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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-02-07
REvENUR MAN COMING
To ASSIST CITIZENS
(Continued from First Page.)

every married man who had an in
come of $4,000 or more Is required
10 report. There are exemptions
from tax for children hut the report
must be made nevertheless,
Mr. Tillson is sent into the county
so that anyone who may have any
doubts as 10 whether or not he comes
within the provisions of the law can
have the advantage of government
officials advice and thus aviod diff
Guilty in the future for violations Of
the law bring severe penalty II is
a case OF better he safe than sorry" +"
so trip TO the City Hall week after
next or to the Court House at Vale
next week Is advisable.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-02-07
GIRL NOW CARRIES MAIL
ON NYSsA RURAL ROUTE

Miss Gertrude Ray. daughter OF
John Ray. is the carrier OF Nyssa's
rural route these days and IN making
tho 3b mile trip with great quantities
OF mail. Miss Ray has successfully
negotiated the trip In spite OF bad
roads and declares she likes u.
Miss Elsie Ray. who was taken III
with the measles some time ago de-
veoped severe case Of inflammatory
from which she is suffer
ing still.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-02-07
LIKES SPRING BETrER THAN
~ DEGREES BELOW ZERO

=. G. Slack. Beach, North Dakota.
arrived In Ontario this week looking
for a farm 20 operate. The spring
lige weathre that greeted him here
this week looked pretty good TO him,
Last year at this time," said Mr.
Slack. I'VE had four feet Of lee and
55 degrees below zero. where we
lived. 50 OF course this looks pretty
good"
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-02-07

is not on I he registered list. but a
round OF recruiting offices for yari-
Gus branches OF the service ayailed
not. Joe could not see them straight,
far enough down the card so he will
still care for customers at the On
tario Pharmacy.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-02-07
EYE TROUBLE KEPT JON
DAUs FROM q. ;. ARMY

Because his eyes were not up 10
the standard Jos. Daus OF the On
tario Pharmacy is not now in Uncle
Sans service. Mr.. Daus went to
Portland TO seek enlistment, for he
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-02-07

Read the Argus for all the news.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-03-08

The purpose is to create strict
union conditions, pay highest union
wages. sell pure meat at lower prices
and to develop and extend until all
the meat industry shall be in the
hands of the workers. This is in
teresting, and incentive is furnished
when one reads reports like these:
I'm the fiscal year ending Septem-
Der 80, 1917, Swift & Co. enjoyed
the greatest measure Of financial
prosperity in the history of the cor
poration.
"The net income rose from $780,
465,000 in 1915 to $34.650. 900, an
increase Of 67.8 per cent. The COM
pany paid in dividends ten millions
and put away a surplus Of $24,650,-
000."
Cudahy & Co. showed immense
gains" an increase of $51,O0O,000
over 1915. E. A. Cudahy said profits
we're extremely gratifying" They
were $4,303.000.
Morris & Co. doubled it's profits.
They were $5,694.58S in 1915 and
$1O,S58,4S9 In 1917.
The toll Armour & Co. collected
from the producers was $21,000,000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-03-08
UNIONS AND SECRETARIES.

American Federation-Frank Morri-
son. A. F. Of L. building, washington.
state observation-disclosures Perry Tav.
lor. p. Q. BOX 1885, Tacoma, Wash.
Olympia Trades Council-Fred Hud-
son. sos Columbia.
Alice Ps;stis- Trsst r. E. MShleT
6atterlee. 315 East Fourth.
D1aeksmlths-Richar Anderson.
~ Dookbiaders-Al Galloway. s15 East
a., Sese We. @s,: :,a Jo'.e-.-c. A. Gloyd'
- C,erk:' A:seciatie. - Mrs. Bernice
Cces. and Waiter. c. Fields.
Eieetrieisss-claud Wolf. 1901 East
Je:r,eyne. Barbers-Paul Werner.
Machinists-C. vanvlack. 354 Frank
lin.
Meat Cutters-S. L. Kaler
Musieians-Elmer Jones.
Painters Decorators s :, and r Pseer "anE-
er M ks and s;. s1s
Printins Pressmen-H. L. Workman.
eos Coiumbia: p,. r..-
teners-Secretary. L. H. Gorham; f1nan-
corner Third and washington.
care Olympia Single company.
ShipwriGhts. ship Carpenters and
JOineFs &C. D. Adams. secretary, 1913
Ounce street: c. v. Ely, financial Sec
rotary: J. A. McCaughan. business
agent. ZOE East Fourth.
stage Employes-Al Galloway BIS
East Fourth.
steam Engineers--A. J. Stocks. AIT
Tenth street.
Teamsters and Chau6eurs-Lott Nc
Gonigle. 205k Franklin.
typographical Union-Geo. L. Levy.
Recorder building.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-03-08
LABOR SHORTAGE?

