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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-20
operated On thM

unarmed. Doctors operated on the
wounded man but he died about III
O'Clock, a few minutes after the opera \
ton was performed Both men are mar
ried and are prominent. Reaves IN trf
Jail here.
Decatur this spring, making peca4zs<f
one of the most beautiful suburbs IN tAel
southeast. Mr.. Eve says that more gar
dens and more vegetables will BE- raised
than ever before
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-20
Forces OeCiSlVeIy
Defeated by Villa Men

Isl. PASO. Tex, March 16.-Villa de-
Cisively defeated General Francisco
Murguia's command at the second bat
tie OF Rosario. Durango. Saturday. &C
cOrding TO Information received here to-
day by government agents after leading
the de factO troops into an ambush.
Villa succeeded i'm capturing one OF
three troop trains and killed and
Wounded hundreds of the Carranza
troops. according TO this report.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-20
Free Book About Cancer.

The IpasAsp6Hs Cancer Hospital Indianapolis. Indiana
published booklet which sves ntsrss;ns facts about
Csaee also tells What to do for pain bedlnE
,dos etc. valuable rude In the mHnssemeai Of esss
Wife for il today neutonins this paper.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-20
Cure Your
Rupture Like
Toured Mine"
Old Sea Captain Cured His Own
Rupture After Doctors Said
Operate or Death"
BIS Remedy and Book Sent Free.

Captain Ceilings sailed the seas for
many years: then he sustained a bad
double rupture that soon forced him TO
noe only remain ashore. but Kept him
hedrfdden for years. He tried doctor
after doctor and truss after truss No
results, Finally. he was assured that
he must either submit TO a dangerous
and abhorrent operation 'or die. He did
nsitheEI . He cured himself instead.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-20


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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-20
/, S, Replies to Mexican
Proposal for Embargo

ny AssOCAateC EEe&ssJ
WASHINGTON, March l6.-The
American government hasmade a further
reply to General 'CarranZa's proposal TO
embargo shipments of food and mnui-
tions to the European belligerents as
means of bringing about peace. II will
not be made public until after it has
reached Mexico City. The United States
has declined to take any such action.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-20

CAPTAIN Ceilings made a study OF
himself Of his ConditiOn-and at last he
was rewarded by the finding OF the
method that so quickly made him well,
strong. vigorous and happy man.
Anyone can use the same methods;
it's simple, easy, safe and inexpensive.
Every Tuptured person in the world
should have the Captain Ceilings book.
telling all about how he cured himself.
and how anyone may follow the same
treatment in their own home without
any trouble. The book and medicine are
FREE. They will be sent prepaid TO
any rupture sufferer who will MI out
the below coupon. But send IL right
away before you put down this
paper
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-26

United States with absolute control
of certain phases of the war.
That food will be one of the prob
lens left entirely in American hands
is believed certain.
This will mean that one main, or a
small group Of men, will be named by
Pres. Wilson absolutely to dominate
the production and distribution of all
food in the United States, England,
France, Italy, Russia, Cuba and the
other allied countries.
The real crUX Of the conferences
going on here today is the interna-
tiOnaI reorganization of the war
since the United States is in, much
on the same principles that an army
of field fighters is organized; one
branch handling the cOmmissary de-
partment, another mobilization and
transportation; another the cOllec-
ton and distribution of munitions,
and so on.
Premier Viviani, Marshal JOffre
and Admiral COcheprat called on
President Wilson at the White House
during the morning.
They were met by the presidents
aide and taken to the green parlOr, /
whence they were conducted to the
blue room and warmly greeted by
the president
An army Of labOTers is rapidly being !
modified by Sec'y of Labor Wilson |
to start building the 1000 fast wood |
en- ships to bridge the Atlantic and |
supply our European allies with food |
despite the submarine menace.
MAYOR WON'T INVITE FRENCH |
Mayor Thompson today passed |
the buck" on inviting Gen. Joffre, !
Premier Viviani and the other mem
bers of the French commission for
q visit tn CbicaoO tO tho cityv oc,,,, 81 |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-26

waged They thought it was up to
the city council
This is the second time Big Bill has
embarrassed the government since
the war was declared. The first time
he gave out a statement criticising
L. S. recruiting officers for the man.
ner in which they solicited enlist
Ihents among the Stacker war
gTOOmS.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-26
MAYOR WON'T INVITE FRENCH

