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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28

Agnew, the duly qualified and acting
administrator of the estate of Sam
ual Agnew deceased, has filed in this
court his final account as admins
istrator of said estate; and his Pc
tition for settlement of the same; and
for final distribution of said estate
to the heirs and persons entitled
to the same by law, and for the dis
charge of said administrator and his
bondsmen, and the court having fixed
Saturday, October 10, 1917, at the
hour of $3.50 a. m. of said day in
Department No. 2 of this court as
the time and place where hearing
will be had on said final account and
petition for distribution, and at which
time and place any person interested
in said estate may appear and file
his or her objections in writing to
said final account and contest the
same and ask for such order in the
distribution of said estate as may be
determined proper.
Dated this 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1917.
CHAS. H. FICKEL, Clerk.
By Adrian Hubert, Deputy.
Date of first publication Septem-
Der ID, >1917.
Dated of last publication October
5, 1917.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
PROGRESSIVE MEXICO

The new constitution of Mexico is
in many respects far in advance of
the constitution of the United States.
Take for example the following, in
Article 27, Clause 8:
"The nation will have the right
to control private landed property
in the public interest, SO as TO de-
Nelop and conserve natural resources
and make an equitable distribution
Of wealth. Also to furnish lands
for all the deprived Indian villages"
Clause 5, of the same article,
says:
"All mineral deposits and natural
lied rivers, lakes, etc, are declared
to be inalienable and imprescriptible
property of the government and can
only be acquired by lease titles by
private enterprises"
Clause IA states:
"In case of appropriation of pri-
vate real estate for public utility
the price paid the owner will be the
last value assessed for taxation, plus
the value Of any Improvements add
ed since the last tax valuation"
These efforts to conserve Mexico
for the Mexicans are exceedingly
creditable to the new regime. They
fall short, it is true, of all that is
required. But the tendency is in
the right direction. The Mexican
Congress has furthermore enacted a
law for taxation of non-metallic min
eral lands, which so increases the
burdens of the oil land monopolists.
that we may soon expect to hear
loud complaints from foreign in
terests exploiting Mexico. A straight
out Single Tax bill has been intro
duced in Congress by the Socialist
leader, Senior Padilla, but failed to
pass.
"Latifundismo Mexicano," a book
by Robert Brinsmade, Single Taxer
has had a wide circulation in Mex
icJ and some of the new constitu
tional provisions bear a striking re
semblance to recommendation mad,
therein.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
A BRITISH VIEW OF
PRESIDENT WILSON

Perhaps the best substitute for a
historical perspectiv on men and
events Of our times is the perspective
of distance Frank Smith is an out
standing figure among British demo-
Gratis He is a labor leader, an
agitator and a politician of the best
sort. In a letter to one Of the edi-
tors Of The Public, written on July 4
at London, he says: "You will be
glad to know that every utterance
of Wilson is followed here both close
ly and sympathetically. His in
fluence is remarkable Everyone
feels he is a straight man, and
even when he goes to war is no
lingo l don't think any Ameri-
can leader, since Lincoln, has ever
gripped the imagination of Britain ]
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
No. 1924
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE

State of Washington, SIS
County of Snohomish
By virtue of an Order of Sale issued
out of the Honorable Superior
Court of Snohomish County, on the
goth day of August, 1917, by the
Clerk thereof, in the case of M. B.
Augustine versus S. D. Wingate, as
Executor of the Estate of Frank
o. Wheater, deceased; Ethel Wheat
err; Christopher Varley Wheater;
Amy l. Verd, otherwise known as
Amy ]. Verd and all other persons
or parties unknown claiming any
right, title, estate or lien or in
terest in the real estate described
herein No. 1924, and to me as
Sheriff, directed and delivered:
Notice is hereby given, that l will
proceed to sell at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, within
the hours prescribed by law for
Sheriff's Sales, to-wit. at 10 o'clock
A. M. on the 18th day of October,
A. D. 1917, before the Court House
door of said Snohomish County, in
the State of Washington, all of the
right, title and interest of the said
QeIenQanCS ABOVE named III ana 10
the following described property, sit
uated in Snohomish County, State of
Washington, to-wit: The S15 of the
NEA of Sec. 81, Twp 81 N. R. 5
E. w. M. situated in the County of
Snohomish, State of Washington,
levied on as the property of said
defendants above named to satisfy a
judgment amounting to Twelve Hun
bred twelve and $4,000 ($1212.86)
Dollars and costs of suit, in favor of
plaintiff.
Dated this 3Oth day of August,
1917.
JAMES McCULLOCH,
Sheriff.
BY HARRY L. JONES,
Deputy Sheriff.
First publication Sept. Z, 1917.
Last publication Sept. %, 1917.
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No.................
SUMMONS

