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Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-03
INFLUENCE OF SUN
YAT-SEN is GONE
Pro. German Ideas of Chinese
Official Denounced by the
Press of Country.
METHODS ARE UNPOPULAR

Correspondence of The Associated 'Press.)
Picking, March S0.--Sun Yat-sen
effort to prevent Parliament from
severing diplomatic relations with
Germany, has provoked strong dis
approval from the Chinese press. He
has <been denounced as highly pre-
sumptious in sending a dispatch to
Premier Lloyd George OF Great
Britain urging that he require British
officials to cease their efforts to force
China into the entente.
A similar message which Sun Yet
sen sent to all the members Of the
Chinese house OF representatives and
senate also has beer widely criticized.
His statement that Chinas entrance.
or threatened entrance, into the Euro
pean war with the entente might pro-
woke slaughter OF foreigners and a
general uprising of Mohammedans
|has been declared absurd.
His Influence Waning.
Sun Yat-sen's influence recently has
waned very greatly in China. His eff
forts to collect money which he ak
leges was expended in, the Yunnan
revolution of last year, have been ex-
tremely unpopular, and he has been
generally denounced by the press. In
his message to the members OF Par
lament Sun Yat-sen wrote:
Those who advocate the advis-
ability Of associating ourselves with
the entente, powers for reasons of
profit are often heard to say that, as
soon as China enters TIE war, it will
at once become first class power and
that there will be no more difficult
diplomatic problem for it to solve. But
my opinion is that the elevation of
weak country to the status of first
class power depends entirely upon its
own national stamina.
Two Kinds of Trouble.
After matured consideration and
careful study, have come to the con-
clusion that two kinds of trouble will
arise from the country's abandonment
OF neutrality: ID the possibility OF
blind anti-foreign movement and (2)
the disafection of the Mussulmans in
this country
The anti-foreign feeling lies hid in
the bosom of most Chinese people
and will break out any time when
there is something to provoke it. In
the twinkle of an eye we shall see
once more Boxer uprising in our
midst. \
THE Mohammedans in this coun-
try form a very important factor and
their influence can neither be ignored
nor underestimate. If war is de-
clared upon Turkey, the Mohamme-
dan fanatics here will certainly rise
against the government for the de-
Tense Of their religion. When this
happens, the country may date her
history of great disorder and national
extinction from that day."
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-03
AMERICANS AT LUNCH
AT CHINESE TABLES
Mayor Of Milwaukee Dimes
With President Ii Yuan Hung
at the Royal Palace. =
MISS Ii PoURS TEA

| spondence Of The Associated Press.l
Picking, March President Ii
Yuan-hung extended a cordial well
come to the, delegation of American
business men headed by David S.
Rose, former mayor of Milwaukee,
who are visiting China studying trade
conditions. The Americans were re.
ceived at the palace by the president
and entertained At a luncheon over
which Miss Ii, the daughter of the
president. presided as hostess.
The Picking Chamber of Commerce
acted as host to the Americans in
Picking, entertained them at num-
Der Of dinners and luncheons and con-
Quoted the visitors to all the historic
points of interest about the Chinese
capital.
When the delegation visited Presi-
dent Ii Yuan-hung at the palace he
delivered an address to them in which
he expressed the hope that American
capital weuld come to China freely
and develop the latent resources
which offer such great returns if
properly managed. President Ii
Yuan,hung said the United States and
China, standing at opposite sides of
the Pacific, were two great powers in
which the people were truly sover-
eign. Consequently the aims of the
two republics were identical, and they
must work together for the advance
ment of civilization and the good Of
mankind.
-- Before coming to Picking the Amer
lean delegation visited Hongkong,
Shanghai, Marking and Hankow. The
members of the party are: General
Julian S. Carr, representing the
Southern Commercial congress; Ju-
Illus O. Frank, representing the Mil
waukee Merchants and" Manufacture
ers' association; Mrs. julius o. Frank;
F. P. Neal, representing the Kansas
City (Mo.) Chamber OF Commerce;
Mrs. F., P. Neal; F. A. Landeck, rep
resenting the Wisconsin Manufacture
ers' association; Mrs. Harriet NJ.
Johnston, representing the Muncie
National institute; Mrs. L. w. Nee
ley, Muncie, Ind; David S. Rose, rep
resentlng the Chinese-American
Products Exchange company; and
Mrs. David S. Rose Of Milwaukee; A.
R. Person, jr., New York City, and
Joseph II. Pang, Chicago, Ill.,. Chinese
business agent, Of Chinese American
Products Exchange company for
South China.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-03
| CAMBRIDGE FEELS
! EFFECTS OF WAR
With Students at Front, Glass
Rooms Of Old English Col.
lege Are Deserted,
EXPENSES ARE REDUCED

