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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-16

been such that the railway systems
of this country have been wrecked,
managerial efficiency has been thwart-
ed, and government ownership is al
most unavoidable. -.
If government ownership is to come
out of the present experiment of gov.
eminent operation let-sus- as ailMay
employees demonstrate that, even dur
irg these preliminary stages we have
aided the government. by2every means
at our command. .sl,ss&>Ess, z ~-- q T.
Having done this, having proved
that upon the devotion of railroad
employees to the common cause, the
government has brought relief to; them
and to the American people through
it's temporary operation of the rail-
ways, the government then should rec
ognize this loyal devotion of railway
employees.
Now let JUS, as railway employees,
in the name of those of our MEN,
bers who are actually bearing arms
in the defense of the people of the
United States, do OR pest to make
it possible for them to wage sue
cessful war. l do not make this
plea with any thought that our
members have not already been
faithful and efficient, but I urge upon
them to try and do more than they
have ever done.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-16
D0M0RE Than YER, CARTER j..
URGES U. S. RAILR0ADMEN

be killed and manned in the war be-
fore it is through is a terrible sacri-
flee, but if out of their sacrifices the
Am people establish an indus
sstriaI life, not only will there be no
cause. for a ~Bolsheviki, but a feeling
among. all Americans that the sacri-
fee was not in vain: - ~-~'5
Our immediate concern is the maxi
ing of the government operation Of
the railroads a success Ne will leave
to congress the final solution of the
railroad problem. There will prob
ably be another congressional election
before the problem is solved.
If the American government may
permanently take over the railroads
at their intrinsic value it will operate
them with profit to the people. If
spawned railroad properties are un-
loaded upon the nation at a price fixed
by the stock jobbing practice of the
past, government ownership will prove
failure.
With the government striving to
demonstrate it's ability to pay enor-
nous and unjust interest charges from
operating revenue, and shippers clam
oring for reduced rates, railroad en-
ployes will have much to fear from
government OWL. ship OF railroads,
but 1 realize sthat the havoc created
by certain banking institutions has
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-16
WOULD ELIMINATE
LABOR GRAFTERS
Explosion In Chicago Theater
Causes Investigation Of
a B|ackmai|ing' Tactics.

CHICAGO, March 14.-Many arrests
of alleged labor union blackmailers
are an immediate prospect, according
to Assistant States Attorney Fleming,
who spoke in the absence of States
Attorney Hoyne at Hot Springs, Ark,
after telephone conference with the
latter.
1--WE intend to eliminate the crook
in labor organizations just as we try
to drive the criminal and gunman
away, We are making no attack on
unionisnl, we wish, intact, to protect
it from the criminal element which
crept in in Places" said Mr.. Fleming.
The states attorney has had All in
vestigation under way for some time
of alleged Matchmaking tactics of
some business agents. 1t is the most
difficult class of work with which the
authorities have to deal, it is said, as
practically all business men are afraid
to make complaint: Mr.. Fleming
issued a statement urging them to
cast aside their fears and come for
ward with evidence.
The explosion of a stick of dyna-
mite in the new Woods theater, sched-
uled to open its doors for the first
time next Monday night, brought the
situation sharply to the fore. =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-16
TWIN CITY STREET CAR MEN
.:&' VOTE TO RETURN TO WORK;

. MINNEAPOLIS, March 14.-I,he
:prop osal Rresild lent media
ton. commits ton Tor! carmen
of The Twin CitiesN to return: to
work as recommended in the n:~-
::tiiators' first report, to the war de-
Epartment was accepted by the union
men at a joint conference held here
Sunday. -%r5s:es s.. e.. II MI, i. ~
The union carmen voted to abide
by the commissions recommends
! tons after j. H.. Walker, "a MEM
= Of the commission, had pointed
out: to them the necessity of set
Ting the local labor dispute.
Resolutions containing u pledge
of loyalty to the government, en-
dorstng the mediation commissions
attitude and accepting the advice of
the federal mediators, were adopted
and presented to Max Lowenthal,
chairman of the commission.
1t is believed that this action of
the union carmen will force an end
to the controversy that has existed
for several months between union
employees and the Twin City Rapid
Transit company.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-16
BRITISH LABOR VOICES
HOSTILITY TO YELLOW
COMPETITION At HOME

