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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-24

Another link has been added to the
chain Of Hapsburg love dramas by
the ASSASSINATION of Count Seller. in
a Luccrac villa, January 10. Hiz
death, il is declared, was dccrccd by
Emperor Franz Josef because he in
volvcd a young archduchess, closely
related to the Archduchcss Marie
Theresa, in love intrigue. The tragic
affair has only just become public.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-24

According to Berlin report the
Turkish ministry Of marine is about
to publish a statement to the effect
that Turkish submarine sank the
steamer Persia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-24

Joseph Craig of Waynesboro, Pa,
was arrested Saturday, charged with
assault and battery on Samuel
Schroyer. the one-acmed l3 year old
son of Mrs. Jennie Schroyer, He is
also accused of holding the crippled
lad on the railroad tracks in front
of an approaching locomotive until!
the engine was within 10.feet of him.
thereby almost causing the boy to
have commissions. Craig said the
Schrovcr lad. with other boys, was
throwing stones ut him. one Of which
struck Charles Myers. friend of his.
in the head. The boys then ran into
nearby lumber yard. it is alleged,
and Craig caught Schroyer and took
him to the railroad track. Schroyer Is
unusually afraid of a locomotive be-
cause he lest his arm several years
ago by being run over by al engine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-24

A dispatch from Rome states that
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria
is suffering from an attack Of bron-
chitis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-24
HOWARD W. SMITH, Secretary and
Treasurer.

Entered at the Postoffice of Alexan
dria, Virginia as second class matter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-24
NEWS or THE DAY

The Federal income tax law was
3sciarcd constitutional in the Su-
preme Court today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-24
PUBLISHED DAILY

20 si.%S n .-js
By Alexandria Gazscts Corporation.
ROBERT S. BARRETT, President
and General Manager.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12
TRADES
COUNCIL
n E w S

Last week a short session of the
Council was held on Friday evening,
instead of Wednesday, on account of
the mass meeting.
Lowman's confectionery store store
and cafe was ordere dtaken from the
Unfair List.
Cooks and Walters union reported
a good meeting with initiation of
three new members.
The Tailors reported good meeting
and two reinstatements.
Attorney R. J. Faussitt gave an
interesting talk on the Utilities Bill,
and President E. p. Marsh discussed
the First Aid measure, emphasizing
the importance to the workers in mill,
mine and factory of this proposed
legislation.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12
SOCIAL PROGRESS-THROUGH
EDUCATION

81 believe that education is the
fundamental method of social prog
ress and reform.
81 believe that the community's
duty to education is, therefore, it's
paramount moral duty. By law and
punishment, by social agitation and
discussion, society can regulate and
form itself in more or less hap
hazard and chance way. But through
education. society can formulate its
own purposes, can organize its own
means and resources, and thus shape
itself with definiteness and economy
in the direction in which it wishes to
move.
81 believe that when society once
recognizes the possibilities in this
direction, and the obligations which
these possibilities impose, it is i'm
possible to conceive of the resources
of time, attention, and money which
will be put at the disposal of the
educator. john Dewey.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12
A Word From Pres. Marsh
on the NOn-P Partisan Bill

fight TO establish popular government
in this state and has a very definite
idea of what it is doing at this time.
1t does not propose to be swerved or
stampeded by foes or alleged"
friends. In the fight for non-partisan-
ship it wants to have the support of
every believer in that principle. The
support of the Star would be very well
come, but we are certainly not going
to place in jeopardy our first aid"
bill and other initiative measures by
withdrawing a bill at this late hour at
the dictation of the Star particularly
when we feel we have a bill funda-
mentally sound and legally bomb
proof
We urge every member of or
ganized labor to redouble his or her
effort to secure the necessary sigma
lures to all of these petitions. Don't
be discouraged because the Star has
launched this flank attack. We have
fought our battles alone and unaided
these many years and had we quit at
the first rebuff from those we be-
lieved to be our friends, we should
never have won a battle, industrially
or politically. There are many firm
friends of -partisanship who will
not be misled by the Stars attack
The enemies of direct legislation
are chucklng up their sleeves at this
situation, hoping that it will divide
our forces and make easy their fond
dreams of discrediting popular control
of the machinery of government. We
can best reply by rolling up our
sleeves and going about the work of
petition circulation as if we meant
business. Your union is probably
busily at work now, but you can in,
crease your activity. If you have not
actively taken up the burden it is
high time you did so. Let each union
member make the month of May a
red letter month in the year by piling
up the signatures to these initiative
petitions. Fraternally yours,
E. P MARSH, President.
Attest: Charles Perry Taylor, Sec
rotary.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12
ECONOMIZING LABOR

