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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28
DILLON-M'COY
BOUT IS FROST
Jack Planned Because He
Didn't Knock the Middle
weight Champion Out

NEW YORK. Feb. 2e.--New York
fight fans are very much disappoint-
ed today. They are In that frame
OF mind because Jack Dillon. with
bis armtul Of left and righthand
smashes did not knock out Al Nc
Coy In their l0-round bout a. the
Broadway Sporting club.
Criticism IL being heaped on the
head OF Dillon.
He isn't fast, He can't hit. Hes
slipping"
Think OF anything dercgatory to a
high class boxer and apply II to Dbl.
Ion and you will have the general
New York opinion.
Dillon whipped Mccoy and be did
II with just a. much OF q 1ourish a.
anyone could have expected. The
fact that he didn't knock out the al.
legged champion must be put down
a. a good mark for Mccoy and not
as a drawback to Dillon's record
Dillon won every round. with the
possible exception OF the sixth. when
Al vas caught landing a blow on the
Indiana light.hsavyweisht II so
startIed the critics al the rinEside
that many OF them chalked up the
round In McCoy's favor
Dillon's smashes to McCoy's head
and body we're tremendous stand
ing up under them a. he did. Mccoy
won the right 20 be called one OF
the toughest and gamest boys In the
game. Dillon once hit Mccoy so
hard with a right cross that q blue
welt was sticking right on the point
Of the Brooklyn boys chin.
The result ok<nhe bout had but one
effect on the probable outcome OF
Dillon's Monday night bout with Lea
Darcy. II made him look bad The
fact that he failed TO hurt Mccoy
badly initiated against him In the
eyes OF the fans so much that Darcy
now Is a favorite In the betting
Darcy. however, IL DiIlon's style OF
fighter and the indianapolis man
viii make a good showing with any
boxer in the world who VIII carry a
nght 10 him and keep close.
-
Sender 10 sued.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 7s-Aftho
Chief Bender was cleared OF any
criminal responsibility when his
auto struck and killed a pedestrian
here last week. the Chief II now
defendant in $4,000 damage sui,
instituted by the victims widow.
The View Yevk Gfsnts have sGePe&
n eentruet 90 Hetne st~W~~H the
FORMER rwfts eefie9e ssseAsH star.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28


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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28

University Michigan
there will be dash
OBfan weight which will have
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28

TIE New rsvk Gsssts have sGers&
cenfruet 90 Hetne st~W~~H the
former Tufts esffeGe saseAsH star.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-08-24
TERM open SHOP"
INVENTED BY
TED ROOSEVELT

Charles A. Stillings died last July
in a hospital in New York and
his remains We're inferred in Bos-
ton. Deceased was public prin-
ter at Washington from 1905 to
1908, during the Roosevelt admins
tration. He became engaged in a
controversy with the Bookbinders'
union, whose members objected to
the practices of certain foreman.
The bookbinders appealed to the then
president, Mr.. Roosevelt, who, in de-
Gliding against them, used the term
"open shop" for the first time. Prior
to this time David Parry, of Indian
apolis, Van Cleave, of St. Louis and
other anti-unionists were forced to
stand in their true colors, but they
Immediately seized upon the term
open shop" with frothy claims of
independence" to conceal their op-
position to organized labor.
The term has been handled so ad-
droitly by anti-unionists that it now
furnishes a cloak for the most rabid
opponents of collective bargaining
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-08-24
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
ASKS FOR S-HOUR LAW

TACOMA, Aug. 20.-The state
council of defense, meeting here to-
day, adopted a resolution calling
upon congress to establish a national
eight-hour day in the lumber in
dustry.
1t quoted the lumbermen's state
ments that it would be impossible
for Washington to undertake on an
eight-hour basis to compete with the
South. 1t asked similar action by
the Idaho and Oregon defense coun-
ellis.
Fifty lumbermen meeting sepa-
rately, sent a telegram to President
Wilson, asking an immediate inves-
tigation of the lumber industry and
supporting the national eight-hour
day. The investigation was asked
in order to determine whether the
Washington industry could grant the
egiht-hour day while others main
tanned ten hours.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-08-24
FOOD SAVING DOES NOT MEAN
ALOWER LIVING STANDARD

proposition of saving food, it may
look as though one were asked to
tighten his belt and get along with
less to eat but that is absolutely a
mistaken way to look at it. What
we are asked to do is to use our
alert American brains to modify our
diet and get more out of life, not
less. Our bountiful soil has re-
sponded to this new demand in a few
months and it will respond further
as plans for increased production of
wheat an the bigger food staples are
worked out. Already the American
farmer is plowing for crop of wheat
next summer which will exceed any
thing we have ever raised. Until
that crop is harvested we must use
the abundance of quickly grown fruits
and vegetables that have been pro-
duced to meet the emergency. So
from now on until next summer our
motto must be "Save some of our
wheat bread by eating potatoes-eat
an apple and send a biscuit"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-08-24
A SCAB-HEARTED
PHONOGRAPH co.

