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Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-09

The Vanderbilt Cup and lasc.'r
tional Grand Prize races to be held
at Santa Monica this month will carry
a total of 1900 points toward the
award of the American Automobile
Association of the title of champion
Driver" and the $4,000 prize money
Of the Goodrich and Bisch companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-09
THE ORIGINAL cleAREIIE

Sweet Caporal is the great
|grand-daddy Of all cigarettes now
on the market. and still il Is the
livest youngster Of them ali. Eu-,
rope. Asia. Africa. North and
South America-wherever civil
lied man is found-there you'1
find Sweet Caporai.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-09
MAKE THIS TEST
- 1000 people.

Light a piece Of the high-grade
imported French paper on Sweet
Caporal Cigarettes and note how,
it burns evenly - completely -
lodorless - leaving a pure white,
Iash. That's why Sweet Caporail
burns evenly. Stays lit-no char.i
ring nor smouldering and gives
|you the pure, wonderful flavor Of
fits choice blend Of Turkish an6
Virginia tobaccos. In over forty
years the world has been unable
to produce a better cigarette than
Sweet Caporal.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-09
SOLD EyEaYvgNEEE

Sweet Caporal Cigarettes are
sold in every hotel and club in
Amcrica-and in hundreds of
clubs and the best hotels III Eu-
'rope. Every officers ipess--arny
and navy--lias Sweet Caporals.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-09
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION

FOR RENT-S0 acres good land for
cotton, cash rent. John Killough,
5 miles northeast Of Imperial, r. F.
D. Box IA. 11-15
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-09

The three C's for caring for milk
in the home are: Keep it Cold, Covered
ard Clean. ---------
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-09

FOR SALE-200 head ohgs. John
Killough, R. F. D. Box IA, Imper-
ial. 11-15
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-09
SPORT CHATTER

Susquebana's recent d .fcS: Of Buck
nell was it's first gridiron vic'c'v OK +
that institution in twenty-c 'e vC2i:
A strong effort is to be made at
the coming session of the Iowa leel>-
lature to put through nn,aSurc IRA
viding for legalied boxingz under the
states supervision.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-09
Pure TOBACCO FLAVOR
OF SWEET CAPORAL

You enjoy the blend of choice
Turkish with the ripe. sunny taste
|of Virginia-North Carolina to-
Ibaccos in Sweet Caporal. No
other cigarette has this wonderful
flavor Of Sweets" You can
smoke Sweet Caporal all day
long, and your throat will always
feel cool and pleasant
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-09

waned. Hasssc sporal is the best
loved cigarette that has ever been
produced. Sweet Caporal has
started millions OF men on the
right road to cigarette enjoy
mcnt and kept them there through
life.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-09

W W + FfSANk f7IS SirlJ.
bacco chew e. BAKERSFIELD CAL
ers."
That's the emphatic endorse
ment given by Frank Higgins,
well-known watchman at the So.
Pacific shops in E. Bakersfield.
And you know it's sound opin-
ion, coming as it does from Mr..
Higgins.
You take absolutely no risk in
trying PENIS Thick. It's guaran-
teed to be the best natural leaf to-
bacco made, and if you're not per-
fectly satisfied your dealer will re-
fund your money. Get Ioc cut
to-day.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-09

Vldlng Tor Iegalled DCNlHSH UIuSr us
states supervision.
Hugo Bezdek, a former gridiron
star of the University Of Chicago, has
teen placed in charge Of h, nev ply
sical training department .: the uni
versity of Oregon.
Magnates Of the Thee Leaga' ut
their recent meeting th':h.s, de-
cided to shorten the leagues schedule
next season from LAG gdn.rs It. rs
New Bedford believes it HIS ron-
irg star puglilist in Paul i'c,:cr' who
during his short care. j., he Tr,'
game, has scored ten knc' nc:.ts in
seventeen battles.
ALI Goullet, the stock .1l'rde-haircd
cyclist, is no longer an Austra ian,
What's more, he wants everybodc TO
know it. Goullett is now :atLral-
iezd American citizen, in.. recently
having taken cut his paper:
Beginning with this fail tern two
years work in the gymn u. xii! re
required Of all students ,'e .Ns''n
{ hio, niverUsity. The i1'.ical ae.
partment of the college h IS been q NJ
pletely reorganized and students VII
all be required to take III strength
tests before being allowed tt con-. e:e
in athletics.
Still another great ',.'s"h s.tlc
star has entered the fres.!ma.. c.ass
at the University of PennsYiv-r T.
Frank Loomis, brother OF Lie redol:t t.
able Joe, has joined the re lr;Aahle
coterie of yearlings who are ~ :a!'r
cut under Lawson RobertsC".
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-09
PENN'S THICK is,
BEST CHEW SAYS
FRANK HIGGINS
Popular (. Bakersfield Watch
man Endorses Natural
Leaf Tobacco
"PENN'S THICK is the best
Chewing Tobacco I have ever

