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The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-13

proposal in congress which will make
strikes crimes. If strikes are declared
crimes, it will then be necessary to i'm
pose severe penalties in order to enforce
the purpose of the law. The purpose
and method of the legislation are reac-
tionary. To make strikes illegal means
to hold prison before the eyes of the
workers and to force them to work at
the command of employers.
The workers throughout the entire
country are fully aroused to the dangers
contained in this proposed Compulsory
investigation" plan. These dangers have
awakened them to full appreciation of a
fundamental principle. Workers can not
delegate to outside authority, even
though the authority be the government,
the right to regulate industrial relations
without creating an opportunity for a
continuous infringement upon their
rights and freedom. The railroad
brotherhoods, like all organizations af-
filiated to the American labor movement,
have opposed the legislative method as
the way to secure shorter workday and
higher wages, but the situation was such
that the railroad brotherhoods yielded to
the policy of the government and accept
ed the Adamson law. But just as soon
as the government acquired the right to
regulate the hours of work for railroad
employees, it at once began to augment its
powers, to provide regulations for other
relations, and to limit the right to quit
work. The experience illustrates the
danger to which the American Fedora
tion of Labor has repeatedly called at
tention
The industrial freedom of wage earn
ers depends upon their keeping control
over industrial relations within their own
hands Once delegate even particle of
that authority to the government and
they limit their freedom and forge a
chain that retards normal free action
in all lines. The tendency of government
is always to increase its power and
scope of action. An immense coercive
power would thereby be created which
would mark the decay of industrial free
DOM
Economic power is the only agency
which the workers have for sef-protec-
ton and -betterment. They must re-
tain that power and oppose every effort
that would take from them their birth
right as free workers-free citizens.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-13
POVERTY PLEA FAILS.

Beardstown, Ill-The Evening Record
calls attention to the annual report of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail
road, which shows revenues for the past
year were 1O2, $4,000 an increase over
the previous year of $11, ,234 900, or 12
per cent. The operating expenses were
SOL, 10000, an increase of but per cent
over the previous year:
"This leaves an increase of 10 per
cent for the company" says the Even
ing Record. "Yet, when the men who
work, must work in all kinds of weather
at risk of life and limb, ask for a small
share of the increased profits, in the
form of an increase in wages or better
working conditions, they raise howl
about no money. cry for an increase in
rates and try to make the public believe
they are on the verge of starvation"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-13
ADJUSTMENTS
LYRIC.

"Hobson's Choice" farce-comedv
which kept New York, Boston and Chi
cago, III roars of laughter for more
than year, will be presented by the
Messrs. Shubert at the Lyric Theatre
next Sunday evening for an engagement
OF one week. 1t will come here with the
original production and original COM
pany headed by Viola Roach, Galwey
Herbert, Marshall Vincent Lionel Bev-
ans, Rhoda Bercsford, Esther Mende,
Nenie Atherton, Phyllis Birkett, Noel
Tearle, James c. Malady, Thos Don
nely, Warren +. Hill, and others.
"Hobson's Choice" is from the pen of
Harold Brighouse. 1t tells the story of
a girl who makes man out of simple
youth, "a cobbling genius, who doesn't
realize his worth until Maggie proposes
to him in real Leap Year fashion. She
is a very modern girl regardless of the
TACT that she wears the furbelows of
1880. Old Henry Horatio Hobson, an
irascible and bibulous old father domi-
neers his three daughters until Maggie.
the shrewdest of the trio, starts domes-
tic rebellion from which amazing and
hilarious complications arise. Her Leap
Year methods of annexing a husband
are declared to be mirth-provokng in
the highest degree. Maggie elects Will
lie Mossop to be her husband; Shoes
away the girl he is engaged to marry,
and weds him with brass wedding
ring which she purchased. She teaches
Willie to read and write, and in one
short year makes man of him, and
with his aid, takes away her fathers best
trade, thereby forcing him to come to
them for assistance. Then she takes
him into partnership and everything
ends in a hilarious and novel way. The
part of Maggie Hobson is said to be
handled in a most capable way by Miss
Viola Roach, who won warm praise in
this country and England for her inter-
probation of the role, and theatre goers,
it is said, may look forward to an eve
ming of apt and telling characterization.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-13
EMPRESS THEATRE.

