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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-28

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ner Henderson and CenDsl
streets; tax. soc; SO.
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penter. lot Is. block ,. Ginter E461
tar, 3a.So; $40.
r. B. Carpenter ct ux to I0lG1
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line Cary street, 80 feet west ~ y
berry street tW.G tax. 93.4e: IN
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VIM. II. SchwarzsctIild and NAr1S
G. Thaihimer. trustees, 10 Lewis 1c1
man, IS 3-4x7o feet south fino LII
street. - feet Ia inch west Of IN
teenth street; 34,72e. sSg8
E. r. Schmidt, trustee, to KAta E
Ingram. s3x140 feet west line go
avenue. IS feet north Of Pollock gteG1{
$1,440. N
c. l.. Deuoon and J. Jordan 49,
trustees to Writ 8. Francis Of a, II
100 feet north lire Clay street
east line Hancock street; 35.0ob. s
H. T. Richeson and r. l. Crute1ke
feld. trustees, to w. A. Meredith. to}3
80, "a, block s, lateau; $3,17S.
Hastings Court, Fart n.
Trustees Of the Building Lean II
Trust Co. to Emily p. Ferguss0n. ~
80 feet west line Of PocAhontas otroGf
corner Buchanan street: $500.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-28

KIchmond, Va, June II, IHfT.
LIVE POULTRY.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27
INDUSTRIAL WARFARE
IN ST. CROIX

Although the United States has
paid $25,0O0,000 for the Virgin Isl
ands, few individuals still own all
the land they contain, as absolutely
as before the sale took place. The
island of st. Croix, as large as
Manhattan Isand, is owned by three
men. It's 25,000 inhabitants must
get permission directly or indirectly
from one of these owners before
they may produce anything. Failing
to get that permission they must
leave the island or starve. With the
exception that ownership in st.
Croix is somewhat more concentrat-
ed, these same conditions prevail
elsewhere under American jurisdic-
ton.
On account of this state of af
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27

of the capitalist class and weakening
the labor class"
An appeal of this kind is the only
defense left to these laborers under
existing conditions. But even if they
should succeed in preventing the
coming of other workers from Porto
Rico, they must sooner or later go
back to work, and if the plantation
owners see fit to hold out, it must
be on the plantation owners terms
that they will go back.
Whatever may be the merits of
this particular controversy, and
whatever the outcome may be, it is
nevertheless disgrace that there
should be occasion for such indus
trial warfare. Having spent $685.
100000 for the right to govern these
islands, the United States should at
least establish social justice there.
There is no reason why few in
dividuals should be allowed to mo-
nopolze the islands. Their hold
can be broken by requiring them to
pay the entire rental value into the
public treasury. That would make
it impossible to hold land without
loss unless labor would be employed
upon it, That alone would discour-
age any attempt to treat laborers
American Economic
League
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27
GOVERNMENT WANTS
MORE EMPLOYEES

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that an ex-
animation for clerk will be held in
the States of Idaho, Montana, Ore
gon, Washington and Wyoming on
August A, 1917, for the purpose of
establishing eligible registers from
which appointments may be made to
different branches of the government
service. Attention invited to the
fact that the Secretary of the
Treasury has recently advised the
Civil Service Commission that a
thousand first-grade clerks will be
needed for the Internal Revenue
Service about September l, 1917.
This examination is open to men
and women.
AS sufficient stenographers and
typewriters have not been secured
from recent examinations to meet
the needs Of the service, the Civil
Service Commission announces that
an examination for senographer and
typewriter, and for typewriter only
will be held August 3, 1917, at 40
Of the principal cities in the appoint
ment of women stenographers will
ing to accept 5000 and $1,000 per
annum. Practically all male type
writer's who pass the examination
will receive appointment. Typewrit-
ers who do not have a knowledge
of stenography have good chances
of appointment. Apply to Herbert
IF. Ward, District Secretary, 303 Post
Office Building, Seattle, Washing
ton, for applications and full in
formation.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27
PUBLIC OPERATION
OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
A VITAL NECESSITY