SUMMONS
In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington in and for the
County of Snohomish.
Robert L. Lane, plaintiff,
VS..
Maude L. Lane, defendant
The State of Washington to the said
Maude L. Lane, defendant:
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within sixty days after the
date of the first publication of this
summons, to-wit: within sixty days
after the 18th of August, 1917, and
defend the above entitled action in
the above entitled court, and an
swer the complaint of the plaintiff,
and serve a copy of your answer
upon the undersigned attorney for
plaintiff at his office below stated;
and in case of your failure so to do,
judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the
complaint which has been filed with
the clerk of said court. The object
of this action is to obtain from de-
PENDANT divorce on the ground of
abandonment.
NOAH SHAKESPEARE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
P. o. Address, Scandal Building,
Everett, Washington.
First publication Aug. II, 1917.
Last publication, Sept. %, 1917.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
ONE DAY ONLY
No Charge for Examination

The doctor in charge is regular
graduate in Medicine and Surgery
and is licensed by the state of Wash
ington. He visits professionally the
more important towns and cities and
offers to all who call on this trip
consultation and examination free,
except the expense of treatment
when desired.
According to his method of treat
ment he does not operate for chronic
appendicitis, gall stones, ulcers of
stomach, tonsils or adenoids.
He has to his credit many Won
derful results in diseases of the
stomach, liver, bowels, blood, skin,
nerves, heart, kidney, bladder, bed
wetting, catarrh weak lungs rheu-
matism, sciatica, leg ulcers and rec
tai ailments.
If you have been ailing for any
length of time and do not get any
better, do not fail to call, as i'm
proper measures rather than disease
are very often the cause of your
long standing trouble.
Remember above date, that exam
ination on this trip will be free and
that his treatment is different.
German and Swedish spoken. Ad-
dress: 1886 Boston Block, Minneapo-
lis, MINI.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
LAND OWNERSHIP
AND DEMOCRACY
By Scott Nearing

The present system of land own
ership in the United States was JUS
titled on the ground that it would
serve as the economic background
for a true democracy. The very
foundation of the American Com
monwealth was to be "every man a
farm and every farm man." There
was to be no citizen who could not
avail himself of this opportunity.
The land was exhaust
less, the colonists said. AS late
as 1882 Henry Clay could say in a
discussion on the Public Lands,-"We
should rejoice that this bountiful re-
source public land) possessed by our
country, remains in almost undimin-
ished quantity, notwithstanding so
many new and furnishing States
have sprung up in the wilderness and
so many thousands of families have
been Accommodated" Later in the
same speech he said, regarding the
public lands, "They are literally Of
fered-in exhaustless quantities, and
at moderate prices, enriching individ-
uals and tending to the rapid i'm
provement of the country"
The land seemed exhaustless. Who
could dream that the primitive end
less forests would one day disap-
pear? That the stream of human
life would overflow the continent
from shore to shore?
All history was back of the idea of
individual land ownership. When
ever nation grew, in which each
man owned his piece of the earth,
these individual job-owners had been
able to bid defiance to tyranny and
oppression. Democracy flourishes
wherever there is an economic basis
for the independence which each
man feels that he has a right to
demand, but which he cannot hope
to assert so long as another man
owns his job.
European feudalism concentrated
the ownership of practically all of
the land in the hands of the ruling
class. The pope, the king, the
duke, the prince-the whole earthly
hierarchy of Church and State was
built in a way that was calculated to
place the economic opportunities
which the ownership of agricultural
land afforded, in the hands of a
small ruling clique. Democracy was
impossible under that plan, so our
forefathers moved to the United
States.
Today, in the United States. the
frontier has been reached, and anew
we are creating a small group that
owns the economic advantages-the
jobs of the country. If that system
prevails in the United States, de-
mocracy is doomed 1t is impossi
bic to maintain democracy in the alb.
sence Of its economic basis. Before
America can be made safe for de-
mocracy Americans must own the
jobs at which they work. Democracy
can survive on no other foundation.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28

