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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14
J. w. PETERSON WINS
HIS APPEAL CASE

The appeal of J. W. Peterson
from the Municipal Court came up
in the Superior Court Monday and
the Judgment of the lower court
was not sustained. City Attorney
Johnson said that he did not con-
slider it possible to obtain a con-
viction in the Superior Court. Pc
terson was charged with yagrancy
and sentenced by Acting Justice
Mansfield to 80 days in Jail and to
pay the costs of the case.
Peterson was charged with hav-
ing no visible means Of support
though he had money with which
10 pay his way. Justice Mansfield
suspended the sentence on condi-
ton that Peterson leave town,
which he did. But he returned, en-
ployed an attorney and beat the
case.
There is no law for "railroading
or deporting people from munich
palities. but the lower courts have
had the habit of doing this in the
past. 1t is a poor way to slough
off, undesirables on peighboring
cities, but they do it just the same,
If it is not good for the moral well
fare of one city to retain an uu-
desirable person within its limits
we cannot see how it would help
the moral welfare of another city.
1t is not legal. 1t seems TO be the
policy of some officials and some
citizens who are not officials to
drive undesirables from their town
to clean the moral atmosphere, as
it were-to hell with the moral
well-being of other towns.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14
NOLAN ACQUITTED
OF MURDER CHARGE

On Monday, the Ord of this
month, Edward d. Nolan was dis
charged, without trial, the re-
naming indictments being dis
missed by Judge Frank II. Dunn,
who sentenced Warren X. Billings
to penal servitude for life and in
whose court Mrs. Rena Mooney and
Israel Weinberg were acquitted by
juries, all accused of the same
crime of which Tom Mooney was
convicted on perjured testimony.
Read the story of Nolan's per-
secution and the suffering endur-
ed by Ed. Nolan and his family at
the hands of Henry NJ. Fickert, San
Francisco's Prosecuting Attorney,
written by Gilmore Meherin for the
San Francisco Call:
San Francisco, March 5.
There was a box of crystals found
in the basement and a tin of white
flour
For this man was hustled out
of his home at midnight, branded
murderer, thrown into solitary
confinement and contrary to the
law of the land, denied the advice
of counsel. For nine months he was
kept in Jail without a trial. For
twenty months he was held as an
accomplice in one of the most VIC
ious crimes in history.
Not in Germany nor in darkest
Russia, but in San Francisco, the
man went forth free Monday. The
police stated that there was not
sufficient evidence even to warrant
a trial.
Edward d. Nolan, one of the
four men accused of perpetrating
the preparedness parade bomb out
RACES, was held twenty months, his
home was searched and his wife in
midated-because there was a
box of EPSON salts in his basement
and tin of flour used by his
children pasting a kite,
The dismissal of the last of the
eight charges is a sweeping indict-
ment of the whole Mooney trial.
Even the fury of the prosecution
could not convert salt and flour
| into dynamite. The hour has pass
ed, the bell has rung throughout
the world when any man can call
another "Boishivik," Anarchist, "
"Pro-German," and thereupon,
without fact or proof, push him
and his family to destruction.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14
Family Suffers Most

Nolan's family, perhaps, suffer-
ed more than he did in the perse-
cution which came to an end yes
terday. A man, a woman and two
little children We're the victims in
this scapegoat theory of justice.
The man sat in the cozy, artis-
tic living room of his little home
last night and without trace of Bit
terness reviewed the circumstances
of his arrest. The woman, who is
still but a girl, slim in figure, ar
dent in speech, shook her head and
for a long time would not even
speak of her part in the brutalities
of that haggard night
Eight men had clustered into
her room. Among them were Mar
tin Swanson, Mike Burke, Barney
Riehl, Peter Hughes, James Bren-
nan and Ed Cunha. The children
were in bed, but the noise awaken
ed the boy and he heard and sat
up in his bed, terror stricken at the
fearful fate which seemed to ov-
erhang his father. Nolan was at q
machinists' meeting, where he had
gone to submit a report from the
Baltimore Convention.
They came about half past
eleven" Mrs. Nolan said at last.
'They started to pry about the
house, opening cupboards and pull
ing little bottles out of the medi-
cine chest Every one else has CON
fessed, you might just as we'll kick
in," they said. Make clean breast
of it They acted like foolish
schoolboys and talked in high
pitched nervous voices.
81 laughed at them. What are
you driving at?" I asked. tits all
Greek to mel" This made Brennan
angry and he Numbered out, Well,
1t won't be Greek for long. Ii
won't be Greek but rope when we
hang your husband
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14
THE CONSTITUTIONS
REFERENCE TO LABOR

