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The Laclede blade., 1917-01-12
Battle Cry Of Peace

Laclede is to have real picture
show on Saturday night, January
20. A travelling representative was
here last Tuesday and contracted
with the opera house management
to produce THE Battle Cry of
Peace" the worlds most gigantic
production on preparedness. The
company carries its own picture
machine, a concert orchestra and
everything in connection with the
production of this most remarkable
Vitagraph picture. It thrills, it
inspires, it touches the heart of
every American citizen. It cost
one-half million dollars to produce
this picture and required the SER
vices of $1,000 people and 5000
horses. The company that is
coming here had a contract of
several weeks at the Willis Woods
theatre in Kansas City but that
house was nearly destroyed by fire
last Monday night and the COM
pany has turned to a tour of the
towns of the state.
The Laclede blade., 1917-01-12
B. S. Rankin Land Company

Has a full list of farm land and
city property for sale. Some sure
bargains. Also loan and insur-
anee. Special attention given farm
dwelling and live stock insurance.
It is to the interest of those owning
farm property to see as for in
surance.
The Laclede blade., 1917-01-12
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of I'll Sorts

hrm or LomaX, q Co., takes a hand
at editing The BLADE this week.
Clair is not only an interesting
writer but his story is loaded with
facts and figures that gives it
financial value to everyone in need
of merchandise at this time. Look
it over and you will find it the most
profitable reading you have en-
countered lately.
The local lodge of Modern
Brotherhood installed officers for
the ensuing year at the Woodman
hall last Saturday night, after
which the members and their
families were served with oysters,
celery, pickles and coffee and a
good social time was enjoyed. The
dues and assessments are now-pay-
able to L, E. Eichman, he being
the new secretary
The third number of the lyceum
course, THE Original Strollers
Quartet" will be given at the
opera house next Wednesday even
ing, January II. This is the
highest priced number of the
course and the quartet comes bigh-
Iy recommended, being in the same
class as the Fisher Shipp Concert
company. There should be a
liberal patronage in addition to
those holding season tickets.
Jones Bros. received herd of
20 head of registered White Face
cattle from Kansas last Tuesday
for The Oaks" their breeding
farm just north of town. j. Paul
Jones met the shipment in Kansas
City. The Jones are the most
successful breeders of White Face
cattle in this part of the state,
having last week shipped a bull to
a customer in the northeast part of
the state for which they received
$500.
At the regular meeting of
Amana Lodge 1856, I. O. O. F.
held Tuesday night roll call was
held and answered in person by
about forty members. After the
lodge session light refreshments
were served and few vocal |
selections rendered by the Odd |
Fellows quartet ably led by Prof. |
Howey. Much interest is manifest |
m the degree work being put on
every meeting night during the
winter.
Last Friday relatives and friends
% the number of about sixty called
IN Aunt Mary Welsh at the home
If her son, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Welsh in Charlton county, to spend
he evening with her on her 83rd
birthday anniversary. Oysters
we're served and a most enjoyable
'vening was spent by all. Aunt
Nary is a most estimable lady and
Ter many friends in Linn and
jharitOn hope she may live to en-
oy many more such happy
ccasiOns.
Chapter R, P, E. o. met with
Irs. Edith Moore Wednesday after
Don. The meeting was called to
rider by the president, Mrs. Hamil- I
On. Mrs. Ida Benson had charge [
f the lesson on THE Children in 4
he Home" The chapter was
leased to have with them Mrs.
tandly who will shortly return to
awrence. Ksns. for the remainder s
{ the winter. Mrs. ]. B. Patrick
as a guest Of the afternoon. The
Ostess served dainty refreshments. {
SISTED by her daughter, Miss :
atherine. !,
The Laclede blade., 1917-01-12
TOWN and COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

