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IN ME,itpI,IAM.
MRS. MATTE McNAB LIGHT.

.,,,.MRS. MATTE McNAB LIGHT;
messed are he dead who die in tho Lord :"
MIS- Matte McNab Light entered upon
1915, at 1876 O'Clock sh@ had been soTions.
. sick for six weeks. and bore her suffer
Ing with ,ruc Christian f3rii,ude. She Was
timc OF her death by all Of her children
s S!,,I her grapdchiidrcn; Sh" Was horn In
lacked on" week. Of being slNty-scy year.
o. aEc NJ ia" time OF hGr death She was
tnr daughter Of John and jamie Graham
bama. on May Is. 1861. to Professor James
van lioutcn. of Paterson, y. J. OF
IIS",e. Mat,e l. Ia" i iiou'cn i snd Mn fn
her n1nc, Charles. NJ Light, iicr Two S%o
Er-n.dehhiidren ~ Hazel b Mccleary and
Some years after tn. death OF her INST
husband she was married again. on No
vcmber -. 1897. to R"v. Milton * I.!Ei,,
seven years she has been engaged in re-.
I'sious work. especially dcvot!ng her time
nmI talents TO- evanEcltstic and rescue
numbers have thus found In her AN APP
prGCiativc and sympa,hizn- friend ana =,
guide and help In time ~ su.ert need
waT.i girl. and has pointed tho wandcrcr
PACK u the path which led 20 the saviour
ming. and her strorE arm extended in on.
m n%IT OF eh, nrFn What VIA hos, beside her
blessed 80 ~
Her body rest, In R!yerv!.w. beside ,ha,
OF her late husband and shc has entered
forever with IN. Lord
Servant of God. well done.
-rb nesi b. iT2m ,5 Thy iove;i emlioy:
Enter thy Masters 10y
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET

lF!CAGO. i'.e:ua-y -5-Down turns IN
si@!a 2'.css teoE i.Ac. today owing 10 a
-Howsd "esHaess. Corn recovered. and
.G.rri S't%G*, me same a yesterdays
..iet H!i. F"c-Is-% :" and May 70.
1e- .; : q c"Dt net In provisions he
$500 :!a'1 = -'u'- 80. .iIe - =
WHEAT
ty,-r%s no. cuo:s4
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KESoLI.rInN nE pI.spEC,r

EI.SPFt-I,
\ called meeting OF the board O. Lirec,.,e
OK the Catholic W"man's club was l..!
Friday afternoon and the following resolu-
t!vr: o.! respect to the memory o: COLONEL.
JOHN MURPHY were aiopt"l
Whereas. IL has pleased Al,ui-h,, Cod 20
iein"". from our midst forever one %. our
most faithful and loyal friends. COLONEL.
JOHN MURPHY: therefor. IL * with tn
G"epest sorrow that NC mourn his loss. hut
also realizing that our loss Is his gain
Resolved. Tint la his death his vie has
!o-t deyot-! companion. his chiIdrc: =
LOVING father. III" Catholic Church an *
cinp!aTy member. and th- Catholic We
mans olub one of it, best friends and
Resolved. THAT copy az these resolu-
IONS he inserted IN the minutes OF thfF
meeting. published IN the daily newspaper
and a COPY be sent To the family Of our de-
ceased friend 10 WHOM most carueSiiy.
rM,cni our sincere sympathy IA their grca;
MRS. John =. WILLIAMS
MNS. FRANK FERKANDISI
MRS. JOHN Is. BLiLEY
Committee
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
DEATH

ALFEED.-DIed. Tuesday al his home in
DAYTON Va. after an illness OF = few days
DIX. RICHARD H. ALFRED lie waS
h"rn IN London. England. In 1875. b.ini;
m ms eighty third year. Al twenty years
of dE" he graduated, tafin. degrees I'm
arts anu science. after which lie grad
Mat"d IN medicine at Victoria Un!veisit!
toronto, Canada later taking I. course
1uroad lie was chief founder Of the
i'e'tt AN Delta fraternity. Twenty ny~
Years ago be moved TO Dayton. Va where
IL rraciio"d medicine ana occasionally
b,eh'h"u ~ minister OF the Christian
,huroh- II" was great grandson Of
LORD SaEic OF England. Or Alfred was
brl"'cd ~ All WHO knew him for Ms
Nltn christian character. his ready SYM
ptlhN and many charities. Surviving Or
AIRED are his wife, who was Miss VIZ
I l@T,. Meren,,h' ,,of Louisa County; one
usHsnI"r' MIS- " s Weaver. and one
son. or; Adrain Il. Alfred. medical cir.c-
-@r. -nltc1 Statcs NayN. Now Y0rk
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Atlantic Coast Line
EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY ii mis-

EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY III. 1915
TNAlNH LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY
cas- J.. NJ. l2:3o A. NJ.
;. FSr Norfoiik: COS 4. NJ. 900 a. NJ. 500
g, d Eo,! Il x y. R% West: e:2v a. NJ.
For Petersburg: l2:i5 A. NJ, 6:05 A M
S;:O 4: NJ; sop A; 81. $50 x. NJ. 500 N +.
G:ii T.. Nj $50 L. NJ. "
For GoIdsboro ami Fayetteville: .4:oa
Trains nrrdvs H,ch,nond daily: 500 A. NJ.
t:iJ y. ~, 20 \. NJ, $40 A. NJ 1906 a
NJ. ii:lV a. NJ. 'a:lO T.. 81. ti:5O +. NJ.
T:oS j. NJ. $50 J.. NJ. 7i5 l.. NJ. j. IL
Except Sunday. tSunday only
Time OF arrival and Departures and con.
aztec
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CHICAGO 1--WE STOCK MAnkEr

IT 'V .I7,U IIoFuN-E '.Hogs; rcccirtt
g. - 90 mixed siss.n si745: heavy. Sis s. :,
tEtil:: recciris. 1900. wcak: native :; cc-.
$500 !.iiS: StoCkc-s and feeders 8, - n
Ss.5ci Sii -. N"'''a'
:, Ssn2.sp' re.St;piS, l4!.% steady: sheep. sIo25
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Official Range and Sale Of Stocks IN New York
Stock
Sales

:.fbG Nlns-Chalrcrs .....
100 -\ll.s-ChsimvrS. ND
Nw Asy Chen. com
$500 Am. Beet sugar. com
1900 American 'au ......
900 American CAN. ptd
l.l"o Nm ~" and Foundry.
500 American Cotton OIL #.
soc Am. Hidc ana Lear. pCd
S"p Am LiUsccd ri! ......
;2op American Loco. ... g..
.ti'' Loco. Ntd. ...-...
a.50o American SmCl;ius &C.,.
l0p Nu steel l'uundr;cS .
an' American sugar .......
500 Am Tel and Tel Go. .
soc Nm Tobacco. com ....
zoo N'N. Tobacco. pfd ....
-Nul Wri;inS rHps", pfd
SEQ american Zinc ...
o.1w Anaconda fcoppcr ....
Geo Atkinson ..........
lpe Atlantic CoaS; Line cd.
= l.. al a. ,Ba!;o y
500 Baltimore and Ohio
$1,000 Be;hlchorn Steel l..
soc EN;h'm Steel y. C.. pfd
$500 Baldwin Loco. ..... q.
HOO Eroohlyn Rapid Transit
$500 Central Leather. com .
600 ''Huali3n fGCligC ......
California Petroleum .
800 ChcsApca and ohio
500 Chicago Grca: Western
chi. Great Nest. ptd. .
600 Chi. Mil iuG - raul.
zoe - l.. |. and I. com d.
*on e. i. ! and i. y. e.. pr.
500 c. X. |. and /. 4, y. &. pr
1-.sQg cruc.bic Steel C5r.. com
trUcibie steel. rtd.....
Soa Colorado Fuel and ircu
Colorado and southern
$500 Corn Products. com
roo r!si!llers ............
Dotne Mines .....
'.' II ....... d.
zoo Eric LIST pfG. ......
u iu' General Motors ...
SEQ General Electric .....
-'0 ',;ocdrich. com. ..........
g." ,irca; Northern. pCG..
ls"r Great North. ore C;fs q.
Illinois Central .
zoo Inspiration Copper ...
lDterhoTc-ConS. ptG 9.
J 900 Int Mer. Mar, com
$500 Int Me.. Mar. p:G
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CHESAPEAKE &OHIO RAILWAY
Norfolk 4 Western RaiIwa

u%if Al.l.-KAlL LINE To NORFOLK
icay. hyrd street station. Iiichrnond.
Fo ~, T"isio Ok; 800 a. NJ ''os ~. 81.
FOR IL HcliBukG AID TIE WEST:
Arrive Eich,nomd from Noriolk 'Il:lo
a. Nj. :lU T.. NJ. 1850 i. ~. .S:I5 r. NJ
DAILY iDaiiy except sunday. ;Sunday
Once: SIS l.: Main ST. Phone Mad 4S7
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lodges AND SoCI,:T,I:s