Correspondence OF The Associated Press.)
Cambridge, April 30-Those who
return TO Cambridge university after
the war will find great changes, There
is in progress not only great re-
form in curriculum, but also great
characterization Of the whole univef-
sity atmosphere. In the past the cost
of education at the older English uni
versities has been bar to all en-
cept wealthy and very clever STU
dents, Since the war good deal Of
attention has been given to the re-
duction OF the expenses of under
graduates and the consequent throw
ing open of the university to a much
wider range OF students,
The student after the war will be
offered short course OF study and
longer terms. This will result in a
shortening of the time required for
the university course. But generally
speaking, it has been found that the
heavy cost of Cambridge education
is not due to the fees exacted by the
colleges so much as to the extrava-
giant social habits of the undergradu-
ates. Steps are being taken to curb
all unnecessary expenditure in this
direction, and the student who comes
to Cambridge with all idea that he
can spend his money freely on all
sorts of pleasures, will find himself
on had terms with the ,p;yare H.,
authorities.
"a Courses Are Liberal,
There is to be a great lberaliza-
ton of the courses of study. Courses
i'll modern languages, English eco
Monies, and modern science, will be
extended enormously. The whole
system of examinations will be re-
vised, and in all probability the pres
ent special examination will be ar
ranged and stit1ened. Compulsory
Greek will be abandoned, and those
who consider that military training
should form part of university edu-
cation are distinctly in the majority
in faculty circles.
For the present, college classrooms
are almost completely depopulated.
Examinations, lectures and class ex-
ercises still 60 on, but class seldom
contains more than four or five young
men. Many students whose names
appear OH the rolls are only nominally
in college, being either on war duty
with the army or engaged in work
at various government offices.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-03
School for Maya Indians to
Be EStabIiShedin YuCatar

Merida, Yucatan, April 30.-Prepa-
rations now are under way to estab-
fish in the city of Espita a school
modelled on the Tuskegee institute for
the benefit of the Maya Indians of
Yucatan. These Indians, many Of
whom werein former years III a state
bordering on slavery, will be given in
struction both in manual training ag-
riculture and in elemental studies. The
plan is to devote portion of the pu-
pills time to work in the, fields and
shops and another part to work in the
school room. A small theater will be
included in the equipment of the
school,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-03
England Shows Increase in
Consumption of Tobacco

Correspondence of the Associated Press,
London, April 00.-Despite the
governments restrictions against to-
bacco importations last year showed
a heavy increase in the amount con-
sumed in Great Britain. A total of
f48,600000 was spent last year for
>430,700000 pounds OF tobacco as
against f40,000,000 on 126,000,000
pounds the previous year.
England's tobacco expenditure per
head for the wear was S5.25.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-03
War Expenditures Cause
- The Initiation of Prices

Correspondence Of The Associated Press,l
London, April War expendi-
lures constituted the main cause of in
fation of prices in the United King
dom, declafed Prof. Foxwell in a re-
cent address to the Institute of
Actuaries. Other causes assigned
were the continued large output of
gold, increase in the use of checks in
Germany, France and Russia, the en-
ormous issue of notes in most of the
belligerent countries except England,
and the unprecedented issues of silver
and other subsidiary money.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-03
Prohibition of Absinthe
Drinking Brings Good Results

Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
Paris, April 30.-The absolute pro-
hibition of absinthe throughout France
has had excellent results, says an
official report. Meanwhile, French
ingenuity is supplying other bever-
ages as mild substitutes. Coffee with
a dash Of brandy is now the popular
after dinner drink of all classes. Il"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-03
Total Abstainers in the
British NAVY Are Numerous

