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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-06-07

Washington, d. c., May Is. 1918.
Dear Mr.. Secretary:
l beg to acknowledge the resoIu-
tons of the Aberdeen Central Labor
Council with regard to shortage of
housing facilities in Aberdeen. and
the overcharges for rents. The
same condition prevails here in
Washington, where efforts are being
made to correct it by law. Author
lty has been given to the Shipping
Board to erect houses in various
parts of the country in an effort to
relieve the congestion, and an ap-
preparation of $5O,OOO,OOO has been
provided. Also, a bill has passed
the House appropriating 100000 900
for governmental housing outside of
the shipping industry. In addition
to my support of these measures,
beg to say that am in favor of
any steps that can be taken to
prevent these overcharges, even if it
becomes necessary to establish mill
tary zones where the United States
government can take complete charge
of all activities and regulate all
charges.
Thanking you for calling my at
tention to the situation, and hoping
that you will keep me fully advised,
am
Yours cordially,
ALBERT JOHNSON.
Washington, d. c., May IA, 1918.
Dear Sir:
The resolutions adopted by the
Aberdeen Central Labor Council and
addressed to the Hon. William B.
Wilson, have been referred to this
bureau.
! am sure that the labor depart
ment will do what it can to aid in
the situation in Aberdeen.
Yours very truly,
o. II. NJ. EIDLITZ,
Director.
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AGED PAINTERS HOME
AND PENSION PROJECT
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators
and Paperhangers Advance

Realizing the importance of the
work being pushed through by Local
Union No. 935 of Tulsa, Oklahoma,
the following local unions have en-
dorsed the aged painters home and
pension:
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16
DIR. Plumlee Appointed as
Examining Physician

d.. c. Plumlee received hi
commission as Examining PhYsi
ecian for this district east of Rec
River in Mora County last we'd
Ibut not until after the men had
Asout all been examined by DR..
Sale who was appointed by the
Quey County physician. Ar
ranGements have been made to
makeDr. Sale Assistant SO the
examinations will not have to be
made oyer. We are glad to note
this "AneAde honorable" as il
places Dr.. Plumlee right before
tie people after his dismissal
from the County Draft Board un-
der circumstances which left
suspicion by Inference. It did
him no harm here, rather it
chrystalized sentiment for him
among those who knew that he
did absolute justice to all, but it
looked bad on the face Of it and
this appointment rights it.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16
So Say We All!
Plead Not Guilty

We are in receipt OF a Letter
from Charles U. Strong, of Mora,
treasurer and Collector of Mora
County. and Member of the Co.
Draft Board, in which he states
that the County Board was in no
way responsible for the failure of
an examining Physician to appear
at Roy for the examination of the
drafted men last week, He saws
they were advised by the Gov
ernof'S Attorney, Mr.. Reid at
Santa Fe, that examinations
would be made and reports for
wafded to them, SO the matter
was not in the hands of the board
at Mora, SO that the matter of an
examining physician was entirely
out of their hands. The letter was
prompted by the statement of
the situation here last week in
the S--A, in which we expressed
1eslre to have such matters bettr
attended to but knew not where
o place the blame. and we aro
glad te publish Mr.. Strongs state !
nent. \
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16
Flcersheirns Entertain

Mr.. and Mrs, Floersheim entertain
ed a party Of friends at their pleas
ant home in Roy last Thursday even
ing, Eight couples played Progressive
900" at the four tables provided and
INDUCED in much hilarity along with
the game. At the conclusion Of the
playing the guests remained at the
tables and were served with a daintv
shrimp salad, followed by fruit salad
coffee, and other refreshments. The
party was in honor of Mrs. Floers-
helms sister, Mrs. Oppenheim, and
niece, Miss Irene Cohn, of San Fran
cisco who are house guests Of the
Floersheims. Among the guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Brown, C. c. Belk-
nap, irwin Ogden, A. S. Hanson, Mel
vile Floersheim, Mr.. R. Z. Alldredge
Mrs. Mary Waters, besides home felix's
and honorees.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16