Two laborers were engaged to
deepen a we'll whcih had become dry.
One of them sent his mate down into
the we'll while he sat at the top and
directed the work.
He first ordered the other man to
dig a bit on this side" then "dig a
little more on that side" until the
latter, tired of both the work and
the orders, exclaimed: 'You sit up
there and use your tongue while
have to do all the work." "One man
here giving directions" said the man
at the top, can do as much as ten
men down there"
Thereupon his mate threw down
his pick and climbed up beside the
other man. what are you doing
here?' inquired the latter, 1.-TWO
men up here" answered his mate,
"can do as much as twenty men down
there Baltimore Sun.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12
DANGERS OF INDUSTRY

New York,-There are 100000
wage earners in this state who are
subject to the workmen's compensa-
ton law and one out of every 35 of
this number was disabled for more
than two weeks by an industrial ac-
cident in the IS months ending De-
cember 81, 1915, according to re-
port issued by w D. Archer, deputy
state industrial commissioner.
In the IS months there We're re
ported 337,5O0 industrial accidents, of
which 56,374 involved total disability
for over a fortnight, carrying there
with an allowance of two-thirds of
regular wages. There were 1914
deaths from industrial accidents and
81 per cent of the victims had others
depending on them for support
An analysis Of the first 10000
claims for benefits under the com
pensation law shows that the average
value of a death award was S3.24O:
average value of a permanent total
award, STATS; average per
manent partial disability award.
S52038; average temporary total dis
ability award, S4241.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12

Upon request of the Building Trades
Council, the name of J, c. Jensen,
painter was ordered placed on the
Unfair List
The tangle with the Lowman-Stan-
ley Confectionery and Cafe has been
Strengthened out, and this firm is no
longer to appear in the list of the
"Tntair"
The Molders' union has postponed
its previously announced dance to
May oath
The Card and Label League an
nounced e Card Party for this even
in CMay 12) in their hall in the
Labor Temple AL friends Of organ
lied labor will be welcome
Brother Robert Mills gave a most
encouraging report of progress as
delegate from the Shingle Weayers'
union. Several of the big mills have
resumed work under the terms of the
newly adopted wage scale, and the
mills that have refused to work under
union conditions are exceedingly quiet
and smokeless-also manless. The
increasing demand for lumber and
shingles will force the mllmen to be-
come good, patriotic citizens before
long
The resignation of Maynard Shipley
as editor of the Labor Journal was
announced by the Board of Control.
and applications for the position in
vited. to be submitted before May
DIST. His registration takes effect on
June LIST.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12

PatronIze YOUR Advertisers.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12
Shipley Resigns
Everett, Wash, May I, 1916.
o the Board of Control,

To the Board of Control,
Everett Labor Journal;
Owing to the fact that I shall leave
this state early in June, | hereby
tender my resignation as editor of
the Labor Journal, to take effect with
the issue dated June End, 1916.
In taking this step I wish to thank
the Board of Control, and through
them the Everett Trades Council, for
their kindly spirit of helpfulness and
cooperation in helping me to make
of the Labor Journal a real express
sion of the needs, aspirations and
progress of the labor movement of
the United States, and it is with
sincere regret that l give up this
means of doing my small share in
advancing the interests of the or
ganizable wage earners of this com
munity.
With best wishes for the continued
growth and power of the Councils
organ of publicity, and looking for
ward to a tremendous awakening of
the forces of labor throughout the
length and breadth of America,
shall continue to struggle day by
day for the higher advancement of
the men and women whose skill and
industry make possible the wealth
and culture of the race.
Fraternally and gratefully yours,
MAYNARD SHlPLEY.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12

