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The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
The Central Labor Council
Proposes to Organise Saleswomen Telephone Operators
and Candy Makers.
NeW fIckeflng Ordinance to Be Presented the Citv
Council James O'ConneN, Second Vice President
A. +. OF L., Will Speak March is, at Music Hail.

Central Labor Council at its meeting
last night instructed Secretary Prout
to write to Senators Pomerene and
Harding and Congressman Allen and
Longworth, urging them to support a
bill which provides for an increase in
wages for Federal Civil Service en-
ployes.
The International Association of Ma
chinsts protested against reported en-
ployment of boys under age by the ]. A.
Fay 4 Egan Company. The matter was
referred to the Executive Board. with
instructions to consult the proper au-
thorities.
The Grievance Committee reported
that Dean Schneider had assured it that
no students of the University of Gin
cinnati were working in shops affected
by strikes. He said he was neutral in
the machnists' strike, the committee re-
ported.
A request from the American Fedora
ton of Labor for the Council to use its
efforts in organizing city fremen and
schoolteachers was concurred in.
Cornelius Lehane Ireland who spoke
Wednesday night at Central Turner
Hall on Labor, Conscription and the
War;" asked Council to indorse a meet
ing to be held in this city, at which
James Larkin, Dublin, Ireland, president
OF the Irish Federation of Labor will be
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04

the principal speaker The proceeds of
the meeting will be given to members of
Irish labor unions. The executive board
was instructed to lend its aid in making
the affair success.
It was announced that James O'Con-
nell, Washington, second vice-president
of the American Federation of Labor.
and former president of the Interna-
tlonal Association of Machinists, would
be here to make an address at a meet
ing to be held Thursday, March 16, in
Music Hall, in behalf of striking ma
chinists
An attempt will be made to organize
saleswomen, telephone operators and
candy makers, the Organization Com
mttee reported.
The Law Committee presented draft
OF picketing ordinance 1t was refer
red back to the committee with instruc-
tons to engage an attorney to read it
before it is presented to City Council.
"A committee appointed several weeks
ago to request that bakers in city nsti-
tutions be given an increase in wages, re-
ported the increase had been granted.
The Bartenders' Union protested
against unions meeting in halls not en-
ploying union bartenders. The matter
was referred back to the Bartenders
Union, with instructions to protest to
the unions in question.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04

Attention is called by the court to the
fact that for 30 years there has been
progressive legislation upon the subject
of employers liability and the protection
OF working people, and that these stat
utes have now been augmented by the
constitutional amendment creating the
compensation system. The statute, the
court holds, is based upon the general
welfare clause OF the constitution and no
other
1t is also held by the court that the
Attorney-General and the prosecuting at
torneys can legally act for individuals to
whom awards have been made by the
commission under the act Generally
speaking it is found that the clause COM
planned OF is not repugnant to the con-
stitution and that statutes should not be
held unconstitutional merely because of
their form. but on account only OF their
substance and effect
The State. which was represented by
Eugene Carlin and John 6. Price, special
counsel in the office OF Attorney General
Edward {. Turner, wins upon all the
points raised 1t is expected that the
case will be taken to the Supreme Court
because it will be decisive OF a large
number OF pending claims and will es-
tablish clear rule for the future
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
INDIVIDUAL ILLNESS
A COMMUNITY MENACE