Mayor Thompson today passed
the buck" on inviting Gen. Joffre,
Premier Viviani and the other mem
bers of the French commission for
a visit to Chicago to the city council.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
French are allies Of the. L. S. in the
world war, Thompson and Corp.
Counsel EttelsOn very seriously told
reporters this morning that they
don't think it would be proper for the
mayor Of Chicago to invite the
French commission while the war
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-26

he gave out a statement criticising
! L. S. recruiting officers for the man
ner in which they solicited enlist
Ihents among the Stacker war
| grOOms.
VOTE ON ARMY BILL TOMORROW
-DRAFT SEEMS ASSURED
Washington, April 26.-The house
will act on the army bill tomorrow.
COnscriptiOn seems certain to win.
The long, drawn-OUt debate on the
question of raising 100000 men by
draft or volunteering will end to-
night. This was decided today by
unanimous consent, Immediately the
house convened.
By the agreement the house is to
continue to talk as long as it can
stand it today and this evening. Then
tomorrow Chairman Dent Of the mil
itary committee, who opposes the
presidents draft plan, and Rep.
Kahn, California, ranking Republican
member of the same committee, who
is leading the presidents fight, will
make concluding arguments.
The action is expected to speed the
senate, which started its fifth day of
talk today. A vote in the upper house
may come Saturday.
Rep. Macarthur of Oregon was to-
day, nominated to introduce an
amendment to the army bill to per-
nit Col. Roosevelt to raise his army
of volunteers. Several members,
among them Rep. Gardner of Massa-
will speak in favor Of the
AMERICAN SHIP IS SUNK BY
SUBMARINE FIRE.
Washington, April 26.-The state -
announced today that
the American schooner Percy Bird
sail has been sunk by gunfire from a
GIL br1 q T,iDa All Y,,or,HorC Of ov.ovrr
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
Halt! Cry of Home Builders
On All Work InUoluing Brick Contractors Union.
Organization Is Formed By Wrothful Concerns. -
Members of Which Say mpetition-Klling Agreement
Is Being Forced Upon Them

pendent or became part of the general
movement
Said TO Kill Competition.
The agreement which the brick CON
tractors are said to be endeavoring to
make with the home-builders would pre-
vent them from buying their brick from
the manufacturer or his agent, and is
said to eliminate competition entirely.
Brick contractors, a part OF the move
ment under the terms of their agree
ment which was made known at the
meeting, must report to the Secretary OF
their organization every time they sub
NIT an estimate. Where contractor of
this kind is invited to submit an esti-
mate the home-builder is compelled to
give the contract to member of the
Brick Contractors Association. Methods
by which the contractors association eX-
pect to control the situation were ex-
planned in detail, for the contractors
have had pamphlets printed covering
their plans for controlling the bricklay-
ing business in this city.
| Nj. Y. Cooper, among the largest en-
ployers of building labor in the
Cincinnati market, was of the opinion
the bricklayers, who belong to Union
No. IS, had been misled when they be-
came party to the agreement.
"WOuld Fix Arbitrary Price"
This association contract would fix
an arbitrary price upon the builder" he
said. "The question of wages or hours
does not enter into the question. | am
in favor of union labor, but in this case
| can't see where the bricklayer stands
to benefit. This agreement would take
away from the home-builder the right
to purchase his material i'll a manner
best known to him. and not by a strang-
er who cannot do as well for the own
er as the owner can for himself. II
arbitrarily would strangle competition
in the Cincinnati market and kill the
one thing that has made Cincinnati {
town of home owners. Increase the
cost of a home beyond reason and yol
stop the buying and that stops the build
ing"
As a unit the members agreed not t.
have any business transactions witt
brick contractors who are affiliated wit
the movement Builders investing NOR
| than So 100000 in the Cincinnati marke
yearly were represented at the forma
ton of the new organization.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27