We have repair shop in connec-
ton with store and have an expert
repair man in charge of same. We
make speciality of repairing motor
cycles, bicycles, typewriters, cash
registers, guns and revolvers. We
also do lock, safe and key work. Tel
ephone and we will call for your
work and return same when repaired
at Arthur A. Baily's Sporting Goods
and Hardware Store. Both Phones rs
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
BROKE WITH KAISER

Argentina has broken diplomatic
relations with Germany. This will
not materially affect the military
situation, but will act to the econ
omic disadvantage of Germany. Ar
gentina does not like the cold-blood
ed murder suggestion in the advice
of Count Luxburg to sink without
trace" Argentine vessels.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Rhoades re-
turned last week from month s
sojourn in Oregon visiting relatives.
Mrs. Roy Garrett, an aunt of Mrs.
Rhoades, returned with them and is
now visiting at the Rhoades' ranch
west of Hartford.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28

as Wilson has done. He seems to
have brought to many timid folk
feeling of security, not only as re-
CARDS the terrible business now 60
ing on, but when peace shall be pos
sible. Truly, with the hour came
the man."-The Public.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28

navy be not accepted. The Navy
league then awakened to the fact
that it was cup against the real
thing" and now expresses regret
that it made the Objectionable state
ment.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28

The members of all such organiza-
tions as the "Navy League" are
ever ready to condemn labor, but
always willing that labor shall do
their working and fighting for them.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
SUMMONS

In tne superior court OF the State OF
Washington, in and for Snohomish
County.
Mrs. F. C. D. Mills, plaintiff,
VS..
Rosa J. Woods, and the Heirs, if
Any, of Walter w Woods, deceased.
defendants.
The State of Washington to the
said defendants, Rosa j. Woods, and
the Heirs, If Any, of Walter w.
Woods, Deceased. Greeting:
You and each of you are hereby
summoned to appear within sixty
days after the date of the first
publication of this summons, to-wit,
within sixty days after the 21st day
of September, 1917, and defend the
above entitled action in the above
entitled court, and answer the COM
plant of the plaintiff. and serve a
copy of your answer upon the I'M
dersigned attorney for plaintiff at
his office below stated; and in case
of your failure to so do, judgment
will be rendered against you accord
ing to the demand of the complaint,
which has been filed with the clerk
of said court. The object of this
action is to foreclose mortgage
past due, on Lot in Block "a" of
the Walker River View Addition as
per recorded plat thereof in the
office of the auditor of said Sno-
homish County, State of Washington.
r. J. FAUSSETT,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Address: 206-7 Stokes Block,
Everett, Washington.
First publication September Il,
1917.
Last publication, October 26, 1917.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28

Trunks, Ladies' Handbags, Leather
Goods and Repairing at Everett
Trunk Factory, 2S15 Rockefeller.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
No. 3707
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND PETITION
EnD nICTDTnTTTTnN

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, in and for Sno-
homish County.
In the Matter of the Estate OF
Samuel Agnew, Deceased.
Notice is herby given that Hugh
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28

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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28

Smoke Chas. Sheets CHALLENGE
Zoe Cigar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-07
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
List of Committees Appointed for th