HUDDERSFIELD, England, March
14.-Imported Chinese labor put to
work at Plymouth has caused the
Huddersfeld combined labor move
ment, representing every section Of
working class activity to protest
against 1.-The introduction of Chinese
labor into Plymouth, and into Eng
land, and calls upon the government
to at once withdraw this obnoxious
class of labor from the British labor
market. We consider it to be a grave
menace to the future social progress
of this country, and feel that it is best
to leave the yellow race to work out
it's own salvation, in it's own country,
and in it's own way"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-16
'ns'as. ,1,sr..ar,,-..s,,t IT,.
BY w. S. CARTER.

| In other lands three years of war
las created an Industrial revolutions.
What will be the result in France?
20 one knows, but it is safe to say
hat when the war is over and when
billions of patriotic French soldiers
eturn to civil life their exploitation
viii not be so easily accomplished
before the war.
And I predict that If this war lasts
s long as most people now anticipate,
nd thousands of our men sacrifice
heir lives in the trenches lover there"
hen "the boys come home not only
ill we keep the home fires burning
~or them but will have for them an
Industrial democracy as we'll as 4
official democracy, to reward them
nd those dependent upon them for
he sacrifices that they have made.
The thousands Of our boys who will
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-16
UPWARD WAGE. TREND
IN STEEL INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON, March 14.-The
upward trend Of wages, although
not 50 pronounced as In the case
of prices, Is shown in. a report
prepared by N. C. Adams for the
bureau Of labor statistics of the
department Of labor.
The report covers the six de-
Dartments Of the iron and steel
industry and shows wage i'm
creases since May, 1918, as fol-
lows: In blast furnaces, s. per
cent; i'm Bessemer cOnverters, So
per cent; in open hearth furnaces.
&c per cent; i'm blooming mills. IS
per cent; i'm plate mills. so per
cent; i'm sheet mills. 95 per cent.
In nearly every case the bureau
found men working approximately
the same numbers of hours per
week rs In 1915.
Since this report was compiled
there have been. additional in
creases of approximately 16 per
cent.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-16
CHICAGO PACKER MADE -.
LARGE PROFITS IN 1917.

CHICAGO, March 14.-Wilson &
Company, meat packers, made a clear
profit Of .$s,504,422 last year. This
GOES not include charges for deprecia-
ton, interest and taxes. In 1916 clear
profits were $4,913,878.
This concern is one of the "big
five packers who are resisting living
wage demands OF their. emplo now
being considered by Federal Judge
4 A,--s.,,l~... aatinr - an arlaitrat0r. d
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Transportation is one of the most
important Of our\war activities. The
len who operate transportation lines
AIRY a great part Of the load of war.
n hat do the railroad men think killer
+ an answer from W.. S. Carter,spresi-
ent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemcn and Enginemen. takens-from
in article in the Brotherhood's official
publication. He urges railroad men to
try and do more than they have ever
one."-EditOr)
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-16
UNITED CIGAR EARNINGS.

NEW YORK, Marcn 14.-The Uni
ted Cigar Stores company reports a
cigar profit last year of $3,423,501,
an increase of s363,56S over the pre-
ceding years figures. AS this cor
poration is a holding company, the
profits of numerous subsidiaries are
not included.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-03-16
PROFITS ARE. DOUBLED.

NEW YORK, March lathe
Loose Wiles Biscuit cempany's profit
of $2,062,361 last year, was,practically
double that, of tho preceding year.
The value of certain stocks in this
company has increased from $27.9S a
share of 1891.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
RIVER ROAD NOTES

Walter Vail, Of Washougal, is visit
ing with his daughter, Mrs. j. c. Ed
wards and cried the sale of VIM. Young
at Richland.
Harley Peter does not now spend
so much time at the pump, for he has
installed motor to do that part of the
work; and the family is enjoying the
evenings with electric lights.
An item from the camp paper OF
Fort Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, states
that lieutenant Griffith has COM
msnded Company c cince tbs ,irst OF
tic year and has made hit with the
boys; he is regular father to them
a.n. they hope That he will be made
their captain"
Oral Bowers is now employed al
the farm of A. M. Luth in Horse Hea.
ven.
Anders Christensen writes the home
folks from Somewhere in France
that they are doing fine, learning t.
eat rye bread, and are very anxious
to hear from home, as they have hat
no word since leaving the Unite'
States. Word also came from ORR
Beinhart that he had recently gone t
France, having been detained in Eng
land on account of sickness in hi
company. He had not then found tn
Kennewick boys, but was very anxiou
to do so, and he, too, wrote OF n
word from home, altho both familie
have written frequently.
| B. o. Tooke had the misfortune
slip and fall, while working with
manure spreader in such manner {
to dislocate his knee; altho shortly p'
in place, Mr.. Tooke is feeling the r
suits of his accident.
Meryl Radelmiller, of Pasco, spel
Sunday at the home Of Mr.. and MI
Fred Moeller returning to his hon
on Monday
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
LOCUST GROVE

