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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-26
"pEFENsE TO DEATH"

London, Feb. 22-"Defense to the
death" against Germany is ordered in
the proclamation OF the Russian com
missioners, Reuters Petrograd cores
pendent telegraphs. The commission
erS appeal to the soldiers and to de-
stroy railways and provisions and com
pei the bourgeoise to dig trenches un.
der penalty of death.
DISCRIMINATION in the Russian navy
has reached an extreme point and
there is no likelihood of any order be.
Ing obeyed, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Petrograd.
The naval authorities at Reval report
that In order to save the Russian navy
from the hands Of the Germans it will
be necessary to remove the ships at
Reval and Helsingfors to Kronstadt.
GERMANS MAY GET SHIPS
This, however, is believed to be i'm.
possible owing to their disuse Up to
this time only submarines have been
removed from these ports. The ques-
ton has arisen whether to destroy the
thips in Helsingfors. 1t is also sug-
Oosted to inferno them in Finland as
. tree and neutral state, acknowledge
msntI of Finish neutrality having been
made by the bolsheviki The bolshev.
Xxi are unwilling to withdraw the Rus
sian red guards from Finland and to
stop the supply of munitions to the
revolutionists. The marine detach.
ments at Abo Finland and the Aland
islands demand their immediate dis
charge, the dispatch adds, and the
majority Of the crews at HelSinRfOrs
oppose any active defense.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-26
URGE SLAvS
TO RESIST
HUNS RAID
Desperate Appeal For de
Tense to The Death" Finds
People Unprepared; Ger
mans Encounter Little OPP
position.
ENEMY DRAWS NEARER
TO DOOMED CAPITAL

Petrograd. Feb. EFF the German.
refuse peace to Russia "a struggle tc
the death or victory for US is inevi
table" says IN ofiicial statement is
sued today.
The peoples heroism must be op
POSED to the advancing enemy" it il
declared.
Tho statement says that detach'
msnts 1000 to 1900 strong, lightly
armed and able to entrench quickly
and stack determinedly, will be able
to stop the German advance. What
y characterized as real revolution.
ny mobilization" is ordered.
GERMANS WIN EsThoNlANs
Berlin, Feb. pa regiment Of Es.
Shon1nn troops has gone over to the
Germans, the war ONCE announces.
The German troops advancing in
ABthonia have captured Haphas on
tho coast near the entrance to the
Gulf Of Finland and advanced beyond
Ronneburg, Wolmar and Spandan.
They marched into Rieshita, about
100 miles southeast of Riga. and
were received with rejoicing by the
inhabitants, the statement says.
OTHER TOWNS CAPTURED
Further south the Germans pushed
on to 1ouzin. Minsk also was occu-
pied. At Novagrado Volhynski the
Germans came into touch with Ukrain-
ian and other columns marching on
the Volhynian fortress of Dubno.
[Esthonia is one Of the Baltic prov
inces Of Russia into which the Ger
mans began advance on the resumption
OF hostilities. givine the official ex-
PLANTATION that these provinces were
largely German and that the bolsheviki
we're prosecuting the Inhabitants.
Troops from Moon. Island crossed the
and captured several Esth-
oman towns and another force was
taken by boat to Reval.l
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-26

Railroad congestion is blamed for
the situation by Mr.. Hoover who says
the only solution is increased rail
movement of foodstuffs even to the
exclusion of many other commodities
He asserts that because OF transpor.
tation difficulties soft corn and pots,
toes are spelling and the cost Of feed.
ing livestock has increased to such AZ
extent that feeders are in danger of
serious losses.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-03-15
LET THE PEOPLE SAY
WHO SHALL BE JUDGES

