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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05
EVERETT SH|NClE WEAvERS STRIKE FOR UNION
SCALE. COMPLETE TIE-UP OF ALL MILLS FOLLOW

crease. We shall remain closed until
such a time as we can get men and
do business. The men are just as
unreasonable as they can be; they
are asking the same old scale as we
paid in 1914 when times were good.
We are not making a dollar and
haven't made a dollar for two years
and a half (yet "times were good" in
1910, and we can't stand the increase
in wages asked for by our men"
Contrasted with that statement is
the following clipping from the Sc
attic Times of the same day ans date
PRICE OF SHINGLES RISING
'NVar in Europe may have weak
ened the power of many rulers, but it
has firmly established the American
shingle as undisputed ruler over the
roofing kingdom, according to Thomas
Bates of Aberdeen. Bates operates
a lumber and shingle mill in Aber
deem and believes it better than
gold mine. He is in Seattle on
business trip and is a guest at the
Frye War certainly has entrenched
the little cedar shingle against all it's
enemies said Bates. The price of
shingles has advanced more than
thirty cents in the last two months
and still the demand is greater than
the supply. Dealers believe that the
price will go still higher. The use of
metal in the manufacture of muni-
tions is causing most of the metal
roofing materials to leave the market
entirely"
Local employers complain that the
increased price of logs more than
offsets the increased price of shingles.
Just previous to the present strike
shingle cedar was selling anywhere
from nine to twelve dollars a thou
sand. Good lumber cedar was OBJ
tainable from twelve to fourteen dol
lars a thousand. The advance in
shingle cedar was not greatly over
the price prevailing a year ago. The
Iateness of the cutting season in the
woods, due to the severe winter, ac-
counted for most of the increased
price Many camps have scarcely yet
resumed normal cutting capacity.
When they do So logs will lower in
price
Anyhow, the weavers say, that if
other large plants, going into the
open log market as do local manu-
facturers, compelled to compete for
their log supply, can pay the scale
without a murmur, log argument in
the local situation is not very i'm
pressive.
For the sake of industrial peace in
that industry, upon which depends in
large measure the prosperity of the
whole community, the Journal hopes
the employers and employees can
speedily get together and work out
al agreement llleiJ VIII bO VI a ie"e'ei-ASo
nature. We do not believe for one
moment that the boys want to be un-
reasonable, nor do they expect the
mills to run at loss. They fail to
understand why the old scale was
not restored as per promise, particu-
larly when so many mills in other
parts of the state paid it without
whimper.
If the mill men will recognize the
fact that the boys are bound to be
organized and that it is far better TO
have responsible, business-like body
of men deal with, this recurring
source of friction between employers
and employed can be done away with.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05
THE TRUTH ABOUT AMERICAN INDUSTRY

Have the workers received fair share OF the enor
NOUS increase in wealth which has taken place In this
country during the last twenty-five years largely as
result Of their labors? The is emphatcay-NO
The wealth of the country between 1890 and 1912 in
creased from 65 to 1877 billions 1873 per cent whereas
inn@ and TRANSPORTATION increased between 1889 and
1909 only 95 per cent from 2516 millions in 1889 to 4s1e
millions in 1909
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05

IL EVerett Snlngle mill operators be-
lieved that they had killed for all time
the shingle weavers' union in this
city, they were due for an awakening
and it came on schedule time. From
which it might be inferred that the
Everett shingle weavers are on strike.
They are.
One year ago a wage reduction was
posted in the mills in this city. At
that time the weavers were organized
and refused to accept the cut. A
strike ensued, which lasted for six
weeks The wage reduction was gen
eral throughout the state, the shingle
market was weak, there were many
unemployed and the boys waged a
losing fight. The fight at that time
soon developed into a fight upon the
union organization and the union was
completely dsorganized. The men
gradually returned to work upon the
promise of the mill operators that
when the price of shingles advanced
the old union scale of wages would be
restored.
With the coming of spring of this
year lumber and shingles took for
ward trend. Prices increased and the
demand became firm. But no move
was made by the local manufacturers
to restore the wage schedule. The
weavers took note of the advanced
price of shingles and began to specu-
late on the chances of the mill men
making good with their promise. Re
organization of the union was affected
in various parts of the state. In Ray
mond and South Bend the boys lined
up early in the year and directly due
to their organization, the mill men
of that section restored the union
scale nearly two months ago. The
significance of that action was not lost
on the boys in other localities and re-
organization became quite general.
The third of last April a convention
was held in Seattle, attended by near
ly thirty delegates. A new constitu-
ton was adopted, progressive in
character and closely modelled after
that of other strong organizations, 1t
made the principle of collective bar
gaining on a business basis the key
stone of the document and made it
possible, by providing necessary ma
chinery of conciliation, to eliminate
much of the petty strikes and dis
agreements that had afflicted the or
ganization in the past. Right there is
where the mill operators should have
begun to think Had they looked
about them they would have seen
other great industrial concerns, repre-
senting huge aggregations of capital,
dealing with labor upon a business
basis, providing methods through
which grievances might be taken up
and fairly adjusted, retaining mean
while the respect and confidence of
the men, the most valuable asset an
employer can have.
A slight increase in the wage scale
was made by local shingle mill op-
orators recently, but the raise left the
schedule still below that in effect
previous to the reduction of one year
ago
MILL OWNERS UNWISE
Conceding that the weavers have
made mistakes in the past in the con-
duct of their affairs, the Journal be-
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05
MILL OWNERS UNWISE