The Edison Phonograph COMPANY
OF West Orange, N. j., locked ont
the members of the Metal Polishers
Buffers, Platers, Brass and Silver
Workers Union of North American
because they refused to work on
Washington's birthday. patriotic"
company.
The company tells the dealers that
the men were laid off on account of
slack business and all the time the
dealers wanted more monographs
and more records. Truthful" COM
pany.
The company tells the public that
there are certain departments where
they cannot procure American labor
to do the work. What do you
think of that subterfuge? The COM
pany advertises for foreign labor
thus:
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-08-24
Food Saving Plus Union Organiza-
ton and Loyalty Is Bound to
Cnconal

The Food Administration at Wash
ington is getting the hearty COOP
GRAFTON Of union workers all over
the country.
No other great group of our peo-
pie has shown a more earnest desire
to help.
Every union worker who signs and
keeps the pledge is a volunteer in
the service of the country to help
win the war.
He or she is also an actual men,
Der of the Food Administration.
The union workers opportunity for
service is very broad.
1t goes beyond his or her per-
sonal saving of food
1t goes beyond the workers i'm
mediate family.
Union workers everywhere are
leaders.
Others look to them for guidance
and encouragement.
1t is our duty in this crisis to be
good leaders wherever we can. to
explain to others why this or that
war measure is necessary, and to
encourage those who look to US for
leadership, and hold our little group
together in the long hard pull that
is ahead.
The war is not going to be won
wholly on the battle fields.
1t is going to be won by strength
and loyalty of our industrial armies
at home.
Union workers are men and wo-
men who have already learned the
value of organization and co-opera-
tion and loyalty. If we intelli-
gently apply what we already have
in this line to the new national
organization necessary for war, we
will have made an ample contribu-
tion.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-08-24
BAKER ORDERS
CLOTHING PROBE

NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-An investi-
cation into the conditions of the
factories making uniforms for the
army and navy has been ordered hv
secretary of War Baker, according
to work received today by the Amer.
gamated Clothing Makers of Amer
ica' which charged that girls undsr
the legal age were working under
the old sweatshop conditions and ra.
ceivlng 50 week for work which
would pay $l2 to s14 elsewhere.
Turn ON the light and open the
jail doors. e
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-08-24
NEW ALLIANCE FOR
LABOR AND DEMOCRACY

local organizations throughout the
country, the American Alliance for
Labor and Democracy has been or
ganized here to "more completely
Americanize the labor movement" by
counteracting the work of pro-
German, anti-American organiza-
tions.
The new Alliance was formed
after the Central Federated
Union of Greater New York had
recognized the danger in the sit
uatiOn and adopted resolutions
calling for immediate action to
meet that danger.
President Gompers was called to
New York to address the Central
Federated Union. At later confer
ences between New York and ma
tional labor men plans were laid and
the Alliance formed.
President Gompers is it's chairman,
Frank Morrison, its vice chairman,
and Robt Maisel, of New York, it's
secretary. Mr.. Maisel is also secre-
tary of the National Labor Publicity
Organization. On the advisory board
are James P. Holland, president of
the New York State Federation of
Labor; Hugh Frayne, A. F. of L.
representative in New York and now
member of the War Purchases
Board; David j. Berry, editor of the
National Labor Journal, Pittsburg;
w. l.. Small, editor of the Newark
Labor Bulletin; Robert P. Brindell,
of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners; William kohn, president of
the General Federated Union; Ches-
ter M. Wright, former editor of the
New York Call and Joseph Baron
dess, member of the New York Board
of Education.
A call has been sent to State and
central labor bodies throughout the
country for the organization at once
of local Alliances, and it is expected
that within two or three weeks there
will be an Alliance in almost every
city in which there is a central la
Dor body.
1t is the purpose of the ALI
ance to voice the position of
the labor movement at all times
as the true spokesman for Or
ganized labor The Alliance will
keep constant watch to see that
false prophets and would-be la
Dor leaders are not permitted to
deceive either the labor move
ment or the general public.
The American labor movement
stands firmly with the Government
and for democracy in this war It's
position is clearly stated in the dec
laration adopted at the great con-
ference of national and international
officers in Washington on March II,
1917.
The so-called Workmen's Councils
or Peoples Councils cannot speak for
the labor movement. The reason is
simple. They are NOT the labor
movement and the labor movement
insists upon being its own spokes-
man. This the American Alliance
for Labor and Democracy makes
clear and it warns the American
people against deception by those
who pretend to speak for labor but
who have not even the slightest
show of authority to speak for la
Dor.
The Alliance, from its national
headquarters in New York, will con-
duct vigorous campaign of pub
licity and education, setting forth
the purposes and position of the la
Dor movement in the war and max
ing clear the demands of democracy
unon all Americans
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-08-24

