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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-30

Newark, N. j.; Seattle, Wash, and
Kansas City, Mo-, jumped into the
million dollar class of postal savings
depository offices during the month,
increasing the number in this class to
sixteen: New York, Brooklyn, Chic
ago,s Detroit, Boston, Pittsburgh, Port
land (Oregon), Philadelphia, Cleve-
land, Milwaukee, Butte, San Francis
co, st. Louis, Newark, Seattle and
Kansas City, Mo.
The February increase in deposits
was general throughout the country
but some remarkable facts are dis
closed by careful analysis of the fig
ures. For instance, the extreme north
western and the extreme southeastern
states showed the largest percentages
of gain for the Washington,
Is per cent, and Florida, II per cent.
Other states reporting particularly
big gains were South Carolina, 10 per
cent; Idaho, 8 per cent; Michigan, 8
per cent; Indiana, 8 per cent; New
Jersey, 8 per cent; Wyoming, per
cent; Louisiana, per cent; and Ari-
IONA, Connecticut, Delaware, Utah,
Virginia and Georgia, 6 per cent each.
From this bulletin it will be seen
that Everett Post Office is the third
postal bank in this state and is in the
list of twenty-five which made gains
of more than $4,000 in February.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-30

Try "BLUE RIBBON" Cigar, Sc.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-30

Working Men Lose
Their Jobs When
The Saloons Are
Closed ?
This is what the booze dealers saying will happen.
Aside from the greatly exaggerated figures given by
the liquor men as to the number of men EMPLOYED in
the absurd proposition that if the LIQUOR DEALERS fail
to get the money now spent for beer and whisky NOBODY
spent dollar for BOOZE will have other
dollar when the saloons closed.
The last census figures show that there employed
in the manufacture of booze only Less
maltsters, dstiers and rectfers. The remainder are
blacksmhs carpenters coopers electricians engineers,
anics.
There more transfers employed in breweres than
brewers
Would these be compelled to learn other trades if
the breweries and dstleres closed down? Are
brewer1es the ONLY places that employ Transfers
penters etc.?
The fact u.s. when longer spend their money for
booze they will use it to buy something else which will do
GOOD instead of HARM which will have a PERMANENT
value, and which will give workngmen work. more
and greater prosperity than the
amount of money were spent for beer and whisky.
Here roughly, is what will happen when the money now
invested in the manufacture of liquor will be transferred
to other industries according to the United States
figures
Four times many workers will be employed.
Four times much wages will be earned
Four times much material will be required
HOW CAN MORE WORKERS EMPLOYED MORE
WAGES EARNED AND MORE RAW MATERIALS RE-
CURED CREATE A LABOR PANIC?
Write to Charles Stelzle, los East 22nd St. New York
for the facts to what will happen when the saloons are
closed
"The Interests of the Sal
Don Are Away Opposed
To The Interests of The
WOrkingman."
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-03-30
GOMPERS ON
PROHIBITION

Cincinnati, o., Mar. II, 1917.
The Labor Journal,
Labor Temple, Everett, Wash.
Gentlemen:
Enclosed find a copy of commune
cation addressed by President Comp
ers, as Vice-President of the Cigar
Makers international Union, to the
chairman of the District Committee,
which had the Bill of District Pro-
hibition under consideration.
President Gompers, know, will
very much appreciate it if you will
give this communication publicity,
as it expresses his opinion in regard
to Prohibition and statutory legisla-
ton in all forms.
The fact that the investigation and
findings of the District Committee
was given absolutely no consideration
by the Congressman of the Gath Con-
gress of the United States, shows
clearly that the majority of the men,
bers are of the opinion that the peo-
pie of the United States look fav-
orably upon sumptuary legislation.
The Labor Press of this country
could do a great deal towards rectify-
ing this erroneous impression, which
has undoubtedly been fostered and
nourished by Misrepresentation COM
ing from the Anti-Saloon League and
the National Prohibition Party.
The representatives of the Cigar
Makers, in conjunction with the rep
|resentatives of our Organization, have
worked successfully in favor of the
adoption of the Reed "bone dry
Amendment, believing that this will
have the tendency of removing once
and for all time the hypocrisy which
has accompanied the establishment of
state prohibitory laws heretofore.
Trusting that you are in a position
to give the communication of Presi-
dent Gompers space in your Journal,
with some editorial comment by your
self, / remain,
H..
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-17
THE CITY SLICKER
TOOK THEIR ROLL