Conceding that the weavers have
made mistakes in the past in the con-
duct of their affairs, the Journal be-
leves the operators made grave
mistake that they did not confer with
officials of the union during the past
week when such a conference was
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05
Will pAY TAILORS' RATES

St. Louis, Mo.-The Retail Mer-
chants association has signed the
wage scale of Journeymen Tailors'
union No. IL.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05
METAL WORKERS MAKE GAINS

joplin, Mo.-Machinists and iron
molders have won strikes for i'm
proved conditions. In both cases
wages are increased to $4.25 for
nine-hour day.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05

Your dollar buys one hundred cents
worth of value every day in the year
at The Golden Rule.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05
THE MINIMUM WAGE
NUMBER AFFECTED
Approximate Number Of Women EN-.
ployed in Industries and occupa-
tions in State of Washington
Covered by Minimum
Wage Law

Salesladies in mercantile estab-
fshments, ice cream parIors,
confectionery, drug stores.
cigar counters, etc....... - TN
Stenographers and typists ..... 4,5OO
Bookkeepers, cashiers and ac-
countants ................... 2,725
winners .................... 1900
Dressmakers and seamstresses. 2.2O0
Hotel maids, cooks and wait
resses NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500
haundresses .................. $500
Telephone operators ........... 5000
Hairdressers and nsanicurists. 450
Various manufacturing occupa-
uons Observation-Disclosures. $500
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05

Spring housecleaning calls to mind
new Draperies and Curtains Ask to
see our line. The Golden Rule.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05

High Quality and Low Prices meet
at The Golden Rule.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-21

~ HERBERT COREY.
(Cspystght. 1914 ~ heseess Cerey'p
PARIS, March 1i.--No stories OF
the war have aroused more incredul-
ity in the United States than those
of camaraderie between the oppos-
ing trenches. War still seems a
sort OF organized murder to most
civilians. II II almost impossible TO
understand that men may try In
the most casual and commonplace
manner to kill each other In one
hour. and In the next exchange
cakes and compliments and friendly
calls. Only the men who have had
experience In the first line find
nothing unusual in these AFFAIRS.
War has become business,
said "Cabby.' "One conducts ones
business. you will comprehend. with
a minimum OF passion"
No doubt "Cabby" has q more
dignified name. But he Ia known
under this title TO every one In the
American Express Offices In Paris,
where before the war he was
stenographer. Then Cabby Was a
round, blond. placid little man who
was quite eficient and imperturba-
BILE. There was nothing OF the open
air man about Cabby then. His
dealings with nature were probably
confined to a walk In the Bots OF a
Sunday afternoon and an annual
holiday when the and PrR was
run. Now Cab5y 10 q poilu--a sun
nily beared poilu--who Is back in
Paris for his six days leave.
How I hate the Boches,' said an
once mate. Cabby stared.
I'VE don't" said Cabbv. "We
only try TO beat them
So that Cabby began TO tell a
series of incidents which confirm
the stories of across-the-trench-fel-
lowship. At Metzeral, for example.
the trenches are in many places no
more than three metres apart. Two
armies are almost in each others
arms. II is quite impossible for n
man in one OF these advanced
trenches to put up his head except
at the imminent risk of having II
shot or by some man in the other
trench. The lookout work is done
by the men In the second trenches,
well in the rear. The men In the
front trenches are only to check a
rush, In case one starts, until the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-21
Soldiers, Seeking Each Others
Lives, Become Friends When
Trenches Are Close Enough