Harrisburg, Pa.-Even though expen-
ditures for sanitation and preventive
medicine generally may seem to be
heavy, they are well worth while, in the
opinion of DR.. Samuel G.. Dixon, state
commissioner of health.
Illness of the individual means tax
on the community, he says, and proceeds
with the argument that to prevent i'll
ness and the poverty which leads to
people becoming i'll in body and mind is
a vital duty of the community.
individual illness places a tax upon
the entire community" he continues
The prolonged sickness of wage earn
ers is apt to. result in poverty for them
sci YES and their families. Indigency and
crime itself are often lurking in the
trail of disease.
National efficiency must rest upon
the sound foundation of health The re-
duction of sickness and death from pre-
ventable disease should be the first step
in our preparation for self-defense
Lord Beaconshed said, The public
health is the foundation on which re-
poses the happiness of the people, and
the power of a country. The care of the
public health is the first duty of a states
man
"ln some States in the Union there
has been an increasing percentage of de-
pendents as they have become more
thickly populated. In addition to the
enormous losses from death due to pre-
ventabe disease when health laws are
not enforced, there is tremendous an
nual expenditure necessitated by this
growing number of those who are unable
to bear their part in the worlds work.
"The insane, the feeble-ninded, the
consumptive and the pauper are heavy
burden upon the taxpayer.
"Provisions and expenditures which
will aid in the reduction of those
things which sap the vitality of the ma
ton will aid in preventing the increased
taxation for the support OF the growing
army of the unfit"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
WHY RAILROADS ARE "POOR.'

Cleveland.- The Railroad Trainmen,
official magazine of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen makes this reply to
the publicity campaign of railroad man
ayers who oppose the efforts of their
transportation service employees to es-
tablish an eight-hour day:
ITO let them tell it is to listen to a
story OF oppression that would wiring
tears of sorrow from the eyes of a
stone dog; to get right down to the
cause of the appeal to reason would
tempt one, as a matter of human kind
ness. to take the business away from
them because they don't know what
to do with it. That they know what
to do to it, story after story of rail
road mismanagement financial wrong
doing and business concessions to IA
vorites, bear testimony.
Everywhere the voice of the railroad
publcist cries for protection; every
page that he controls tells of the dangers
to capital from the demands of unrea-
sonable employees, until those not familiar
with the practices of the railroads, dream
dreams and see visions of what the
wicked railroad employe proposes to do
to righteous, helpless, railroad capital.
The plain, every day fact of the matter
is that. almost without exception, the
railroads that are poor owe their poverty
not to regulation, legislation and wages,
but to the manipulation and triClIery OF
the financial managers Of the properties"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
INQUIRY ON PUBLIC OWNERSHIP

Washington-By a vote of 80 to 22
the Senate went on record in favor Of
an inquiry to determine the feasibility
of Government ownership and operation
of railways and other public service utili-
ties. The question was introduced by
Senator Borah, who stated that. while
he was not committed to Government
ownership of public utilities that vote
in favor of his resolution need not COM
nit the Senate to that policy, but the
question was one which the Senate
would have to meet sooner or later and
it might be well to have some informa-
ton on the subject
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
"MOVIE" MEN RAISE WAGES.

McKeesport, Pa.-The new wage scale
of the Moving Picture Operators Union
has been accepted by picture house man
ayers. The old rates were $1s week
for chief operators and $12 for assist
ants for 1OM-hour day The new rates
are $1S and $l5, with the workday re-
duced one hour per day. This local is
100 per cent organized, and the operators
credit their success to this fact.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-03-04
UPHOLDS INCOME TAX.

Washington.-The United States SUI
preme Court has disposed OF all income
tax cases before that tribunal in favor
of the government. These decisions end
a long controversy over the question
whether congress has the right to tax
incomes over certain amount.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23
MUNITIONS PLANTS IN PEACE

Must
pink nd viii rivalpeace?
The question giving therefore
a collapse
dustries after the
the world of
appropriated swollen investigating bu
furnished with
material its great plants its
the of demanded time of peace
of
chemicals
high explosives dmnshe
fields the organization be kept intact
busya nd profitable.
problem but suggests that other
Makers
the
work the ques
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23