SCRAPPED

An interesting story concerning the
house at Stratford on Avon, in which
lived, is told in The
Public a Chicago weekly publication
by Samuel Milliken, a Philadelphia
economist, who is also a Shakespear
ean student. Perhaps some persons
VIII see in the story a modern eco
ionic lesson. Mr.. Milliken related:
THE tercentenary of Shakes.
peare's death is April 23, 1916.
His birthplace is sacredly pre-
nerved, but his later dwelling
house in Chapel street, Stratford.
was vindictively scrapped, And
thereby Hangs a tale
"In 1897 Shakespeare bought a
Stratford house and lot known as
the New Place He remodeled it
and held 1t until hi sdeath.
After his death the house re-
NAMED in his familys possession
until about 1860, when it was sold
to the Clopton family. About 1903
they rebuilt it, but retained so
much of the original structure
that the house and Shakespeare's
mulberry tree remained a magnet
for pilgrims.
In 1852 the Cloptons sold the
Shakespeare house to Rev. Fran
els Gastrel. He had a disagree
ment with Stratford folk, where
upon he removed to Litchfield.
Feeling that his assessment at
Stratford was too high, he pro-
tested, but in vain. Petulantly
declaring that the house should
never be assessed again, he
wrecked it, sold the materials, and
shook the dust of Stratford from
his feet
"This sacrilege would not have
been committed but for the
curious fact that Stratfordians of
that day fined men who commit
ted or maintained improvements
in the town, repeating the fine
yearly while the offense was in
evidence. 1t was a misdemeanor,
punishable by fine, to beautify
the town, but not to uglify it. The
clergyman avoided his fine for
maintaining the Shakespeare
house; he destroyed the priceless
relic.
ITO make effective their
curious law the authorities of the
town employed sleuths to watch
vacant lots. Whenever they saw
a man committing an improve
ment, they waited until the deed
was done beyond recall. Then
they fined the miscreant, repeat
ing the fine as long as he per-
sisted in his offense. To make
the punishment fit the crime fines
were graded, increasing according
to the value of the improvement
committed.
"The Stratford sleuths were
known as assessors; their victims
were assessed. That was right"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12
NO cossAcKs FOR NEW YORK

Albany, n. Y--The state assembly
defeated the constabulary bill in the
closing hours Of the Legislature.
This measure had been passed by
the senate. Trade unionists ridiculed
the claim of cossack advocates that
l16 policemen could protect the
farmers Of this state, and insisted
that the real purpose was to use the
cossacks as in Pennsylvania. The
workers also objected to empowering
policemen to arrest citizens without
a warrant.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12
WANT THE JOB?

Applications for the position of
editor of the Labor Journal will be
considered by the Board of Control
on Sunday, May Dist Address APP
plications to O. F. Wefferling, Secre-
tary Board Of Control 1918 Broadway.
The Board requests that applicants
state what wages would be expected
by them
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12

Let the people vote on war. Let
those who vote for war be first to go
to war and be placed at the front of
battle-Allen l.. Benson.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12

inhabit them, and they shall plant
vineyards and eat the fruit of them
They shall not build and another in
habit, they shall not plant and an
other eat-Isaiah 65:21-22.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12

This earth shall then be trans
formed, man will then offer to his
brother man, not bullets nor bayo-
nets, but richer grains, better fruit
and fairer flowers. Bur
bank.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12
SOCIAL REFORM

While there is a lower class, / am
in it;
While there is a criminal element,
I am of it;
While there is a soul in Jail, l am
not free. Eugene V. Debs.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12

The Star Theatre wishes to an
nounce that they are in no way con-
nected with the Grand or Princess,
but is owned exclusively by Messrs.
Mccartney, Phelan, Martin, Johnson
and Lindgren
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-12