NEW YORK, July 23.-Public op-
Grafton of railroads and coal mines
has been vital necessity, according
to a report from the Federal Trade
Commission to Congress. Already
seven. bills have have been intro
duced for the taking over of the
mines and railroads, and favorable
action by Congress awaits only an
assurance that public opinion is
ready for this progressive step.
When war was declared, leaders in
the industrial and commercial world
went to Washington and volunteered
their services to the government,
declaring they were ready to sacri-
flee profits and place their plants
and resources at the governments
service. AS result there were
formed half dozen important COM
mittees under the Advisory Commits
sion of the Council of National De-
tense, and Big Business boasted
loudly of it's patriotism.
Within the past week, develop
ments at Washington have proved
that men accustomed to manipulate
and monopolize public necessities for
their own profit and power cannot
Change their habit and their motives
over night. Chairman Denman of
the Shipping Board exposed the at
tempt of the Steel Corporation to
charge $95 for steel that cost less
than $50 to produce. Secretary
Daniels exposed the oil companies in
a similar attempt to capitalize the
country's needs. And the Federal
Trade Commission reported that the
railroads and the coal operators had
failed utterly to reorganize these in
dustries on a basis of service. While
the railroads were clamoring for
higher rates, they were demonstrat-
ing that previous rates increases had
not been used to extend their equip
ment and enlarge their facilities,
and that they were still so complete
ly under the control of contending
private interests that public business
suffered and national paralysis was
threatened.
The time has arrived when the
plain people who returned Woodrow
Wilson to office expect him to take
drastic action that will end once
and for all the power of the men
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27
WOULD UNITE ALL SOCIALISTIC
ELEMENTS IN ONE GREAT PARTY

NEW YORK, July 23.-In an in
terview published in the New York
Times, John Spargo, the American
Socialist writer and lecturer, out
lines plan by which liberal and
radical forces could get together in
the United States on a programme
for real democracy here at home.
Believing that a programme is
more important than a new organ
ization in a field where so many
already exist, the Peoples New Ser
vice presents Mr.. Spargo's pro-
gramme as worthy of serious consid-
Grafton. Said Mr.. Spargo:
"Of course, what l had in mind
was the development of a new party,
essentially and fundamentally So
cialist, but cast upon very different
lines from the Socialist Party. One of
my friends described what / have in
mind in a very apt phrase the other
day. He said, we need a party on
broad lines that will gather up the
idealism of the country and make it
efficient 1t is quite evident, | think
that Socialism was never so strong
ly intrenced in the minds and hearts
of the people Of America as today.
Everywhere people are thinking and
speaking of Socialism with great in
terest and sympathy. Only the
Socialist Party fails. 1t is in dis
repute all over the nation. Now,
| believe that this Socialist interest
and sympathy can be gathered up
into an organized force. | know
that my mail each day is loaded
with letters from Socialists who de-
sire to see new Socialist Party
upon broader lines than any we have
had. Then, there are the people
in the Prohibition and Progressive
Parties, who are essentially Social
lists, but have not found it possible
to ally themselves with the Social
ist Party. Furthermore, the great
movement of the farmers in the
Northwest and in Oklahma especially
is movement which ought to have
taken place under the auspices of
the Socialist Party and would have
done so had the party not been so
utterly out of touch with American
life, and incompetent to interpret
it. From these various elements
there will be developed, | think, a
new social democratic party which
will from the beginning assume an
influential place in the national poll
tical life.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27
BLAZING THE TRAIL
FOR A LABOR DAILY
Unions of Seattle Start Move to
Establish Newspaper Under .Di-
rection of Organized Labor

The Seattle Union Record, owned
by the Central Labor Council of Sc
attic, announces that it is ready to
begin campaign to establish a daily
newspaper under the direction of
organized labor, in accordance with
the resolutions adopted at the con-
vention of the Washington State
Federation of Labor held in Everett
last January.
The Union Record asks $50 men,
bers of local unions of the state to
advance $40 each for a promotion
fund to pay for raising 10000 to
25,000 advance subscriptions for one
year to insure the continued exist
ence of the paper for that period of
time. Those members or organiza-
tions which contribute to the promo
ton fund will be known as Trail
Blazers for Labor Daily" and will
receive from the Union Record
suitably engraved certificate to that
effect that will be a valuable me-
mento in later years.
The daily labor paper in Seattle
will cooperate with the weekly pa
pers in each locality where they are
now established and it is expected
that each will benefit as a result of
increased facilities for gathering
news.
Members in this vicinity who are
interested should send their $40 to
the Seattle Union Record, Labor
Temple, Seattle.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27
THIS ISN'T SLOW
FOR MISSOURI