The following is the clause in
the constitution of the Society of
Nations which refers directly to
labor:
THE high contracting parties
will endeavor to secure and main
tain fair and humane conditions
of labor for men. women and chill
dren, both in their own countries
and in all countries to which their
commercial and industrial relations
extend, and to that end agree to
establish as part of the organiza-
tion of the League a permanent
Bureau of Labor"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14
CONGRESS CR|PPLES
LABOR DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON, March S.-The
Sixty-fifth Congress adjourned sine
die on Tuesday, March 4
BY refusing appropriations, Con-
gress scrapped all the boards de-
veloped by the Department of La
Dor during the war, despite the
hope that these boards would be
permitted to function in times of
peace. The A. F. of l.. telegraphed
suggestions to every State and Cen
trail body in its jurisdiction that
appeals be made to Senators and
Congressman to support this legis-
lation. 4 factor in the defeat Of
the $40, 100000 appropriation for
the United States Employment Ser
vice was the lobby of private en-
ployment agencies. No appropria-
ton was made for the Woman-in-
Industry Service, the working con-
ditions service and other import
ant sections Of the Department of
Labor. The National War Labor
Board was refused $366,0O0. All
Of these boards will pass out of eX-
istence at the end of the fiscal
year-June 30-unless special
session of the new Congress is call
ed before that time by the Presi-
dent and necessary funds are ap-
propriated.
The remedial legislation that
failed of passage included:
The bill prohibiting immigration.
the land reclamation proposal by
Secretary of the Interior Lane, the
Nolan SO minimum wage bill, the
bill for retiring Government en-
ployees, convict labor legislation.
Senator Kenyon's proposal to in
vestigate and recommend methods
of promoting better social and in
dustrial conditions, several bills
providing for reconstruction com
missions and the Kenyon bill which
would authorize the Government to
loan funds to States and munich
palities to finance public under
takings.
A tax of 10 per cent has been
placed on the net earnings of the
products of child labor with the
same restrictions as were contain
ed in the child labor law declared
unconstitutional by the United
States Supreme Court.
The bonus of $120 a year for
Government employees receiving
up to $4,000 was increased to $240
for the next fiscal year, and q COM
mission was created to classify
salaries of these employees. The
following have been named mem
bers of this commission; Senators
Jones (Nevada), Henderson and
Spencer, and Messrs. Keating,
Cooper and Hamlin. The last
three named were Congressman,
but will not be members of the
next House.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14
Union Girls Parade at Wilson
Meeting

Under the direction of the Gen
eral Mooney Committee, a score of
union girls captained by Pauline
Turkel, of the Stenographers' I'm
ion, paraded the streets in the vi
cinity of the opera house where
President Wilson delivered an ad-
dress on the League of Nations,
"Why is Tom Mooney still in pris-
on" were the inscriptions on the
banners which were viewed by
thousands of interested spectators
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14
LEST We FORGET
TROS. !. MOONEY
New York, March 7, 1919.

Now 1Ork, MarCn I, 1913.
The General Mooney Committee
composed of delegates representing
every industry in New York City
today announced that a gigantic
demonstration on behalf of Tom
Mooney and Warren X Billings
would be held on May 1, at Madi-
son Square Garden. The largest
auditorium in the city has been Sc
cured for mass meeting, preced-
ing which two hundred thousand
organized workers will march in
fifty monster parades, starting
from the various labor centers in
Greater New York.
Labor in Americas metropolis
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14

If you have a sincere interest in
the welfare of your local union, a
good way to manifest it is to at
tend the meetings regularly, take
an active part in transacting the
business thereof, and keep your eye
on the fellow who questions the
sincerity of every members trade
unionism. And insist on the laws
being respected and adhered to.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14

A Texas woman has sued her
husband for divorce because every
time she went walking With him
someone called him a scab, She
said she could not stand the humili-
alton and that: John didn't have
brains enough TO Join union, +"
VIII she set It? Sure. and the res
toration OF her maiden name to
wipe out the stain.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14
(TELEGRAM)
New York, Feb. %, 1919.
overnor Alfred f. Smith,
L L -. -.