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Anon and the
children visited at the homo of Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Edwards Sunday.
Mrs. w. C. johnson and daughter
spent the week end with Mrs. A. G.
Anon, returning to their home in
Fallbridge Tuesday. Mrs. Johnston
will be remembered as Miss Mabel
Johnson. who was Kennewick girl
several years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Larkin and Miss
Leila Farnum motored out to 0. A,
Longs Sunday.
White McAuley spent Sunday with
his cousin, Miss Hazel Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Witt, of the
valley, were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Simmelink Sunday.
| Mrs. C. C. Williams is confined tx
her home on account of severe at
tack of rheumatism.
| All the farmers are getting read.
for the spring seeding.
| Miss Clara Straub is visiting he
sister, Mrs. A. E. Sweeny.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Wommack mot
ored to White Bluffs the latter par
of the week.
Lee M. Lampson gave very inter
esting talk on Saturday night on Earn
Labor and how to overcome the short
age of farm hands in our district.
C. M. Bentley and mother motore
over to eastern Horse Heaven Sunday
Our school of Is members ioine
the Junior Red Cross and will 500
display Red Cross flag.
Mrs. A. C. Anon and Mrs. w.
Johnston visited Mrs. I. N. Muelle
J Monday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
FINLEY NEWS NOTES

Mrs. Lindahl and daughter spent a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. c. 5.
Short last week. They were on their
way to Spokane after visit IN Gall
fornia.
Dave Morton has joined the ranks
of Ford owners.
]. D. Bassett, of Spokane, spent last
Tuesday in Finley.
Roby Ackridge, who is now located
at Camp Lewis, spent last Sunday at
home with his parents.
The Finley annual school election
proved to be a very tame affair TINS
year. F. E. Masters was unanimously
elected to the three-year term, having
received every one of the SIX votes
cast.
A city of tents called Little Chica-
go" has sprung up near Hedges, where
large crew is working on the O-W.
While Yakima and Walla Walla are
reporting earthquakes, Finley shoule
not be left out. Last Thursday, Feb
2s, several people near Finley report
ed feeling :. distinct shock about 3:4'
in the afternoon. This was at tn
same time as shocks were reported a
Yakima.
A community service flag was un
yelled at the church last Sunday morn
! ing, The flag cotains twenty-fou
stars, representing boys in the servlc
= from this district. They are as TO
lows: William Cooper, Clyde Busl
Howard Paul, Clifton Rounds, Ell
Pfeiffer, Austin Robinson, Lyle Smltl
CLYDE Smith, Lester Smith, Earl v
Bennett, William Tyacke, Roby Ackel
idge, G. A. Purdy, H. H Davis, w.
Davis, Sam Hadley, Vernon Ford, Be
nard Ford, Ed. Johnson, Mark Shor
William Lewtas, Adams LaCoulter,
II H. Baker, Arthur Baker, Aubrey Nj
II by.
iii Ben Stoddard, who purchased tt
II Schnellenbacker place last fall, NJ
II returned from Demming ad expec
i to improve his place.
II
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From the Correspondents
Items Of Interest Concerning Our Neighbors Hereabouts
NOTES FROM HOVER