Special Con.tnuuicat.on .: Rich
~. inond Lodge. 40. 10. ~ r. * A. VI
w VIII lie held in III" Masor!C Temple.
broad ana Adams streets. THIS
'WEDNESDAYb AFTEIEopS at s:iI
"'cl""h, to pay N. last trlhutc OF r.sper ,
20 our late brother. 1t. Wof-h!piul i'ramk
VI. Keade. Transient brethren aud mem
bers Of sister lodges frarrrua!ly Invited to
De present.
By order OF the Worshipcui Master
ROBERT t.. WlEFREE
Secretary
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- - IN III c. February -i-'Tu.pen-
- h. shipments. =. usskst st.ci; ., az,
CASKS. Eus!u. arm. sales. 80 barrels: ro-
- i-.!s "atFc.S. shipments. 700 barrels:
STOCK, - 30 barrels. quote. g. II l.. T. q;
.-,t' II 49, 30 =, !. COS nJ. X SO; NJ
100: y, 80. VIC. 40: WV. 100 "
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.


LIZ bcoDS.
NEW YORK February Election goods
tNl yam markets here day wor. firm
MN demands very broad Export yarn!
Geinand was larger. SILK ribbon trade ras
more ACTIVE" SIr!aTs and mons War were
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MONEY EASIER. CALI.
~ RAT: VI PER CE\r

-. Money was easier. the cal, rate fail-
ing To- pc- ccut Easing 80 funds
= N:,s probably preliminary to gene
:. cal lowering OF money rates ia p-@.A-
) ration FOR tho next Liberty loan. Posi-
y, i've announcements mad. IN 'on:rs 8
stttat the loan Would be IL per
- cent rate had 10 Influence because
>, THAT Is the rate which has been ind
r,tcd by stock market movem. nts :o'
month
* Japan's action iu lending So 10000
10 France VAL street hopes Japan
will occupy siberia. thus hedging tns
Germans Oh the East and furnishing
the japanese peoplc an outlet west
ward that VIII do away WIKI NE jaDa-
uese problem IN tho United states.
Good cheer was also seen IN the d.!cc-
+. Lien of Mexico.
Coppers and Smelling STOCKS were
heavy becaus" Of labor troubles and
because on account Of these troubles
tho smiling people propose 10 rails.
the smelling rate
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-27

SIUDEBAk i:i:-Onc lJi G.cylludcr stud
D.hct touring. III first class shape. thor.
"uShiy oNcrh.ulcd AMI rcpaiutcd
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N:W YORK FEBRUARY Per: .loyeusr:
.Ni-c.!&s 80: ne; receipts. 20 bs.cS ;
Tgt". to-day $: al rort=-Sct rcc-.-.-
q IS exports. 80 bales s-ock
exports a, tales
To's fo- - eoa--N.: -.ce.rty. 80: So
os'"F sIT1rtS. {. - - bales
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PETrnsRl-pc prAv,.r,

=, PETERSBrRG PEANUT MARKET
Ne1orteG by Rodgers. PiU1ltanr & Co. inc)
fEIEESBCEti. VA. February "s-S1aniSG
EatihHEs s'ocAt. market quie; - s-.-9 per
N!rEinis- r--mers' s'och>. nark-t quiet.
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PACIFIC MAIL PROVES
SHIPPING, ISSUE LEADER

shipping issues were strong under
leadership of Pacific Nah which al-
vsuccd NOR" than three points -her
almost any warkc. MOVEMENT can be
justified u ,hcu. The saue IS .-e
OF tobacco s.ocEs Of waicl American
Sumatrt vas lcadcr TO-DAY wilson
stock was uH because of -ts large earn
niaEs.
81! r.ul directors arr pe-,e4 %
defer declaration % III dfv:cerds .,
their meeting Thursday ON nc ground
.;iut theE 10 no. care ~ a. G--.t tra
railway bii, passes Congress
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LOST AND FOUND.