-hC tut opera mousse uoAG WeueSuhy
evening.
For sale, two yearling steers
and eight calves. Mack Farrar,
phone, 953.
j. w. Moberly has returned
from a two weeks business trip to
Oklahoma.
Harry Peacher is a new name on
our route two list with the date a
year ahead.
Geo M. Nichol was over from
Illinois this week on business and
visiting his son, j, Fl. ,and family.
A glance at our advertising
pages today will remind you that
the season of clearance sales is now
on.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Kerr and
Misses Margaret and Edna Daniels
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. b."
Fred Brenner.
Harry E. Mahurin was over from
Brookfeld on business Monday
afternoon and while here made
this Office a social visit,
The party who borrowed the
big corner brace from Caywood &
Baum's electric shop some time
ago will please return it at once.
A limited number of pure bred |
Black Langshan cockerels for sale
at one dollar each at the pen if |
taken soon. Phone 81.
T. NJ. Jones came down from
Linneus last Saturday evening and
fraternized with the Modern
Brotherhood and slipped a few
bowls of oysters under his belt.
Mrs. j. B. Patrick spent last
Sunday at Wheeling and in the
afternoon made a talk at temp
erance meeting aud organized an
l.. T. l.. club with 81 members.
The Strollers Quartet mot only
sing but each member plays several
different musical instruments.
Each is an artist in his line. Don't
fail to hear them next Wednesday
night.
Byron Lamme and son Thornie,
accompanied by their local physi-
clan, DR.. F. w. Burke, went to
Kansas City Wednesday where
Thornie underwent an operation by
a specialist for some ear trouble.
Mrs, J. B. Patrick's Sunday
school class of the Christian church
composed of 16 girls, surprised her
at her home last Friday night.
The class furnished delicious re-
freshments and all spent a delight
full evening.
E. K. Welsh of route one was a
business caller at this Office Mon
day, paying for The BLADE a year |
to be mailed to his cousin, Thos,
A. Welsh at Armstrong Mills,
Ohio, and leaving an order for G
printed stationery.
3. B. GudgeIl went to st.
Joseph Tuesday to spend a couple i.
of days with Mrs. Gudgell who is
there taking treatment at a hos :
pital. It is deeply regretted by the !,
famiIy's many friends that she is :
not improving to any extent, +
Mrs. Oscar Weaver and her o
niece, Miss Maggie Allen of Bay
lis, Ill.,, were over from Brookfeld v
and attended the Royal Neighbor
surprise dinner on Mrs. j. w. q
Lomax, Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Il
Weaver spent holiday week with b
in Illinois and Miss Allen d
accompanied them home fora visit. e
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
WILL NEITHER STATE NOR NATION
PUNISH BISBEE LAWBREAKERS

der the glare of merciless sun.
"The duty of the state and nation
to restore law and order to Bisbee
is definite and unacceptable. There
remains no doubt of the gross in
justice of the deportations. An in
vestigation continuing ten days was
made by this council into Bisbee con-
ditions at the request of American
Federation of Labor officials. 1t
was learned that only a small num-
ber of those deported were members
of tn l. W. w. and that the vast ma
jority were unorganized and union
workers. Hundreds had contributed
to the Red Cross and were owners
of Liberty bonds.
"There has been and is no question
that the instruments of justice were
and are in the hands of the very per-
sons responsible for the deportations.
Any charge made against any of the
men deported, either for act or threat,
could have been tried in the courts
of Bisbee. That only six deadly
weapons were found in the homes of
the 1920 men deported is record
of their peacefulness. Snatched from
their sleep at an early hour in the
morning, there could have been no
premediated hiding of arms. Nor
is there made any charge that the
strikers or their sympathizers were
armed.
"Bisbee is now patrolled by armed
men in the pay of the copper COM
panies. American citizens are de-
MED access to the city except after
a rigorous and unlawful investigation
by officers in the employ of these
companies. These private officers
are clothed in khaki Stimulating army
uniforms, to give color to the in
vestigations they make.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF RAILWAYS
ALIVE ECONOMIC QUESTION

