists and the farmers and the progress
sive people of the state are going to
stick together until they get all the
initiative legislation they have plan
ned and until they swamp all the bllls
referred to the people from the last
Legislature,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-01-28
COMMISSIONER OLSON
ADDRESSES CONVENTION
MORE RELIEF BY LAW
2o4 Labor Violations Taken to Court
During Year 1915

Labor Commissioner Olson was in
troduced by President Z. P. Marsh as
man who has distinctly made good
In a difficult position" and later re.
turned the compliment by expressing
the hope that Mr. Marsh would be re-
elected to office Both remarks were
loudly applauded Mr.. Olson gave
resume of the history of his depart
ment, saying that during the past year
264 labor violations were taken to the
courts, from which 1872 convictions
were secured.
He said the employment agency
had resulted in a remarkable length
ening of the tenure of employment, as
! it removed the opportunity for split
ting fees between agents and employ
ers. He pointed out the great need of
the laborers for a law for collecting
wages as many laborers are yearly
mulcted out of small sums which make
a surprising total
DOES WIN HIS FIGHTS
1--WE do get convictions, said Com.
missioner Olson, who is the idealistic
type OF fighter who struggles best
with smiling lips and eyes But
notice that We don't get very much
publicity on account of them, Every
time we have a case-wel, at least
many times-our cases are taken uu-
der aivisemout Then the decision is
slipped out very quietly so quietly
that it doesn't even make a whisper.
We lose the moral effect on the pub
lie. but We do get the decisions, ordi.
narily in our favor"
A GOOD LESSON
Those card men who are so indif-
ferent to the development of the la
Dor press should take to heart Cand
head Commissioner Olson's state
ment. Why should the daily press,
owned and controlled by and publish
ed in the interest of the employing
class, play up" triumphs of the wage
earning class?
It is clearly up to Labor to create
and maintain a strong press of its
own, in every city and county tn ev.
cry state in the nation.
Organized labor atains only the
power and material well-beine that it
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-01-28
Ernest P. Marsh Is
Reelected President
of State Federation
ALL BUT ONE OF OLD OFFICIALS
REELECTED
Everett VIII Be Next Convention City

The officers who will head the
Washington State Federation of La
Dor for the coming year were selected
at the annual convention at NORTH
Yakima, Thursday, Jan. Goth. AL
the old officers, with the single ex
ception of first vice-president, were
reelected, R. c. TAFT, of the Belling
ham Teamsters, retiring in favor Of
Harry Call, of the same organization
formerly with the Shingleweavers
and two years ago the vice-president
of the Federation from that district
j. II. Johnson, of the Wilkeson
Mine Workers, had the honor of plac
ing in nomination the president, e. P
Marsh, of Everett, for reelection
There were no further nominations
and President Marsh was reelected
by acclamation, the convention rising
in appreciation of the services rem
dered by him during the past year
Similar action was taken with the of
flee of secretary-treasurer, William
j. Coates, of Spokane Pressman, nomi-
mating Charles Perry Taylor, of Ia
coma Typographical, the incumbent,
in a neat speech, refuting the rumors
that Spokane had framed up against
the Tacoma man.
r. C. TAFT, retiring officer, nominal
ed Harry Call, of the Bellingham
Transfers, for first vice-president,
and the convention concurred. Like
action was taken with Second Vice
President William ]. Coates, who was
nominated by Dad" Kilbury, of the
Spokane delegation; Third Vice
President Lee F. Clarke, of Walla
Walla, nominated by B. F. Weisinger,
of North Yakima Electrical Workers; ;
Fourth Vice-President V. T. Evans,
of Aberdeen, nominated by ]. w. Bru-
nett. of Hoquiam Carpenters; Fifth
Vice-President Rea Last, nominated
by r. " Hoyt, of Tacoma Trades
Council; Sixth Vice-President Will
liam Short, nominated by E. B. Ault,
of Seattle; and Seventh VicePresi-
dent f. A. Francois, nominated by
r. H. Mills, of Everett Trades Coun-
Gil.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-01-28
Report of President E. P. Marsh
of State Federation of Labor