Mrs. J. NJ. Elder, of Libert,
mas been secured by the Solant
Schools to complete the term al
Solano, in the place vacated by
the resignation of Mrs. Reed. Of
Iucumcari. Mrs. Reed was un-
able to complete the term and
the Solano people are to be con-
graduated that they were able to
secure SO acceptable a substitute
Mrs. Elder is a Normal School
Graduate and carried a First.
Grade Certificate while teaching.
She quit teaching some years AGO
Out has not forgotten how. Her
reputation as a disciplinarian and
a thorough, conscientious teacher
recommended her for this posi-
5lon which she accepted at the
sacrifice of her home activities
md comforts for the remainder
II the term.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16
Central Account
ing Postoffice

Roy has added another distinction
to her long list Of modern things. The
new Roy postoffice, by reason of It's
Fireproof building, and fire and burg
lar proof vault, as well as its efficient
trained business man as postmaster,
has been selected as the Central Ac-
counting Office" for Mora County.
This innovation was started last
October by the Postoffice Department,
in all the states. One Office was made
Central and all the business of all the
postoffices in the County is done with
one Office thus dealing in larger
amounts in supplies, reducing the free
registry business to fraction of the
former amounts, reducing the free
stuff in all the mails. and securing
better service for all while eliminat-
ing small army Of Department clerks
at Washington, II is the same sys-
tenn Ia counties thai las l.sss always been
praetieed in the cities. Central Uses
are usually located at county seats,
but where they are inaccessible or not
The proper place for a Central Ofice
they are located in the Metropolis Of
the county and where they can be
handled to the best advantage, j.
The Roy Postofiee has more thar
twice the business of any other Office
in the county and is, therefore the log
zeal Central Accounting Office. !,
The supplies on hand at the Waesa
Mound Office were received Monday
and Postohice Inspector o. NJ. Hocdsj
Of Tucumeari will come and assist III
getting started OF right. Mr.. JOHN
son is, in the mean time, taking care
Of the business and has had q large
'pecial cabinet installed in the vault
which will accommodate a stock of
'5O,000.0G worth of stamps, and, oth-
u postal supplies.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16
Revival Meetings

At the M. E. Church at Mos.
quero N. M. beginning Sunda,
Feb. 18th.
The Pastor will be assisted by
Evangelist Maude L. Greene.
Mrs Greene is a temperance
worker of national repute being
ne Chalk talker and Lecturer
or the National w. C. T. u. We
consider ourselves fortunate in
being able to secure the services
OF one with the talent of Mrs.
Greene and you cannot afford 10
miss these meetings as we will
not often have such an oppertun,
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16

Postmaster Johnson is to be COM
mended for accepting the heavy re.
sponsibility and added work of the
central Office and it is true that he de-
INJURED at first but, like good SOL
dler that he is, he accepted it as his
duty to the town and the county as
well as the Postal service and he will
make it blessing to all the other or
,hees, which he will have supervision
over as well as handling their sup
plies.
The rest of Us are, frankly pleased
with this recognition Of the best town
OF its size in New Mexico, and this IS
Just another step on our way to be-
coming a city Of the second class in
the not far distant future,
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16

The Y. P. $. C. E. Of Roy, elected
omcers last Sunday night. The new
organization is as follows
Rev. ". G. Heaton, President; Mrs.
Myra 0. Defrees, Vice President; Miss
Leora Hall, Treasurer; Miss Lillian
Griner, Secretary; Miss Erma Rus
sell, Organist. The Endeavor still gets
the Sunday evening audiences and in
terests them, as it has from the time
It was first organized by its founder.
Miss Beula Wright, who has left Row
this institution "in memory of herr
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16

The Ladies Of the Red Cros.
will give the following Program
lat the !. 0. 0. F. Hall Roy on
Friday evening, February 22nd.
for the benefit Of the Red Cross
This will be a really fine Home
Talent entertainment and de-
serves your patronage.
Admission will be 35c for
adults and 25c. for children.
no Reserved Seats,
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16