Correspondence of the Associated Press,)
London, April 00-Statistics gath
cred by the admiralty show that there
are $4,000 total abstainers in the Brit
ish navy.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22
COCKTAILS

General Goethals of the shipping
board may be an engineer without a
peer, but he accepted contract with
steel at $95 a ton while Secretary
Daniels is paying $58. His fellow
board member, Mr.. Denman refused
to sign the contract. Now just
what could have been the matter
with Goethals that he didn't know
the Navy Department was paying
S37 a ton more for steel than an
other government department was
paying. Gothals fired two of his
fellow board members for criticising
his policy Goethals retired from
the army on his own account and it
begins to look as though he ought
to be retired from the shipping board
on the peoples account.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22
EXEMPTION BOARD
RECOMMENDATION

Samuel Gompers, labor member
of the Committee of National de-
Tense wrote the following letter to
E. P. Marsh, president of the State
Federation.
81 have been asked to recommend
two labor men for the eastern judi
cial district, and two labor men for
the western judicial district of Wash
ington, as members of exemption
boards. l asked you to submit to
me the names and addresses of such
true labor men in those districts who
true labor men and loyal Ameri-
cans. The purpose of labor men
on exemption boards is to avoid even
a suspicion of discrimination or ia
voritism in determining rightful
grounds for exemption from military
duty. Immediate action and answer
is desired or your districts may have
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22

range, intersects the northwest boun-
Diary line of the county road from
Florence to Stanwood and running
thence in a southeasterly direction
along the said county road 1915 feet
to the west line of lot sold to ]. H.
Perkins for the true point of begin
ming, thence south along the west
line of said lot 1925 feet to the
southwest corner of said lot; thence
west 44.5 feet; thence northerly 1855
feet to the southwest boundary line
of said road; thence southeast along
said boundary 1875 feet to the true
point of beginning containing Ia
square rods.
R. j. FAUSSETT,
Plaintiffs Attorney, 2O6-7 Stokes
Block, Everett, Wash.
First publication June %, 1917.
Last publication July 27, 1917.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22
WHAT EVERETT WANTS

This city needs more and better
payrolls. Everett wants diversified
industries. She should have ship
building plant-yes several Of them.
There are good locations on both
bay and river fronts for shipyards.
HAT" (Gedney) Island would make
an excellent location for one or more
shipbuilding plants.
There are other industries which
would thrive in this city. Transpor-
tation need not be provided. We
have it. None better. Timber we
have in almost inexhaustible quanti-
ties-of the kind with which to build
ships.
There is no good excuse for Ever
EFT standing still while all other
cities on the Sound are growing rap
idly. Wake up True, Everett has
great lumber interests, but large
city cannot thrive on one industry.
Lumber and shingles we have. We
have a splendid paper mill. But
this town needs something else. Don't
you forget it.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22
JAWSMITHS

This country is at war, but it
seems there are a number of jaw
smiths in Congress who have not
vet realized it. At any rate there
are too many patriots" in that body
who are holding up food control leg
islation. To some of these mis-
representatives this war will be
waged in vain if the interests of the
profiteers are not made secure in
specializing upon the food necessi-
ties of the people. Beside this both
our enemies and our allies will soon
begin to doubt our sincerity.
There are many men in this coun-
try who would grow rich off the
country's misfortunes and far too
many of them have been elected to
Congress.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22
SOME MILLION
DOLLAR THOUGHTS
by Scott Nearing.)

