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The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
WORKERS STRIKE RIGHT
BELONGS TO FREE men

San Francisco.-Organized Labor. Of
hcial paper of the California State
Building Trades Council, expresses these
views on compulsory arbitration and in
vestigation:
"Superficially, and on the surface, leg
islative nostrums like compulsory arbi-
tration may appear popular with certain
employing interests, and even at times
with the public. So did the fugitive
slave laws appear to the great plantation
owners and the people of the southern
states.
1t is therefore astounding that appar-
emily sane men and educated women in
this day of the twentieth century should
advocate state and national legislation
which would force millions of white
workers back into form of slavery in
fnitely worse than that which the black
slaves were freed from more than so
years ago. Have the tides of time
changed their course, and is the prog
ress OF civilization running in a cycle?
There is not a union man or woman
in any country but who know their own
interest and welfare best, and there is
not thorough student of economics
and justice in any land in favor of COM
pulsory arbitration. To establish court
of equity in labor disputes is an abb
surdity Any well read lawyer or judge
will SLY so.
"The employers have no equity rights
in their employees, unless the workers
are to be classed as chattel slaves and
corporation-owned commodities.
"The Clayton act passed by Congress
has just declared that labor is not COM
modify, and to declare by another act
of Congress or the state that the work.
er cannot quit work for any reason or
for no reason at all would seem to be
the height of foolish legislation"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
OIL PROFITS 100 PER CENT.

Chcago.-N profits of $3O.O43,61
equal to 10O.15 per cent on its $3O,O0O.-
COO capital stock, was earned by the
Standard Oil company of Indiana dur
ing 1916. according to a statement sub
mitted to stockholders at their annual
meeting at Whiting, Ind
This does not include all earnings, as
the company carried $26. .443, ,614 to sur
plus account, compared with $12 2,30S, ,376
in 1915. AT the end of last year the
company's surplus totaled $53,236, ,657, or
nearly double the outstanding stock.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
ANTLsUFFRAGE REFERENDUM
Senator Harding Opens Headquar-
ters i'm Columbus.

Columbus, o., March 14-Secretary
of State Fulton and Attorney General
McGhee approved today the form of pc
tition which will be submitted to the
electors of the State asking for ref
erendum election next November, on
the Reynolds act, granting Presidential
suffrage to women. State Senator {.
+. Harding of Cincinnati, who will di-
rect the campaign, opened headquarters
here today and announced that the peti
tons would soon be in circulation il
every county in the State.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
PLAN TO WIDEN BUTLER
STREET
Transfers Say That ThOroughfare
Is Dangerous.

City Solicitor Groom is to be asked
by teamsters to proceed with condem-
nation proceedings to widen Butler
street from Third to Pearl streets. The
teamsters say that the thoroughfare is
so narrow that it is dangerous. An or
dinance to widen Butler street was
passed by Council some time ago, but
no future action was taken. If the
street is widened it will mean the pass
ing of many landmarks Many OF the
houses that would be razed have beer
there for sixty years,
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
SEAMEN ACCEPT so PER CENT
American Line Sailors Agree Upon
Bonus Offered.

New York, March 14,-After demand
ing ''war bonus of rs per cent, crews
of American line steamships are willing
to accept so per cent bonus, 1t was an
nounced by Gustave A. Braun, secre-
tary of the Atlantic district of the In
ternational Seamens union, Tuesday. P.
A. S. Franklin, head Of the Information
al Mercantile Marine company, offered
in addition insurance of the seamens S
personal effects. provision for their fam
lilies and dependents, and their return to
this port
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
ARBITRATION ACCEPTED.

Kansas City, Mo.-The membership
of the International Stereotypers and
Electrotypers' union has accepted an
arbitration agreement with the Amer
ican Newspaper Publishers Association,
effective next May and to continue for
five years. To take advantage of this
procedure, . newspaper must have mem
bership in the publishers association and
must conduct union Office
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
STEEL PROFITS $32,214,724.

New York-The first annual report
of the Midvale Steel and Ordnance COM
pany and its subsidiaries shows clear
profit of $32,214,724 which is equiva-
lent to 1921 per cent on the $100,000,0 900
outstanding capital stock, or $16.10 a
share. .
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
PATTERN MAKERS STRIKE.