AUTO GRANk-I.ost. automobile crank.
Please return 10 4. " Smith & CO.
shining C!crh. l32i East Cary
FIN-Lo.t. between my home and sixth
street Market. or In Jtncy between there
ana So; James church. small uIcsai.
brcastpn. Reward II returned 20 :ira
j Pryor Davis. los West Main.
"pGkETBoGk-lost AT intou Theatcr.
black DoCkctbook last Monday evening
containing pair gold "ycFlas.es. car frame.
Finder return - 1921 west Grace. I."-
SPECIAL NOTICES. .
ShatnpooinE HairdressnG
Facial Massage Nanic,Ir'-..
HUGHES HAIEDRESsING PAHLORS
1c North Third street
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RAILROADS
Seaboard Air Line Railway CompaDy

"Thc Progressive Hallway of The Southn
Trains leave daily: r. A.. Noriena
jacksonville: $40 r. 81 Atlanta i .r,ni ,'so
ham speeia!: li;to r. NJ. s!cepcrs JacS.
sony.I!e: ::i3 y: 81. Trains arrive 4 %
a, NJ, 81" A. NJ. o:t5 T.. 81 Gao r. M-
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SPECIAL NOTICES
AUTOMOBILES.
AIfTo,IOnIIIs rOu SAIL.

AUTOMOBILES ron SALE. 10
CIfANDI.ER-Ono 1875 G.cylinG"r Ch.ndlcr-
touring. in excellent condition: thoruuehlv
"rcrhaulcd and rcpa!ntcd good aud
VIII b. sold chcap Fully equipped.
1917 4.cyl:nder Ch~vrol-,
touring. good as and fully equipped:
has slip covers ard tor to ma tch: cqu!pped
with bumper. extra tube and cover. VIII
Lc sold cheap. An excellent bargain
COBCRN MOTOR SALES CORR
i2i1 -ieeS West Broad.
HUPMoBiLE--l9 roadster. equipped With
wiz. wheels. Recently overhnulcd In
perfect condition Phone Wynrnn rau-
dolph 1851.
EIINE-We offer for sale n Kline Ear that
has hccn used demonstrators. Wiro
wheels and an exceptionally good car.
Kline Kar Sales Go.
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@cs 2oS.;tcG was one Q. ;hc -,:,y factors.
N&3.h "ss relatively ou.c;. and the
SG%i1E l"-ls2la:iy Q! oc;oesr. There was
.iYE:H -" ..EtnE 20 g=GS: Tes CiiouS ot 2 o.
~ L2."iS 7i;s- the cSiI. bu; offerings were
can No,oroeG Snd hUyers later found
Fs-} ne coating supply @: contracts
cF.aNH ne '.7E 2sy sold " 70 Wii. ;he
'-sHH,i iT.ce touched since ;hs bCcaA o.:
=. month, and the genera, LIS: showed
-; /" fa;scs q . - :. po!r:s IN the l..
tS1'.F i!te-jo'l wSs good early buyer.
n :! - 10 talk q Increased exports. The
aetHs:i- ,:ace huE.rS, was accompanied ny
- EHris 90: - continued demand for io-w1 ri
-".iN"'i'S 81 goods, ma INC advance was
H-oHTSrHc y ;hs tuaiSh ..sTaE. o.: Sputa-
-. - = } -.
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SItDEBAkEt- ono 1911 4-cylndcr Stud,
bah"I touring. thoroughly oyCrhaulcu un.
TcpatntUd. 49,
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lIARNESSM AK Err = EXPERIENCED COL
ORED lIAINf.SSAIAkEE WANTED Mt
ONCE. CALI. MADISON :Gil
IIOUSEMEN wanted. Apply Hotel Rich.
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hE-rwV- passenger Pullman. cond
toh perfect. newly painted. new tires
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r3 ,hs.,, one-h-if-'on truck. good order. ve'
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AUTOMOBILES ron SALE.

STt DEBAkEli One l.is series StudeLakerl
l-tSiihdcr .-paascnscr touring eur: bccr]
used only a. :: ,,"invnStrstOr aud has uniJ
n..n used les than - thousand miles: re-
COOL ana Is as good as new car; fuiIN
"nuiprch, including bumper. extra ire
sacrifice. ~ W
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Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac R. R.
TO and from Washington and beyond-Daly.