They went visiting, they did-Mrs.
Helen Lulich and her brother-in- n-law,
Theodore Chosa. of the small but
honest community of Silvis, Ill. Aft
er they had visited friends and rela-
tives in South Chicago they proceeded
to take a Rock Island train homo. A
stranger approached them, a look OF
great distress in his face. 1--WE lost
roll of $400." he said. 81 hesitate
to make any accusations. but
you don't mean that I've got your
money, feller, do yer" demanded
Theo, Indignantly. He pulled out his
wallet. "All I've got's TO-" he said
Look it over" The stranger looked
1t over, returned it, was about to
depart apologetically then turned and
scrutinized the face of Mrs. Lulich
searchingly. She blushed, turned
bent down and handed him her roll
-$22. The stranger examined the
roll, counted the bills. nodded sadly
returned the money and drifted away
At the railway station Theo took out
his money to buy the tickets. There
was 81 bill around a scrap of news
paper. Ditto for sister-in -law.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-17
is THE RENTER
MAKING MONEY?

Mr.. Snyder says he is renting
farmer, and is in debt for as much
as his holdings are worth. with slim
prospects of getting out. and he adds
that there are thousands of renting
farmers like him. 1t is just possible
he is right about it, altho il is pre-
ferable to think that his misfortune
is exceptional rather than the general
rule. HouseR Armstrong has a renter
on his farm in Lane county, who has,
in the past few years been able to
make enuf above living expenses, to
purchase farm OF his own. buy an
automobile, and enjoy other advant-
ages not common to the day laborer.
The farm he has purchased Is only
partly paid for, to be sure, but an
other good wheat crop will about fin
ish the payments Every community
has examples of farmers who began
as renters. or even as farm hands, and
won their way 20 becoming farm
owners. However Mr.. Snyder can't
say much for the farm owners. II
they didn't count the increase in
values of farm land, most of them
would be on the verge of poverty.
Still, the increased value in farm land
must be counted for. for that alone
is sufficient to enable many farmers
to retire with a competence. Mean
while, there are evidences enuf that
many farmers are prosperous. That
they are not all prosperous is a rule
that applies to all lines OF business.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-17
THE DEVELOPMENT OF
OLEOMARGARINE TRADE

During the past year high prices
have ruled on butter in all markets.
as a result, the consumption of oleo-
margarine has grown amazinCly. Dur
ing the fall months the production in
the United States in some cases show
ed an increase of 100 per cent over
the same months of the preceding
year. About 75 per cent Of this bust
ness was in cartons or other identi-
fable packages-mosto of the remaind-
er went to the baking trade, show
ing the sale of the product has IN
creased on its own merits. This indi-
Gates clearly there is room for both
products and makes absurd and fall
lacious. as well Is unfair, the theory
that the butter industry needs spe-
oial protection and shows how unwar-
ranted is the demand of certain in
terests for more drastic Oleomargar-
Inc legislation. Our present oleo-
margarine laws should be revised now
In the interest OF the consumer, en-
abling him to purchase the product
in its most attractive form, on its own
merits, without payment of unreason-
able taxes, IL any Why penalize the
purchaser of oleomargarine when nc
penalties are attached to the pur-
chase OF other food products Swift
G. Company's 1917 Year Book.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-17
ALL SURPLUS FLESH
SHOULD BE REMOVED

In the February American Maga-
zine there is an article on reducing
and gaining weight. The author
says: Between 40 and so a man
who allows his weight to remain high
is running more danger of an early
demise than he would run IL he con-
tracted typhoid fever. What is more.
if he were stricken with that disease
his chance OF recovery would be 10
per cent less than normal. A man
who is thinner than the average. on
the other hand, has less danger of dy-
ing in this decade than a man who
tips the scales at the moral figure.
When a man is in his twenties a de-
ficiency of 20 pounds in weight makes
him IL per cent more liable to fall
before the scythe of the implacable
reaper. A slight surplus of flesh
seems to assist one in escaping dis
eases that cause death in this period
principally tuberculosis and typhoid
fever. A man in his sos who is 20
pounds over normal weight has a 10
per cent mortality handicap to face.
Should he be 40 pounds over weight
his chances of dying are increased As
per cent thereby. y."-Emporia Gazette.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-17
HISTORY FAILS
TO REPEAT