Ision plumbed straight to the depths
of industrial unrest. Industrial anC
financial corporations are said tc
have no soul to save, no physica
body upon which to administer pun
ishment for wrongdoing" Cunningly
contrived legal mechanism made them
practically immune from legal retri
button. But if it be true that no com
| bination can long withstand an awak.
ened and aroused public conscience
a day of reckoning cannot be long
delayed for those combinations of cap.
ital that have oppressed American
workmen and weakened the entire So
cial fabric. The report of this com.
mission is merciless arraignment of
modern industrial and business meth.
DDS of our great corporations in their
relations to employees in particular and
society in general. No phase of in.
dustrial or social relations has been
left unprobed by this commission and
remedial measures are suggested. The
report has made profound impress
sion upon thinking people and is
bound to do incalculable good if Civ
en- general publicity. 1t is the pub
licity" phase of this question that
would bring to the earnest attention
of this convention. 1t is not to be
wondered at if powerful pressure is
brought upon congress to practically
smother this report, probably by cut
ting off the necessary appropriation
for wide dissemination. This conven.
ton, speaking for the organized labor
movement of the state of Washington
should urge our representatives in
congress-they ought to need no urg-
ing and probably do motto work and
vote for adequate funds to send this
report broadcast throughout the land.
Unless this is done, and the masses of
the people given an opportunity to
see American industrial life as this
commission has visualized it, the pa
tient, thorough work of the commits
sion will have gone for nought,
1t is matter for congratulation that
able representatives of the American
labor movement have had a hand in
the conduct of the commissions work
an achievement of which they may
we'll be proud.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-01-28
HIGHER WAGES
FOR MOLDERS

CLEVELAND.-An agreement mas
been reached between machine foun-
dry members of the Iron Molders'
Union and their employers A one
wear contract provides that the pres
ent rate, $3.50, shall be raised to
$3.50. for the first three months, ana
that S4 a day shall be the prevailing
rate thereafter About 1000 employees
in over a score of shops are affected
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-01-28
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
EVERETT TRADES BLDG. ASSN.

Stockholders in the Everett Trades
Building Association are hereby noti-
fled that the regular semi-annual
meeting will be held in the Labor
Temple Saturday evening, Jan. 29th
at s o'clock Every stockholder is
urged to be present, as a matter OF
great importance will come before the
members for action.
e. p. MARSH,
Sec'y.- Treasurer
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-01-28
ELECTRICAL WORKERS WIN

MINNEAPOLIS Electrical Work
ers' Union has signed an agreement
with the w. O. Hartig Electrical co.
after differences that existed for sew
eral months. The Hartig concern is
the largest of it's kind in the city ana
has agreed to hereafter pay the
unions new rate, which is an increase
of 6A cents an hour over the old
scale
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-01-28
PICTURE OPERATORS GAIN

GREENSBURG, Pa-Motion picture
onerators have increased wages from
90 to s3 a week and secured better
working conditions
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Labor Against War
and preparedness"
Minimum Wage Law Trials
Bring Convictions
OREGON LABOR
AGAINST PREPAREDNESS
Heads of Organization Urge DELEGATES
to Take Stand Against Militarism

PORTLAND.-President T. H. Bur.
chard of the Oregon State Federation
OF Labor, addressing the annual con.
Ventlon, warned the delegates that
they must stand against militarism.
lie declared that labor succeeded only
in peace
Eugene Smith, president of the
Portland Labor Council, spoke direct
ly against preparedness.
A letter from Gus Kramer of Salem.
Ore, urged the abolition of the army
and navy
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-01-28
HIGHER WAGES NEXT YEAR

BEAVER, Pa.-The Plumbers union
has renewed its contract for $3.50
per day with employers. 1t is agreed
that next years rate shall be 50.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-01-28

Breaking off diplomatic relations
with Austria is a good deal like back
ing into a war through the rear en-
trance.-Boston Transcript.