More and more the people are tir-
ing of the tyranny of judges; more
and more the people see their liber-
ties taken away from them by
usurped judicial authority. And
more and more frequently do the
people have cause to thank their
public servants for faithful efforts
to take back stolen liberties and
construct safeguards for those re-
naming. The people of Virginia
now have cause to thank their gov
ernor and reward him for his eff
forts in their behalf. This is the
same governor whose race before
the primaries showed him to be
fearless and honest. Not all the
cajolery, promises and threats of the
prohibition party could induce him
to accept and spread their propa-
ganda, but he was nominated and
elected governor in prohibition
state.
In his message to the legislature
recently, Governor Davis of Virginia
strongly advocated an amendment
to the state constitution to provide
for the election of the Corporation
Commissioners and Supreme Court
Judges. These are now elected by
the Legislature in that state.
On this subject Governor Davis
says, 81 urge the election of the
Corporation Commission by the peo-
Pile; and this principal accepted, l
further urge the election of the Su-
preme Court of Appeals by the
people. This latter can be accom-
plished by amendment of the con-
stitution, and | am pleased that a
bill has been prepared along this
line for introduction at this session.
There are three grand divisions of
government-Judicial Executive and
Legisiative-which are coordinate
equal, and yet the people elect the
executive and legislative and are de-
MED the privilege of electing the
Judicial, the anomaly is presented of
one Of these coordinate branches
electing the other, and by far the
most important, so far as the rights
and liberties of the people are con-
cerned. A tribunal that would Judge
people should be of and in touch
with the people"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-03-15

being of the community. This rise
in land values hemmed in the com.
munity with an area of land Sc
high-priced as to be out of the
reach of all except the very weclthy
and expansion was effectually pre-
vented.
Again, as allotment-holders i'm
proved their tracts, their taxes in
creased. Railroads, terminal ware
houses, and marketing monopolies
took their toll. 1t proved impossi-
BILE to establish a healthy agricul-
tural community by this process.
The original cost of the land. neces-
sarily bought at the prevailing
speculative prices, alone prevented
the project from becoming a prac-
teal success.
Mr.. FEELS came to see, as we
in this country must see, that land
can never be made available for the
people until the grip Of the monop-
olist and Spectator is loosened and
cast off, and until farming is freed
from the obstacles thrown in its
path by a system of taxation that
penalties enterprise and rewards
the owner Of Stacker acres.
"ln California today huge tracts
Of land are lying idle that should
be highly productive. The owners
will not sell, because the improve
ment of neighboring tracts is con-
stantly increasing the value of these
idle acres. They will not even sell
small portions of these holdings.
for fear that its Improvement would
demonstrate the lands real value to
the county assessor and result in
an increase in the assessed valua-
ton. Large tracts are being held
Tor as high as $500 an acre and
yet are taxed on an assessed val
uation as low as SO or S25 an acre
Yet the universal cry is for in
creased cultivation and more food,
Australia has learned it's les
SON. and the proposal to pay huge
SUMS Of public money for land, the
value of which has been heavily
watered by monopolists and specu-
-ators, is meeting with resistance
even from such moderate journals
as the Sydney Bulletin. The Bull
letin demands that the State first
tax the water out of these land
values, and thereby automatically
throw them onto the market at
prices which the people can afford
to pay.
Similar measures must be taken
in this country if we really mean
to open opportunity to our return
ing soldiers and avoid disastrous
economic crisis at the close of this
war"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-03-15
LOOKING AHEAD TO PROVIDE JOBS
FOR JOBLESS MEN AT CLOSE OF WAR