electives behind them can get their
guns into play.
go II 10 quite monotonous," said
Cabby. Zone sits In the trench on
his hunkers and listens TO the
stories his mates tell until he knows
them by heart. Between times one
listens to the Germans talk In the
other trench. Just ~ feet away"
BY and by conversation starts be-
tween the two sides. II usually be-
gins with insults and boasts and
shades down into a fair degree OF
amity. The Germans at Metzeral
seem TO be short OF bread. They
have long ago lost appetite for their
war bread. The Frenchmen have
an abundance OF crisp. light. delici-
Gus bread. The Germans have plen'
~ OF hams and sausages. while the
meat ration Is furnished fresh TO
the French troops. The one has
one sort OF cheese and the other
another. One has wine and the
other beer.
I'VE have morning market"
said Cabby. we stand up on the
firing platform and trade food until
every one along the line Is salts
fed"
This friendliness is by no means
approved by the officers. II Is sur
reptitious indulgence. which 10
winked at when It does not go too
far. But there Is a story OF man
In the same part of the front who
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-21
THEATERS

entation L. emphatically case
where the actor. and not the play. Is
the thing
A very little overdoing--the slight
est false note would make the char
acter OF Gustave Miller. German-Jew'
ish delicatessen dealer. an offensive
burlesque. Hut Mr.. Miller Is equal
to the difficulties of the part and his
Gustave Miller is delightful.
His mastery OF dialect and clever
acting, in the role Of the excitable
old merchant, kept the audience
laughing throughout the greater part
OF the four acts, and in the ''big
scene" calling for an emotional ef-
fort of high order, he surpassed
himself
Miss Laura Walker. as Rose Null
Ter, daughter of Gustav. Is attractive
and convincing. Ivan r. Miller gives
an artistic presentation OF Joseph
Mahlen. mine faker. who attempts
10 get Gustay's savings, and Georges
pieases as Richard
Graham. reporter sweetheart OF Mul-
Iers daughter, who RECEIVERS the
cash.
Nine August Burmester, as Mrs.
Muller. gives performance second
only Ia that OF Mr.. Mann
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-21

made bet with his neighbor that
he would play q game Of cards with
the German In the next trench. He
did 30. by the connivsnce of both
lines, Every one talked of II. and
II got to the ears of the higher OF.
dcers. There Is no friendship at
headquarters for the invaders OF
France. There is only a grim de.
termination that the war shall never
end until the last foot OF land has
been rcgaiped.
The man who played cards was
courtmartialed." said the man who
told the story. HE was shot that
night"
only once the Germans were
angry" said Clabby. with huge rel
ish "Pow they swore."
One really could not blame the
Germans for thor anger. They had
been made the victims OF an impish
practical joke. The French trench
was four meters away on the up
hill side when the big rains came
on. Both trenches filled with wa
ter. but the Germans managed par
TALLY to drain theirs.
Then we bored holes through the
soft dirt. with long sticks" said
Cabby. giggllng, "and drained all
the water from our trench into the
German trench. The streams OF wa.
ter struck the Boches about breast
high"
II appears that this not only made
the Germans uncomfortable, but re.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-21
oRPHEuM

George Primrose and his merry
minstrels did not arrive in the Or.
pheum theater until Monday night.
disappointing a matinee crowd. be-
cause of heavy snow storm which
delayed their train from ST. Louis.
The act Is much the same as IL was
when Primrose was in the Orpheum
about a year ago. with eight burnt
cork men. good soloists and come
Gians and a quartet that fairly
makes the walls ring. Primrose ap-
iears as agile as he did 20 years ago.
dances just as nimbly and tells
stories quite as well II Is one OF
The few headline acts that is quite
rs good as one expects. The act con
sists of first part Of the conven-
tional minstrel type, and with a
number of songs, dances and jokes
that are new.
This weeks Orpheum show starts
IF with the Norris balloons in a
tOEltNg pdutouiifut. ~ MUMMY rNo
nance" Besides the hugh balloons
here Is pig. cat and dog, which
add TO the interest OF a jungle court
hip. O'Neil and Gallagher, merry
funsters, one rather bulky woman
ana the other an understood man.
rovide a procession OF laughs in
rmir gled with a few songs and
scme piano numbers. Lawrence and
edwards put on a military skit. The
2cnsion ONCE" with the old soldier
aking the character acting honors.
The Doctors Order" an original
nd unique playlet. is presented by
lark SiIvernail and other players.
Alice Cole. girl tenor. sings catchy
ungs and winds up with an imIta-
ion OF the minstrel. Eddie Leonard.
Feature films precede and follow
The vaudeville. Friday night, March
"a. amateur dancers will compete
for dancing honors.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-21