u S e d a n d
Civ es me
a b S o | u t e
atisfaction.
1t is a pleas
ure for me
t o re c.
o m m e n d
P E N N S
T H I C. K
to a | | to-
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-09

Magnates Of the Thee | Leaga' ut
their recent meeting Lh:n's, de-
cided to shorten the leagues schedule
next season from LAG gam, It. rs
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
SHALL We FIGHT?

paid attorney to Everett to fight the
injunction suit in Judge Bells court,
There was never labor measure in
troduced in the last Legislature that it
was not represented there by lobby
lists fighting its passage, no bill intro
duced to repeal or hamstring existing
labor legislation that that influence
was not actively felt. 1t was behind
every bill to curb municipal ownership
and render public service corporation
more secure in their citadel. The
army of Special Privilege never had
more loyal support than that given by
those dominating and controlling the
policy of this organization.
In the very nature Of things there
can be no truce between the organized
labor movement of this state and the
State Employers association, not as
long as the chief activity of the lat
ter organization lies in fighting in.
dustrially and politically every effort
to better the conditions of labor.
WHAT WE CAN DO
What is labor going to do about it?
What is organized labor in Everett
going to do about it? Is the Everett
labor movement going to come to the
scratch and do it's share in the initia
tive campaign now on? The employ.
ers will fight us with money, money
that will buy space in publications,
money that will buy workers, public
speakers. We can't buy victory with
money. The employers can pour dol
lars into the fight where we can cents.
We can give of our time. Each one
of us can take out a petition and get
it filled with the names of those who
want to see the public given a chance
to vote upon these measures. These
petitions are ready now for circula-
ton. For goodness sake don't wait
to be asked to do what you ought to
do without asking. Come to the Labor
Temple and get petition and fill
it up.
The best answer that l know of to
the challenge of the State Employers
association will be the filing of $4,000
or more names to these initiative
petitions. Won't you do your share?
And once again HAVE YOU REG.
ISTERED?
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
MODERN HEATING, LIGHTING
AND WATER SYSTEMS NOW
RULE INSTEAD OF EXCEP-
TON ON UP TO- DATE
FARMS

improvements such as are common
" found in city dwellings are not at
all out of the ordinary in the homes
of the country nowadays. Modern
heating, lighting and water systems
as they are now made are effective
and economical and they are fast be-
coming popular.
Such conveniences are wonderful
helps and when their advantages are
compared with the cost Of installation
and operation there is little wonder
that they are being adopted in so
many homes, says the Indiana Farmer.
A water system in the home that
provides running water both hot and
cold and under pressure, paves the
way for many conveniences, such as
comfortable bath room and handy
laundry. There is great variety in
the price Of such outfits, and all the
equipment with which many city
homes are provided is not absolutely
necessary. In this connection, how
ever, suitable means OF disposing Of
the sewerage is essential.
Sanitation is important, but it is
not a difficult problem. Men have
made study Of this question and
have worked out systems that can be
installed at reasonable cost yet which
dispose Of all sewage in most sat
isfactory and healthful manner.
Such conveniences should be given
careful study by every farm owner
The Improvements that have been
made to tighten the labor OF raising
crops and stock and to assist the
farmer in operating his farm are, Of
course very important, but conven-
fences for the home are of equal
Importance if farm life is to be made
well balanced and all branches Of it
be put on a profitable basis.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
SUPREME COURT ACTION DOES
NOT HINDER CIRCULATION OF
INITIATIVE PETITIONS
(By f. p. Marsh)