of the initiative universal eight-hour
measure, there were instances where
large operators told their men that if
the law carried the industry would
be utterly ruined-just as they are
prophesying now and they scared
their men into voting against the
bill. This voting proposition would
not settle either the woods end of
the problem for nothing less than an
immediate eight-hour day settlement
would induce those men to go back.
Let me cite you an instance of the
unfair methods used by the operators
in this conference The Seattle Star,
in it's usual sensational manner, was
tearing into the lumbermen for their
refusal to enter conference. When
a conference was finally arranged by
the State Council, the representatives
of the press were asked by our chair
man to use the utmost discretion and
care in treatment of the negotiations,
in order thai nothing might be said
through the press to inflame or pref
udice either the general public or the
conference participants while negotia-
tions were pending. The press CO.
operated splendidly in this request
and printed nothing except what the
State Council allowed to go out, and
that in conservative, careful man.
ner. But at the same time the con-
ference was in session the lumber
men were flooding the daily newspa-
pers of Western Washington with
heavy paid advertisements, using the
very propositions which were under
consideration by the council in an
effort to sway public opinion. I
enclose sample of these advertise
ments, run at the very time we were
in conference attempting to effect
a settlement.
/ might add that Mr.. Lewis, oper-
ator at Clear Lake, the firm in ques-
tion where you receivd petition
from employees to enact a national
cight-hour day, was the most bitter
and rabid employer at the conference,
using the most Incorporate language.
bluntly telling the Defense Council
that he resented its Quitting into"
the situation, that all the lumber in
dustry wanted was to "be let alone"
launched TRADE of abuse at all la
Dor agitators whom he styled "self
annointed saviors of labor. "'The Clear
Lake Lumber Company is a concern
VIGOROUSLY antagonistic to union la
Dor and so far as l know has not a
union man in its employ.
The objection we raised to the ma
tional eight-hour day by legislation
was this; 1t could not bring i'm
mediate peace into the industry be-
cause it was too indefinite, shadow
and vague to hold out any hope to
the thousands of men on strike. The
operators by their own admission rep-
resented but one-sixth of the lumber
product and could not pretend to
speak for the rest of the industrv
indeed Mr.. Bloedell got into touch
with officials of the lumber in
oustry in Kansas City over long dis
lance phone and could not hold ont
any hope that they would cooperate
IN the national effort. The railway
question was cited as an instance
OF how fast Congress could move on
occasion but it was pointed out that
behind this speedy legislation stood
four hundred thousand railway en-
pioyes solidly organized, with a big
1ighting fund, ready to paralyze the
railway systems of the entire coun-
Continued on Page Four.)
A SCAB-HEARTED
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-08-24

John E. Campbell has disposed of
his interest in the Port Angeles
Herald. Johnny has made no state
ment of his plans for the future.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-08-24

FOREIGN HELP WANTED
Italian, Greek, Polish, Etc, Fac
tory Work. Good Pay. Apply
Thos. A. Edison Co, Lakeside Ave-
nue., West Orange, N. ].
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-08-24

Smoke Chas. Sheets CHALLENGE
1Oc Cigar.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-08-24

Probably the company cannot pro-
cure American labor to do the sort
of "work' the company wants done.
The Edison Photograph Company of
West Orange, N. j., is scab-hearted
concern. Avoid their goods.
Hispano América., 1917-04-22

TINOCO RESULTo ELECTO
PRESIDENTE EN- COSTA RIGA.
iLo reconoceran?