The following is a sample Of the
kind Of dope sent out by the publicity
bureau of the Employers Association,
"for free use of editors:
"As the need for labor grows
greater. there comes the request from
many sources for the importation Of
Oriental labor for the duration of the
war.
1T is perhaps hardly necessary to
state that this move will be fought
by the American Federation to the
last gasp. There is certain number
Of organized labor who wish to re-
tain a hold on the situation, so that
they can soldier on the job as much
as they like, and work just as few
days in the week as necessity de-
mands. II this element of labor
turned out a full days work, II they
earned the money which they are
paid, If they stayed on the job six
days a week; If they stuck to good
job when they got 1t, instead Of chas-
ing hither and thither over the coun-
try on the hunt for something
softer with bigger pay-there would
be no labor shortage.
"If the laboring man of this coun-
try does not want the competition of
oriental labor he must be willing to
return a fair days work for fair
days pay. and he must be willing to
stay on the job"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-03-08

Twenty-Five hundred and seventy
one members Of the International Ty-
geographical Union are in war service.
with United States and Canadian
forces. Sixty-eight soldier members
of the union have been killed on the
battle-felds of France or have died
in service since the beginning Of the
war. Twenty thousand nine hundred
dollars has been paid by the union to
relatives of soldier members whose
lives have been given to their coun-
try. Sixty thousand dollars has been
invested in Liberty Loan Bonds by
the executive council of the union.
Two million three hundred thousand
dollars has been invested in Liberty
Loan Bonds by subordinate unions
and individual members Of Typo
graphical Union.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-03-08
PRICES GO UP 70
PER CENT.

Average wholesale prices have in
creased IS per cent since the war
began, according to review made
public by the bureau OF labor statis-
tics. Most of the advance has boon
within the lest two years.
From January to December OF
1917 the Wholesale prices of farm
products increased 80 per cent; food.
80 per cent; clothing, % per cent;
lumber, q per cent; drugs, so per
cent; house furnishing goods 81 per
cent
Retail prices have huctuated at q
relatively lower level than whole
sale prices. Dressed poultry and
granulated sugar only of % impor-
tant foods show larger percentage
of in increase in the retail than in
the wholesale prices.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-03-08
SHIP CARPENTERS INITIATE BIG
CLASS.

The anteroom of the hall in which
Ship Carpenters, Shipwrights and
Joiners held its regular meeting the
evening Of February % was crowded
with men who had made application
for membership in the union.
In addition to placing the seal Of
intelligent foresight upon this large
number of craftsmen, tho union lis
tened to a committee from the mass
meeting of those interested in the
laundry drivers strike and respond
ed with contribution Of 500 to the
bank account of the Trades Council
committee which is conducting the
operations against the laundrymen's
association.
The Ship Carpenters union now
has a membership of over 800. with
some seekers Of admission yet to be
taken. in.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-03-08

Many other unions have the ques-
ton OF subscriptions to the capital
stock under consideration.
Two acres of land has been pur-
chased at Renton Junction and the
work of construction of slaughter
house is now under way and will be
completed and ready for business in
about 80 days. The lumber comes
from an eight-hour mill 1T Everett.
AS soon as the slaughter-house Is
ready large and up-to-date meat
market will be opened up town.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-03-08
IMITATION PATRIOT.

Assembylman Decker introduced a
bill in the state legislature of New
York which would conscript all liable
bodied males between IS and IS
years. to be assigned to private en-
ployment and state work under the
direction Of the governor during the
war.
Mr.. Decker then waited for the
plaudits of those who favor conscrip-
ton Of labor, but later In the day the
speaker Of the assembly read let
ter from several of Decker's constit-
uents In which they charged him
with being Stacker, as he had re-
Trained from registering under the
military conscription law. Decker
admits he did not register. but ex-
plains that "he believed" he was
physically disabled for military serv-
ice.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-03-08
BIG PROFITS IN BANKS.