Land for soldiers and for the mil.
ions of war workers whose liveli-
hood will cease at the close of the
war is discussed by Mrs. Joseph
FEELS in a statement made public by
the Joseph Fels International Com
mission.
The extensive experiments of Jo-
seph FEELS in England and other
countries in land colonization are
cited by Mrs. FEELS as throwing val
liable light on the problem that
must be faced in this country.
president Butler, of Columbia
University and the Southern Pine
Association are two among many
advocates of policy of land colon
ization for after the war;" said Mrs.
Fels. California already has be-
gun an experiment in colonization,
by state purchase of small tracts
and their subdivision into two-acre
allotments, to be sold to prospective
farmers on easy terms.
'Many of the best minds in the
country are already at work, in the
realization that both the food ques-
ton and the release of millions of
men at the close of the war will
require comprehensive measures for
the best and fullest posi-
BILE use of our natural resources.
Perhaps experiments like the
one in California are necessary, and
unquestionably they will serve
useful purpose in demonstrating the
existence of very real land-hunger
among the people. But / venture
the judgment that all such plans
will be utterly inadequate to meet
the problem, and must sooner or
later be abandoned for more eff
fective measures.
During my husbands residence
in England he gave years Of
NiiSoSHe W IhiS lbOuItHl VI SGlLlQS
people back on the land. He made
the same mistake that we are now
in danger of making here. He
bought tracts of land and spent
large sums in preparing them for
Then he offered allot-
ments on easy terms, and made the
offer attractive by providing con-
ditions as nearly ideal as possible.
The best expert advice was placed
at the disposal of the settlers.
at required only a few years to
show that colonization schemes
could not succeed so long as land
had to be purchased at its specu-
lative value, and so long as the
speculative value of adjoining tracts
was permitted to rise by leaps and
bounds, in proportion as the indus
try and enterprise of the settlers
increased the prosperity and we'll
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-03-15
WHAT is TALK WORTH

(By the Rev. Charles Stelzle)
1t has often been said that talk is
cheap; but it is altogether a ques-
ton as to who does the talking. AS
a matter of fact, what a man is
means more than what he says, for
it is a mans character which deter
mines the value of his speech. This
implies that the value of mems
words vary.
In this respect men are divided
into three classes: Men of the
first class have their words taken
at par. They mean precisely what
they say. Of this type of man it
has been said; "His word is as good
as his bond" Men of the second
class have their words taken at a
premium. Such men are usually
slow to speak. Their words are few.
But when they promise, one may
rest assured that ordinarily they
will do more than has been asked.
The words Of the men of the third
class are always discounted. Twenty
per cent off-often more-is the
value that others give them. So it
often happens that exactly the same
words, spoken by three different
men, have three different values.
1t is rather curious that while
most of us flatter ourselves that
we cannot be fooled by the other
fellow, few of US seem to realize that
we cannot fool others. 1t does
not take men very long to form a
proper estimate of our real value.
Everybody soon knows whether our
words are to be placed at par, at a
premium or at a discount. Therefore,
let's quit trying to fool one another.
1t doesn't pay. 1t is a waste of
time and of energy.
Note the speeches of the dele
gates in your Central Labor Body.
Listen to the addresses of the men
in your local organization. Soon
you will learn to know just whose
words count for most. 1t will not
be the man who speaks on every
question. 1t will not be the fellow
who is always cock-sure. 1t will not
be he who always agrees with you.
1t will be the man who is quiet
thoughtful, conservative-not dull
and stupid-but of unquestioned
character This is the type of man
who is coming TO the front in labor
circles, and it prophecies better
things for the workingman's cause.
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everything that goes over the ocean
to France. And Furthermore, it is
loval labor that KNOWS WHY 1T
IS LOYAL-Spokane Labor World.
No, Brother, McCumber hadn't
heard what Daniels said, nor had he
thought of what Senator Hollis
might say or would say, but Hollis
did say something, and McCumber
knows it now. The chances are
that McCumber will hear the re-
marks of Daniels and Hollis re-
pcated before Tuesday after the
first Monday in next November,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-03-15
WHAT THE LABEL REPRESENTS