Next weeks program at the Empress
Theatre will rival any that has been
previously seen at the popular Vine
Street vaudeville house for brilliance
as well as unusually praiseworthy enter
tainment. 1t is one of the highest class
and excellence, marked by the fullest
measure of sterling merit and up-to- the
minute enjoyability. AS an indication
of the scope and size of this remarkable
bill, it need only be said that two of the
acts on it will require the services of
fourteen people. m
An important element of the show is
the first appearance in this city of the
lively song-comedy success, "The Fe-
Mail Clerks" A pretty parcel of postal
peaches, which has scored triumph after
triumph ever since it was produced at
the beginning of the present season, is
characterization which may Justly be
applied to this gorgeous act. "The Fe-
Mail Clerks" is gay galaxy of nine
gingery girls, cyclonic comedians and
sunny songs, with the entire arrange
ment .superbly staged. There is a rich
newness in "The Fe-Mail Clerks" and
its fun of the contagious kind is sup
piled by Tommy Toner, who gives new
comic side to much-abused staged
character, and Mandy Smoke" Kay,
whose colored porter is a source of
screams.
Another notable feature of the show
will be the appearance of the Five Fer
ris Wheel Girls, a unique and scintil-
lating combination of sensational ath
letes and instrumental molodists. These
talented and unusually gifted girls have
an act that sparkles with novelty, be-
cause it is entirely out of the beaten
paths, for in addition to acrobatics of an
advanced character, they produce har-
mony from musical instruments in mas
terly and applaudable style.
Other agreeable acts on the bill are
Lillian Peasants, maid of melody
Howard and Graf, presenting a novel
thought, "The Dream Girl" McGee and
Kerry, comedians "On Shopping
Tour" Gerald Mullane, popular Celtic
funmaker; and the weekly funny films,
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-13
Freedom Must Not Be Surrendered
BY President Gompers, in American Federationist

1t is proposed that congress enact
law to prevent wage earners from agree
ing to quit. work collectively. In other
words, legislation is proposed to limit
or deny the right of concerted action to
inaugurate a strike. However, every one
knows that the effect of the proposed
legislation would be to deny individuals
the right to stop working at WILL or
stated conversely the law would compel
workers to remain at work under con-
ditons against which they protest-a
condition which is in no way different
from slavery.
The only way to make the protest of
workers effective is concerted action
For one or two railroad men to leave
their positions because they could not
secure the eight-hour workday would ac-
complish but little in inducing the rail-
road corporations to agree to shorten
hours of work. The only thing that can
make the railroad companies see the rea-
sonableness of the eight-hour workday
is to make them appreciate the economic
power of their employees.
The plain purpose of the legislation is
to make strikes illegal. This is COM
pletely at variance with the whole trend
of industrial development and recent leg
islation enacted by congress. Practically
all of the people of Our country have
now grasped the fact that strike is not
crime. There must be complete re-
vulsion of feeling if they endorse the
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-13
RIGHT TO QUIT WORK IS
A FREE MANS RIGHT

Advocates of compulsory inves-
tigation and all other forms of
n't-strike" laws were answered
as follows by the Baltimore con-
vention of the A. F. of L., No
vember, 1916:
Resolved, That men individual
ly or collectively have right to
stop work any day or any time in
a free democracy, and that their
right is natural, legal, inalienable,
and never should be surrendered;
and that laws that violate this
right are hereby denounced as re-
dictionary, unconstitutional, and
dangerous to the stability of de-
mocratic government"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-13
LOUIS RINKENBERGER TIPPED
For Reelection as President of Ohio
Liquor League.