NEW YORK, July 23.-The cam
paign in Missouri is in full swing
to open 24,O00,00O manless and idle
acres in that state to 100000 land
less men. In addition, victory in
the campaign will open opportunity
to thousands of tenants to become
land owners.
Two measures to this end will go
on the ballot by initiative at the
1918 election. The first provides
that all public revenue for state and
local purposes shall be raised from
a tax on the value of land, exclusive
of improvements. The second pro-
vides that from the revenues thus
provided a fund shall be established
to be known as the Homestead Loan
Fund, to assist able and willing men
to acquire land and improve it.
Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the
committee on Industrial Relations,
points out in a statement contribut-
ed to Land and Labor, the organ of
the Missouri movement, that the
taxes on used lands under the pro-
posed amendment would be less than
now, while the taxes on land for
speculation would be increased to
care for the difference. He as
serts that 10 per cent of the city
property in Kansas City is vacant
lots, held for speculation.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27

fairs it is necessary for the work
ers in st. Croix to organize into la
or unions. This has been done.
Some idea of conditions prevailing
may be CLEANED from letter from
D. Hamilton Jackson, president of
the st. Croix labor union, dated at
Christiansted, st. Croix, and pub
lished in Justicia, the Porto Rico
labor organ. 1t follows:
"You are aware that there is a
labor union here for the purpose of
protecting the field laborers. These
laborers have recently got an in
crease of wages and are glad of IT..
But some of the planters use brut-
ish measures upon their laborers to
such degree that we sometimes
have to order them to leave the es-
tate where such treatment is meted
out to them. Just last week one
such case occurred, and we had to
remove over 80 laborers from the
particular estate where the outrage
was committed. Now that the man
ager is without labor he has sent to
your island for some laborers to
work his fields. If you will see
that none of your people come over
here to work as "scabs," you will
be doing the Republic of Labor a
great service. Of course
know that your people have the
right to work here, but it would
be a victory for capital over labor
if union laborers could be had from
your island. In other words, you
would be Strengthening the hands
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27
PLUTOCRATIC PATRIOTISM

The millionairebund rushed down
to Washington Immediately after
the declaration of war to declare
their patriotism and offer them
selves on the altar of their, country.
Then they rushed back home and
raised the price on everything in
sight and out of sight, and to devise
new schemes, to further enslave La
Dor, the maker of all material
things which man uses. They dis
credited the liberty loan until they
found it would be oversubscribed.
They sneered at the President and
the Secretary of the Treasury and
the government and laid new plans
to rob it. They would rob the peo-
pie in the name of law; they would
degrade the producing class, and
take the bread out of the mouths
of widows, orphans, babes. Such is
the patriotism of the plutocracy.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27

Specifically, the party that hope
to see emanate from the discussions
of the last year or so will definitely
set itself against the liquor inter-
ests and declare for total prohibi-
ton. There can be no future for
any radical reform social party in
this country which does not take that
position. The party must not be
Indifferent to the great moral chal-
lenges inherent in our American
conditions. 1t must stand for full
political and industrial democracy.
Personally, l think it will be neces-
sary for the party to provide a def
milton of these terms which are so
loosely used in current political dis
cussions. Does political democracy
deny a place to the experts; for ex-
ample? Does industrial democracy
imply agreement with the conditions
of syndicalism? These and many
other questions must be carefully
and authoritively answered. l be-
lieve that the new party must make
more scientific analysis of the
agrarian problem than has yet been
made by any party.
"In a general way | can forecast
the platform of the new party, l
think. 1t will stand for; (1) So
cial ownership and democratic con-
troll of the essentials of our indus
trial life; (2) removal of the funda-
mental monopoly in land by taxa
tion of rental Values (3) the most
complete protection of labor in in
dustry, with support for every move
ment for the betterment of working
conditions and increased power for
labor in government and industry;
(4) legislation to protect the inter-
ests of all agricultural workers and
such control of transport and market
facilities as will protect the consum-
er; (5) prohibition of the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicants; co.
democratic internationalism and the
organization of the world to insure
peace and the freedom and inde-
pendence of all peoples.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27
EXECUTIVE ORDER