People who count their incomes in
hundreds of dollars find it difficult
to think in terms of that part of
the report of the United States Com
missioner of Internal Revenue for
the year 1916 which deals with the
taxes levied on the incomes of cor
porations and of individuals.
The corporations of the country
paid $56,653,594 as the regular cor
poration income tax Of l per cent
on net earnings. This means that
the 190,911 corporations on which
the tax was levied, after paying all
of their business expenses. includ-
ing the fixed charges of the bust
ness, had about 5h billions left for
the year 1916.
The Commissioner notes that TAX
ing the 1915 figures as basis
this represents an increase during
the fiscal year of approximately AZ
per cent in the aggregate net in
come of the corporations making
taxable returns" These war years
have been great ones for dividends
the greatest that American bust
ness has ever known.
Some individuals were equally for
tunate in their 1916 incomes. The
returns for individual incomes show
that there were 374,652 persons (al-
most exactly one in each 800 of the
total population) with taxable in
comes of more than three thousand
dollars. The great bulk of these
people-about $50 thousand had in
comes of less than 10 thousand dol
lars a year. There were "a, 432 per-
sons, however, with incomes between
ten thousand and 100 thousand dol
lars; 1904 persons received incomes
between 100 thousand and a mil
lion dollars, and 120 persons en-
loved incomes of one million dol
lars and over for the year 1916.
There has been some talk in the
past about the inalienable rights of
American citizens and about equality
in life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness. We have been congrat-
ulating ourselves upon the fact that
equal opportunity is one of the
blessings that Nature has bestowed
upon the citizens of this fair United
States. 1t requires an astonishing
degree of optimism, however, not to
mention a wealth of patriotic senti-
ment, to read the figures of corpora
ton and individual incomes on the
one hand and to note on the other
the estimate made by the United
States Health Bureau last summer
that something like five or six mil
lion American families out of total
of 20 millions, were living in pow
erty. Apparently those persons who
have what Shelly described as spas
sion for reforming the world" still
have a field for activity in the
United States.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22
FARM HANDS

The government needs farmers as
well as fighters. Two million three
hundred thousand acres of Oregon
and California Railroad Company
Grant Lands. Title revested in
United States. To be opened for
homesteads and sale. Containing
some of best land left in United
States. Large Copyrighted Map,
showing land by sections and descrip-
ton of soil, climate, rainfall, eleva-
tions, temperature, ETC., by counties.
Postpaid One Dollar. Grant Lands
Locating Co., Box 610, Portland, Ore
gon.-Adv.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22
SUBSCRIBE TO
THE RED CROSS
WAR FUND NOW

Every dollar given to the Red
Cross War Fund will go toward the
relief Of suffering humanity. No
matter who is to blame for this
brutal war there will be suffering.
If you give what you can spare to
prevent or relieve suffering your
conscience will reward you.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22
no labor representation on exemption
board.
SAMUEL GOMPERS."

The foregoing message was re-
ceived Saturday morning by Mr..
Marsh, president of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor. He will recon-
mend w. j. Coates, of Spokane, vice
president of the Federation, print
ing trades man and editor of the
labor paper there, for the eastern
Washington district. Other recon-
mendations are being considered.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22

Secretary Daniels in ordering sup
plies for the navy has told the men
who have such things to sell to
deliver the goods now and he'll fix
the price later. Therell be no rob
berry of the government through the
Navy Department.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22
LAUNDRY WORKERS
ORGANIZE UNION

Last Tuesday night the laundry
workers of this city held mas
meeting at the Labor Temple an
organized a union.
James Duncan, secretary of the
Seattle Central Labor Council ad-
dressed the meeting. Speeches were
also made by Vice President Miller
of the Seattle Laundry Workers and
Miss Johanna Hits, business agent
of the same organization.
Tonight another meeting will be
held, when a regular meeting night
will be selected and other preliminary
business of organization transacted
No initiation fee will be charged
TO the members joining the organ
ization now and no dues will be
charged for the month of June.
1t is intended to adopt the Sc
attic wage scale, which is as fol-
lows:
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22

Robert Atterberry, formerly of this
city, an apprentice in the office of
the Puget Press, now an employee
of the Press-Union of Wallace, Idaho,
has been in the city fortnight Wis
iting his parents. Mr.. Attebery left
yesterday for his Idaho home.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22
UNION GIRLS WIN STRIKE

FROSTBURG, Md, June. 10
Trade union girls employed at the
Parker hosiery mills have won
four-weeks' strike and secured in
creased wages.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22
PAINTERS RAISE WAGE