Sessions of the thirteenth annual con-
vention of the Ohio Liquor League will
be held at Moose Hall, Plum street,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
next week. One hundred and twenty
five delegates, representing member
ship of 4,5OO, will attend.
Louis Rinkenberger, Cincinnati, Presi-
dent of the league, will preside. A move
ment is on foot to re-elect Mr.. Rinken-
berger to the Presidency.
President Rinkenberger said yester-
day the convention will concern itself
chiefly with legislative matters, the ma
ture of which will be decided at the
meetings. Delegates to the national con-
vention at Washington, ID. c., February
6 also will be elected.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-13
MINERS OPPOSE BONUS SYSTEM

Coaldale, Pa.-The bonus system of
the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company
is denounced as Sweating" process by
members Of the United Mine Workers
Union, who say the men are speeded up
to reach certain figure and then the
company reduces the working force and
insists that the record be maintained.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-13
Ready To Bargain

Ready To Bargain.
"Say! What's your hurry"
"I'm trying to get something for my
wife"
"What are you asking for her ?'-Life.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-13
LATHERS ELECT

The Lathers' Union No AZ reelected
all its old officers last week. Charles
Case was again elected president, Harry
Huber, secretary, and Ed Lane, business
agent.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-13
STATE CARPENTERS TO MEET

Akron, Ohio.-The third annual con-
vention of the state council of carpenters
will be held in this city Monday, Feb
ruary 5. AT this time plans will be con-
sidered to organize smaller cities and
strengthen weaker locals.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05

You cannot keep a good man
down, is an old saying, nor a good
city either. Washburn has advant-
ages which even her local Knockers
(few in number but mighty busy
cannot defeat. We honestly believe
that if they thought they could do
it, they would dip the water out of
Chequamegon Bay and work at night
with teaspoon to accomplish it-so
as to make it sure that this would
never become port of Importance.
Even Knockers do some good in the
world-in this case they inspire the
Secretary to greater effort. We
dearly love a fight if fight is
necessary. and we are after these
chaps in earnest. Is it any wonder
that we do not make public all the
negotiations and plans we have in
view? 1t would be fatal, as proven
by the Levy incident, to do so.
Have heart, things will come our
way, bye and bye.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05
Wino,ued Birds.

The married life of most birds could
be taken for model by members OF
the human family. For instance. the
staid, dignified and homely baldheaded
eagle never mates but once and lives
with his one mate until he or she dies
If left a widower-even Il young wild
ower-the baldheaded eagle never
mates again. He remains alone anG
disconSOlate in the nest of the rockl
crag or in the BRANCHES of Il tall pine
that formed his domicile while his
mate was alive. No other female eagle
can tempt him to forsake his desoatt
life. With him once Il widower. al
ways widower. The golden wood
peckers live in happy married state
mating but once. If the male dies his
mates grief is lasting. and she re
mains a widowed bird the rest of he.
life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05
MUSICAL TRAINING.
II Should Have place In the Educa
ton of Every Child.

It Should Have a place In the Educa-
ton of Every Child.
We shall make no real progress in
music in this country, says Bruno
HUM, until we come to consider a
training in the rudiments Of music as
an essential point in the education of
our children.
Too often parents excuse their re-
missness on the ground that their chill
dren show no spontaneous desire to
study music. Because a child shows
no such desire to study reading, writ
ing and arithmetic do we for that rea-
son permit him to neglect totally these
subjects? No normal child desires to
study any subject, and a failure on the
part of child to crave a musical edu-
cation should not be permitted to ex-
empt him from such training.
In my opinion the average child
should begin to study music at the age
of eight or nine and for at least two
years devote an hour day to the eXer-
else of it.
After two years the child's prefer
ence and aptitude may safely be con-
suited in regard to further study. But
in any event the two years of study
have not been wasted, for he has al
ready learned something that will be
of use to him all his life.
Musical training, especially in the
home. should have place in the edu-
cation of every child. Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05

The Levy Cigar company has
abandoned the decision to- locate a
factory in Washburn with a payroll
of $I2, 900, year. This, after all
plans had been contaminated, a
room secured and the factory equip
ment packed and ready to be shipped
from Minneapolis. Why was the
industry lost? Let those who poured
discouraging gossip into Mr.. Levy S
ear when he was here the last time
to close his deal, answer the ques-
ton. A group of men set. out to
defeat" this enterprise at the very
start. 1t is the city's loss and not
the secretary's After local dealers
had pledged themselves to buy
LOG, 900 of the Levy cigars as an
inducement to locate his plant and
jobbing business in Washburn, the
knockers Club put one over on the
Commercial club.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05
THE PROPER COURSE
Information of Priceless Value to Every
WaShburn Citizen.