/ hereby create a Committee on
Public Information, to be com
posed of the Secretary of State,
the Secretary of War, the Secre-
tary of the Navy, and civilian
who shall be charged with the
the executive direction of the
committee.
AS civilian chairman of the
committee l appoint Mr.. George
Creel.
The Secretary of State, the
Secretary of War, and the Sec
retary of the Navy are authorized
each to detail an officer or Of
ficers to the work Of the com
mittee.
WOODROW WILSON.
April IA, 1917.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27

who control our natural resources
and our great basic industries to
manipulate them for their own sell
fish interest Even if the govern
ment must issue securities and pay
a generous price for the public ne
cessities that by right belong to the
people, it would be better than to
continue the present system of pri-
vate control for private profit.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27
FORGET 1T

The Everett Avenue Meat Market
on Riverside, still has no house card
of the Meat Cutters Union, but
doesn't object to taking your money.
This firm is unfair to organized la
Dor. If the firm doesn't recognize
you to the extent of 81 per month
it would not be bad idea to forget
that market.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27
A NEW GOLF TERM

An Irishman was suddenly struck
by a golf ball.
"Are you hurt ?" asked the player.
"Why didn't you get out of the
way?"
can why should l get out of the
way?" asked Pat. 81 didn't know
there was any assassins round
here"
"But l called 'fore,'" said the
player, "and when l say fore that
is sign for you to get out of the
way"
"Oh, it is, is it?" said Pat. "Well,
thin, whin l say 'foife,' it is a sign
that you are going to get hit on the
nose. 'Foive.' New York World.
A.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27

The afternoon at the new neigh
boris had passed very pleasantly.
James Jr., cried when told that it
was time to go home.
"Never mind" said the lady con-
solingly. "You can come again.
at amt that" said James Jr.,
"it's the walloping am going to
get from Henry. When | get home
he'll say Halves, and if | have
to tell him that you didn't give me
anything he will think Pm telling a
story and punch my head for it."
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27

Just the suggestion that if Mr..
Spargo would unite all progressives
in one political party he would do
we'll to leave any people chargeable
with intolerance out of the program,
consequently it would seem that dis
cordant prohibition would not add.
any strength.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27
OFFICIAL STATEMENT SHOWING
HOW THE WAR CAME TO AMERICA

Extracts From a Pamphlet Issued
BY the Committee on Public In
formation.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27

C. H. Younger, State Labor Com
was in the city last Mon
day comforting with labor leaders
and others. He left Monday evening
for Seattle.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27

Smoke Chas. Sheets" CHALLENGE
10c Cigar.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27
REMEMBER YOUR LABOR PAPER, USE
THE CARDS EVERY TIME YOU
MAKE A PURCHASE

The Control of The Labor Journal call the
with The Journal
Regardless whether Union stockholder just sub
cber spent paper take few of
your time and read this
We have about thousand subscribers dollar
year. Many of these forget to behind.
Figuring about $3.50 through subscriptions
do you think this is enough a labor paper?
You know what it cost month to keep things running?
1t exactly 1925 If had to depend subscriptions
could the paper only three months every Don't
think high salaries paid We don't publish the
salaries of the editor advertising If
know will tell you whisper it your won't be
ashamed
News by opponents cannot trust Even
the given by the of the Trades Council
is very often badly crippled and incomplete.
Every union and union is all times perfectly
welcome space The Journal
The editor will be glad to get good local
difference whether you subscribe
Still believe every should the paper
You spare dollar year, can't you?
There other things do and should do. 1t
little work. just handing the merchants where pu
chase your goods
According the figures the live
subscriptions alone What need is advesing We had
whenever make
chase-ike this:
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-07-27

Films developed. 10c a roll; prints
from &c up. Juleen Studio.
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Try "BLUE RIBBON" Cigar, &c.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-19
Red Cross Thanks
Its Contributors