Capital, Phil Rolls, who saw plenty of
Iactive service as a Spanish-American
WAR volunteer, had begun work of or
Iganizing another Hattiesburg com
lpany. The big flag that marked the
Temporary recruiting station at the
Court House while Captain Cooper was
in charge is still floating, and at noon
today thirty men, mostly veterans of
the Spanish American war. had signed
the enlistment papers and are ready
or the service.
| Although no formal organization has
yet taken place, it was stated at the
harmony this morning by several of the
men who have enlisted that Rolls I'M
dOubtedly will be captain of the new
company H. A. Anderson. for seven
teen years a member of the state
militia and also a Spanish-American
war veteran is slated for the first lieu
tenantcy Rolls said today that he
would make no promises to any of the
other men who enlist as TO commits
sOns, but that the other places would
be awarded on merit shown in the
early training.
One of the men who enlisted this
morning was l.. j. Carpenter, who was
ihonorably discharged from service in
THE navy only three weeks ago, having
served his time on the battleship Kan
'sas. Rolls at once sent him to Plea
yune, word having reached the local
headquarters that some twenty men
there want to enlist. Anderson will
be sent to MOselle tomorrow, where
it is understood a number of men are
waiting to sign the enlistment papers
practically all the men we have
enlisted are seasoned" said Mr.. Rolls
today. while we will, of course, take
any men who can pass the eXamina-
ltion, we are going out after seasoned
men, for that is the kind that will be
needed at the front. And we expect
Ito see active service. Every one of
the men who has signed up with us
wants to go right on into Mexico. We
don't want any border guard duty if
we can get to the front"
Rolls service in tho SpanishAmeri-
can war was under General Funston
in the Eighth United States Infantry.
He says it will seem like old times to
have Fighting Freddy over him
again.
81 am not trying to rush the organi-
gation unnecessarily, he said. "and
| am figuring that it will be about
three weeks before we get together
$50 men and are ready to report to
the adiutant general We will start
drilling the recruits in a few days,
however, so that we should have a
number of pretty we'll drilled men
by the time we are ready to co.
Rolls is organizing the company I'M
der authority of Adjutant General Erie
Scales, of the Mississippi National
Guard.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23
HARVEY MS.


Miss Lucille and Master Malcolm
Baker were the guests recently of Mr.
and Mrs Walter Davis in Sumrall
Misses Mae and Hattie Frost were
the recent guests of their sister, Mrs.
Ed. Herrin in Hattiesburg
Miss Lula Atwood of Petal spent
Tuesday with Mrs. Cullen James.
Misses Ferah and jamie McRaney of
Heidelberg are expected Saturday to
spend a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
]. o. McRaney.
Mrs Sam Harper and children spent
Tuesday in Hattiesburg with her moth
er, Mrs. c. C. Russell
Mr.. and Mrs Clayton Meadows are
the guests of Mr. and Mrs l.. NJ. vii
lams this week
Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Wright were in
atonville. with Mr. Wrights father aud
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. G w Farmer spent
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. C. u Men
asco at Hickory Grove
The Misses James haze as their
guest this week their sister, Mrs. Tai
madge Salter of NoXapater
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23
RAWLS SPRINGS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Edmonson and
children are spending few days with
Mr.. EdmOnson mother.
Miss Hester Howard of Jackson, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. l.. NJ Cox here
Mrs. Suggs has as her guest, her
sister, Mrs. Collins, of Laurel.
Misses Lula and Beatrice Giles OF
Hattiesburg, are spending the week
with Mrs. Robt. Giles.
Mrs. Grantham has as her guest her
daughter-in law, Mrs. Grantham from
Petal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Rogers of Ora
Miss, are spending a few days here
for the benefit of Mrs. Rogers health.
Miss Eva Suggs is spending while
with Mrs. Sullivan in Hattiesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Talbert visited their
daughter, Miss Elsie, at the normal
college Tuesday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23
If WAR CONES

The supply and military equipment OF every kn must '
considerable time after
that conducted
The Mxcans factories and their only supply oil Suc
no supplies to Mexico
, secured none from
rrropo Europe 0 that sort to spare now
~ m event Of war Mexican closely bockaded and
,,e Under conditions no
osistapce could to American invasion
IN 1886 there Mexico and the movement OF troops
Mexans might destroy the raioadf
American troops but they could
be
me the RIO Grande
they should soon oVet
would be stubborn resistance
and the character much would likely DC
uired for cmple subjugation
national guard
all of the available regulars mne'
diav into the only $4,000 regular troops
the the event at least
ended The policy
field with all the speed
about taking two bites at cherry
ended the better viii be
for all concerned" ! ii - :. i.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23

