The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-02-02

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a daily labor press.
To ask the state to maintain union
wages in carrying on state contracts.
To strictly enforce the child labor
law in Washington and to prosecute
violators of it.
Thanked j. f. Bradford for his
work in aiding defeat of the refer
endum measures.
To organize barbershops in resi-
Dental districts and in small towns,
To seek organization of school
teachers.
Yesterday Afternoon
Several speeches and addresses
were delivered at yesterday after
Moons session. J. s. Cote, secretary
Of the state chapter of architects,
spoke of desired legislation, covering
state registration of architects in
order to show qualifications of spe-
cial training, thereby saving inves-
tors money and also the lives of work
men. He voiced his chapters wish
to have a state architect appointed,
not only to supervise the erection of
public buildings, but to oversee re-
pairs.
c. B. Kegley, of Palouse City, mas
ter of the state grange, spoke of the
success of the referendum vote and
told how a market bill proved emf
nently successful in Baltimore, net
ting that city $4,000 in one year,
which he suggested could, in a meas
ure, be duplicated in the Northwest.
He said Baltimore found it necessary
to attempt to obtain a public slaugh-
ter house, as its public market ex-
perienced difficulty in purchasing
meats in the open market. A public
market bill-the Iverson bills now
in the hands of the Washington safe
legislature. Mr.. Kegley asked or
gained labor to support Davis j.
Lewis, one-time miner, who even
tually entered government service
and was the father of the parcels
post; but, said Kegley, when Lewis
attempted to force the "postalization'
of the telegraph, he was defeated
The speaker asked the convention to
endorse Lewis for position in Pres
ident Wilson's cabinet.
A brief address was delivered by
DR.. Prior a member of the Pullman
college faculty.
Whether night sessions should OF
should not be held was a subject that
aroused argument pro and con. There
were those who wished to hasten the
termination of the convention by gath
>ering in the evening, while others
whose locals are holding evening ses-
sions, strenuously opposed the inter-
ruption.
at looks to me-" remarked an OBJ
jectionist," as though you fellows are
placing yourselves in a funny posi-
ton. You make the boast that you
will not work overtime without over
time pay, and yet you are willing to
work overtime here"
Short Ballot Voted Down
In a resumption of argument late
yesterday afternoon over certain para
graphs of Miss Lucy Cases legis-
lative proposals, the convention, after
spirited debate, overwhelmingly voted
down the short ballot measure.
Chairman Hughes, of the legisla-
tive comittee, and C. r. Case, mem
Der of the same committee, were
largely instrumental in placing be-
fore delegates argument sufficiently
lucid and convincing to sway many
delegates toward the non-partisar
movement, though the opposition
gave pair of fine black eyes to the
short ballot proposal, under the lead
ership of r. j. Olinger. This was
a great debate.
Friday Morning
Immediately after the gavel fell
Friday morning, Delegate Short start
ed the ball rolling for a reconsidera-
ton of the vote by which the first
Monday in August was selected as