They shall beat their swords into
plowshares, and their spears into
pruning hooks.-Isaiah "a.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-29
Cook Still Claims The Pole

DR.. Frederick A. Cook was in
Washington the other day, and
made his annual claim to tn e
pole. DR.. Cook insists that he
saw it first" and he wants an
investigation by Congress. to
prove his statements. A good
many people are beginning to
wonder why it is that DR.. Cook
should be denied the simple JUS
tice of trial by his peers. The
Peary claims were accepted al
most without question. notwith-
standing they were quite IA hazy
as those of DR.. Cooks. 1t is an
easy thing to keep a man in the
"faker' class when he is all along
denied the right to state his case
before a fair tribunal.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-29
O. X. Fjetland, Publisher
Subscription Sl.0O the wear
Lincoln and Wilson

A comparison of the admins
tratiOns of these two greatest OF
American presidents. shows that
up to the present period Of Will
sons term, a remarkable likeness
is to be found.
Wilson is today facing a crisis
very similar to the one which
c1nfrontei Lincoln Immediately
preceding the civil war.
As Lincoln was criticised and
taunted y The press and public
for being weak-kneed and cow
ard'v, so is Wilson criticised.
A Lincoln was urged to hurry
the northern troops into the
south, SO i Wilson urged to hurl
our forces against Mexico, and.
like Lincoln, Wilson is moving
wi h a precision that causes a
su~ ~ge Of criticism. which is iden-
teal With the criticism of Lin
coins policies at that time.
In reading the story Of Lin
coins life. we find that after Is, =
00o volunteers had been gathered
at Washington, Lincoln still did
not make any move on the south
un,il inc men were fully prepared
and he was absolutely certain
that war could not be avoided.
This apparent slowness caused
mutterings Of discomfort which
grew deeper and more threa en-
ing as time wore On. People de-
manded a short. sharp. decisive
campaign. Why not wheel the
army into line. march straight
into Richmond, take Jefferson
Davis prisoner, hang him and
a few leaders and have the trou-
bic over?' was the question
that was hurled at the president,
by the press, the pulpit and the
mob. On the other hand were
the abolitionists. who did not
want war. only for the freedom
of the slaves, and who can we'll
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-29

of the Panama canal dispute, and
one of the officials formerly at
Panama has related within the
past few days that the feeling
was so bitter that nearly every.
one on the is hmus was ready to
enlist-if they might have the
privilege. to "go and fight Eng
land" And it was only the FORE
part of the present month that
the executive and legislative
branches of the government were
seriously discussing going to war
with Germany. In a few hours
the nature OF all the excitement
changed, and the American war
correspondents" felt the thrill
of delight at being back on the
old job, with Mexico in the big
headlines. NO one can deny the
seriousness ofpresent conditions,
but the greatest of all the Amer
ican difficulties seem to rest in
the histeria and chip-on.the-
shoulder attitude Of our citizens.
If the cool-headed people in con-
troll of public affairs continue to
keep the mastery of the situa-
ton. the moth and the froth will
escape most Of the flame, and
the United States will be the
most respected nation of the
world, because of its neutrality.
The wonderful sense of right and
justice guiding the present gen.
GRAFTON. is evidence of the wis.
dom of our democratic form of
government.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-29
,e likened to the pacifists Of to-