and subsequent purchase of the rail-
roads, drafted by Frederic c. Howe,
has been introduced in Congress by
Congressman C. C. Dill of Washing
ton. In statement Mr.. Dill said:
with the passage of this bill the
railroads would operate for the pur-
pose of serving the people rather
than for profits to the stockholders.
Railroads are the arteries through
which flow the life-blood of the ma
tion. If we place them all under
the control of a government board,
the systematizing of the handling of
passengers and freight service would
add at least one-third, if not one
half to the capacity of service. The
elimination of competitive service,
empty cars one way and advertising
expenditures would, mean enormous
saving.
"Last year the net earnings of the
railroads exceeded billion dollars.
This year the earnings will exceed
that. Whatever excess there is can
be applid during the war to war
expenses and later to the purchase
of the roads by the government if
that is believed desirable. The ques-
tion of valuations and payments can
all be settled after the war and in
the meantime the railroads can be
operated in trust.
another great economy would be
the increased values of land, timber,
coal, oil and other holdings belonging
to the railroads. This increase is
said to be from per cent to per
cent per year. All this increase would
go to the government and thus to the
people as whole.
"The people own the highways
over which they ride in automobiles
and carriages. Why should their
ownership of the highway cease be-
cause they may use cars and en-
gines on rails"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
TRADE UNIONISM PRAISED

The Albany IN. " Sunday Tele-
gram, in an editorial on "Organized
and Unorganized Labor" says that
as a result of this war organized
labor has completely demonstrated
its worth; its economic value and
its absolute necessity to he orderly
conduct of business.
"More than this" says the editor.
organized labor has proved its case
to the complete satisfaction of cap
ital, and has taught capital that its
fight against organization was the
result of lack of foresight, q failure
to recognize real economic condi-
tions; in fact, the result of a woe
full lack of intelligence on the part
of men who should have been big
ger mentally than they have proven" T"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28

dent, of which Secretary of Labor
VIM. B. Wilson is the chairman and
of which E. P Marsh, President of
the Washington State Federation of
Labor is a member.
After much conference between
the builders and their employees,
and after nearly two months wait
ing at the request of the Washing
ton authorities, the men voted to
strike and telegraphed their regrets
to the President, saying to him that
"our patience is exhausted"
That's all there is to this indus
trial disturbance. The employers
want labor at the cheapest they can
get it. The employees want fair
and equitable pay for their labor.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
WILSON WILL
INVESTIGATE
MOONEY CASE

The welcome news came Tuesday
that the Tom Mooney case will be
investigated by the government.
1t has become an international af-
fair, and if there exists frame-up
to commit judicial murder in order
to discredit organized labor-which
appears to be already proven-it
should and will be shown by a
searching federal investigation.
President Wilson will direct new
and searching inquiry into all devel-
opments surrounding the arrest, con-
viction and death sentence of Thomas
j. Mooney, alleged San Francisco
bomb thrower.
This investigation follows an inter
national protest of labor organiza-
tions that Mooney had been "rail-
roaded."
President Wilson is informed that
Western labor unrest may be laid
finally to the Mooney case.
The inquiry will take two courses.
The new Western labor investi-
cation committe named by the
President, headed by Secretary of
Labor Wilson, will go to the bottom
of the Mooney case.
Mooney is big figure in Russia,
having been one of the leaders of
the Russian freedom movement there.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
ECONOMIC POWER FIRST

In statement to the convention
of the New York state Woman's Suf-
frage Party President Gompers de-
clared for equal suffrage as fund
amental principle of democracy" but
disagreed with the theory that the
ballot will solve industrial problems.
"The right to use the ballot in
creases the power and the resource
fulness of voters" he said, whether
they be men or women, and thereby
puts them in such a position that
they are better able to work out
their industrial problems.
"The relation between suffrage and
industrial betterment must not be
confused. 1t is a matter of justice
that there should be equal pay for
equal work. The ballot will help
but will not necessarily bring this
about. 1t will result only from
the intelligent self-interested activity
on the part of the women.
"The right to vote does not mean
that women will necessarily have
work. Equal suffrage does not neces-
sarily mean equal pay for equal
work. These industrial problems will
work out through organization when
they have industrial power and in
fluence that will enable them to
secure higher wages, shorter hours
and bitter working conditions
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
(By William P. Harvey