volted their instinct for order. Att
or protests had gone UNDECIDED they
went absolutely berserk. They
thnew hand grenades with both
hands. according to Cabby, and
howled cuss- words and wiped mud
dy water and froth from their Wills
kers. From a safe vantage ground
the French watched the perform
ance and. laughed until they cried.
The Germans In this trench never
forgave. Even now the Frenchmen
are kept on the alert by the out
ragged Roches.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-21
TEN PIE.

II applause is any indication OF
the worth OF q vaudeville number,
every ac, on the Temple bill this
week is a leader In the headliner
division Song specialties FREEDOM
mate. with pleasant fias hes of clever
wit interspered here and there.
Charles Z. Evans, the veteran
comedian is seen in a rollicking skit
which has TO do with the loss OF
collar button and OF the combination
OF safe in which the family jewels
are kept. Husband and wife are
dressing for dinner when the unfor-
tunafc series OF accidents occur. The
guests begin arriving before hubby
la shaved and before wife has been
tucked and jsmmed into her snug
evening gown. Imagine the excite
ment, which is aggravated by the
loss of the color button and OF the
combination of the safe. Incidental
ly. many ludicrous situations are
created, and Mrs. Evans can be de-
pended upon to make the most OF
them. Miss Phillips. as the nustered
wife. also has a highly developed
sense OF the humorous.
A delightful harmony offering is
that by the Old Homestead double
quartet Those eight men sing old
and new songs in a manner that re-
ceives the enthusiastic approval OF
the audience. Best of ali IL bass
solo, BABY Joe" rhe quartet .
rendition Of My Rosary" is beauti-
ful
The Faber girls are back again
with their original songs and dia-
Iogue. smiling faces and pretty
froeks. Comedy OF new kind Is
contributed by the smaller member
of the team. she being the direct op
posite of her statuesane and comel!
partner in song and dance numbers
Lew MADDEN and Gene Ford have
Monday morning rehearsal scene
with Lew al the piano and Gene IN
song Madden manages to inject Z
lot OF Irish wit into the act. Miss
Ford is good in her comedy role. ant
she sings well.
Comfort and King, black-fscet
minstrels, attract attention will
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-21
DONATIONS
COMING IN
GERMAN FAIR

n l11og9st' u being shown by
nloes ~ the various women's
nj WIN play : leading
~ shesity basaar. April ~
~ ~ ralisf of the German
"a pgSra Upwards Of 500 at
~ ~ meeting. and they
Gunsg6I ladIss' committee
II afsrkus. wife Of DR..
~ presidsnt. and Mrs. Os-
oeeAs - SECRETARY. Mrs.
r psNsident of the COM
Soatxibutions and Mrs.
4 y eofnfy.
IN 6o f6r chosen tor the
1oeta tmment committee are
echsnstein. Mrs- n. fuller.
llnm 1trab. Mrs.. Gustav
~ xssrnan and Mrs.
M churches and societies
M okhoSs, which are work
q I1cDso(1 AZ the bazaar.
x W ~ nethel. ST. JONAS
oH14 ao1 He4ft Of Jesus
4l ~ tlarx.ouie che
ma 6aetsss ana Conyress
z<1;< ssH st 9fss ts, g
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-21
Odds and Ends