FL General Federico Tinoco, que de-
pusO de su cargo al ex-Presidente don
Alfredo Gonzalez, ha sido electo para
que asuma definitivamente el Ejecuti-
vo de la Republica. Las elecciones Sc
%etectuaron %quietamente, y en- los circu-
los oficiales Sc dice que Tinoco obtu-
70 no menos de cincuenta mil votos.
1ambien Sc dice que hasta hoy no Sc
habian registrado elecciones tan ami
madas.
FL ex-Presidente don Rafael lyle
slas recibio algunos votos, pero estos
fueron insignificantes 81 Sc les compa-
"a con los que Sc dice obtuvo Tinoco.
Al propio tempo Sc hicieron las
elecciones de diputados al Congreso.
Las nuevas camaras celebraran su Sc
sion de aperture el once de Abril.
FL senior don Ricardo Fernandez
Guardia, representante del Gobierno
actual de Costa RIGA, ha dado noticia
de la election de Tinoco la Presiden-
cia de la Republica.
En- los circulos oficiales de Wash
ington no Sc ha querido discutir la
question de las nuevas elecciones en-
Costa Rica. Hasta ahora la Casa Blan-
ca sc ha negado a reConocer al Gene
raj Tinoco, y no Sc sabe 81 con motive
de la election Sc lie otorgara Ell recono-
cimiento.
Hispano América., 1917-04-22
LA CAPTURA DE IRIAS PROVO
CA ESCANDALOS
Conspir acion?

La apprehension del liberal nicara-
guense, DR.. don Julian Irias, en- Nueva
Orleans, ha puesto nuevamente de &C
tualidad, en- los c%irculos oficiales de
Washington, el tema de una probable
~revolucion fomentada en- Centroame-
RIGA pecuniariamente por los alemanes.
Los co%nocedores de la p%olitica CEN
troamericana no alcanzan a adivinar
que relacion pueden tener las divisio-
mes politicas de las republicas citadas
con los movimientos de los supuestos
agentes alemanes; pero eXtraoficial-
mente Sc insiste en- que hay un COM
plot de vastas preparedness para eau
sar trastornos en- las cercanias del ca
nal, y que este plan t%enebroso Sc halla
encabezadO por agentes pagados por
ell Kaiser que tratan de poner a los
Estados Unidos en- Ell comino de los
obstaculos internacionales para neu-
t~ralizar SUI accion en- la guerra.
Hispano América., 1917-04-22
lie tenian puesto el ojo a Irias.

FL DR.. Irias despues de su ultima y
breve permanencia en- los Estados
Unidos, marcho a Mexico, Aqui Sc di-
10 que su objeto primordial habia sido
Ell de buscar ell apoyo moral del Go
bierno de Mexico para hacer n re-
vuelta en- centroamerica y derribar a
los ~presidentes de Guatemala, Hon
duras y Nicaragua. Tambien Sc dijo
que ell gobierno del Salvador no era
ajeno con sus simpatias y fuerza mo-
raj, al tai movimiento.
Desde entonces, las autoridades
teamericanas lie pusieron ell ojo al DR..
Irias, Y a su arribo EN- Nueva Orleans
lie aprehendieron.
No Sc lie hizo ninguna acusacion es-
pecifica, y Sc dijo que su detension de-
pendia de las investigaciones que las
autoridades hacian respecto del soma
do complot. Siguiendo n costumbre
de antano, Irias sera probablemente
acusado de violacion de las leyes de la
neutralidad.
Hispano América., 1917-04-22
q de Abril de 1917.
Hispano America.
PREMIOS DE WASHINGTON
AL A. B. G.
M edallas de orc.

Una de las primeras funciones Off
ciales del nuevo Embajador de Chile
ante E. u, DR.. don Santiago Alduna-
te. sera la de aceptar del Gobierno de
los Estados Unidos una medala de orc
commemorative de las celebres confe-
rencias del "A B c" en- Niagara Falls.
Esta medalla estaba destinada para Ell
predecessor del Sr. Aldunate, Ell ex-Em-
bajador Sr. Suarez Mugica, quien ha-
ce tempo marcho a Chile para %retirar-
Sc a la vida privada, pero ahora lie to-
cara al nuevo representante IN funcio-
mes oficiales.
Otras medallas iguales seran entire
gadas a los embajadores de Bresil y de
la Argentina.
FL diseno de las medallas fue hecho
por Miss Janet Scudder, y ell ~obsequio
a los diplomaticos sudamericanos Sc
acordo por Ell Congreso americana.
Hispano América., 1917-04-22
BOLIVIA DECLARE LA GUERRA
A ALEMANIA.
Expulsa al Ministro.