PORT ARTHUR, Texas.-Painters'
Union No. 1923 has secured a union
shop agreement which increases rates
from $3.50 to $500 day. Every
cnotr atcorhas
contractor has signed.
Trunks, Ladies' Handbags, Leather
Goods and Repairing at Everett
Trunk Factory, 2815 Rockefeller.
Try BLUE RIBBON" Cigar, Sc.
Seattle will have lots of dirty
linen to wash when the laundry strike
is over.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22

are not now paid in Everett though
the laundry prices are as high as
those of Seattle.
Eleven laundries have signed up
in Seattle and Thursday morning
several of the big laundries called
for a conference.
Application blanks can be secured
at the Labor Temple.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22

Watch for our Big Annual
Annual Edition Next Week.
Try BLUE RIBBON" Cigar, SC.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22

Try "BLUE RIBBON" Cigar,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-22

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, in and for Snoho-
mish County.
Harry Gill, Plaintiff,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2s

Mobile, after emerging safely from the hurr icane, suffers a loss of $350,000 by fire in the wholesale district.
 Everybody is wondering what is hap pening' on the British front.
 Congressman Norton and Congressman Heflin have a bloodless fight on the floor of the House.
 Wholesale arrests of men leading the I. w. W.'s is started by the federal gov ernment.
 Washington reports United States bat tleship aground in home waters.
 Alabama is reported 1175 men short of quota now at Camp Pike.
 Twenty-seven are killed in a head-on collision of Frisco train at Kellyville, Okla.
 New Orleans reports she escaped the main fury of the tropical storm.
 S. P. Kennedy leaves for Washington to assume his new duties with the fuel administrator.
 The first session of the Russ demo- cratic congress is held in Petrograd.
 Sheffield, Florence and Tuscumbia are overjoyed at the news of Muscle Shoals being selected for the nitrate plant.
 The allies must have more ships, says the British controller. America is urged to broaden scale of building programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
ARE YOU SAVING. THE MANURE

When we study the analysis of farm a very large percentage of plant foods, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Tn fact it will be found to show rather LOW percentages. Yet when we remember that manure is waste product worthless except when applied to the soil, we can readily understand the importance of saw ing and applying it.
 But there is another and a grea ger value in manure. It is valuable for the humus it supplies This is often need ed in the soil more than plant food. The effect of manure in making available other plant fod is worth mentioning.
 The lasting qualities of manure when applied to land are considerable. One heavy application will last for many years.
 At the Rothamslead experiment station in England a plot of barley received an application of IA tons of manure per acre for 20 years and was then left unmanured. The yield of the plot for 20 years after it was left unmanured was 30 bushels per acre per year. while an unmanured plat nearby averaged only IS bushels per acre per year.
 It is estimated that a horse well fed will average about 50 pounds of manure a day, or six tons per year. A milch COW
 
 day, of which from 20 to 90 pounds will be liquid, or about 80 pounds per day in- cluding absorbents.
 Valuing nitrogen at 15 cents a pound, phosphoric acid at 7-cents and potash at AZ cents the latter is now very high on account of the war), the money value If a ton of horse manure is $2.4s, ton of COW manure $2. 43 ton of sheep manure s4.25. a ton of pig droppings 20 ton.
 There is always more or less deteriora- tion in manure when left any consider able length of time. Especially is there loss in the urine which is the richest part of the manure.
 Since manure deteriorates when piled and left it is best to haul out and spread as fast as enough accumulates to justify it. The spreader should be kept handy and when enough accumulates to fill it the manure should be distributed on the land. Then the liquids will sink into the soil and benefit it while the solids Ire being decomposed.
 Every particle of manure that accumu- lates on the farm should be carefully saved and applied to the land. This is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
WORLD HAPPENINGS FOR A WEEK

Plan to control the international price of sugar is launched at Washington.
 Monroe doctrine of the east is pro- claimed by the Japanese envoy.
 England tikhtens vigorous blockade of the Hun empire.
 Negroes are rapidly coming back home to resume work.
 A captured German aviator tells of the death of the famous Frenchman, Guy nemer, who has a record of 52 airplanes. All men who married after June must serve in the army, is a recent ruling.
 Senator Bankhead is elated over the se- lection of Muscle Shoals for the nitrate plant.
 A Russian destroyer is sunk by mine in the Baltic sea.
 Hearts of Alabama soldiers are won by the kind treatment of the women oe Long Island
 Mississippi solons show opposition to the bills proposed by Governor Bilbo.