For the IL months ended June 80
last the gross earnings Of national
banks broke all previous records,
amounting to $667,4O6,000. IN in
crease Of $76,764.000 over the pre-
vious year. and net earnings amount
ed to $191,321.OOO, an increase of
$36,778.000. or 20 per cent. There
was distributed in dividends the sum
of $685. 900, an increase Of $1O,-
$4,000, or an average Of 11.61 per
cent ON their capital stock
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-03-08
CONSTRUCTION WORK UNDER
WAY FOR COOPERATIVE MEAT
PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION,

To date Seattle unions have con-
tributed $18,S00 to the capital stock
of the Cooperative Meat Products
association.
Out of the butchers and packing
house employees strike in Seattle has
developed the organization Of the
Cooperative Meat Products associa-
ton. incorporated for 100000.
Oscar. H. McGill. executive board
member of the Cooperative Whole
sale Society of America, and Carl E.
Lunn, organizer for the Puget Sound
Cooperative Wholesale association,
have campaigned the Seattle unions
and have sold stock to the following
organizations:
pn{1nrvvno korc onl vr1u Chic
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-03-08
called a master stroke,

called a master stroke,
But when 1t comes election time, we
turn it to a. joke.
For when the bunch of parasites for
our votes have appealed,
We scatter out and vote on every
ticket in the field.
Here Is the word; really it's a rarity.
This the only thing twill make you
free;
Your only chance lays in Solidarity.
workers. you could win the world
with Solidarity.
II all you people here tonight would
stand right by your class,
This little laundry trouble that we
have would quickly pass;
There would be little laundry with
Coop above the door.
All you people would be owners, and
the trouble would be DER
Then, when your shirt got dirty, or
your stockings, If you like,
You'd take them to the laundry
where they never have a strike
You'd patronize yourself, and that's
dandy way to be;
Then you'd enjoy the benefit of
solidarity.
The chairman then introduced o.
H. McGill. who made a forceful ad-
dress on the question of cooperation.
Mr.. McGill organized the % cooper
alive shinglc mills Of this state, and
these mills have been a great success,
financially and from the standpoint
Of lifting up the workers. The speak
er ridiculed the assumption Of some
people that the workers were not
able to successfully conduct bust
ness, and pointed to the growth Of
cooperative institutions as unanswer-
able evidence in favor of his argu-
ment. Workingmen are getting away
from the negative plan Of striking
and thus wasting their time and sub
stance and adopting in its stead the
positive action represented by cooper
alive conduct of business, said Nc.
Gill.
McGill is an expert in this line OF
cooperative industry, having devoted
years to the study and practice of the
principle, and Is clear and c0nvinc.
ing talker. He will have direction OF
the work Of establishing upon sound
footing the proposed new Olympia
laundry.
Joe Forstell was called upon by the
chairman and, in q characteristic
way, drew forth his purse, extracted
a greenback and planked it down on
the table. money talks" said For
stell, land I move that those who
favor the establishment Of a cooper
alive laundry in Olympia evidence
their faith by a deposit Of cash to
start the mutual machinery" There
was instant response and for q few
minutes the secretary of the commit
tee was kept busy receiving federal
reserve bank bills and taking notes
of the names Of the donors. One
hundred and twenty dollars was do
mated, and the committee instructed
to proceed at once with Incorporation
OF a mutual laundry company.
Mr.. Elder and the secretary of the
Trades Council, who had left the
meeting for a few minutes to wait
upon the Ship Carpenters. then in
session upstairs, made a report of
their visit. announcing that the union
of ship carpenters had voted 800 to
support the fight against the laundry
owners. Eighty dollars had pre-
viously been contributed by four
other unions for the same purpose.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-03-08
TRANSFERS AND CHAUFFEURS.

Cliff Haywood and Lott McGonigle
attended the annual meeting of the
District Council Of Transfers and
Chauffeurs' unions, held In Seattle
Saturday, Sunday and Monday,
March 2, and 4, and Wednesday
evening made their report to the
local union. An important para
graph of the report was the one
which mentioned that the district
council formally pledged fullest sup
port of the local union in the little
trouble existing between the organ
ization and local laundries.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-03-08
Solidarity.