a complete cessation of building OPP
erations involving brick contractors who
are affiliated with the Joint Arbitra
ton Board" of Brick Contractors Asso-
citation and Bricklayers' Union No. IS
is to be one of the immediate results of
meeting of home builders held at Busi
ness Mems Club last night
A temporary organization, headed by
man, President, and +. +. Acomb, of
Acomb- Keller Building Company, was
formed. The Executive Committee is
composed of Myers Y. Cooper, John
Jewell, of Jewell & Jewell; William
Reehl, of the Reehl- Maddux Company );
James G.. Cooper, Harry Dickman, of
Dickman & Ortman A. w. Hayward, of
Hayward & Detzel; c, f. Mead, f. II
Cordes, of the +. II. Cordes Building
Company and A. M. Harvuot. Three
of these members also are to prepare a
constitution, and a permanent organi-
zation is to be perfected in less than q
week.
To Enlist Others.
Another committee of ten was ap-
pointed to enlist builders whom the
leaders of the movement had not beer
able to reach in time for the gather
ing.
More than 50 of the leading home
building concerns of the city took part
in the deliberations, and when the ques
ton of temporary and then perman
ent organization came up for considera
ton every one stood up and agreed tc
abide by the rules of the general body
Five builders who had agreed to taxi
part in the meeting were unable to at
tend the session, but sent word through
representatives they would stand will
the Majority in any step that might b.
considered.
The new body which may become af
liliated with Building Construction En-
ployers' Association, was launched wit
a majority of the builders in tn
Cincinnati market enlisted as member.
Charles f. Waltz, Secretary of the EN-
ployers' body, frankly announced his OF
ganzation would fight the new move o
the part of the brick contractors whetl,
er the homc-builders remained indie
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
ANTI-STRIKE STATUTE
INTRODUCED In HOUSE

Washington.-Con Adamson,
chairman of the house interstate and for
eign commerce committee, has intro
duced bill that includes every cant
strike" feature of the Canadian indus
trial disputes investigation act, which
has been denounced by Dominion trade
unionists.
The only exception is that the Canad-
ian act applies to all public utilities,
while Congressman Adamson's proposal
refers to common carriers, although this
term is used in such a manner that courts
would undoubtedly extend its application.
The bill provides that where the fed
eral board of mediation and conciliation
fails to adjust a dispute the president
shall appoint board of inquiry to whom
the controversy shall be referred. a re-
port must be made within three months.
Pending these efforts and for 80 days
thereafter, it shall be unlawful for en-
ployes to strike or employers to cause or
declare lockout. This means that
workers are prohibited from striking for
four months. If an employe violates this
section he is liable to a fine OF 81 600 or
years Imprisonment, or both.
Congressman Adamson would not only
handcuff workers to their jobs during
these four months, but he would en-
power courts to sit in judgment over the
acts of other citizens and a free press
and free speech. Section IS, Of the pro
posed law, says:
And persons melting, encouraging oil
in any manner aiding any employer Oh
employe to violate this section shall be
deemed guilty of msdemeanor ant
upon conviction shall be subject to The
same punishment as the employer OF
employe, as the case may be-"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
NEED FOR CONSERVATION.

Washington.-In calling attention to
the need for conservation legislation,
committees representing the Chamber OF
Commerce of the United States report
that during the last % years the danger
in industries to life and limb has grown
in breath and intensity, and that there
are annually 25,0OO deaths in this coun-
try as result of industrial accidents.
In the conservation of natural re-
sources is stated that only about 80
per cent OF the total volume of lumber
as it stands in the forest now reaches
the ultimate consumer, most of the re-
mainder being wasted. Millions of bar
res of oil are lost and condition equal
" as bad exists in connection with ma
tural gas and many other natural re-
sources. The director OF the federal
bureau of mines is quoted as saying
that about 40 per cent of the coal in
the seam is lost, so far as beneficial
utilization is concerned.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
SEVEN-HOUR DAY FAVORED.