How 10 act in an emergency is
knowlt dye of ines timable worth,
and this is particularly true OF the
diseases and ills Of the human body
If you suffer with kidney backache,
bladder disorders, or any form OF
kidney trouble, the advice con tanned
in the following statement should
add valuable asset to your store
of knowledge. What could be more
convincing proof of the efficiency oil
Doan's Kidney Pills than this
statement of a Washburn woman
who used them and who publ ely
tells of the benefit derived?
Mrs. Andrew Faux, Third ST.,
saws: "My back was so lame and
sore that couldE t move without
it's hurting me and mornings it was
a task for me to get up. L had to
90 around all bent over and | had
dizzy spells. | finally began using
Doan' Kidney Pills and after TAX
ing two boxes, | was rid of the
backache and all the sore ness and
Iameness LETT me. [ have been in
good health ever since. \"
SOC at all dealers. Foster Mil
burn Co.. Mfgrs. Buffalo, N. Y.
Adv
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05

But the strange, part of it is that
we have not lost faith in Washburn
nor the majority of her people. Have
still the strongest faith in the COM
mercial and industrial advantages
of Washburn and the strag etic i'm
portance of the harbor here in the
transportation game. The men who
discouraged the Levy industry are
entitled to chuckle- they won a
victory. But in time, the game they
are playing will be blocked, for we
intend to print names in large black
type. There are some men support
ing the new movement here who
really and truly do not want results.
They have their own reasons. But
the majority is what counts with us,
and the game is fair and honorable
one and our employment was for a
specific purpose to obtain results.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05
Russia has assumed the offensive

RUSSIA has assumed the offensive
again and in the first real battle
since the revolution 10000 German
and Austrian soldiers have been
captured. The Russians were lead
to victory by War Minister Kerensky
and the charge was brilliant one.
What frey oratory failed to do
Kerensky has accomplished by lead
ing his troops to victory. The
Russians have been inspired by their
war minister and along lines of the
Russian front there is evidences of
an approaching offensive that is
bound to count in turning the tide
against the Germans. Kerensky is
said to be the idol of the Russian
soldiers and in him they have the
utmost confidence.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05
Eiv Killers,

One recommendation of the depart
ment of agriculture for getting rid of
flies is powdered hellebore This when
sprinkIed on the manure heaps in which
the flies lay their eggs destroys the
larvae and does not in any way spoil
the manure.
The Journal of the American Medical
Association says the hygienic labora-
tory of the public health service has
found in salicylic acid an eminently
satisfactory agent for killing adult
dies. This, it says, is not an objec-
tionable substance to handle, and there
is little danger Of toxic effects from ac-
cidental consumption Of considerable
doses Of it. A 1 per cent solution of
salicylic acid should be sweetened and
left in shallow saucers where flies will
easily find it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05

DESPITE the plea of the contractor
in charge of the work being done on
the Ashland-W ashburn road the
road committee of Bayfield, county
will refuse to extend the contract
one day past the time specified. They
are being held firm by the Wisconsin
Highway Commission who will re-
fuse to turn over the state aid
amounting to something over $4,000
if the county committee fails to act.
When Contractor Ogren took this
contract it was with the unders tand
ing that he would complete the
work by July 18th without an ex-
tension of time. Now Mr.. Ogren
says he believed at the time that
time did not count on the contract
and that an extension would be
granted.
At no time has the contractor had an
outfit that was capable for handling
the work and at the rate the work
has been progressing it would not be
finished year from now.
The County Committee has served
notice that the contract would be
terminated on the time specified and
some other concern will be brought
in to finish the job.
People who are compelled to use
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05
An Architectural Gem.