Tune: Casey Jones.
In our vocabulary there's a word we
seldom use,
That's the very reason that We very
often lose.
1t ought to be our password. ought
to be our cornerstone,
And will be when we find We can't
win anything alone.
When we all strike together, 1t Is
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-03-08

The ladies of the Aid Society of the
Baptist church have formed a new
auxiliary to the local Red Cross chap
ter. with Mrs F.. W. Riesenweber
chairman. Mrs. Fred w. Stocking Sec
retary-treasurer and Mrs. Mary v.
Johns. work directress.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-12-20
THE SNOWFLAKE AND r,,o
ELECTRIC PLANT -OA

Eight miles to the south Of sno..
Make In the little town of Sbnmn,, D"
the Snowflake and Taylor Trrigo,,S' tay'
company has installed, since last S,lOu ~,
a hydro-electrical plant, and in cosa '', ;,
cold weather or shortage Of w wo4 "
they have also installed 60 u ~
oil engine. l.
The water power is secured fro..
the waters of Silver Creek vh,1,
are shot through a 1315-inch pine tp Tit,
Burnham turbine wheel at an elovo
tion of so feet and is capabIe Of s,s
nishing Sc H. P.
The plant was installed by Mr. u =
Lloyd of Spokane, washington on
electrical engineer of wide and varied
experience in his line. The nouin
ment was furnished through the Woct
ern Electric company of Los Angeles
with the exception of the water wboa,
engine and pipe.
The line is a three-phase affair. we'll
equipped and made as near foolproof
as science can make it. We aim to
furnish light and power to the three
towns of Snowflake, Taylor and Shum.
way. The present capacity of the line
is rated at 5000 25 watt lamps and
in case of need the generator could
supply twice that amount by attach.
ing both the wheel and the engine to
it. Lightning arresters are placed at
half-mile intervals and the switch.
board has an automatic cutoff which
insures a maximum of safety. The
line was built for service and ef
ficiency at a cost of approximately
$25,O00.00 including power-hOuse and
mill-race.
We expect to furnish light at a rate
of $3.50 per service, plus 20 cents per
Continued on page 36)
The Snowflake herald., 1918-12-20

stockholders are. the farmers and each
holds stock-shares or so-called
acres" in proportion to the size of
his farm.
The two towns of Showlow and
Lakeside are mainly supported by the
irrigation waters of upper Showlow
creek and tributaries. Both towns are
within the forest belt where precipi
tation is greater, hence do not require
so much water for irrigation and
these small streams cover a large
area. The largest storage reservoir is
the beautiful lake in the midst of the
pines near Lakeside With. the COM
ing of the Apache railroad and the
big sawmill camps nearby, these towns
are showing new life and growth. They
support at present combined popu-
latiOn of near 1000.
Woodruff is located near the juno
ture of the Little Colorado and Sill
yer Creek and diverts the waters of
the latter beautiful stream before it
merges into the silt-laden waters of
the Little Colorado. The diversion
dam and canyon ditch were built at
a heavy expense, fully justified how
ever, since the valley is very fertile
and ideally located convenient to an
unlimited market at Holbrook on the
Santa Fe, twelve miles away.
st. Joseph, our oldest town, came
into existence in 1876 by the colony
from Utah diverting the water for ir-
rigation from the Little Colorado. The
irrigation project suffered many ad-
versities early in its existence, but is
now permanently established. The
colony has always been progressive
and is now very prosperous. By
system of semi-irrigation they are de-
veloping large area of land parallel
with the river and the Santa Fe Rail.
road.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-12-20
IRRIGATION PROJECTS OF NAVAJO
COUNTY


The Snowflake and Taylor Irriga-
tion system covers the largest irri-
gated area in Navajo County. 1t
uses the two mountain streams, Silver
Creek and Showlow and besides has
a group of storage reservoirs. The
most important reservoir is Silver
Lake (Daggs), which stores over 10,-
900 acre feet. The dam is a mountain
of earth and stone in the canyon of
the Silver Greek, which throws the
water back into the valley and when
filled, diverts it over a low pass some
distance from the dam. The cost of
this structure was near $4,000. The
Apache Railroad now passes oyer
Silver Creek canyon on the dam. (See
cut accompanying
Numerous acres of undeveloped fer
tile land are possible of irrigation un-
der this system. The three towns of
Snowflake, Taylor and Shumway owe
their existence to the waters distrib-
uted by this company. Early in the
eighties the farmers co-operated and
this company Today the
The Snowflake herald., 1918-12-20

tirely of yellow pine and its variable
forms. This species is the most wIde-
ly disseminated and abundant tree of
the interior forest area, and in Ari-
zona, where it reaches it's highest de-
velopment, is practically the only tree
of commercial Importance in the man
ufacture of lumber.
The general character of the soil
distributed over the county is a sandy
soil, gravelly clay and black loan, all
rich and fertile wherever water can
be applied, and produces alfalfa,
wheat, barley, oats, corn, beans, pota-
toes, vegetables of every description,
and fruits of the harder varieties.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-12-20