Judge Wright of Thurston county
court refused to grant an injunction
in the case involving the proposed
fish code" and first aid" bill and
the suit was dismissed. The attorney
for the plaintiffs succeeded in secur-
ing a writ of review from the state
supreme court and this writ was made
returnable on May 3nd. Some people
may think that the granting of this
writ Of review will stop the work of
procuring signatures on petitions for
these two measures and might hest
tate in signing because of that ap-
prehension 1t vii not stop the work
of circulation of the measures in the
slightest as there is no order made
to that effect The writ simply pro-
vides that on the date set the supreme
court will hear evidence in the case
brought before the lower court in
volving the egality of the measures
but in the meantime there is no legal
bar to the CIRCULATION and signing
anywhere in the state of petitions on
all of the measures
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
A CALL TO YOU!
ClRCULATORS WANTED FOR
INITIATIVE PETITIONS
CALL Al LABOR IEMpI &

During the next sixty days every
citizen of Everett must be given an
opportunity to sign initiative petitions.
The initiative law forbids the pay
ment or promise of payment to any
persons circulating initiative or refer
endum petitions. So W emust call
upon men and women to give their
services to this work without thought
of money compensation for the time
spent. 1t means that we must call
on men and women who have this
work at heart to give of their time
after working hours or during leisure
moments. 1t entails some sacrifice on
your part, but the end is worth il. II
you will call at the Labor Temple you
can obtain petitions to circulate in
your locality. Let us prove to the
reactionary forces who are trying
with all their power to discredit direct
legislation that the people are jealous
Of that right and will never see it
abrogated. The best way to do that
is to pile up signatures on these ini-
tiative bills. Will you help? Go to
the Labor Temple and get petition,
take it out in your neighborhood and
get it filled. You won't find it hard
to do.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14

From Eastern Washington comes
the report that employers of that sec
ton will initiate a first aid" amend
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14

| am sure the labor movement of
the state will be glad to learn that
the single weayers are coming
back" Time was when this body of
men were numbered among the pro-
gressive and aggressive of our unions.
The past year disaster overlook their
organization and they were hard put
to it to maintain a semblance of
strength 1t was a happy day, there
fore, when the boys met in conven-
ton recently in Seattle and laid plans
for an intensive reorganization cam
paign. Nearly thirty delegates were
in attendance, and the old-time spirit
prevailed throughout the sessions.
The old wage scale in force prior to
the reduction of 1915 was voted back
in effect, the date of operation being
set for the first of next May.
The unhappy reverses of the past
year have not been without their
Christening effect The boys fully
realize that the day of constantly re-
curing strikes and lockouts must give
way to new policy if the organiza-
ton is to endure, and without a dis
senting voice or vote the convention
approved the trade agreement plan
by which it is hoped to reduce strikes
and lockOuts to a minimum. Restric-
tons were placed upon the power of
a subordinate union to call a strike,
the constitution adopted providing
that no local can call a legal strike
until the international president, and
if necessary, the international execu-
tive board, have exhausted all efforts
to amicably settle the trouble and give
official sanction to a strike. The ex-
perience of other older and powerful
organizations has demonstrated to
the shingle weavers the necessity of
stability and responsibility of union
organizations, and that this can best
be obtained through the trade agree
ment plan. If the employers in the
single industry really hope for in
dustrial peace on lasting basis they
will meet the boys half way in the
negotiating of such agreements. If
they will not do that they have not
a leg to stand on before the general
public.
President Brown and Secretary Reid
were reelected to serve for one year,
and a new executive board chosen.
The state labor movement wishes the
organization complete success in its
undertaking will lend all possible
aid.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
STATE EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION
TAKES UP FIGHT AGAINST
INITIATIVE MEASURES
(By Z. P. Marsh)

If there is any one thing that ought
to make the unionists of this state
get out and work their heads off" in
the interests of the initiative and ref
erendum program, it is the announce
ment recently made that the fighl
this year is against our initiative mea-
sures and to carry the laws held up by
referendum, will be conducted by the
State Employers association. This or
ganization of employers is a union
busting concern, organized and carried
on for that purpose. There has never
been a strike of any consequence in
recent years that this Association was
not the big noise in fighting it. Dur
ing the single weavers strike in this
city one year ago, it was the State
Employers association which sent it's
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
TRADES
COUNCIL
n E w S