Leave Richmond Arrive Richmond
'3.C0 AM IS 30 AM IN ~ !. ~ IN,
'6.COAM OBS An go - pW no. i,1 ~
At 6.l5 AM rl2 30 pAi I /. 70 I,N Iii * pSt
100 AM 900 PM g. on phi ~ an X,
$50 AN $40 PM 1905 pm s242 81.
Kichmond Washington Local, Iva PM.
T TeGk days; :ilI PM. Sundays; Ar. siI.l5 An,
sIiti,t fredericksburg Accom-. week days. Iv.
fLio NJ: AZ 81? AN. Ashland Accom- week
days, Lv.s'.3o N TO PM; Ar.:6.35 A 81, $50 PM
g., AElha ticket and baggage ofrices not open
III = ur .r,is 90 trnin. MAIN 81. Sta
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hNT-:Thrcc fourth,ton Little Giant truck
new body. BIG bargain.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-12
UNFAIR LIST
BARBER SHOPS

/. H. Turner, 1104 Hewitt; William
Whitaker, Lowell; Barnhart Shop,
Monroe; Independent. 1107 Hewitt.
BUILDING LABORERS
Peter Jackson, L. Starke, Emil Nit
tersbach, E. Cloke, John Grant.
CARPENTERS
R. B. McAdams, Tyner, and N. E.
Butts Amiel Larson.
CONTRACTORS
Christ Kruppler & Son and the
Standard Oil Bldg, at corner of Pa
cific and Virginia.
ELECTRICIANS
F. R. Hare, electrical contractor;
Globe Wall Paper Co.'S electric de-
partment; John Thueson.
FISH COMPANIES
San Juan Fish CO., Seattle.
MEAT MARKETS
Everett Avenue Meat Market,
Riverside; Carstenl Meat Market,
2S18 Colby.
CONDENSED MILK
Libby, Mcneil & Libby, Packers
and Gamers; Carnation, Aster, Mt.
Vernon and Washington brands.
PAINTERS
William Christensen, M. Koken,
GLOBE Co., l.. L. Swartz, H. E. Main,
II. Patzrnan, II. o. Johnson, R. j..
McGrcgor, J. c. Jensen, Carl Steen,
r. D. Garner, E. Drolet, C. A. Barr.
PLASTERS
A. G. Wright, A l. Knapp, Booth,
Tom Nygard, ". l.. Porter.
PLUMBERS
C. R. Schwetzer, Otto Merz and
Globe Paper Co.'s plumbing depart
ment.
E. j. Long, grocery store Nine
teenth and Virginia.
Textile Fabrics
Scotch Woollen Mills Goods.
MISCELLANEOUS
C. w. Anguish, 3505 Lombard;
American Packing Co., Everett; Cal.
Smiley and son; Fitz Gerald; M.
Anderson and house, 2109h Rainier
Avenue.
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WHAT A JUDGE

Superior Judge Dunno, of San
Francisco refused to recognize Unit
ed States Liberty Bonds as proper
security for a woman under indict-
ment. He insisted that cash and
not Liberty Bonds be offered. Labor
organizations of San Francisco had
donated the bonds.
These organizations could have
sold their bonds and put up the
cash bail, but they knew the selling
Of Liberty Bonds lowers the market
value of other Liberty Bonds in
the hands Of millions of Americans
These people were too patriotic to
sell their Liberty Bonds, too Ameri-
can. and too anxious to win this
var.
1t appears that this judge-DUNNE
was not so patriotic, not so all
american, and not so anxious to win
he war.
Liberty Bonds being the proofs
f indebtedness of the best govern
nent on earth are, therefore, the
oest security in any American court.
Judge Dunno continues to refuse
20 recognize Liberty Bonds in his
curt, let's ship him right over to
Germany, where he will find many
other judges who don't recognize
hem, and any anti-Liberty Bond
american ought to fit in well with
he Kaiser's crew of hand-picked
dges.-Seattle Star.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-12
CAMOUFLAGE

Perhaps one Of the most abortive
fforts yet made in America to
liscredt workmen's health insur-
nee as "Prussian ein origin" is the
eccnt attempt by the chairman of
he Executive Council of the Ma
ionaI Civic Federation, an enemy of
rganiZed labor.
According to the Civic Federation's
estimate of the German ''so-called
ocial insurance laws, what did they
AMOUNT to. The average sick
less pension was $48.45 year
less than 81 a week" Even
o careful an organ of public opin-
on as the New York Times was mis-
ed by this statement into the be-
ief that it presented the facts con-
:erning insurance against illness. "
As a matter of fact, the sickness
pension" thus held up to scorn has
nothing to do with health insurance.
1t is special type of pension, I'M
Ter another law providing invalid
ty and survivors, Insurance." pay
able to persons who have exceeded
their 26 weeks period of cash bene-
fit under the health insurance law.
Under the latter act benefits for 26
weeks in any year are so per cent
Of wages-equivalent to the rate
Of indemnity under many American
workmen's compensation acts-in ad-
dition to which full medical care and
medicines and appliances are given.
Organized labor of New York
state is solidly behind health insur-
ance, and will not be turned aside
by mis-stat@hents.-The Industrial
Weekly.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-12
FAVOR COLLECTIVE
LABOR BARGAINING