A farewell supper was given last
Thursday evening for the Maddux
family, who left Monday of this week
for their new home in Kelso. Their
many friends in Hover regret their
departure, but wish them all success
in their new home.
Mrs. B. B. Stewart left last Thurs
dav for a three-weeks' visit with rela-
tivcs in Portland.
Mrs. w. F. Spears spent weekend
with her sister, Mrs. Perry and family
in Kahlotus.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Hampton and
Mrs. G.. B. Schroyer were Kennewick
and Richland visitors Tuesday OF this
week.
School election this year was a very
quiet affair, there being no OPPOSE
tion to the reelection Of Mrs. G. !.
Evans, whose term expired this year
i Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mills have moved
] to the I. M. Ely cherry orchard TO-
the summer.
4 Mrs. w. A. Moorehouse and tw'
sons. of Kennewick, visited wit
; friends in Hover Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. Ashby and family, OF Kenne
: wick, who purchased the E. II. Mao
: dux place, moved to Hover last weel
Several of the Hover people hay
been attending the special meetings
the church at Finley.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Smalley and So
, |of Walla Walla, visited few day
; last week at the home Of G. B. Schro!
; er.
|. Miss Elda Williams left Sunday *
: Kahlotus to work for Mrs. Perry, 81
{, ter of Mrs. w. F. Spears.
:. The parent-teachers association WI
r give another pie social next Thursds
evening. Don't forget the date. II
le proceeds are to be given to the II
IS Cross.
Is Mrs. Chas. Haas, Mrs. D. L. Ia
lor, Mrs. ]. B. Thomas and Mrs.
w. Nelson of Kennewick and MI
g Homer johnson, Rev. Burris and WI
M M and mother, of Finley, were out
~ town guests at the Ladies' Aid Ia
). Thursday afternoon which met
. the home of Mrs. ]. E. Hampton.
- Mrs. Jas. Mackenzie returned Ia
Thursday from Spokane, where S
nj had been visiting with relatives a
&c friends for the past week.
he The school children are busy M
he getting their tennis courts in 60
condition.
of E. E. Robinson transacted busin'
cs in Kennewick last Saturday.
n Mr.. and Mrs. Osborne, of Finl
OF visited few hours Tuesday at the
ne B. Stewart home.
III Work was begun on the ditch h
ue this week, getting it in shape for
water which will be turned on the
." of next month.
A meeting Of the waterusers will
held in the school house next Stature
!. ;, the 9th, for the purpose Of voting
:. the ditch problem, which has been
=. fore the waterusers for some tt
~ This election will decide whether
80 farmers will buy the ditch or not.
rim
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EAST KENNEwICK
DIES. AT DAUGHTERS HON
Mother of Mrs. Cresswell Passes AVA.
Burial in Portland


Mrs Christina Almer passed away
Tuesday morning at the home -of ner
daughter, Mrs. D. F. Cresswell, where
che has been residing for the past two
years.
A short funeral service was con-
ducted Tuesday evening at the family
home by Rev ]. C. Harvey OF the M.
E. church, before sending the remains
to Portland for burial.
Mrs Almer was born in Sweden In
tho wear 1910, coming to this country
about thirty years ago. Besides nef
d.uohter. Mrs. Cresswell, of kenne-
wick. Mrs. Almer leaves to mourn
her death, her husband and a daugn-
ter. Mrs. Minnie Nystrom, both resid-
ing near Portland, Ore.
Mrs. Almer had been in poor health
for the past three years, but only dur
ing the last few weeks has she Deeh
confined to her bed.
Mrs. Cresswell accompanied tne pouy
to Portland.
. Little Martin McKim, who has been
ouite i'll for the past few days, is some
what improved at this writing.
i Iovd Stuart left Monday for Hattor
whore he will assist with the spring
work on his fathers ranch.
! Mrs. Paul Gordon and brother Har
: old Allen, of Great Falls, Montana
!. were visiting the families OF b. r
3 Neel and Henry Neel Saturday am
a Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smalley, who hav
i, been living in the J. C. Dennis nous
s during the winter months, moved =
: Kennewick the first Of the week.
The Woman's Foreign Missionar
T society of the M. E. church will NEE
: today Thursday at the home o
Mrs. H. w. Brown.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Rupp and daugf
yIter. of Washington, Kansas, visite
e last week at the George Rupp hom
q They left Sunday morning for Seatt
and other coast cities before return
7- ;no TO their home in Kansas.
:. GUY Davis left this week for l
:. Habra, California, where he will jo
.e Mrs. Davis, who went there a fe
ST weeks ago.
It Mrs. M. G. Butler, of Tacoma, q
rived Sunday for a visit with n
St daughter, Mrs. ]. s. Hughes.
he Miss Lura Green, of Seattle, W
i'd arrive tonight to visit with frien
and to look after property interests.
w Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Witt and lit
% daughter Pauline were guests at c
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Simm
IS link in Horse Heaven Sunday.
Mrs. w. II. Thomas, assisted
~ Mrs. Jas. Johnston, entertained t
3. ladies of East Kennewick at He
sington Wednesday afternoon.
N Miss Ruth Brown and Guy Da'
n visited Saturday and Sunday with \
lS' Davis brother, Harry Davis, in Rio
/, land.
ON The entertainment given at the cl
IN house Friday evening was greatly
No. ioyed by the large number who
:. tended. We wish to especially tina
.he the people of Kennewick and Mrs.
C.Swayze,who SO kindly rendered tn
services and Mrs. E. c. Tagg, "
worked so faithfully toward maxi
I1 1 the evening a success.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-18
DELIVERY OF ENEMY ALIENS IS ATTEMPTED IN UTAH, BUT
 FAILS; MINISTER IN PLOTS