Sir Walter Raleigh. after being
tried, was sentenced 70 be hanged,
carved and served to various provin-
ces, in the day when efficiency in eX-
ecution was at its height. But sent
ence was suspended. and he was then
sent on gold-hunting expedition for
his sovereign, and on failure to find
gold was, many years later, executed
in compliance with the old sentence
of death. George L. Peters resemb-
led Sir Walter. at least in the plight
in which he found himself; for
George, after being convicted of SELL
ing intoxicants and having sentence
Of Imprisonment suspended for 6
years, was then ordered to durance
vile. But tho Illinois is a common
law state. and theoretically should
have followed the precedent in Raj
eigh's case, the supreme court of
that state deemed its own prior de-
cisions of more weight, and held that
under these decisions it stood decided
that the court below was without ju-
risdiction to enforce the sentence aft
er so great delay. Thus, was George
tho evidently without regret, deprived
of the glory of going down in his
tory in the company of the great
People Shattuck, 113 Northeastern
Reporter, 921.-West's Docket.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-17
DUTCH WITNESSES"
IN ALL COUNTRIES

An amusing episode from a Dutch
court is reported as literally true and
reads as follows: Minheer Moffje was
called as witness TO court and much
depended upon his testimony. Every
word he was to say was important,
and defendants counsel, as we'll as the
judge, tried to impress this upon the
witness. Defendants counsel: Can
the witness tell us the occurrence ex-
actly as it happened-if possible in
the words of the accused?" Witness:
Certainly. He said, he would give
me gulden IL / would not testify
against him." Defendants counsel:
well, he did not say, He would give
me 5 gulden!" Witness: "Is that so =?
He wanted to give me gulden, too ?"
Defendants counsel: mo" Witness:
mot? He said to me he wanted to
give me 6 gulden." Defendants
counsel: "You do not understand me.
L mean he could not have said 'He,'
because he must have talked in the
1st person" Witness: mo; I was the
1st person who spoke" Defendants
counsel: You were the LIST person
who spoke, but he did not speak in
the 3rd person." Witness: mo, of
course not we are only 2, he and l."
Judge: Now, witness, listen to me
for a moment. He could not have
said, He would give you gulden.'
Perhaps he said, 4 will give you 8
elllden.' Witness: mo. your honor;
there was nothing said about you.
Why should you give me gulden? /
know nothing about you" Judge:
you may sit down."-Wm. d. Muir
ray.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-17
SHEEP ARE THE
BEST MONEY MAKERS

MANHATTAN, Kan.-"Sheep will
return greater profit for each dol
lar invested than any other class of
live stock" i'm the opinion of A. M.
Paterson, instructor in animal hus-
bandry In the Kansas state agricul-
tural college. "F9r this reason, Kan
sas farmers should give more atten-
tion to the sheep industry. None Of
the disadvantages, the most important
of which are dogs, parasites. and dis
ease. should discourage the flock mas
ter" said Mr.. Paterson. proper care
and management will control and
largely eliminate these troubles. The
flock that has to rustic for itself is
pests. With a little feed and atten-
tion, the sheep will be in a more
healthful condition, and return enuf
more profit to pay for the extra feed
and attention. Sheep produce cash
crops year-wool I'm the spring and
lambs in the fall. They can be grown
and maintained upon a greater per-
Centage of roughage and smaller
percentage of grain than any other
class of live stock. They will clean
up the weeds from the farm and con-
vert other rough feeds into mar
ketable product. As a source Of fresh
meat which is wholesome in charact
er and flavor. a flock of sheep is the
best. This fresh meat is the most
healthful class of meat because few
er sheep are condemned than any
other class OF live stock"
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-17
GREAT GUNS AT
A BIG PRICE