The union label symbolizing as it
does the conditions which the union
itself is established to secure and
maintain is proof that these ccndi-
tons obtain in the making of the
article upon which it appears. Firm
names, brands, trademarks, and
other devices by which products are
advertised may lose their original
significance through changes in the
fortunes of those who own them.
The union label, being owned by the
union and subject exclusively to it's
control, represents the same thing
always, namely, fair wages and
hours, clean workshop, and good
workmanship. - Walter Macarthur.
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homish County.
In the Matter of the Estate of JUS
tina E. Erickson, deceased.
Notice is herby given that the
final account and petition for dis
tribution has been filed with the
clerk of the above entitled court by
Lars j. Erickson as executor of the
last will and testament of Justina
+. Erickson, deceased, and that the
above entitled court is asked to set
tie such report and account, distrib-
ute the property of said estate to
the heirs and devises named by said
deceased in her said last will and
testament, and to persons entitled
to the same, and discharge said ex-
ecutor; that the above entitled court,
by an order duly made and entered
has fixed Saturday, the 18th day of
April, 1913, at $3.50 o'clock in the
morning of said day, or as soon
thereafter as same can be heard, at
the court room in Department No.
2, of the above entitled court, in the
court house in the city of Everett,
Snohomish County, State of Wash
lngton, as the time and place for
the hearing of said final account
and petition for distribution of said
estate, and as the time and place
wherein all persons interested in
said estate, may appear and file
their exceptions in writing to said
account and contest the same, and
show cause, if any, why a final dis
tribution of said estate should not
be ordered as set forth in said pc
tition for distribution.
Witness the Honorable Guy c..
Alton, as Judge of the above en-
titled court, and the seal of said
court hereto affixed, this 9th day of
March, 1918.
CHAS. H. FICKEL,
Clerk Of the Above Entitled Court.
By F. A. TURNER,
tSeaD Deputy.
George w. Louttit, Attorney for
Executor, P. 0. Address, 225 Real
ty Bldg, Everett, Washington.
First publication, March Is, 1918.
Last publication, April IL, 1918,
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big BUSINESS"
FIGHTING BAKER

Corporations have no souls was
a wise saying, and some represent
atives of the people have souls for
sale if the recent acts of United
States Senators are an indication
of anything. Not all the daily
press of the country is aiding the
soulless profiteers Of our country,
but all the labor press is fighting
them.
The Boilermakers' Journal, the
official organ of the international
Brotherhood Of Boliermakers, Iron
Sh;pbuilders and Helpers Of Amer
lea. in its March number prints the
following conservative EDITORIAL
For sometime the daily papers
and magazines have been full of
sensational articles charging failure
and incompetency on the part of the
War Department in general and of
Secretary Baker in particular. A
committee of the United States
Senate, headed by Senator Chamber
lain of Oregon, took up the matter
and worked their press agents over
line in working up sentiment against
recretary Baker and in favor Of
a war cabinet which would be given
full authority over everybody and
everything connected with the war.
However, this campaign of villifica-
ton and abuse failed of its purpose
ard an airing of the real conditions
showed a remarkable record of
achievements on the part Of Secre-
tary Baker and the War Department
in raising and equipping an army
Of one and a half millions of sol
diers in so short a time and in addi-
ton to this of having transported
nearly a third of this army to
France.
The facts disclosed by the in
vestigation showed that Mr. Baker
had not failed to make good, but
he had failed to turn over to big
business and special interests, the
filling of army contracts at then
own prices. He failed to let the
sweat shops make the clothing fol
the soldiers, but on the contrary
persisted in trying TO see that labor
was treated fair, and for these
things, big business considered hin
dangerous and desired to relegatC
him to obscurity, but they reckorec
without their host for after the
whole matter was over with Score
tary Baker energies fully vindictec
and stronger than before.
"Some one has been spending con-
siderable money On this campaign;
we recently received a copy of a
book containing one hundred and
twenty pages criticising the whole
administration in general and the
Secretaries Of War and Labor in
particular.
"The Worlds Work and Golfers
Weekly recently contained like ar
ticles Of criticism, all Of which
shows an organized campaign to
oppose and embarrass the Govern
ment, for selfish purposes, even
though it gives help and encourage
ment to our enemies. Such work
borders on that of disloyalty and
treason to our country when it is
sorely in need Of the loyal help OF
every true American citizens"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-03-15

When Senator McCumber made
his remarks about American union
men he evidently hadn't heared
what Secretary Daniels had to say.
The senator should keep better post
cj and he wouldn't make ridiculous
harges about disloyalty. 1t is
loyal American labor that builds
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-03-15

We have a repair shop in connec-
ton with store and have an expert
repair man in charge of same. We
make a, speciality of repairing motor
cycles, bicycles, typewriters, cash
registers, guns and revolvers. We
also do lock, safe and key work Tel
ephone and we will call for your
work and return same when repaired
at Arthur A. Baily's Sporting Goods
and Hardware Store. Both Phones Is
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-03-15
THE SAWDUST GANG
Furnishing PUBLIC