List of Committees Appointed for tn.
Year.
The Chamber of Commerce has ap
pointed the following list of com
mittees to serve during the present
year:
Executive-R. S. Jones, chairman
W. A. Smoot, jr., R. L. Payne, G. D.
Hopkins, A. D.. Brockett, C. S. T.
Burke, Carroll Pierce.
4Arbitration-Carroll Pierce, chair
man; C. T. Nicholson, T. m. Erwin
c. E. Nicol, IS. w. Pitts, George
Wise.
Business Enterprise-J. NJ. Dun
can, chairman; Gardner l.. Boothe
j. H. Trimyer, F. L. Slaymaker
Harry Hammond, K. w. Ogden.
Advertising. and Trade G. D.
Hopkins, chairman; Jno. G. Graham
H. E. Gentry, E. F. Ticer, F. L
Slaymaker, J. V. Davis.
Insurance and Legislation r. L
Payne, chairman; Gardner L. Boothe
X. w. Ogden, j. Y. Williams, c
E. Nicol.
River and Navigation = Harry
Hammond, chairman; 0. H. Kirk, II
X. Field, R. NJ. Graham, c. W.
Wattles, Arthur H. Bryant.
Transportation and Express w
A. snoot, jr., Chairman;; Carroll
Pierce, 0. R. Kirk, G.. T. Burroughs
C. w. King, w. H. Thomas.
Municipal-R. NJ. Graham, chair
man; a. D .Brockett, R. S. Jones
Walter Roberts, o. A. Reardon, D
n. Hulish.
Conventions and Celebrations -
H X. Field, chairman; P. E. Cliff
j. Louis Loose, R.. a. Steele, D
N. Hulfsh, j. H ! Trimyer:
Membership-K. W. Ogden, chair
man; w. A. Smoot, jr., C. W. King
j. NJ. Duncan, j. William May, +
L. Payne, w. w. Demaine.
Reception and Entertainment =
F. T. King, chairman; j. II. Bur
roughs, C. J.. Sobotka, B. Wheatley
Thos. w. Robinson, w. G. Harvey
Lorenzo Wolford, G. H. Beuchert
Streets, Roads and Parks-A. [
Brockett, chairman; j. H. Trimyel
DR.. Hugh Mcclure, A. S. Mankir
Geo. H. Schwarzmann, J. L. Lasr
w. A. Moore, jr., W. W. Demalne
Credits and Collections - W. A
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-07
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT

Joint Session Will Be Held to Con
slider Advisability of Purchasing
New Truck.
AS has been stated, the City Coun-
ell will hold a meeting tonight, al
which time it is purposed to hold a
joint session of the Board of Alder
men and Common Council for the
purpose of considering the commit.
tees report recommending the pur.
chase of a modern auto truck for the
Relief Company. The proposition to
procure new apparatus has been
considered at times during the past
few years. 1t is now realized that
such an adjunct to the fire depart
ment of the city is absolutely neces-
sary, and as many representative
citizens have petitioned Council to
purchase such apparatus, it is be.
lieved a majority of the members of
the two boards will accede to THEN
wishes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-07
GAVE UP $40, SAY VICTIMS.
Yirginians Believe Pair to be lmpos
tors And Tell Police.

Yirginians Believe Pair to be lmpos'
tors And Tell Police.
What is apparently a clear case OF
blackmail in which Guy Rome and
Lindsay F. Beach, members of the
Washington police force stationed at
the Sixth precinct, are the accused
each now held in $4,000 bond, was
discovered yesterday following an
investigation by detective headquar-
ters.
Two young Virginians, giving their
names as William c. Candy and Will
lam NJ. Wisdom, employees of the
munition plant at Hopewell, Va, who
came here to witness the inaugural
parade, are the victims. Their COM
plant resulted in the investigation
that led to the arrest of the officers
involved.
According to their story the young
men were held up by what they
thought were two bogus policemen,
who came to their rooms at hotel
in c street northwest, and after
threatening arrest on q charge of vio-
lation of the Kenyon law, added that
"they could square themselves with
$100." Forty dollars, they say. was
finally handed over, a $50 gold piece
and two $40 bills.
Believing the men to be connected
with the house where they stopped,
the boys. accompanied by two young
women, whom they admitted they
"picked up on the train en- route
from Hopewell to Washington. and
whom they represented at the hotel
as their wives, decided that an in
mediate report to the Washington
police was the best plan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-07
HUNTING CREEK BRIDGE.
Southern Section, in Dangerous
Condition. Invites Immediate Re-

Southern SectiGn. in Il Dangerous
Condition, Invites Immediate Re
pairs.
Several months ago the Gazette
called attention to the fact that Hunt
ing creek bridge needed immediate
attention. and the City Council ap-
propriated money with which to re-
pair the northern half which is un-
der the jurisdiction Of the city o.
Alexandria. The work has been done,
but the southern half, under. the
jurisdiction of Fairfax county, is
in q dangerous condition, no steps
having been taken by the Board
of Supervisors Ito render it safe
for foot passengers or vehlc-
les. The railing is down in some
places and the flooring likely to cause
accidents at any time.
Hunting Creek bridge is now used
constantly by many people, not only
by those residing in lower Fairfax
county, but by tourists from every
section of the United States. 1t is
the main road for automobiles in
making trips to Mount Vernon.
As stated above, the structure is
m ~ danrnrnus condition. eSDpclallV
after dark. when vehicles are likely
to run off the bridge into the creek
1t is hoped the proper authorities
will give this matter immediate at
tention as the spring will soon be
upon us when the number Of foot
passengers and vehicles passing over
the structure will multiple greatly
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-07
SELECT MARTIN LEADER! FINED and Sent TO JAIL
White and Colored Men Plead Guilty
to Violating Prohibition Laws of
The State.