Forrest TO President Wilson. who cor
daily thanked the Sons of Veterans
for the proffered offer.
1.-The Sons of Veterans throughout
the South have fought the war spirit"
said Gen. Forrest this morning Let
tiers are coming to me every day,
showing the great patriotism of the
men who are descendants of the sol
diers of the Southern Confederacy II
this situation terminates i'm war. or
CARNATIONS composed wholly of sons
or grandsOns of men who fought for
the Confederacy will be organized in
all parts of the South"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23
Sons of C0nfederacy VII
Fight For u. S. in Mexico

Gulfport. Miss, June %.
In the event of war with Mexico.
the Sons of Confederate Veterans of
the South, an organization comprised
of about $4,000 sons of those who
fought for the Lost Cause" will form
companies, battalions and regiments
composed exclusively OF Sons of Con
federate Veterans, according to Gen.
N. B.. Forrest. of this city. adjntant
in chief and chief Vf staff of the Sons
of Confederate Veterans. :
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23
HE PLANS TO SWIM
ACROSS CHESAPEAKE

Philadelphia. Pa, June 23.-Having
INDUCED in plunge into the Della
ware every day during the past win
ter and spring, Charles B. Durborow
the Philadelphia bank clerk long-dis-
lance swimmer. plans to swim across
the mouth of Chesapeake Bay tOmor-
row. The course he has selected is
from Capt Henry to Fisherman's, Is
land. a distance of 80 miles. He ex-
oects to start at 1890 tonight. when
the tidal conditions are most favor
able, and plans to finish tomorrow aft
ernoon. after swimming throughout the
night and forenoon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23
MEDIATOR On COAST
Continued from Page One.)

is to be selected by the railroad COM
pany, one by the labor organizations,
and one by Judge Chambers. The de-
cision of this board Of arbitrators. ac-
cording to a written agreement en-
tered into by both sides in the case,
is to be final.
Judge Chambers stated frankly that
at present the situation looked very
favorable. A conference will be held
at the Great Southern Hotel this aft
ernoon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23

by Company ID to leave for Jackson,
the point of mobilization it is be-
lioved that such orders will arrive to-
day or tomorrow and thac the com
pany will probably leave Sunday.
Sergeant Major G. H. Smith spent
yesterday in Newton in the interest
of the company, where eight men were
secured;' five came from Macon. and
some from Clarke county. the latter
place being visited by First Lieuten-
ant o. G. Hackett, while CUBA and
York, Ala. were VISITED by Second
Lieutenant Freeman.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23
HICKORY GROVE.


Mr. r. l.. Sharp was recently the
gdest of his daughter, Mrs. Paul Finch
in Fox. Miss.
Mr.. Daniel Grantham of Collins, was
a Hickory Grove visitor Thursday.
Mrs. A Sumrall of Riverside, is the
guest of Mrs. Alma McInnis and Miss
Kate Bishop.
Mr. Finley of Seminary was the
guest recently of Mr.. Walton Quick.
Mrs. Beuna Poole had as her guests
recently Mr.. and Mrs. Sim Hall, Mr.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23

Gen. Forrest stated this morning
that he is receiving numerous inqui-
ries from all parts of the SGuth from
camps interested in the organization
OF sons OF Veterans to. offer their serv-
ices to the President in The event of
war.
Inc Sons of Veterans. at its an
nuai reunion in Birmingham, Ala, in
May offered their services to the
president in the event of war. the COM
munieation being tflegraphed by Gen.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23
Merchants Company Is
Rapidly Bei1q Filled

Meridian, Miss, June 23.-Meridian
has not yet quite succeeded in enlist
ing enough soldier boys to form a
complete company. but it is believed
that by the latter part of this week
the company's roster will have been
filled out.
Twenty-seven men were yesterday
added to the roster of Company d.,
coming from the city and county, some
from Newton, some from Clarke cOun-
ty, some from Alabama and some from
Macon. This makes a total of 90.
While no orders have been received
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23
EATe OF AMERICAN SILL uNkNoWN.