Columbus, Ohio.-The state conven-
ton of the United Mine Workers I'm
ion has declared for seven-hour day
and iive-day work week. President
John Moore presented the plan in his
annual report He said statistics prove
that miners working five days of seven
hours each week can produce all the
coal needed for domestic use and for
expectation. Employment would be
more steady by such a change, he con-
tended.
Ohio produced between 31,OOO,OOO and
- ,OOO, COO tons of coal last year, the
largest tonnage on record except in
1913, when the total tonnage reached
36,OOo,Ooo, Car shortage prevented larg-
er production during 1916, he said. At
many mines men, ready to work six
days week were kept busy only half
that time.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
ASKS JUSTICE FOR PORTO RICO,

Washington.-The people of Porto
Rico refuse to be classed as dependents
of the United States, declared Senor Pc
dro Capo Rodriguez Spanish editor of
the American Review of International
Law, in an address in this city.
Porto Ricans feel" he said, that
they are not being justly treated that
they are conscious OF their own dignity
and honor as people and that they
must not be any longer considered as
mere colonsts or possessionists that
they want a position of dignity, a posi-
ton of honor, a position such as cor
responds to an American people"
New York.-The Central Federated
Union, representing organized workers
of New York and vicinity, has protested
against that portion of the Jones bill
+ which provides that Porto Ricans mus
possess property to the value of at least
$500 before they can vote. The union
lists ask that this be changed to read or
not less than So per annum," and that a
citizen can vote if he is able to read and
write either in Spanish or English.
A delegation of Porto Rican trade I'M
ionists, headed by A. +. of l.. Organ
izer lglesias, attended the meeting of
the Central Federated Union and ex-
planned conditions in the island.
Several trade unioniSts have been ar
rested and sentenced to terms of i'm
prisonment varying from six months to
one year for daring to make open pro-
test against the passage of the Jones bill
The crime" these men committed was
referring to Governor Neager and At
torney General Kern as "despots," be-
cause the officials favored that section OF
the Jones bill that disfranchises nearly
200, COO Porto Ricans. Ieager and Kern
say they were "slandered."
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
WANT DIRECT LEGISLATION.

Little Rock, Ark.-Trade unionists
would end the practice of the state leg
islature weakening the initiative and ref
erendum law by declaring important leg
islation emergency" thereby making it
impossible, under the direct legislation
act, for the people to pass on same.
Petitions are now being circulated to
amend the law to provide that the legis-
lature shall not attach the emergency
clause to law unless an emergency
really exists, and then only on the vote
OF three fourths of the members elected.
Another amendment would prevent the
legislature from repeating legislation
adopted by the people by a two-thirds
majority Legislation initiated, it is also
provided, shall not be subject to veto.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
SHIRT MAKERS STRIKE.

New York.-Nearly 10000 shirt max
ers employed in 25O factories have sus-
pended work to enforce wage scale
prepared by Shirt and Boys Waist
Workers Union, affiliated to the United
Garment Workers Union.
The demands include 20 per cent
increase for all piece workers and 81
weekly increase for day workers; time
and one-half for piece workers for all
work done in excess of so hours; no
work on Sunday; off after II noon on
Saturday; all employees to be members
of the union; no member of the union
to receive less than So week
Many employers have accepted this
scale and their employees have returned
to work
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
RAILROADS USE OLD ARGU.
MENT.

Cleveland.-The Railroad Trainmen,
official magazine OF the Brotherhood Of
Railroad Trainmen, quotes the Con-
gressional Record to show that the rail-
roads have always used the same argu-
ment whenever legislation intended to
protect employees or improve service
was advocated,
In 1898, when the safety appliance
act was passed, the railroads were
aghast at the proposal to compel them
to use automatic couplers. One con-
gressman, Mr.. Washington of Tennes-
see, declared that 100 each on 100000
freight cars, amounting to $l00,000,OOO,
does not begin to fully measure the
financial cost of this piece of expert.
mental legislation to the railroads OF
the country.
"For the congress of the United
States" continued this lawmaker, to
deliberately require railroads to expend
$1OO,OOO,000 in putting appliances upon
their existing equipment within the next
five years. or the next two years, IS GER
tainly most remarkable piece OF legls-
laton.
III this legislation is constitutional
and right then the door is wide open
for absolute control Of all private enter
prise BY congress and it is but short
step to government ownership OF all the
instruments of interstate commerce and
travel. Then Capitalization and lmpe-
rialism will be at hand"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
WEAR UNION SHIRTS
TcbbcnhOf Asks Labor To Demand
The Label.