Claude Perrault was one of the rare
geniuses who turned from the profess
sion Of medicine to that Of art. He
was born in 1913. being the brother
of Charles Perrault. the noted barrister.
through whose influence he became ar
chitect of the Louvre in Paris. The
colonnade of this building. which he
erected, is regarded as one of the finest
creations Of it's kind of the seventeenth
century.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05

And this is the way to build a
city! There is yet slender chance
that we may be able to convince Mr..
Levy that the Privileged Liars do
not represent the true situation
here. But the chances are that he
will not come here. Upon this
principal of city-building, Washburn
will grow at about the rate of zero
each year. Multiply this by de-
cade and see what fine, thriving
city we will have here in time. 1t is
encouraging, too. If the secretary
or directors of the Commercial Club
had a group of capitalists in tow
with view of building a factory of
larger proportions in this city, we
should have to put them in the
county jail each night, with guard
around them, to keep the Knockers
from getting at them, with stories
that Washburn was mushroom city ;
Chequamegon Bay was filled with
ink instead of water; taxes were
higher than any mans income and
that we had smallpox here every
month in the year. Fine business.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05
The COMMERCIAL CLUB and CITY AFFAIRS
by Ed M Heermans Executive Secsetary.
Washburn Commercial Club.

on the job for one year. He took
the people in earnest-that they
wanted something done for the
city and he is not afraid to call q
spade spade. In fact, he may call
knave knave, before Fall rolls
around and it will not be very plea
SAINT reading. The only reason it is
not done now is that we do not have
all the facts in black ayd white.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05
nCrossinu the Bar"

Lord Tennyson's most noble death
song, Crossing the Bar" is one of the
three greatest death songs ever writ
ten, and it comes to us as a sublime
prayer, Il humble petition. sacred be-
on this terrestrial sphere will utter no
grander words when he sets sail to
seas unknown than those dropped as
faiths anchor by the silent man of the
yester age:
hope to see my Pilot face to face
When | have crossed the bar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05
Faithful Cook.

Did you ever hear of a cook stay
ing with the same family as long as
twenty years?"
"Oh. yes"
Il presume she was called a jewel"
"She doubtless was considered one
but the family called her mother -
Birmingham Age Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05
Mirrors.

1.-The real object Of mirrors" said
Mr.. Pinkerton, lis to enable women to
see themselves as others see them"
NO." remarked his friend, Mr.. Ankel-
by;"I think they were invented so that
women could make themselves look as
they wanted others to see them Pr
London Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05
Replacinu a Meat Diet.

The people of the United States con-
sumo fully twice as much meat per cap
tia as do the people of Europe. Dried
beans. peas and lentils may replace
meat in the diet to large extent to
the advantage of outdoor workers espe-
ciaIly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05

But we live and learn. If any re-
suits come out of other negotiations
now in progress, we shall keep the
information close. Believing that
the industry, small as it was, would
be welcomed here, we made the
news public. The other way is the
safe way. We dare not let our left
hand know what the right hand is
doing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05

this road are thoroughly disguised
with the way matters have been
handled and they have reason to
feel thus. Dillydalling will not be
tolerated by the taxpayers in the
future.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05
Similarity.

Contractor-Then you won't sell me
a carload of bricks on credit? Dealer
No; me an my bricks are very much
alike-we're hard pressed for cash.
Boston Transcript.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05
lmprovinu.

This critic describes your new book
as drool"
"Guess l must be improving. Ee al
luded to my last book as utter rot
Louisville Courier-J Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05
loo Late.

Detective-So I've caught you in the
financial district, have /? Crook-Yes.
Bill, but | can't slip you nothing. just
got away from a broker.--N York
Globe
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-05

1t the present secretary is not re-
tanned for another year, the public
in Washburn and surrounding cities
will at least know there was a man