and Mrs. Eugene Hall and Miss Louise
Poole of Hattiesburg, Miss
Wilmer Rodgers of Wheelerville. was
the guest of Mr.. J. A. Quick Wednes-
day
DR.. and Mrs. II. F. Fridge and chill
dren, of Sanford. were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs r. l.. Sharp Wednesday.
Mr.. j. A. Quick. Mrs. Lou King and
Ichildren spent Wednesday at Rawls
Springs.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23

men in Gulfport who care to go to
Mexico, he will use his best endeavor
to place them in companies ordered
to the front
The captain is himself anxious to
go to Mexico and has made applica-
ton for assignment as an officer in
some other company He is familiar
with military rules and tactics and
would reflect credit on the flag he has
sworn to defend
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23
GulpOrt Begins Work
of MuSferitlq in COr1pa,1y

Gulfport, Miss, June 23.-Capt. J.
NJ. Hairston announced this morning
that a meeting of the local military
company would be held at the city hail
Friday night for the purpose of mus
tering it in. All who are interested
are requested by the captain to be in
attendance.
Captain Hairston stated that he does
not know if the Gulfport company will
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23

!: rived thus far. Adjutant General
I Scales said this afternoon that he
;doubted if any other company would
. bring 100 men here. That il The mum
Der OF Forrest county lads taat came
up from Hattiesburg yesterday, exclus.
live of the Sumrall aggregation.
The men were disappointed yester-
:day when, after leaving Hatticsburg
for Jackson over the Northeastern,
they found that the Laurel ard Meii-
ldfan militiamen would not be able to
join them. They had been carried
lover the Northeastern route because
lit had been intended to have the Jones
and Lauderdale guardsmen board this
train, and all of them come into Jack
son in bunch. But the much talked
iof Laurel company was not present.
4, AT roll call just before train time, it
twas found that something like 100
names were lacking from the books.
In Meridian, at least 40 additional men
were necessary to bring that company
to a war strength footing.
| 1t was hard for the Hatties burg
boys to understand why Laurel had
| failed to recruit more men. Said one
of the Hattiesburg militiamen: "Lau-
rel must think that it's going to be
a tough war. Some of the big lumber
companies there have agreed to paw
the salaries of their employees who en-
list, but even the married men in Lau-
rel have failed to be induced to Join"
Name of Company Changed.
Company G-that's the new name of
the cOmpany-went on parade yester-
irving in Jackson. All of the militia
men in camp put on their olive drabs,
shined their shoes and gave an extra
polish to their rifles, and for an hour
drilled over the big parade ground.
They were reviewed by Colonel Hos
kins.
Lieut.. r. r. Pickering, of the United
States Army, the nstructor-inspector
detailed with the Mississippi National
Guard, was on the side lines during
the parade, but Mr. Pickering was pay
ing but little attention to what was
going on there. For, an hour or two
before, he had quietly gone around to
the marriage license clerks office and !
had purchased transportation for two !
on nfs's matrimonial sea. and had |
married Miss Dora Roberts. Jack
son gihE THEY we're e have been j
married next faii MT when the sfar
clouds began lowering over the United |
States and the young army man saw
prospects of active service before !
many moons the wedding was hur
ried along.
Busy Scenes in Camp.
The camp Is located Two HllieS from |
the union depot. To get to it one |
takes West End car and rides be- !
yond the Deaf and Dumb Institute to l
the end When he alights he is con
fronted with a wooded stretch. Tn |
less he looks close he can see no tents, /
but he will know there are troops |
around by the sentries at the gate.
Over in a clump of trees is the head
nuarters of Adiutant General Scales.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23
LOOK UPON THIS SIDE THEN ON THAT.

sok
of sent
villa They had depared
abandoned the
American soldiers
viewpoint there anything
BILE al
suppose visited by
o
should send
strikers
mpahes suppose
wouldn't do
That's
the soldiers offensive Mexans
soldiers whether
change the of the brute"
Chicago and
chance come back if $ awake"
-1--
S or
proposition afi wit the same tot rot?
We C building finished
is
and monumental failure /.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-23

DR., Resale S. Morton is tie fiji st
woman to be appointed to the Column
,ia University medical staff.