Boston. Mass.-Attempts to employ
non-unionists caused a strike of pattern
makers in the shops of Simpson Bros.
Corporation in Medford, Emerson &
Norris and the Cambridge Cement Stone
company, manufacturers of artificial
stone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Enter the New England Coast
Eishermen'S Union

kept saying to myself, New Eng
land Coast Fishermen's Union, New
England Coast Fishermen's Union
Well-and why not?'
TO him | said: "No, | hadn't heard
Of the strike. What are the demands
of the men%
"Well, we want the owners to turnlsh
all fishing gear on trawl vessels and to
renlace all lost and condemned gear
from the gross receipts and not out OF
the mems share alone, as they do now.
Then. too, we want to do away with
the charge of 10 per cent for the use OF
the fishing lines. The shippers don't
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

about the freedom of the seas? Do
they resent the infringements on the
rights of American citizens to sail
where they please and as they please?
"Well, I'll tell you" he said, giving
me a quick look. 1--WE been fisherman
ND here for going on twenty years, and
right now we've got something else on
our minds than the freedom OF the
seas | suppose you know" (here he
gave me another quick look, as II to
imply that | knew very welD that the
New England Coast Fishermen's Union
is on a strike, and that more than 4oo
men are out. I've just been down to
Boston. where the State Board OF Arbi-
tration has been holding hearing to
see if they could fix up a compromise
between the men and the shippers, but
nothing came of it."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

grizzly beard and looked behind him
into the redolent depths of the fish
house. Then he turned entirely in that
direction and stamped slowly in, shut
ting the door behind him. Somehow |
felt that | wasn't expected to follow. |
may be unduly sensitive, but thought
that I detected a rebuff.
The trouble with my mode Of proceed
IRE was evidently that | presupposed
too much reading on the part of these
old fishermen. 1t might well be that
only the faintest echo of the torpedo
had come to Gloucester, and here | was
going ahead on the presumption that
they not only read the daily papers, but
understood them. | must be simpler
and more elementary in my questions.
Probably the strike was the one subject
in which they were all most vitality in
terested 1t might be better to lead of
with that and then perhaps get over
into the freedom Of the seas in a more
hypothetical manner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

The Ausu,er? oh, 1t Vas So Mixed avith
Mackerel and Seamem'S Strikes, Caution
and Portuguese Songs That 1t Would BE
Hard TO Tell 1t i'm a Fezg Brief Headlines

tally. Whats the news on the striker"
"How'do, Cap'n," he replied equally
genially. What strikes that?"
why, the fishermen's strike" | said,
somewhat shocked at his lack of class
consciousness.
ooh. the fshermen's strikew He
laid aside his broom and sat down on an
old dory. oval, I'll tell yer | amt
paid much attention ter that. | UNDER
stand the State Board hes got it now,
but amt heard as they've decided any
thing. Yer see, get three papers every
night, The Boston Herald The Bos-
ton American and The Gloucester
Times and by the time I've read The
Herald and The American and get
round to The Times, its purity near
time fer me ter git ter bed; so. ter tell
the truth, | amt follered the strike as
close as | might. | amt really took
enough interest in it..
Here was man who might be called
well read. even in New York. | didn't
understand it.
"How about the war here? Do they
feel very strongly one way or anotherT'
oval, I'll tell yer. Bout every one
here's with the Allies. ! dunno whether
if this country was ter git IN, too,
there'd be much fightin' There amt
much feelin' about the U-boats up here,
but femme tell yer that the reason why
we're safe up here is becuz of the Brit
ish navy. They're tough nuts, those
Germans. If it warn't fer the British
navy, we'd be likely ter git bowed up
any minute" And he laughed appre-
ciatively at the very thought of it.
This man evidently had studied the
problem. He gave the impression of
knowing a great deal more about the
subject, and was afraid that he might
come out with some question or bring
up some point on which | might Show
an embarrassing lack of information. |
have time to read only one paper in the
evening, and in that | simply skim over
the headlines. SO / gracefully with
drew, after a few pleasantries about the
ice in the harbOr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