At tow nuuthlN meeting WIT thp executive
committee uf Ihr Eiu Drnuir chapter uf
.tne ilal Cs. held All thr Busri ul city
Developments ua-uiai.uu thinking chose
.ehu ranir.ha..d tn thp -nccc- MAJ tla rn-
."t.rlainmrnt held RECENTLY at the Greenland
.th,lt,r fur lhc 3cncii WY ,hc local charor.
.1h. treasurer reported fho receipt MI
affi.1n from tho event. acid. n tn which un-
Sl rni the IVY ixday by w. wy. W-oodhou-.
..r lli- rifv.
T.r committee ad.p.cd rr-alution- of
SINGER. thank and nnrr.cntiun WY Nr
David N. Yauu.. irutr-r.ur WIT thr Dream
land th..tar. l.f h rDnrrD-itv I'm airin~
.tie rnt e proceed of thc entertainment
wv. tnr rrl Cr. ,lfr... .nf al-. t. llr.
Nan Al. WrIlo.f f.r hf- allr .i-tanre .-
maua.rr Thr c.matr, ni-o ,vrrr~-ed
it- ur.irf-l. f.r fH.. irdu. or tbc Fourth
Tra- Iul.nir, Band ard io Scr.raaf Ala
mfrs. I,,s t,.l.r WV fnr band. for Wy. y,r..
u.Iu.If. ..rt ia FURNISHING music ror thr
a neGr tu MOI Brerroft. hcad nurse ol
.ihr base hospital. iar hcr talk on wv work
.urt hr MA tr... tn .Judup W. m. Ilur- llr
nm. .la.s,nt .tfdrr~ on th, volunteer mil
.trrr ,r.auilauan- of Brownsville ana thc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-19
WORKING
/ ON MAIL MATTER
SEES SECOND ASSISTANT p0STHAS-
TER GENERAL PREEGER -Hh1 WILL
LOOK INTO TIE NATTER.

Cnm.rc4 nun John NJ. Garner IN hot on
De- trail Il Brownsville and San Benito'-
'oi nail ear Nv thc trains arriving I'D these
points about noon each day from The north.
and departing 10 the late afternoon. The
rtlere man has interviewed Second Al
,i-iant Postmaster General otto prlcetr.
Who soeIl- - hc under The impression that
ihr towns III question viii -iilI receive the
came service.
Ia q letter 10 \. Wayne Wood, chairman
of The Board VI City Development, Con
err- man Garner says:
Il received Your TELEGRAM, also one from
san Bcrlto cunccr.Ing the same matter.
! interviewed Hon. Otto l'rlcg,r. second
"a i-tunt postmaster general. Nho ha-
charge UT these m3il,r-. and he promised
to have N looked milo, and write WV fully
ia the nremi-e~.
'lie Insisted that Your mail facilitic-
would nul hp Inconvenience IN thr lrA ht
hi- arrangement. cts.
"a placed Your telegram before him. wv,
Wtll tIr uur from -au bruitu. .Hl ur.ri
thgt ht give the matter thc most favorable
consideration thc Premise would pcrmit.
When hear lrom hl Will further cuiI-
l--icair with you."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-19
ROtarians Install
Officers Tonight

The Brownsville Rotary Club Will install
it- ncu officer WI " -mukcr--uppcr NV br
held at n O'clock tonight M the Manhattan
Cafe. and the ATTENDANCE of the mcahr
generally WI thr clIb i- urged bN Chairman
u. notld ul thc entertainment commit
Tee. which han arranged \ program for lhc
event.
President ID ~ Nprro. rr- ,lcrtcd, vili
discr THE Past Year" Ira Webster will
talk M 'Ihc Coming Year II. B Crragcr
will talk on Rotary and What VI Mean tp
- and there win hc hcnodiction by Row.
McNurry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-19
City;
W. Arc Receiving Daily,

We Arc Receiving Daily, afterac !
IL, -. STREET DIRE w and silk drc $685..
tltp fall and Winter coats. tali at The
Store aud sec thc latest fashion,.
L0Wney's and Texas Girl Chocolate. A.
ways fresh and cold. Tcxas Connection
cry. BIS -
Did you ever see a dust prooi fini hing
H. un exhibition ~ Gilmore Auto
Painting and Top Works. west al Ncll~
Farce Express office. 81
Don't Forget 10 visit or Mia ry Ih-
parlment. Miss kuh,rts, our de igncr and
trimmer. Viii ~ glad to show YOU the late
tylcs. The Bollack Store. ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-19
Host in Honor holman Cook. Jim AMI.

81 the Manhattan Cnfc entertained some
~ the Brownsville newspaper men WI ain
ncr last might. In honor 90 Holman Cook,
business manager ~ the Sentinel. who
lcarc- today ior thr national army camp
IA san Anlunio. The guests included
Mc--r-. Cook. Boylc~, Price and Cox 81
illc Sentinel, ami Craze ANA Stein WI ma
Herald.