We shall soon be pretty fierce on
the sea. battleships authorized in
the navy bill for 1918 will be the
most powerful war vessels ever built.
Each OF the hugs dreadnaughts will
cost more than 2S million dollars.
The main armament will be IL 16-
inch guns instead of the s 16-inch
guns on the dreadnaughts author
ized last year. The speed of the new
ships will be 23 knots. In addition,
IS of the big S00-ton type submar-
ines at s1.434.0s3 each, will be built.
These seem like rather stiff prices to
pay for a mere nothing In the pre-
paredness program, but there's moth
ing cheap on the preparedness bar
gain counter for Uncle Sam.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-17
KANSAS FARMERS UNIONS
BUSINESS is $4,000, 900

Kansas leads all the states in the
union In the cooperative movement
started 1G years ago with the organi-
cation of the Farmers Educational
and Cooperative Union OF Kansas.
During the year 1915 a total business
of more than $4,000, ,0GO, a so per
cent increase, was conducted by the
625 business organizations OF the
state. There are now more than
1900 locals affiliated with the state
union, the capital stock of which Il
owned entirely by farmers and the
profits go back to them. Charles III.
Barrett, of Union City. Ga. president
OF the National Farmers Union. stated
that not 1 of the "a states in which
the union Is organized. could make a
showing equal to Kansas.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-17
THE COURT TOOK
JUDICIAL NOTICE

l submit for your "Off the Record
Column" the following warrant, re-
Gently returned to the clerks office
OF this county by a Justice of the
peace. The charge is: Whereas, -
of said county, has this day made COM
plaint and information on oath be-
fore me, - justice of the peace
of said county that -- did on the
3rd day OF June, 1916, in the said
county, was drunk and very disorder
ly by braking out windows in prop
erty of b g and c Co against the
peace and dignity of the common
wealth" Judgment: "I personally
seen the accused do his meanous and
fix the penalty as folers, Zine, So;
]. p. Cost, ST. sheriffs, 81; Clerks.
s1.l5; total. sl1.25."-C. r. Nc
Corkle-West's Docket.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-17
THOUGHTS TO
THINK ABOUT

just compensation equaliZes the for
tunes and misfortunes of men; the
poor cannot get what they want to
eat and the rich cannot eat what they
want and get.
Separate yourself from your indi-
viduality and you make yourself COM
mon like other people.
Give a square deal" to yourself
thru measuring your enemy by the
golden rule.
Happiness holds on to what it hap
pens to have; discomfort wants all
the rest
II you judge man by the clothes
he wears, you judge him not at all;
when you do not look beyond the
padded form of another, you do not
inform yourself.
Men stand straight when they are
respectfully clothed with truth. Man
can never show a strong moral back
bone when his wishbone is base.
The shortcut to peace and plenty
is the rough path Of the plodder, for
money and gain come from the use
of muscle and brain.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-17
STRONG AND HEALTHY
BUT 81 YEARS OLD

Uncle" John Flanagan, 81 years
old, gets up every morning at 6
o'clock at Defiance, o., tends to 2
teams of horses does all the other
chores around the house, works all
day on the streets, then walks down
town to loaf until bed time. He has
issued a challenge for an endurance
contest to all other young men OF
advanced age in Ohio. Last summer
"Uncle" John could be found helping
to build roads in Defiance county.
He drove his team to work at G
o'clock every week day, reported for
work at o'clock and when he quit
he had put in 10 solid hours, SHOW
eled 90 yards of gravel Ut runs 1 Y
tons to the yard) and hauled it all.
How many average men of 40 could
do it?
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-17
HONEST NOW

Honest, now-don't you think
IL would be much more pleas
mt III you were everybOdys
friend. n man well spoken of by
all and n man who speaks well
of all--or Keeps stllI--than
who seems 10 bo Sin bad" with
most OF ,his, fellow citizens and
n man who has no good word to
say for anyone? Honest, now
wouldn't this old world--and
this town espccially-be q much
more pleasant place in which to
live IL everyone smiled a hearty,
friendly smile at you, than IL
when you walked up and down
these streets, there would bc
aught but ffowns ana frigid
grcetings-wlth n sneery smile
after you had passed, instead of
n chcery smile while you were
present? Honest, now--if you
skope well of all and Ill of none
and grinncd happily and pleas
antly at all instead of frowniDg
mt some-wouldn't it make life
more worth whilc?-Nclson II.
Crow.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-17
DON'T YOU
BELIEVE 1T