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 21. A
marked increase in social and in
dustrial unrest among workers over
the West is pointed out as an after
math of the inaction by Arizona
and the federal government in the
six weeks which have ensued since
the deportation of 1900 men from
Bisbee, Ariz, July IL, in statement
issued today from the headquarters
here of the National Labor De-
fense Council.
"The feeling that justice for the
workers in war time and particularly
in those occupations concerned with
furnishing war materials, cannot be
obtained, is deep and widely-spread.
1t has an alarming phase, in that
the fine spirit of patriotism which
must animate all classes of Ameri-
can society, if the war is to be car
ried on vigorously and to an i'm
mediate and successful conclusion, is
blunted through a sense of class in
justice.
"The country cannot afford to al
low this condition to continue. Aside
from the common justice due more
than a thousand men removed by
force from their homes and families
in the night time, with many of them
and members of their families vic
tins of brutal and unprovoked as
saults, the nation owes it to itself
to clean its own house and that at
once.
at is not to be expected that the
government should house and feed
indefinitely the victims of industrial
funds. There must come a time
when some disposition shall be made
of the thousands of men in a state
foreign to their homes and separated
by many miles from their homes.
Their families cannot indefinitely re-
main the recipients of charity. At
some time or another, justice must
be meted out to those guilty of the
deportations. The question goes fur
ther than its mere social phases. 1t
is a problem, insidiously subtle,
through which class, making up
majority of the people, may be
turned away from that spirit of help
full patriotism by which all of the
people are willing to sacrifice what
may be necessary for the welfare of
the country. In letters to this
council, workers have pointed out
that the main contributing cause of
the United States taking up arms
against Germany was the deporta-
tion of Belgians. Deportations of
Americans by Americans are cited
as an alarming contrast apd par
ticularly the fact that in the Amer
lean deportations the victims were
unloaded without food or shelter un-
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
PEOPLES News Service)

Peoples News Service)
Interstate Commerce Commission
official figures show that the June
net revenue or profit for 153 rail-
roads operating three-fourhts of the
country's mileage increased nearly
$8,0O0,0O0 over June, 1916, and
reached a total of $88, ,283, 1929. Thirty
three roads are still to be heard from,
and the total increase of all roads for
June was estimated at more than
$1O,OOO,OOO.
The New York Times says: "On
the basis of these figures it is not
unlikely that the roads will receive
around $4,000, 100000 for operations
in 1917, an increase of 20 per cent
over the previous high total. Ex-
penses, of course, have scared to new
heights also, but the margin between
revenues and expenses is expected
to be greater than ever before"
The June figures were not affected
by the recent rate increase ordered
by the Commission. These will still
further increase profits.
On August 18th, the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy railroad declared a
10 per cent extra dividend, in addi-
tion to the regular quarterly two
per cent dividend This extra divi-
dend calls for the distribution of
100000 in profits. The Daily
News Record, a New York financial
and commercial sheet, says "This is
only a very small slice of the c.
B. & @. melon which will some
day come to the holders of the stock.
AS a matter of fact, extra surplus
is estimated in excess of $100,000,-
900. and this 10 per cent extra divi-
dend is only 10 per cent of that es-
timated surplus If the improve
ments which have been paid for out
of earnings were capitalized, the
surplus would be very much larger"
The same journal, talking frankly
because it is read only by those who
profit from the conditions it de-
scribes. says, in commenting on the
Burlington's dividend:
"The significance of it was that
perhaps prosperous railroads would
do something more for stockholders
than to pay dividends of the past
few years, now that it was no long
er necessary to join the hue and
cry of railroad poverty and i'm
pending bankruptcy. There is a
long list of railroad properties in
this country which can declare larg-
er dividends, extra dividends, rights,
ETC., ETC., dividing up accrued sur
plus, provided that directors are will
ing to do so. Railroad etiquette de-
manded that in the campaign for in
creased rates, there should be nc
such distribution, but now that the
ice is broken, other directors may
be willing to take the plunge"
The bill for government operation
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
SHIPBUILDERS UNWILLING TO PAY
&. FAIR AND EQUITABLE" WAGES;
$4,000 MEN TO STRIKE SATURDAY

The Seattle shipbuilding firm of
Skinner & Eddy agreed to and did
pay the new scale demanded by the
Metal trades on August 1, and when
Dave Rogers, the general manager,
was called to Washington by the
Shipping Board he told the members
of that board that the wages paid
by his firm were "fair and equit-
able"
All other yards refused to pay,
and unless some settlement of the
differences between them and the
men is effected. before Saturday
the men will walk out.
This will make some work that
is worth while for the new Commits
sion recently appointed by the Presi-
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
JOHNSON is FOR
EIGHT-HOUR DAY