AS was stated in the Gazette, {
grand jury in the Corporation Cour
Yesterday afternoon returned true
bills to nine indictments for alleged
violations of the provisions of the
new State prohibition laws.
Those against whom indictments
for the foregoing offense were re-
turned are: James Treakle, Jack
Ryan, Thomas Buckley, Arthur
Welch, white, and Pete Mason, John
Wabash, John Haskins, Connie Wash
ington and William I.omax, colored
The jury returned not true bill
in the case of R. C. Burnett, who
was also charged with an alleged vio-
lation of the prohibition law.
Pleas of guilty were entered by
Treakle, Welch, Mason, Wabash, Has
kins, Washington and Lomax and
they were fined $50 each and SEN
fenced to serve Jail sentence of 30
days each.
The case of Ryan was fixed Tor
trial March Is and that of Buckley
was continued until the April term OF
court.
The grand jury returned a true bill
in the case of Kemp Lewis, colored,
charged with shooting Wicklit jack
son, colored.
Henry Johnson, colored, entered a
plea of guilty to the shooting OF L.
S. Cross, and Anna Slaughter, and
was sentenced. to six years in the
penitentiary.
James w. Berry and Isaiah Paris,
both colored, indicted by grand jury
last week for alleged violations OF
the prohibition laws, also entered
pleas of guilty and were fined s5o
each and sentenced to thirty days IN
iail,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-07
pOSTOFFICE PATRONAGE
Wilson Order to Place All Office
Under Civil Service.

Postmaster General Burleson yes
terday summoned to his office num-
Der of Democratic members OF the
House of Representatives and confideo
to them he unwelcome news that
President Wilson will soon issue q
executive order to become effective
April /, covering all first, second ano
third class postoffices in the country
into the civil service.
This order will put all postmasters
in the country under civil service, as
the fourth-class postmasters alreacy
are. It will take from presidential
appointment some of the largest sal
aried positions in the United States
now filed by the President.
1t has also been suggested that
the large salaries now paid many
postmasters will be materially pared
down. The move is regarded by
many as another attempt of Post,
master Burleson to reduce expenses
IN the postal service.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-07
Popular Virginia Senator is Honored
in Upper Branch Of Congress.
By Unanimous Vote of Democrats

Democratic senators yesterday palt
the high compliment to Senator Mar
tin, of Virginia, by electing him tloo1
leader of that body without opposl
tion. For a time the friends of Sena
tor Walsh urged his selection ano
pressed his claims because of his
great service in charge of Western
Headquarters during the last cam
paign but when the matter was
brought before the caucus action was
practically unanimous. Senator King,
the new member, from Utah, was
elected secretary of the caucus.
Senator Martin was first sent to
the Senate in 1893. He is now serv-
ing his fourth consecutive term,
which will expire March 5, 1919. The
campaign for Senator is now on in
Virginia and the Senator has made
such satisfactory record for his
constituents that in all the Old Do
minion there is no one contending
for the seat. One of the most strik-
ing circumstances in the career Of
the Democratic leader is that he
never ran for public office until he
made his successful campaign for
the Senate in 1899.
Senator Martins contestant in his
first senatorial fight was none less
than General Fitzhugh Lee. famed as
soldier of the Confederacy and as
a governor of the State, and who, in
u at day was accounted ona of the
mcst popular of the many heroes of
the Old Dominion. Gov. Stuart who
previously cherished an ambition to
succeed Senator Martin, has announ-
ced that he will not oppose him next
year.
Senator Martin is a native of the
State he represents and like many
another Son of the Old Dominion,
left the Virginia Military Institute at
the outbreak of the civil war to bear
arms in the cause of the Confeder-
acy. He will be 70 years old next
summer.