La pequena R~epublica de Bolivia ha
declarado la guerra a Alemania. Al
efecto empezo por expulsar al Minis
tro de Alemania en- La Paz, Bolivia;
y a los miembros de la Embajada.
Bolivia es hasta la fecha en- que es-
cribimos estas lineas ell primer Pals
Sud Americana que sostiene a los Es-
tados Unidos EN- su actitud hostil con-
ira Alemania.
FL ejercito de Bolivia es de $4,000
hombres. Como la Republica no tiene
costas y por tanto carece de marina
mercante y de navios de guerra, su
e%Jercito es objeto de TN cuidado es-
pecial por parte del Gobierno.
Hispano América., 1917-04-22

SIR ERNEST n. STRAIGHTFORWARD
Francisco ha honrado al gran explorador
britanico ~Shackleton en- su viaJe de re-
greso a lngIatera para tomar parte en- IA
guerra. 81 heroico sable ha sido obieto
de muchos homenajes de parte de las
agrupaciones cientfficas de los Estados u
nidos. 81 museo de Historic Natural de
ciudad de San Francisco Sc ha ceIebrado
en- honor del sable una solemne festivi.
dad.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-09
When It's Hot

What is a democracy?
A democracy is a form Of government
under which, when It's hot, man may
remove his coat and appear in shirt
sleeves without prejudice 70 his social.
economic or political status
This would be the definition given by
Gov r. l.. Williams of Oklahoma
I'D like 10 meet those Belgian boys
said Gov. Williams Of the Belgian mission
Oklahomans are 10 welcome AZ Tulsa into
their state. but not in frock coat and
silk hath July, at any rate II they
want me in the party the uniform Will
have to be something Ike Palm Beach
suit
After al. when the formalities are over.
and the seconds are in their corners and
the real battling begins. silk hats and
frock coats-or any-other uniforms-wiil
not count for much
It's hot in the trenches as well as in
Tulsa. and the Belgians W. are 10 save
will De glad 10 let Americans wear Palm
Beach suits or any other garb they fancy
The Detroit times., 1917-08-09
Pointed Paragraphs

man who tchos FOR thing
e b by lively scrafctIng
more than one k,ad ~
masce-s powder that fatal 90
man
Joke you can 500 tho point
a some point ol came see
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ta i bachelor SAYS R1man
~ mind an oFec without
better 70 boa 8rn'sf Than
s man ta feh and
nrI F1 eyes
an iguorant man credited
sperior infeiiigenre -mp ~
doesn't ~ t9 t9w -
tn can sometime lf4r1
TAI % s'ldyi0l III" rs posi-
women bg the friton
Jgh
york is beneficial at q
OF coUrsc. rf0tG
other fellow Goen charge
300 for doing
The Detroit times., 1917-08-09
They Are Taking Care of
the war Babies" and
"War Brides" All Right

For two years after the war in Europe
American manufacturers Of products
needed by the allies enjoyed unheard-of
prosperity.
Taking advantage Of the necessities
of nations fighting for life against the
most monstrous military machine IN his
tory, these corporations charged all the
traffic would bear-and then some.
The result was an orgy OF Wall-sts
speculation
The air was filled with stories Of the
marvellous earnings Of various war
babies" and war brides
The men back of these concerns that
have earned blood money want to part
with none of il IN the shape Of war
taxes if they can help T.
They are as shy Of excess profits
taxes as cat is of water
That is why they are watching con-
gress SO anxiously these days
Just When the senate finance commit
tee was preparing IS report tle admin
istration announced s50OO0o000y more
would be needed this year Sngunry
enough two suggestion amanatei pom
taneously from Capitol Hin whore the
grave and reverend senator's sit and null
and stew over legislation.
One was that the extra taxes be- taken
out of the hides of the consumers.
This did not meet with very enthusi-
astic popular response.
So the second suggestion was trotted
outAraise the extra FIVE billion by bond
issues.
The senators ,ho propose bond issues
and the senators who propose taxing the
consumer are both alike fighting the
fight 81 the war brides" and the war
The Detroit times., 1917-08-09
Uncle Sam Can Have 1t"

The government can have Armour
& Co.
The government can have j. Ogden
Armour.
These two quotations are from re
marks Of J Ogden Armour after visit
TO Washington.
These are different sentiments from
those we have come to expect from the
meat kings of the nation
We hope Armour meant what he said,
and We have no reason 90 doubt him IN
I'll he proves he didn't mean il.
We are looking for devotion 70 coun-
try. for loyalty 20 country. for new
kind Of unselishness-in these days Of
trial.
And il is gratifying 70 see how largely
our expectations are being met with
solid realization.