During the month of January
the Roy Chapter American Red
Cross, knitted and forwarded
the following articles for the
soldier boys to the Mountain
Division atDenver----
q pairs Socks,
"A pairs Hospital slippers
Is Sweaters,
7 Helmets,
Z Mufflers.
A total Of seventy two gar
ments. They will make a still
better showing for February and
will include a line Of Hospital
garments which they are now
in making.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16
Aunt DebOrh's lsf Luncheon

| A good humorous farce will be
given Thursday evening Feb.
21st in the Mills Opera House.
Benefit Red Cross and Piano
Fund for School piano.
Admission lac. After the
play apie supper will be given
Everybody invited. Come anc
help with these two worth,
causes.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16

Douglass Wright and wife
drove down from Springer Tues.
day bringing Sol Floersheim and
a Travelling man with them,
Doug. is farming 1900 acres this
year in partnership with R. E.
Alldredge and purchased large
quantity Of, seed beans from the
large stock Of, re-cleaned and
graded beans the Floersheim Co.
has here in Their warehouse.
Mr.. Wright has long been one of
the most prominent and useful
citizens Of Springer and is max
ing good.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16

Rev. FIR. Felix Vachom, who is
to be the Resident Priest at Roy
called Wednesday in company
with 7. R. Pint and directed the
$. A. to be sent to him at Spring
er until he comes to Roy to live.
He is a very pleasant gentleman
and We are going to welcome
him to Roy gladly
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16

The Community Hall will be
Kept open as a workroom for the
Red Cross Mondays, Wednesday,
and Thursdays Of each week. A
member will be in charge and all
who desire to assist with the
sewing or other work are invited
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16

Inquiries are coming in thick
and fast about our Roy Water
works Bonds, There will be no
lack Of buyers when thew arc
ready to sell.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16
covery.

DR.. Sale reports IS dimits now
in his hands from Masons who
will be charter mewbers of the
new Masonic Lodge in Roy and
he has more coming. The new
hall is also coming along very
satisfactorily and will be ready
by spring.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16

J. N. Nutter called Thursday
to pay his Subscription another
year ahead, as has long been his
custom.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16
Water Works

Meeting of Taxpayers OF
Roy at Judge Fosters office
MONDAY Evening, Mar. Is,
To discuss Water Works
All are q urged to attend and
take a part.
F. A. ROY, Mayor.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16

irwin Ogden, Jr. is working
for the contractors, Gum and
Martin, on Fred Browns new
residence.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16

Fesr Minute Talk on Red Gross
Rev. W. C. Heaton
Quartetie Little Grey Home In
Inc West Herman Lehr
Misses Martin, Hoelz, Worley
and Mrs. Ogden. Mrs. O. A. Sale
aeeompanist
Piano Solo Fifth Noeturne"
Mrs. E. P. Brown Lybach
Violin Solo ''Drowsy Waters"
Al S. Hanson Piano C L Justice
Duet "Tenting On The Old Camp
Grounds"
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Applegate
Miss Grace Worley accompanist
Reading Mandy"
Mrs. Irwin Ogden
Ukalele Chorus Aloha Oev
II. M. Queen LiliuokoIani !;
Misses Cohn, Griner, Hoelz, Wor !
ley and Mrs. 0. A. Sale r
Piano Solo Hungarian Dance !, :
NO. Z John Brahans :
Miss Erma Russell h
Double Quartet Patriotic
iedley"
aides Quartet C
Iale Quartet ~
iano Duet 'Humoreske" D
Anton Doorak
isses Griner and Russell
Double Solo Somewhere a
Dice Is Calling"
isses Cohn and Matthews
ale Quartet Still, Still With M
lee be
essrs, Grove; Hearn, Justice - =
d Hanson "a
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16

Roy Hall has returned from
The State University at Albu-
querque after several weeks as a
student there on account of sick
ness. We don't much blame
him for wanting to be back home
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16
anyway

s. Tower is slowly recovering
from the serious operation he
was obliged to undergo at the
Plumlee Hospital last week, His
is good for complete re-
coyery
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-16
PROGRAM

Orchestra, u March
Piano Solo. Moonlight On
Hadson G. D. Wilson
Miss Erma Russell,
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Now Is the Time to I'M
prove Your Kennel