HOQUIAM, Sept. 22.-Congress-
man Albert Johnson gives his view
on the lumber situation in a letter
to S. E. Taylor, of the Hoquiam
Trades and Labor Council. Among
other things he says:
~ favor a universal eight-hour
day. 1t will come some day, but
not this winter"
Concerning the Communicating of
mills and camps he says:
"If the government finds it is in
need Of timber during the war, these
mills undoubtedly will be comman-
deered, but as great percentage Of
the timb.r used for the government
orders comes from the South, that
step is not an immediate posi-
bility.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
APPEAL IN BIBLE CASE

Prosecuting Attorney Lloyd Black
has filed an appeal from Judge Bells
decision in the suit brought by two
High school pupils to compel the
school board to allow them credits in
Bible study as conducted under the
boards plan. Judge Bell ruled that
the study as conducted here, was
non-sectarian, and that credits should
be given. The board refused credits
on an opinion of the attorney gen.
eral.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
FOREST FIRES COSTLY THIS
YEAR

Figures given out by State Fire
Warden Pape shows 687 forest fires
were reported this season, that they
caused damage aggregating more
than $4,000, cost the state and
private individuals $4,000, for
fighting, and burned over more than
10000 acres of land The reports
are not yet complete and will have
to be revised later.-State Capitol
Record.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-09-28
THIS PHIL LOSOPHER SAYS WE GET
OUTOF LIFE WHAT WE PUT INTO IT

gems of the world, yet its doors are
closed
But the woman devotes all her
time, energy and means to the serv-
ice of her fellow men. She has
gems in her house. But no one
would think of breaking in to steal
them, for one has but to ask and
they will be given. The rich man
has in his library examples of the
printers art that are worth more
than their weight in gold. The rich
woman has literary gems of far
greater value that she gives freely
to all who will read them. The
man treasurers a solitary copy that
takes it's value from the fact that
no one else has a duplicate copy.
The woman values hers in proper
tion to the number she can get
people to read.
This looks as though there were
truth in the statement that we lose
what we keep, and gain what we
give away. For the man, after
getting as much out of the world as
he can is afraid the world will take
his life; while the woman who has
devoted herself to the service of her
fellow men finds the world eager to
do her homage. The great of the
earth come to her house, and en-
tertanis her at theirs. Statesmen,
lawyers, judges, artists, men and wo-
men eminent in all walks of life
who have glimpsed the dawn of a
new social day are glad to confer
with her on matters of state and
public policy. Yet the humblest seek
er after truth, and the frailest work
er in the cause of justice is equally
welcome.
For be it understood it is not
charity she doles out to relieve the
misery of those who have been vic
timized by unjust social conditions.
Charity she leaves to those who will
do nothing more. All her strength
and means go to cure the condi-
tions that make charity necessary.
Poverty she believes is an effect,
and she has devoted herself to re-
moving the cause She is possessed
of the idea that since all wealth is
produced by human labor out of the
natural elements the problem of
poverty will be solved by setting up
conditions that will give labor ac-
cess to the natural elements. Be-
lieving that each individual should
have what he produces, but that the
earth itself belongs to all mankind
she is endeavoring to establish an
economic condition in which govern
ment that serves all shall be sup
ported by tax on the common heri-
tage of man, the earth, while the
products of labor go untaxed.
1t might be we'll for such girls and
boys as are destined to riches and
are wondering what can be got out
of life, to consider the example of
these two persons. And even those
not destined TO riches might well
give them thought; for the one
who tries to get from the world a
penny more than he contributes will
receive scowls, while the humblest
effort given to bettering human con-
ditions will be appreciated.
1t is scarcely necessary to add that
the man who is guarded by private
detectives is j. Pierpont Morgan.
Nor will they fail to guess that the
woman who is laboring so hard to
establish economic justice is Mrs.
Joseph Fels. Each is getting out of
life in proportion to the contribu-
tion he or she has made.