Is 1t fact, as we sometimes hear
people say that the milk of human
Kindness has turned sour in the
hearts OF the folks of the farm? That
nowadays men and women spend their
whole enduring time watching each
other and criticising every action2
You have heard that said, haven't
you? Time was, so these critics of
the life of the farm say. when people
wero always ready to borrow and
lend emptin's; but the day has gone
by, and It never will come back. Is
this true? No, it Is not. Let's pity
these folks that thus malign the folks
Of the farm. We all do have the
blues sometimes. and then we see as
thru glass, darkly. That is why we
hear such things about the men and
women of the country. The ones who
say it simply don't know any better
lf they did they never would say that
again. Set your light in the window
any night when you are not well and
1t will not be long before the neigh
Dor raps the door and begs to come
In and sit with you till morning, Ask
any farmer man or woman how many
such lonely nights he has spent at the
bedside OF those who have been In
trouble and he will tell you with
smile, 80. not very many; 1 or 2,
maybe!" And yet, you will not need
to travel very far before you will find
many a home which has been cheer
ed In a dark hour by those very peo-
pie who are so backward about let
ting the left hand know what their
right hand is doing. And the secrets
you breathe into the ears of these
neighbors are all as safe as are theirs
in your own keeping. You would as
soon distrust them as to lose faith In
yourself. The farm is the home of
the true heart. Learn to know It and
you will love it better. 1t is when
men themselves get away into the
dark that they think everybody else
is wandering there. too. What purer
home life is there in the world today
than the home life of the farm2
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-17
BALANCED RATION
FOR THE HOME TABLE

Don't talk to me about 'calories'
and balanced ratlons,' +" said house
keeper. II haven't time to study out
what all those chemistry names
mean" She is not the only woman
to whom the subject of balanced ra-
tons" sounds rather forbldding. The
average housewife has little time to
work out calories or fuel value of the
food she serves her family, but every
one may easily keep in mind the gem
eral principles upon which are based
balanced meal. BY doing so she
can cut the living expenses by giving
an equal amount OF nutriment at a
smaller cost. A balanced ration for
day should contain / muscle build
ing food, or proteid, such as meat,
eggs or fish, or starch foods, such
as potatoes, rice, macaroni or cereals;
sugar in some form, and fats, which
include butter. oleomargarine, suet or
salad oils; and some bulky food to aid
digestion, such as green vegetables
or dried fruits. The required amount
of minerals is found In the vegeta-
bles and fruits. All of this is not as
formidable as it sounds, for most
housekeepers, by a sort of instinct,
serve the correct combinations, as
bread (starch) with butter (fat), meat
(proteid) with potatoes (starch), pork
(fa) and beans (proteid). In sub
stituting, be very careful that you get
the food value you require. Don't
spend 10 cents for some substitute for
Accent egg, unless, doing so, you
have not only eased your conscience
but procured 2h times the food val
ue in the egg. Read the advertise
ments, take a big market basket and
personally select your foodstuffs, and
you will be doing your bit to meet the
high food prices. The following is an
economical balanced ration for meals
of for l day: Breakfast-Sliced ba-
nanas in hot wheat porridge; cod
fish hash; steamed bread; coffee.
Luncheon-Hot potato salad; fried
sausage: date muffins tea. Dinner
Cream of canned peas soup: casser-
oiled beef with vegetables; hot ginger
bread; cheese; black coffee.-Kansas
City Star.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-17
PRINTLESS NEWSPAPER
HAS MANY LISTENERS
IN RURAL DISTRICTS

VEVAY, Ind.-What is believed to
be the 1st 'printless newspaper" in
America is now a flourishing insti.
tuition In Switzerland county The
newspaper" is daily telephone bull
letin furnished TO the subscribers OF
the Farmers Telephone company. Al
a certain hour each day the exchange
operators In all parts OF the county
call the subscribers to the telephone
and report news developments of in
terest Weather forecasts, births
deaths, weddings. accidents. serious
illness. elopements and divorce suits
are reported.