HE IELD AND FANCY" is of the
opinion that at this time, when
the opportunities for the sales of dogs
are in measure limited, excepting in
the local territory, the one subject which
should deeply interest the breeder and
fancier is breeding. "Too much study,
thought and care cannot be taken in this
important part of the kennel" this mag
azlne declares, and continues:
THE Department of Agriculture at
Washington is heartily in support of any
move that makes for better stock of any
kind To that end the real dog fancier
should cooperate with other breeders of
animals and see that the dog fancier is not
behind in his efforts to have the best there
is in his breed.
"The fancier who is blind to the fact
that America will be the big market for
blooded stock of all kinds is not familiar
with the current news Of the day even. 1t
is we'll known and conceded by all dog
fanciers in both France and England that
their stock and the blood lines of the
best they have are so depleted that new
blood and new stock must be purchased
before they can again become countries of
animal export. 1t is the golden oppor-
tunity of the real breeder and the real
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Turning Waste Straw Into
Gas
4 N OUTFIT that produces fuel ano

4 N OUTFIT that produces fuel and
4 lighting gas from straw, says "Pop-
ular Mechanics" is a new Canadian in
vention, which, it is claimed
"offers practical means for utilizing the
vast quantities of straw that now go to
waste on the Western plains, and at the
same time may solve the fuel problem for
that region The new producer is not
large, being designed for individual farm
use. The gas is made in retort equipped
with three cylinders, each Of which holds
bale of straw, 7 feet long, feet wide and
6 inches thick.
"After filling and closing these chambers
q straw or gas fire is lighted under them
and allowed to burn 80 40 minutes.
One firing with wheat, oat, barley or flax
straw in this manner produces 1900 cubic
feet of gas having fuel value of 400 b. t. u.
enough gas for one winter days needs on
an average farm. After the gas has been
produced it passes through scrubber to
remove the tar and ammonia and thence
into a gasometer. About 12,600 cubic feet
Of gas can usually be generated from one
ton of straw, and in addition six to eight
gallons of tar and GAO pounds Of carbon,
from which lampblack can be obtained. TO
provide all the heat, light and power that
an average farmer needs would require
thirty to forty tons Of straw, which amount
ls less than that produced many farms.
The cost of the plant is in the ncghborhood
OF 5000, and the byproducts derived from
IL are SAID to pay for the cost of baling the
straw"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

took part in the discussion, stated that
the conclusions reached by the work of
the trench fever committee in France were
similar to those of the Hampstead Hos
pital, except that certain recent expert
ments appeared to show that infection
might be due to the louse bite in the ab-
sence of its eXcreta Dried urinary deposit
from trench fever cases had also proved
nfective on scaritcation.
"The observations, as whole claim at
tention in view of the fact that numbers
of infected men must at present be mix
ing with the civil population, while more
will shortly be doing so. In the presence
of lice this interchange constitutes dan
ger which must not be overlooked
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

"The interesting fact emerged that the
louse was not nfectve mediately after
a meal on a trench fever patient but be-
came 80 only after the lapse of about seven
days. In no case was infection carried by
excreta passed within the first few days
after the lice had been fed The possibility
of life cycle Of the parasite completed
within the body of the louse thus suggests
itself, the curious point having further
been established that the louse does not
transmit the infection to it's own offspring.
with regard to the important subject
of prevention, it was found that infected
louse excreta remained virulent after a
lapse of sixteen days when dried at room
temperature, retaining its virulence af-
ter exposure to direct sunlight or to tenn
perature of 5s degrees Centigrade, sutti-
cient to kill the parasites and their eggs.
"The practical import of this observation
is evident in view of the current assump-
tion that dry heat at &c degrees Centigrade
sutices to prevent infection by lice. The
question of spontaneous infection was con-
sidered, but the crushed bodies of normal
lice, as well as their excreta, were in no
case found to be infective. In regard to
the clinical course of the attacks of trench
fever, some patients were afebrile through
out, although lice fed upon them repro
duced the disease in febrie form
THE percentage of individuals naturally
immune was found to be very small. Age
proved no bar to infection. Such immunity
as resulted from attack was of short
duration, while the difference in clinical
type appeared to depend rather upon the
individual attacked than upon the source
of infection. Sig WAliAm Leichman, who
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Only the Sparrow Is
Immune