TT HAS maritime
Harbehead
Neck the New England produced the abiesf
detail OF nautical
equaHed by few.
in o Beverly Manchester,
villages in RevO-
"amphbiOu Hutchinson
attained marked distinction
seananShP
Washington able make his
Island East RIVER
The
these "anphibiouS regnen The same men
of the Delaware when washington
made his Trenton few months later
surprising New England eapors
world known The English FRENCH
and Portuguese
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
March Is No Month to Innocent,
BySfand i'm Gloucester

So / overlook the gentleman in a
derby and said: Gam | headed in the
right direction for the wharves?"
"You certainly are" he said. "Any
one in particular you wanted to see?"
ooh, no; was just up here, er-look-
ing round" | said, rather weakly. Very
few people come to Gloucester in early
March just to-er look around. Then |
had an idea. Here was a man from
Boston, man who was sophisticated
and knew more or less of the world, and
yet some one who was evidently ac-
quainted with Gloucester. | might
sound him on the general drift of public
opinion and get more analytical view
from him than from one of the natives.
'Do you happen to know how the peo-
pie up here, the fishermen l mean feel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11


of me HunD " '"
origin ouno " Se sec"
plainly their berian deSceH
aptitude inc from 1"
maritime
tended develop extraordinary Degree IN me S
of mounting
cannon ordinary mackS captured more man one
thousand nav
d more than million did hesitate to attack
ncruiser o.
of fine took place IN
Harbor Falcon
capturing me ShPPHg
SangnHay
which three of his were kea ana n
engaged nan A""
than hundred hshernen were
enoaoed in battle Gloucester Har0o eon
mentioned hisf0ryhe DaHe
is hardly Known
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
A Gloucester Cap'n Who Appre-
CiafeS the British Navy

There was another fish house at the
end of what now perceived was dock.
In the doorway stood another old fisher
man, also sweeping. He might we'll
have been the previous mans brother,
for he had the same weatherbeaten
face, the same grizzly beard and the
same cloth top boots. would profit by
my late failure and approach him with
discretion.
Good afternoon, Cap'n," I said gen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
The Question That Prompted the ViSit:
Hoe Does Germany's 7Meofto american
Mbbimg Impress the Successors of
Washinston'S "AmbMbious" Patriots?

and imprisOn me in a fish house until
he should have got his information and
started on his way to the telegraph
office. | pictured to myself the frantic
wrenching at my bonds, the ultimate
rescue by the daughter of an old fisher
man, the jumping into a motor boat at
the pier and the frantic dash down the
coast to the next telegraph station -.
then began to figure out what it was
that | should be telegraphing, and
realized that hadn't the slightest idea
what sort of story it was going to be,
and that, even at best, it wouldn't be
story that rival paper would be apt to
send man out to steal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
An Opinion of U-BOafS That Was
Never Given

So babe him farewell and poked my
way toward the fish house. An ancient
mariner in cloth topped boots was
sweeping out the doorway. Now and
then he would dispense with some to-
bacco that he had no more. use for IN
most delightful and picturesque man.
ner. Here was my man.
Good afternoon, Cap'n,' SAID.
Trust me to know how to fatter the
old boys by calling them "Capn.)
"How's BUSINESS"
He looked at me blandly for second
or two. and then started in to sweep
again.
"Oh. | amt complainin'," he said
guardedly.
81 don't suppose you up here are
much afraid of German submarines
eh?'
The old salt stopped sweeping, rubbed
The back of his horny hand across MS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
A Bit of Quaint New England
Done i'm Portuguese

From down the street came the sound
of mems voices raised in song. "A
chanty," thought, and ran toward the
wharf whence the noise came. / might
catch some of the old New Englanders
in the act of doing something nautical.
| could perhaps start discussion on
the subject of American sea-rights
right here among American seamen,
As | turned in the door Of the fish
house heard sounds Of prolonged and
tremendous Topping, like hundreds OF
people taking off their rubbers. 1t was
the sound of slabs of salt fish as they
were being pitched about in brine, and
then into barrels. Flipity-fop, fipity-
flop, and all the time the pitchers, five
Young men with tanned faces, were
singing as they pitched. | strained my
ears to catch the words Of this GloUces-
ter song, this chant Of the American
fishermen. 1t was in Portuguese.
| approached and asked one of them
if he could tell me where the strike
headquarters were. | wanted to ask
him something, and that seemed the
only possible thing | had a right to ask
& Portuguese. He smiled, with that
beautifully sweet smile of Latin who
does not understand English (Which is
probably meant as a coal of fire on the
American who growls when some one
has the effrontery to speak in a Ian
guage he happens never to have stud
ied). and indicated that | would find no
help in that quarter. | had forgotten
that Gloucester fishermen are net all
sons of New England.
In fact, when | came to think of it, L
wondered why had expected to find
much feeling against the blockades and
such things in Gloucester. The Banks,
where they do their work, are not under
the ban. They are almost as far re-
moved from the war as any one could
be. And, as my we'll informed fisher
man had said, the English navy is still
with us.
An old skipper in blue coat was
standing in front of clothing store
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Confessions of a LandSman About
to See Sailors