Everybody seemed cheerful Wed
nesday evening Guess business is
picking up.
The International Longshoremen's
Union, Local No. 1873, sent credentials
for Brothers James Moore and A. w.
Smith, 10 succeed Brothers ]. Sween-
ey and j. Donavan, as delegates to the
Trades Council, These brothers were
duly obligated and seated.
Credentials were received from the
International Hold Carriers Union for
Brother Oscar Wallender, to succeed
Brother Anderson as delegate from
that body to the Trades Council. Bro
Their Wallender was obligated and
seated
Upon request Of the Building Trades
Council, the Gay Furniture Co. was
ordered placed upon the Labor Jour
nails Unfair List
The Monroe School was ordered
taken off the Unfair List,
Mr.. Mccain and the Mccain Lum-
Der Co. were ordered stricken from
the Unfair List
Upon request Of the Painters Local,
No. 339, the B. 7. c. asked that the
name of Mr.. McAllister be taken off
the Unfair List
Seventeen precincts remained to be
covered with the special referendum
issue Of the Labor Journal, published
last week Anyone who desires to
help out in this free distribution work
should apply to Brother Robert Mills,
at the Labor Temple, See to it that
your precinct is covered, The papers
are paid for See to it that proper
use is made of them.
Longshoremen reported two appli-
cations and two limitations.
Plumbers re-subscribed to the Labor
Journal for their entire membership.
Tailors subscribed for their entire
membership
Label League will give a dance on
the 25th
Brother E F. Davidson was unani-
mously elected union sentry
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14

ment to the compensation law, en-
bodying many of the features con-
tanned in the commission bill present
ed to the last legislature. Funds will
be provided by an assessment upon
the pay roll of the employers, en-
ployes paying one-half the assessment
from their wages. The contract hos
pital system viii be retained. These
two features alone make the bill alb
solutely Objectionable to union labor,
and the efforts to obtain signatures in
sufficient amount to place the mea-
ure upon the ballot will be watched
with interest.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
THE WRONG REMEDY"

MOI IN years nave Iut plCoo o5OA'S
of Big Business worked harder than
at present to convince the workers
that wage increases do not help them
and that the only way to improve their
condition is to work harder and live
cheaper
The National City Bank, financial
arm of the Rockefeller interests, is
the latest to repeat the time-worn
rigmarole which proves that two
times two make three. In its March
letter, which has been widely quoted
in the daily press, the bank says:
Generally speaking, wages enter
into the prices of the product, and
unless counter-balancing economics
are introduced a rise Of wages means
that the public must pay more for
the goods or the services, and as the
public is largely composed Of wage
earners, the effect is to raise the cost
| of living on themselves. There is no
real advancement or betterment Of
conditions in this"
1t seems a waste Of time to show
the humbuggery of this argument
But a lot Of people who let others do
their thinking for them are muddled
by it.
Here is the answer in the language
| of a conservative economist, Profes-
sor Jacob H. Hollander of John Hop
kins University. 1t is only a high
brow statement of what every sensible
man knows, but it should prove
useful in answering those who are
Impressed by titles and who demand
authority" for everything.
Testifying before the Commission
on Industrial Relations in New York
on Jan. 20, 1915, Professor Hollander
who is known among economists for
his conservatism, said:
THE statement is commonly made
that after all it would do no good if
wages were universally increased
because labor would be obliged then
to pay that much more for his prod
Iuct It would be a sort Of attempt to
lift ones self by ones boot straps.
Well, there are several considerations
that figure
'In the first place, it is not clear
by any means that industrial profits
are not excessive. To the degree
that they are, an increase in wages
would be at the expense of excessive
profit. In the second place, it is
very probable that increased wages
would result in increased productivity
on the theory that to the degree that
underpaid and therefore undervital-
! lied work people receive larger earn
! ings, their industrial efficiency would
be enhanced.
Finally, the assumption Of a uni
versal, and, simultaneous rise in
wages is fantastic That is not the
way industrial betterment moves. It
takes place from one occupation to
another, and does not increase the
cost to the laborer as a consumer in
the same proportion as his income
rises as a producer
THE doctrine that an increase of
wages would not benefit the laborer
sumption OUTLAWS in the same meas.
ure that it add to his income-that
doctrine is not accepted by econo-
mists at this day"
It was on the same occasion that
Professor Hollander said:
ANY effective attack on the evil
of poverty means first of all a decided
revulsion of public opinion in favor |
of trade unionism."
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
OF THE OWNER.
SHIP, MANAGEMENT, cIRcULA.
TON, ETC, REQUIRED BY THE
ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST

SHIP, MANAGEMENT, cIRcULA.
TON, ETC, REQUIRED BY THE
ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST
"a, 1912.
The Labor Journal published
weekly at Everett, Washington for
April l 1916, State of Washington
County of Snohomish..
Before me, Geo. w. Loutit, a
Notary Public, in and for the State
and county aforesaid, personally ap-
peared Maynard Shipley, who, having
been duly sworn according to law,
deposes and says that he is the Editor
and Manager of The Labor Journal
and that the following is, to the best
of his knowledge and belief, true
statement of the ownership, manage
ment land if daily paped, the cir
culation), etc, of the aforesaid pub
LEGATION for the date shown in the
above caption, required by the Act
of August "a, 1912, embodied in sec
ton 443, Postal Laws and Regulations,
printed on the revers of this FORM
to wit: :,
That the names and addresses
of the publisher, editor, and business
managers are:
Publisher Everett Trades Council
Labor Temple, Lombard avenue, Edi-
tor Maynard Shipley 1912 California
street Managing Editor, none, Bust
ness manager Maynard Shipley 1912
California street.
That the owners are:
Molders Union, Longshoremen, En-
gineers Label League, Musicians,
Tailors, Electricians, Painters, Typo
graphical, Plumbers, BARRIERS, Shingle
Weavers, Cooks and Walters.
That the known bondholders,
mortgages, and other security holders
owning or holding / per cent or more
of total amount of bonds, mortgages,
or other securities are: OF there are
none, so state.) None.
Maynard Shipley editor. Sworn to
and subscribed before me this 9Th
day of April 1916 Geo. w. Louttit. My
commission expires April 1919.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14

This is surely the year of progress
for organized labor. The coal miners
are successfully engaged in organic
ing the balance of the coal field in
this state, having signed several new
agreements within the past month
Several Seattle metal and building
trade unions are planning closer af-
filiation and, l believe, final amalga,
nation of unions now having a sep
arate entity. The germ of organiza-
ton of of laboring men never can be
killed. To unite for mutual protection
is instructive and logical We do not
always seize the propitious time for
aggressive action, but we are learning
fast
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14

windward. The grandstand was filled
with people and they gave me the
merry, merry. Asked me what bush
league l came from, and other unkind
remarks. Next time they can get an
other catcher. I'm through with al
legged pitchers that won't answer
signals
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14

1t is desirable that the work Of Sc
curing signatures to initiative petit
tons be completed by June Is, so
there is little time to lose in getting
at the work. This is our third circu-
laton campaign under direct legisla-
ton, and the delays and irritating in
cidents that handicapped our first eff
fort ought to be largely lacking this
labor who is a voter will register and
sign and prevail upon one friend not
a unionist to do likewise, the trick is
turned. But don't wait, thinking there
will be enough time anyhow. Get
started, and the campaign will be
over that much quicker, and we can
begin to plan publicity work for their
passage later in the year.
I always thought thai Martin Flyzik
was an honest man, but he certainly
double-crossed yours truly in fine style
recently. We were up at Wilkeson to
gether during the annual eight-hour
celebration of the miners. During the
afternoon Carbonate and Wilkeson
played the first ball game of the sea-
son, dedicating a new grandstand.
Martin and I were drafted for the first
battery. I was catcher and Martin
dished 'em over to me- l had on the
full regalia and struck a pose that I
thought was a perfect imitation of
league catcher. Big league stuff, you
know. I signalled Martin for an in
curve, low and cutting the corner
of the plate. The traitor nodded his
head and then sent up an out curve
travelling eighty miles an hour, and
1t passed me about thirty feet to
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-14
News and Views
by Pres. E. P. Marsh

SHINGLE WEAVERS ADOPT
TRADE AGREEMENT POLL
CY-EMPLOYERS INITIATE
FIRST AID BILL OF THEIR
OWN-SOME REMARKS RE-
GARDING ALLEGED BALL
PLAYERS