The following news item from
Monday evenings Herald is inter
esting reading to the consumers OF
wood and coal:
There is only one refreshing Incl
dent to offset the higher cost OF
fuel in Everett today, and that is
the unrestricted honesty of dealers
who explain that the public must
pay for the recently inaugurated
8-hour day granted mill workers.
All government restrictions on
wood fuel prices are declared off,
assert dealers, who explain that V. j.
Pearse, local administrator, served
verbal notification that official no.
tice soon would be received here
quashing former restrictions.
Coal prices remain unchanged, and
still are under United States regu-
lation; yet dealers explain they
think an increase per ton will be
allowed; they insist that the higher
cost is absolutely necessary.
"The people would insist on hav-
ing the S-hour day for mill workers,
and now it is the public who must
pay the bill" frankly explained one
mill that sells wood for fuel pur-
poses. 50 the mills have calmly
passed the buck to the public,
A straight 50 cents additional
charge was today tackled onto the
price of wood. Prevailing quotations
arc; Mil wood, 1913 a load; slabs,
$3.75; planer ends, $500 a load; 16-
inch block wood, $4 a load
THE government just quit trying
TO regulate wood fuel prices" said
another mill yard. Guess the job
proved too big."-Herald.
"Unrestricted Honesty"
That is what they call it when
a number of profiteers band them
selves together to gouge the pub
lie. Unrestricted honesty" we
presume is the stuff which suggest
ed to the robbers that as they were
compelled by the government, by
organized labor and by the sense
Of justice expressed in public opin-
| ion, to give a fare rate of paw to
the labor in their employ that the
public should be punished for it,
One Of these vampires said to a
reporter of the Herald that "the
people would insist on having the
8-hour day for the mill workers and
now it is the public who must pay
The bin Mean revenge, Ell, for
compelling human hog to be clean.
Now, the question is, will the pub
lie submit to this last extortion lev
led in a contemplate spirit of re-
venge or will the consumers organ
lze to compel these extortioners to
play fair The public might as
wcll understand now, as it must
know hereafter, that only by col
lective action can it hope to secure
fair play from this gang of YAM
pires.
As soon as the government eye is
off the bunch" it's members com
mence to "hold up" the consumers
of It's product made by underpaid
labor.
They have thriven too long on
overworked, underpaid labor and
nigh prices.
They now assume the right to
punish the public, but they are
reminded that when the public (all
100 slow makes up it's mind to
punish them it will punish them
enough.
One of these sawdust-bred per-
sons said to the reporter: "The
Government just quit trying to reg
llate wood fuel prices. Guess the
JOB proved too big" That worms
opinion of the governments ability
70 manage a wood yard is about
the size Of his own small sawdust-
s+tfrad souI
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-03-15
LABOR CRITICS
ARE ANSWERED

The Journal suggests that all those
who have read criticisms Of labor
in the public press be fair enough
70 read answers to some Of those
criticisms by Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels and Senator Hollis Of New
Hampshire in this issue.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-03-15

Have you noticed that every time
Hoover advises us to eat some sub
stitute for something else, up goes
the price of the substitute Coast
Seamen's Journal.
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Instead of quarter slabs the pie
in Chicago restaurants is now cut
into six slices. Chicago is slowly
but surely becoming a safer city to
visit.-Grand Rapids (Mich) Press.
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Labor is 95 per cent loyal and
must suffer and make sacrifices
wlho1. hope of compensation. But
labor should be compensated after
this war by guaranteed and safe
g1arded freedom for all forever.
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Germany has crushed everything
but hope oat u little Belgium. The
~. less Tapacious Hum
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Films developed, 10c roll; prints
from &c up. Julien Studio.
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Smoke Chas. Sheets CHALLENGE
1Oc Cigar.
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No. 1864
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
FINAL ACCOUNT AND HEAR
ING OF PETITION FOR
DISTRIBUTION

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington in and for Sno-
homish County.