In either event, it seemed only fair
% expect that in place the size OF
Gloucester, with every one engaged IN
practically the same business, one might
Ind fairly definite common ground on
which TO base a statement of the COM
munity's attitude. There are so lew
PEOPLE there. and they all wear the same
lind of boots and smell of the same
lind of FISH. so that what one Gloucester
sherman thought and felt might be
AIKEN as fairly representative of what
al Gloucester fishermen think and feel.
anyway, that is the way / figured II
out on the train going up.
As | made my way down the street
which seemed to be paved with fish
Sales, tried to figure out just how to
20 about getting my information
didn't want to appear like a terrific
novice TO these old salts in matters nau-
aeal, and vet there is no other name Tor
shat am. Oh, | know few things
such as port is left and starboard
right But / couldn't confine my con-
'ersation with old salts TO an alternate
'tference to port and starboard, or even
"a modest intimation that ! could tell
me by ships clock if given a head
'@rt Of six seconds.
must strike out on bolder lines. And
2 was over these lines that l was
prrying when ] overlook a man VINO
I'd got off the train with me and VINO,
ION his dress and general manner, l
3ok TO be a salesman from Boston, or
erhaps a reporter from rival news
NDer up there 10 beat me out on my
Dry. ] thrilled at the thought OF the
visibility Of a regular newspaper
lama, how | might sneak down side
sfeet and get TO the wharves before
IN, gee several old fishermen and get
Y story, then, just as would be about
leave, he might heave into sight,
arious with rage at being beaten, hire
1ne villanous Portuguese 10 seize me
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

ry THE term "the freedom of the
seas" means anything at all, it
surely means something to the resi-
,,nts and artisans of Gloucester,
Mass To a man whose dividends
.,me to him up from the sea
:, ships '@the freedom of the sea"
has a significance that the phrase
4bp freedom of the sidewalk" or
4be freedom Of the ambient ether"
hight have TO the vender of keyrings
4, the stock broker. And if any one
rere TO complain about the encroach-
nent of England or Germany on our
rstional rights as sea-goers, one might
rpect to hear the most explicit and
reorous objections arising from the
,cky inlet on Cape Ann.
Therefore took along large wad of
ypy paper and a good, soft pencil when
visited Gloucester one day last week,
npecting to jot down many surrep-
ftious notes on the attitude of the
tardy fishermen toward the German u
Oat campaign and the English block
lie. And the funny part of 1t is that
used up all the paper and had to make
r-intelligible marks on the back of an
ayelope, so many were the views L
card expressed and so worthy were
aay of record.
What | wanted to do was to find
nmmon spirit animating the inhabi-
1nts of Gloucester, so that l might
tgin my story something like this:
The residents of the quaint little fish
" town on the north shore of Massa-
hsetts are up in arms against the en-
nachments of the foreigner on the
INT of American citizens to sail the
in seas on legitimate business"
Or. in case l found another state OF
fairs. | could lead off with this state
neut: "The residents of the quaint
little fshing town on the north shore of
Massachusetts, are unanimous IN their
altitude of tolerance toward the nations
which are threatening to abrogate the
traditional rights of Americans to sail
The high seas in peace, feeling that.
under the conditions, the wisest course
would be to go only in the safe areas
and not run the risk of being drawn
INTO the maelstrom across the water"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

seem to be Inclined to give in on these
points"
They sound reasonable enough to
me-" | said. And they certainly did.
Had | been a skipper | would have
granted them right away.
We had come to the foot of the street,
where the trolley branches off to East
Gloucester. In the other direction | saw
a spar peeking up over the top of fish
house. That was where | was bound.
This fisherman was too unionized for 10
cal color.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27