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Feb. 13-Secret service agents today frustrated bold attempt deliver several enemy aliens from the government detention camp at Fort Douglas when they arrested Miss Augusta Deckan and a minister o the gospel Rev. B. H. Leesman. Following the arrests examination made of the camp and partially completed tunnels found under the detention barracks, by o which the enemy aliens confined there evidently planning making their escape
 The tunnels led from under different buildings, and it is believed that it organized plan for every alien confinement Tn the camp escape The and Lees gned before the United States commissioner and pleaded not guilty charge of conspiracy They held for S2OOO bond each which had not been nshed late gh Leesman captured Saturday when he attempted deliver letter from the woman to an termed alien
 RIFLED L. s. MAILS
 SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 13.-The woman Augusta Decknan who arrested tonight by service ives for compcty in the attempted delivery of alien mics informed detention camp this city, is also charged with having red United States mails in violation o1 the espionage She reported be the hancee of Ernest Leybold nterned enemy alien. The woman walked into trap for her by the federal officials after they had intercepted letter from her her 6ance and arrested the messenger, Rev. B. H. Leesnan
 The letter showed plot to furnish money for the es- of Lebod and other dangerous enemy aliens nclud lg Avo Alvenseben, who formerly personal agent of the kaiser in British Columbia The arrest of the wo- furnished additional evidence connecting the minister with the plot
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-18
ENROLL RAILWAY ENGINEERS FOR
 FRENCH SERVICE
(Associated Presss

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb 13.- The war department today asked the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers to furnish men for French service with the American armies. Most of these men will be used on communicating railways behind the lines of the American troops.
 The department asks for 1.O50 men. Of this number there will be 1000 engineers for transporta- tion service and fifty men for tank operatives. It is expected that other tank operatives will be required later in the summer.
 Replying to the call of the depart ment, Warren K. Stone, chief of the brotherhood, said that he would i'm mediately furnish the department with the names of all men avail able so that as many men as needed could be selected. He declared that the engineers organization was ready and willing to assume any duty they might be summoned to. wheth- CT it was at home or abroad.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-18
SUBMARINES SINK THREE TIMES
 AS MUCH SHIPPING LAST YEAR
 AS ALLIED NATIONS LAUNCHED

LONDON, Feb l3.-Addressing the house of lords today Chancellor Bonar Law declared that the British ship builders during the past twelve months have put into mission total ot l,l63,474 of shipping This was all merchant shipping exclusive of the war vessels put into commission In addition this, the chancellor said that Great Britain had obtained 10000 tons of shipping by purchase abroad.
 He declared that this not to be taken as a rnea sure ot the shipping which would be turned out the present year by the British yards. The present shipbudng rate IS well above the rate of last year.
 6,OOOOOO TONS DESTROYED
 WASHINGTON D. C., Feb 13.-The statement made today by Chancellor Law regarding the amount of British shipping built the year shows that the German subma rnes sunk in the time nearly three times as much tonnage as placed in commission by both England and the United States. While this admitted by the allied statesmen it is declared that by fall the submarine will be defeated.
 Last year England produced 1,l63,OOO tons of new shipping while America put into commission over 100000 tons during the period The German submarines sunk during this time, is estimated practically 100000 tons The tonnage produced by the other nations of the world did not equal that of America which shows that the suba rnes destroyed than double the shipping produced
 All officials confidently expect much different figure at the close of the present year Shipbudng activity is re- doubled and the tonnage turned year will be more than double that of the past year This with the reduction n submarine losses will change the complexion of the total