be likened to the pacifists OF to-
day.
How little difference there is
between the demands then and
now. when the mob is bowling
for hurried campaign in Mexi-
co and cursing Wilsln for actions
which are almost identical with
those of the great Lincoln.
VIII the people never learn?
Must they alway do honor to a
great man, only after his death?
The same people. the same
newspapers and the same orators
who praise Lincoln's memory,
deride and criticise Wilson. who
is following in the footsteps of
his predecessor so closely that
any one who has followed closely
the stories of their lives can only
see a difference in their origin.
Both were elected in political
tumult and stepped into the high
office from almost obscurity.
Who can say but that the God,
who chose Lincoln. as the man
to be at the heal of our great
country during the bitter period
of the civil war. also chose Will
son to lead US during the most
tumultuous period in the history
of the world?
AS members OF Wi sons cabi-
net have deserted him, 60 did
the members of Lincoln's cabi-
net, and both of these great
leaders were forced to face the
crisis practically alone. and the
way that Lincoln chose was that
of doing what he thought right
regardless of the opinions of the
leader of his political party.
Such is also the course that Will
son has pursued.
Though Wilson may have
erred, remember that only one
man ever lived that did not err
and he was crucified by the peo-
pie whom he had come to save.
No matter how good the man,
or how great his achievements.
it appears that he is never ap-
preciated until he has gone to
his reward and then the people
for whom he has struggled feeb-
ly attempt to make amends by
honoring his memory.
1t is time for US American peo-
pie to learn to appreciate our
great men befsre it is too late.
Heap your flowers on a mans
living body, not on his corpse.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-29
They Look Bad

When you walk along the
street and see the cutters strewn
with refuse, it looks bad.
When you see empty bottles
decorating the dark corners, that
looks bad-and suspicious.
When you see papers blowing
around over town, it indicates
that people are thoughtless and
careless. 1t is bad.
When you see broken glass
around under foot it is pure neg.
ligence and is both bad and dan.
gerous.
When you see kitchen garbage
dumped into the back yard OF
tossed over the fence. it looks
bad and smells worse.
When you see vacant property
Uttered with debris of every ma.
ture, it, too, looks bad-is offens.
i've to the mind as we'll as to the
eye.
When you see a back yard lit.
tered with the accumulations OF
months and of years, it looks
worse than bad.
When you see a front yarC
down at the heels and going tt
seed, you wonder-but, then
We'll let you finish the sentence
Just how bad are we, anyway
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-29

Women kiss when they meet.
men shake hands, and animals
rub noses. But what will Villa
and the devil do when they meet?
Presumably, however, the sun
will continue to shine upon us
unless it is obscured by the clouds
of war.
Of course we deplore all of this
strife that is robbing the world
of it's glory, but we decline to
let it interfere with our Sunday
dinners.
When an old duffer with a mill
lion marries a young girl with a
pretty face the devil pronounces
his blessing with a wink of the
off eye.
Amidst all of the excitement
of wars and rumors of wars,
don't lose sight of the fact that
you can hear mighty good SER
mon in this town any Sunday in
the year.
We'd just be eternally tickled
if we could ride around in an
auto like so many of our neigh
bors are doing. But alas! Those
delinquent subscribers who al.
ways forget to think!
Advertising is like patriotism
in war time. 1t is irresistible,
and draws the people right into
your store. Be patriotic, Mr..
Merchant. by being an adver-
tiser.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-29

There are two classes of peo.
pie in every town. The first
never loses an opportunity to bet
ter their own condition in all le.
gitimate ways and at the same
time advance the interests of the
community as a whole. The
other class-well, they are just
the other class, and that all.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-29
Farm and
Garden
GARDEN STRAWBERRIES.
Well Prepared Soil and Early Planting
Two Essentials.

Two Essentials.
Two things are essential for success
With strawberries swell prepared sol
and early planting, The earlier that
strawberry plants can be got into the
ground In spring the better. But even
to give them an early start the prepara
ton of the beds should not he neglect
ed. If that Is sighted early planting
and subsequent cultivation will both
produce but small returns. 1t Ia best
then, to get to work on the stra wberry
bed at the earliest possible moment \
As soon as the ground Is In workable.
condition the soil should be- deeply
spaded and richly manured.
Ordinarily the home stra wberry bed
u not large, and preparation accord
ingly can be all the more thorough II
cannot, however. he too thorough
Two spadings. therefore. are letter
than one, as the bed through thIS
double working will be more hHel}
pulveriZed, while the manure VIII ne
more evenly distributed and more
thoroughly Incorporated with the soil
Fresh manure is to he avoided, It's use
ID fatal. The best manure for tie pur
pose is well rotred cow manure. ana
this should be used llberally, Ana
finally the surface of the bed should
be Ioft In such condition-so finely puI