WASHINGTON, July 6.-The War
Labor Board has set its face against
the individual labor contract and in
a decision reached at hearings held
in this city has affirmed the right to
labor to collective bargaining.
Action came in the case of the
General Electric Company's trouble
at its Pittsfield, Mass, plant. 1t is
the first decision of its kind by the
board and establishes precedent
that will rule in all such conflicts
between labor and employers during
the war.
The General Electric company at
Pittsfield has always refused to
recognize committees of its employees
or representatives of the union at
its plant. Individual contracts have
been submitted to prospective en-
ployes and have been signed before
the men have been placed on the
payroll. The same system pre-
walls in many of the large indus
trial plants of the country.
The case came to the board on
appeal both against the contract
system and on question of wages.
The chairmen of the board have
been appointed to settle this wage
dispute along with one at the Sche-
nectady plant of the same company
At the latter plant the company has
recognized committees of the en-
ployes.
In its oder the board directed
that the Individual contracts now in
effect be eliminated and that the
company make none such in the
future.
The decision is regarded as one
of the greatest victories for labor in
a series of victories awarded it since
the government began to mobilize
industry to win the war.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-12
POSTAL SAVINGS
AND WAR STAMPS

The Postoffice Department has is
sued an order increasing the limit
of postal savings to an individual
from $1,000 to $4,000, and Postmas-
ter C. A. Cole has received in
structions to that effect.
Everett citizens now have on de-
post in the local office $147,258.
War Savings Stamps
People who have signed pledge
cards to buy their War Savings
Stamps at our office" says Post
master Cole, may buy them if
they so wish, through letter carriers,
who have been given an extra sup
ply of the stamps for this purpose.
By providing themselves with stamps
from carriers, our over-worked
moneyorder department would be
greatly relieved"
Salary Increases
Salary increases, effective July /,
are coming to all postoffice work
ers in Snohomsh county with the
exception of pOstmasters in first
and second class offices. The in
crease which, is provided for one
year only, will amount to about
5000.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-12

AND DEMOCRACY

The fight for democracy is two
fold. To make the world safe for
political democracy, our boys are fall
ing in the trenches of France. God
grant their lives may not be sacri-
feed in vain To make America
safe for industrial democracy, that
is the duty we at home owe them.
Innumerable discomfitures, trench
fever, an arm, leg, mutations too
horrible to mention, life itself, this
is the price they are paying for their
ideals. WHAT IS THE PRICE THAT
WE CO-OPERATORS, are called
upon to pay for the establishment
Of our phrophetic vision of the
Promised Land? A slight invest
mcnt of time and money that will
be repaid to us many times over.
Each Cooperative Store is an out
post in the war for industrial de-
mocracy. Each is fort that is
bombarding the cnadels of CONNER
cial autocracy and organized greed
with loaves of bread and baskets of
provisions instead of bullets and
shells. Each is a public school
where plain folks, you and |, and
the other fellow, learn how to adj
minister our commercial affairs in
our own way--to our own advan-
tage. Each is a miniature Coop
erative Commonwealth where no one
profits at another's expense.
Cooperation in Virginia
"The Virginia Federation of La
Dor has set aside the second night
Of the annual convention of that
body for the Conference on Coop
Grafton The program this year
will include reports from stores at
Richmond, Norfolk, Portsmouth,
Newport News and Clifton Forge
President Samuel Gompers has in
'tructed Arthur Holder, who drew
up the report Of the Committee on
Cooperation at the last A. F. of l..
Convention, to be with US. Our
two co-operatives at Newport News
and Portsmouth are particularly in
teresting and successful, and l be-
lieve that the labor movement will
either adopt their methods entirely
or a least will usually begin in that
form. They are open only three
nights a week and the work is hand
| led by a committee which receives nc
pay. The goods are sold at about
10 per cent or less above cost. Only
union men can purchase, and it is
claimed that the saving in purchase
of necessities has been real induce.
ment to non-unionists to join the
unions. The committeeman become
educated in business and co-opera-
tive principles, large amount of
capital is not necessary nor can re-
strictive regulations be put upon the
store by hostile city councils or other
bodies.