Secretary George S. Tebbenhotf, of
the Garment Workers Union, desires to
call the attention of members Of other
organizations to the necessity of de-
mandng the union label in the purchase
of shirts. Just at this time of the year
the advertising columns of the daily pub.
lcations are filled with clearance sales
and wonderfully CD cut prices on these
products of non-union factories. The
garment workers." Mr.. Tebbenhoff as
serts, are absolutely unanimous in their
demand of the label on purchase of all
goods and ask the same consideration at
the hands of other organizations in de-
manding their label
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
HOW TO ENFORCE ADAMSON
LAW.

Washington.-In supplemental brief
filed in the United States Supreme
Court in the case of the Adamson law,
the Government makes suggestions for
machinery to put the law into effect.
Under existing railroad wage contracts,
the brief declares, the phrases days
work" and days wage have a well rec
ognized meaning in most freight Serv-
ice contracts to be 900 miles or less at
10 miles an hour" By substituting a
12H miles per hour speed basis for the
existing 1OO-milc, 1O-mile day scale, the
brief asserted the Adamson eight-hour
standard can be generally put into prac=
teal operation.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
DON'T KNOW THEIR BUSINESS.

Cincinnati-In an address to the
chamber of commerce Edward n. Hur-
ley declared that 30 per cent of the
manufacturers don't know what it costs
them to produce their goods"
This statement is of interest to trade
unionsts in view of the fact that Amer
ican business organizations were prac-
tically united in urging the last congress
to favor the Taylor system and other
sweating processes in government
workshops.
These business men cried long and
loud for efficiency"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27

Geo Suder an active member of the
United Garment Workers, in now con-
ducting tailor shop and dry cleaning
establishment at II East Thirteenth St,
and is worthy of your patronage. He
is union man at heart and always
ready to give organized labor helping
hand.
He has been in business over two
years and is we'll known throughout the
city. especially in the labor movement,
who should give him helping hand.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
GARMENT WORKERS ELECT

At the meeting of the United Garment
Workers District Council last night, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year President, Miss Nora
Ref; vice-president, Louis Steppler
secretary, George S Teppendorf; finan-
cial secretary and treasurer, Chris. Wer-
ner sergeant at-arms, Harry Jaeger
trustees, Carrie Walters, Peter Hauck,
and Frank Fink
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
ASK REMEDIAL LEGISLATION

Des Moines, Iowa.-The state fedora
ton of labor has prepared its demand
for remedial legislation, on behalf OF
lowa's wage earners. The list includes
a recognition that labor is not commo-
dity and that strike injunctions shall be
prohibited; to provide for an eight hour
day on all state, county and municipal
work; create the office Of state building
inspector.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
LOW-WAGED WORKERS STRIKE

Joliet, Ill.-Unorganized workers en-
ployed by the National Carton Company
are on strike for wage increase OF 81
week The old rates were $13 and 81,
The strikers places were filled with
young girls. Work at this plant is OF
the most laboriouS kind.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
OPPOSE "CAN'T-STRINE" LAW

Denver-At a meeting of the joint
legislative committee of the State feder-
alton of labor and the railroad brother
hoods it was unanimously agreed that
the repeal Of Coorado'S "can't-strike"
law is of first Importance to the wage
workers and that all other legislation
shall be secondary
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
BROOM MAKERS ORGANIZE.

Observation-Disclosures Boyer
of the Broom and Whisk Makers In
ternational union reports that locals have
been organized in New York City,
Louisville and Cotton, Cal.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
BREWERY WORKERS GAIN.

Pittston, Pc.-After two-days strike
brewery workers in this city have re
turned to work Wages are increased
81 a week.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
MOLDERS WANT 81 \ DAY.

Stockton, Cal.-Iron molders are on
strike to secure the union shop and
81 day minimum.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27

Youngstown, O.-Contractors have
agreed to pay the new wage scale, OF
Painters union. Rates are increased 90
cents a day. During eight months OF
the year the work week will be tlye and
one-half days and six days Tor the re-
naming four months.