T INVESTIGATION of the effects of the
l. poisonous gases used in gas at
tacks, says "Our Dumb Animals" shows
that
"horses suffer much from the noxious fumes
and are subsequently thrown into a state
Of nervous terror on again scentng them.
Mules are more inclined to stand their
ground and appear as If trying not to
breathe. Gas helmets Of kind have been
successfully tried for both these animals
In the trenches are many animals kept by
the soldiers as pets OF these, cats quickly
scent the gas and about howling. Gui-
nea pigs are the first to succumb. Bats and
mice emerge from their holes and are found
dead in quantities, which, as the soldiers
say, is the only advantage Of gas attack
by the enemy. Poultry of all kinds are
useful for giving warning, ducks and fowl
becoming agitated ten minutes SO before
the oncoming gas clouds. Many kinds Of
wild birds are greatly excited, and the
usually unruf1ed owl becomes, as it were,
half demcntcd. Only the sparrow seems to
disregard the poisonous vapor and spar
rows cbrp whore horses are asphyxiatcd,
and been, butterflies catcrpillars, ants and
beetles die OF in great numbers The gas
at once Kills snakes and earthworms arc
found dead in their holes many 3nches be-
low the ground"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

culot and the cincture, which form the parts
OF shells fired against aviators that fall
down, cover on the ground an area equal to
d circle with diameter of 60 millmetres
(25.5 inches.)
at is plain duty to seek shelter when
our artillery is firing on aviators. Any kind
of shelter is sufficient. When it is ques-
tion of seeking shelter from an aerial tor
pedo or bomb, solid structures of consd-
erable thickness are necessary, for the com
bustion of the charge and the liberation Of
enormous quantities of gas which accom-
pany it are capable of overcoming strong
obstacles. But she'll splinter falling down
from the sky is metallic mass that can
produce no effects except at the point where
it strikes. For example, culot of 75-
centimctre she'll when falling from q great
height can penetrate through a roof and the
ceiling of one floor.
"ln brief. q splinter falling from the sky
is a halstone of important volume but
nothing more than a halstone, and not TO
be feared as much as one might suppose;
it always makes noise, sometimes hole but
never penetrates deep"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Taking 'Natural'' Portraits May Be
Less Difficult Now

HR HE professional portrait photog-
n raphcr finds himself exasper-
IL ated a dozen times day by
patrons who insist, as they look
at proofs" "But this does not look like
me! 1t isn't at all natural"
what you want is moving pict-
ure,' the angry photographer will say
to himself, and then try to reason.
And the photographer seems to be
right That is the only kind of picture
that will completely and bhssfully sat
isfy. The image we have in our minds
of ourselves or of others is the result of
hundreds, even thousands, of impressions
momentarily received. The dead photo
graph we look at is only one of these
many impressions concealed
10 make matters worse, this single i'm
preston may often be not a common one,
but rather an extraordinary one inhu-
enced by the "studio atmosphere" and
the tear OF moving. ITO remove the
artificial atmosphere from the studio, to
eliminate posing, and, in a word, to
make portrait sittings a pleasure rather
than an ordeal" says The Scientific
American "has been the object of the
untiring efforts of j. W. Anderson, of
San Francisco, and, after several years
of experimentation and development, this
inventor has at last evolved a camera
that appears to accomplish all that he
has aimed to do"
Mr.. Anderson's camera is cross be-
tween an ordinary studio camera and a
motion picture camera. 1t will take
with comparative rapidity twenty, more
or less, impressions on a single plate
IN rows across the plate Instead of sit
ting with ones head in wise, as we
used to do, the subject for portrait NAV
chat with the photographer and look out
OF the window The photographer then
selects the most natural image from the
many he has taken and enlarges it, or he
may enlarge a whole row or strip of
them.