HOBOKEN, y. J.-Coi. Judy
O'Grady and escort is the way they
viii say II now at Hoboken. vhers
the girls a. well AZ boys are to re-
ceive military training.
BRIDGE RT, Conn. - kid
Speed" will be the first name OF the
Remington Arms once boys here
after. They have been provided
with bicycles and roller skates.
ANDERSON. Ind.--Beatrice Long.
"a, married her son" He In James
Coins, %. son OF Marion Coins, 80.
Beatrfce's FIRST husband.
WAUSEON, O.--Arnold and Har-
old Meintxer. twins. who on Oct. 20,
1909, married Edna and Elva Conk.
lin, also twins, simultaneously
sought divorces, claiming their
wives deserted them on the same
day. March 1, 1913.
CLEVELAND, O.-One hundred
and eigheteen women will start n
course in military drilling. target
shooting and surgical dressing to-
night in Central army. They be-
Iieve In preparedness.
CHICAGO--Tbe seventh arres,
on unproven burglary charges vas
too much for Melville Reeves. To
day he inserted "pers )nsls" in local
papers asking burglar victims to
call his attorneys. ~ Reeves is sus-
pected."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-21

WASHINGTON. March 2l.--Col.
William A. Glassford. chief signal
cfiicer OF the western department OF
the army. was last night ordered TO
take charge OF the aviation school
at San Diego, Cal. previously COM
manded by Capt. Arthur 8. Cowan.
OfYicials said the transfer was not
connected with recent Investigations
of the conduct of the aeroplane
school.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-21
cARRIck.

With cast numbering but five
people and the simplest of stage set.
tings. Louis Mann, scored triumph
in the Carrick theater. Monday
night. In his presentation of the
Bubble"
Although Mr.. Lockc's comedy.
meiodrana IL ihseniously written
and well worked out. ~ AnAn pres
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-21
Brother eonsventurs Dies

SOUTH BEND. Ind. March H.
Brother Bonaventure michael Ca
sey), So years old. the oldest mem
Der of the Holy Gross brotherhood
at Notre Dame. died. Sunday morn
ING. He had been at Natre Dame
for SO years.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-21
ousrdsmen} Tie In Shoot

PORT HURON, Mich. March n.
Company G. OF Port Huron. and
Company I, OF East Jordan. are tied
fer nrst place In the state rife shoot
that has been under way for sew.
erai weeks The tie will be shot on
under directions from Capt. Percy
Patterson, Of tho 500.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-21
pgrRo,r OPERA HOUSE

THAT riot OF syncopated tunes
-rassy" dancing. mad speed. clever
performers and pleasing color pic
turss. called Watch Your Step" il
lin the Detroit opera house, this
week. and the opening performance
OF the return engagement. Monday
evening. brought an audience Of
standing-room-only proportions.
"watch Your STEP" which. by the
way. had its premiere performance
in Detroit In November. 1914. has
lost it's best stopper ana cleverest
entertainer In Vernon Castle. who Is
now somewhere in the clouds" as a
member OF Great Britain's aviation
corps. His wife. Irene Castle, Is
still with the show. which was origi-
nally built to exploit the Castles.
who made the modern dance the
craze that II is. But Mrs. Castle Is
at a disadvantage without her eion-
gated husband as dance partner.
She dances very little in the pres
ent performance, and that alone, ex-
cept for q polka In which she has
the assistance or male dancer.
Her extreme slimness is as accen-
tuated as ever by her mode OF dress
ing. and she dances with the free
grace and litheness characteristic OF
her
Bernard Granville. who assumes
the character formerly provided for
Mr.. Castle, does not Try TO Initiate
his predecessor, but As just his own
original and extremely clever self.
MIR. Granville is a dancer of remark
able sgility, apparently homeless, and
Is All eccentric comedian. with the
ability TO straighten the grotesaue
lines out of bis face and the kinks
out of his body I'm an instant. TO be
come the deft. quiet. well-bred en-
tertajner OF the drawing room type.
Elizabeth Brice and Charles King.
and musical comedy part
ners OF long standing, and as clever
and entertaining pair as ever
dance and sing on q Detroit stage.
are still members of the company.
and were warmly welcomed by the
large audience, Monday evening.
Frank Tinney. the blackface enter
amer. whose perennial tomato joke
failed in England according to his
own woeful tale of It. but Is still
good for laugh In America. kids"
the director. the orchestra players.
his co-workers on the stage, and The
folk in tie audience with the effront-
cry for which he IL famous. Harry
Kelly and his prize-winning fish
hound" ere q large part OF the laugh
ter 10 the show. Kelly 10 one OF the
funniest nuts" behind the foot
lighfa.
There ID large company Of young
women and men to frolic on and on
ana 10 sing and dance Irving Ber-
ms yAgtifne SCORE. There are good
voices In the company. rs proven in
the ragtime grand opera scene.
FILA NAE HAWTHORNE.