IN the class consisting of two ami
mails of either sex produce of one
cow and first in four gets of one sire,
either sex.
The grand championship bull and
COW classes We're hard fought be-
tween Lespedeza farm and Gillespie's s
MaNwalton Commander and MaXwal-
ton Roam Lady with the result Of
both purple ribbons being pinned
upon the animals named. With such
a winning record at n show where
there were animals from seven tip
top herds, one of them the famous
Hickory Valley, Tenn, group, speaks
for the quality of the Tulsa mans in
dividuals and groups better than
words.
Better Than oil Wen.
A grand championship ribbon on
one of his shorthorns Is doarcr to
Gillespie than the news Of thou
sand-barrel well having been struck
on one Of his leases, and he is doing
great things for oklahoma by hold
ing what are probably the greatest
hun and COW Of their breed in okla
homa.
one can imagine the millennium
having been reached. All has passed
away, and the breeders. good and
bad, are on their way to be Judged
according TO their past deeds Frank
Gillespie and Bill iIardtnett can he
seen approaching the gates OF heaven.
\ page approaches and inquiries their
names and earthly business
KID says hardtnett, tell the
venerable saint that Frank Gillespie
and William Hardtnett from Rio
Grand Ranch, oklahoma, would en-
ter"
y few minutes olapse after the
messengers departure thru the golden
gates when st. Peter. wreathcd in
smiles rushes out with the glad hand
of welcome extended.
Welcome to our city, fellows" the
guardian of the gates cXclaims. "ITow
did you leave MaXwalton Commander
and his show companion down at the
Rio Ghnde?"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27

tie speculation. The former is what
Is considered the legitimate stock
business which tends to improve the
respective breeds; the latter Is a buy
ing and selling proposition with little
less than immediate profits in view.
Gillespie and what might be called
his associate breeders of Tulsa
county, such men as Colonel G. T..
Suppes John T. Kramer, j. f.. Cros-
bic. G.. T. Braden and II. NJ McFar-
lin. are not of the speculative class in
that their efforts arc directed towards
raising the highest possible class or
animals and marketing only stock
bred and raised on their own farms.
All are interested in improving the
breeds of their choice, and Gillespie,
it is said, will soon have demon
strated extraordinary possibilities of
his herd in this respect.
Competent Ovcrsecr.
In Hardtnett. Gillespie has a herds
man who Is exceptionally qualified
for the management Of his Rio
Grande ranch, and the winnings Of
MaXwalton Commander and Roam
Lady were due the Irishmans splen-
did judgment in selecting his em-
ployer's foundation stock. Both OF
these animals have already won high
'Nl llpHbIS III Ntll-lllltu IlllENt anu
both Will be heard from wherever
they shall henceforth be shown.
Hardtnett's acquaintance with the
shorthorn began In his early youth on
the isle of his birth His reputation
as n manager of shorthorn breeding
Is, perhaps, better known I'm the Ar
gentne republic than elsewhere,
altho his reputation In this country IL
nationwide. He tells OF classes in
the show rings at Buenos Ayres
whore as many as 154 animals were
entered, and Of the hardest possible
contests for honors: ne delights In
happier than when pulling down a
championship with his pets.
No owner OF show cattle Is more
ccrcerned with his herd than the Gil
lespie herdsman. lie thinks as much
of the white. red and roam beauties as
the ordinary man thinks of his fam
lily. and woe be to him who attempts
to mistreat his charges.
story is told of this interesting
1rishman that aptly illustrates his
concern for the Gillespie herd At the
recent Fort Worth National Feeders
& Breeders show the sanitary officers
were dipping all herds of cattle ar
riving from oklahoma, and were ap-
preaching Hnrdtnett's bunch when he
accosted them.
'If you find a louise or a flea on
them, dip them" he exclaimed; but
if you find nothing, leave them
alone"
Backed with the fire and that gilt
ter of steel in the Irishman's eyes,
and perhaps a knowledge of his repu-
tation as a Killarney scrapper, these
few words had the effect of saving
big bprd froO, tbn aiming vat