whole of the northern portion is oc-
cupied by the Moqui and Navajo In
dian reservations, while the southern
portion includes a portion of the
White Mountain Apache Indian reser-
vation. The county proper is about
100 miles long from north to south
and fifty-three miles from east to west,
covering an area of over 5000 square
miles. 1t is bounded on the north by
Utah, on the east by Apache county,
on the south by Graham and Gila
counties and on the west by Coconino
county, on the south by Graham and
Gila counties and on the west by Co.
conino county. Navajo is the baby
county in Arizona, being created out
of Apache county in 1895
The average elevation is about 5000
feet The great farming portions will
be confined to the Little Colorado
valley and it's tributaries to the
south, as that part is better watered,
and presents more natural advantages
for building and operating storage res
ervoirs, while the section north of the
Little Colorado, with the exception of
an occasional ranch and settlement,
will forever remain grazing country,
over which will roam hundreds of
sheep and cattle.
The country rises so gradually to
the south from the Little Colorado
for distance of about seventy miles
that in travelling over it, one hardly
knows when he reaches the summit
of the mountain. The elevated south
ern portion is covered with a luxur
liant growth of timber, being a part of
the great forest belt running across
part of New Mexico and Arizona TO
the Colorado river This forest belt
is considered by one of the greatest
American authorities on forestry, TO
be the largest unbroken forest in the
United States. It consists almost en-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29
rHl ANNUAL JAMBoREE IN DANGER.

WalICrs complain -Apparcntly 1t has
not occurred TO any o. Tho protesting
la irons OF cabarcts that there may
%, something In them II elementary
Justice. Thuse EDITORS who reflect
most accurately the views Of tho eeie-
hranjs are quite premptory il their
demand upon the walters for an I'M
mediate surrender to their employers,
al least untr New Years Day.
1t ism pretty spectacle but IL
SOFA g. 10 show how far removed are
the freQuentcrs Of the bright-iighl
district on Manhattan Island from any
conception Of the problems which
must he dealt with right now by this
nation. The walters grievance is one
OF them. 1t is a part of the whole
vast question of the relations of en-
ployer and employee. only the utterly
.seifiSh and self centered would be un
willing to forego cue drunk in a Yeai
in order that justice may he dom
where II is due.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29
their friends are expected 70 Nsno3r
the New Year In on this occasion. q q
Flu" situation On,ct

Despite the fact that the number 1fs
new cases OF influenza ana prlen Z,
moni& as well as deathsL - hnr6lvt
noticeable. We still have en- lnlIss.s "a
enza with us" according % : efnf1.s
ment from DR. Flanagan, az IN ritw4
health department Colds are ~ feSs. \
ing: pneumonia Is CATCHING. " wNISa'
as the influenza" also warned IN \
Flannagan. and as a preventative H.
another outbreak OF the tliseaee. IN u
utmost care should be taken ~ 11ery. (
one. SIS iss
4 record little less than phenene ii
nal. was that OF the health denarf.a
menf. where 1t was stated that nof Z. |,
single case Of influenza had been 80
ported up to q late hour last nisht.
tor Saturday. The number of new
cases have been coming in III a 49,
eraEe Of more than 100 per day. =, III
no apparent reason could BE- river;
Tor the sudden drop In the record
Four deaths were reported Eftdavs
night, but as this Is also far below M
average physicians are confident tlaafa 4
II proper precautions are taken. RicI1.sss
nond will have no further trOubte~
from the influenza. ~g IA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29

New YORK. c7C2 5 anousl M YEARS
Eee 9areorec may NOS noatot'ol i@e
nex, TUESDAY night The waters Who
have na'erto served Thirsty multi
,uses wito ,he,r mai eueae'~ IF
ns,o.e IN preparation for t1ts annus'
saear.ne OFT threateo, Ia s'rske-
Tha, fractional part ef Ne" iorN
which takes ITSELF most seriously ard
feeis ,ha, il is au TAI, and seVceal
a,her things 30 so al cabaret t"RIe
for several hours. absorbing food and
drink rs long a. capacity remains. IS
deeply axttafed Not that e"relns
and swilinE are absolutely necessary
10 health and happiness Al any other
ssrne, but, ,o he any body at all. one
ssinpax must be among those present
On This one occasion, and IT is neces~
xary for New Workers of this Kind to
snpear To be somebody
We do no. know the nature or *
sent Of the grievances Of which the