New York, Feb. %. 1919.
Governor Alfred e. Smith,
albany, New York.
zone of the most vital questions
concerning labor at the present
time is the Mooney case. There Is
country wide agitation going on
now for a General Strike should
Mooney and Billings not be releas-
ed before July A. AS the President
has invited all the Governors to a
conference to discuss matters per-
tanning to labor and reconstruction
won't you use your influence to the
end that the recommendation of
the Federal Commission which in
vestigated the Mooney case should
be enforced namely, Mooney should
receive a new trial? 1t is most APP
propriate in our opinion that the
Governor of one democracy should
counterfeit the arbitrary actions of
another State. Should you not at
tend the conference yourself, won't
you instruct your representative to
this effect?
"(Signed) ERNEST BONN,
Secretary Central Federated Union
of New York and Vicinity"
A similar telegram was dis
patched direct to the Governors
and Mayors Conference by the
United Hebrew Trades of New
York.
Throughout the Eastern States
renewed interest in the Mooney
case is developing. The organized
worker who understands the issues
involved realizes that Mooney must
be liberated as otherwise no work
er would be safe from the opera
ton of anti-union frame-ups. Mass
meetings are being arranged for
May 1 in a number of important
industrial centers. 1t is generally
believed that the publicity obtain
ed by this method will assist the
National Committee appointed at
Chicago, for the purpose of urging
that the National Government car
ry out the recommendations of two
Federal reports, both of which rec
commended. Federal Intervention on
behalf of Mooney and Billings.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14
Decide on Report Later

There was a heated discussion
before the conference decided to
send the resolution to a commit
tee for report later in the day.
This panic about Bolshevism in
the United States is all DOGGY, 4"
said William Piggott, spokesman
for Seattle, Wash, today, in telling
how his city dealt with labor I'M
rest.
"Out in the West, we deplore the
position taken by some public men
on this question" Mr.. Piggott said.
"The man is unfair who compares
conditions in this country with
Europe. There is no reason for
anarchy or revolt in the United
States, where the. working people
have the best homes and the best
working conditions in the world
and can change their government
by the ballot instead of by force, p"
you can't help conditions by
sitting around playing politics" he
declared, in continuing the attack
on Congress.
During the discussion one dele
gate said he knew of at least nine
men who were going home before
the conference ended because they
were dissatisfied with the deliber-
atoms.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14
Against Foreign Shipbuilding

Rolph's resolution condemned
the building of American ships in
Japan and China and demanded
that those contracts be cancelled
and replaced with some of the con-
tracts recently cancelled by the
Shipping Board in this country.
The resolution also advocated col
lective bargaining as a means OF
lessening labor unrest.
When a motion to refer the reso-
luton to a committee was made,
one Of the delegates said the rule
of the conference called for sub
mission of resolutions without their
being read Judge Lewis, repre-
senting Arizona, Immediately pro-
tested against a gag rule. Discus
sion became general and in reply to
criticism of the resolutions, Mayor
Baker, of Portland, Ore, declared
the Western delegates were much
dissatisfied with the procedure OF
the conference and wanted some
thing done. 1t was at this point
that Secretary Houston departed.
Motion to abandon the afternoon
program in order to hear report
from the Resolutions Committee fl
nally was made. 1t was amended
to permit an address by Secretary
Lane in the afternoon and then
was accepted almost unanimously.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14

A Sheffield (England) firm
which has been making shells for
the army will make files and
springs.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14

Up to October l aid had been in
voked from the War Labor Board
in 521 controversies. involving
more than 100000 workers.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14
Mooney Case Before Meeting of
Governors and Mayors

At it's regular weekly meeting,
the Central Federated Union of
New York despatched the following
telegram to Governor Smith, urg-
ing mayors called by President Will
son to consider urgent labor pro-
blems. The Federated Union con-
siders the Mooney case the most
vital matter now confronting the
organized workers of America.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14

An eight-ohur day and 44-hour
week with no night work for wo-
men is being demanded by the Ma
tional Women's Trade Union
League.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14

Some of the large cities are EN-
ploying eolored women as street
lamp lighters.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14

Newark On. j. carpenters have
been granted an increase of ten
per cent an hour, which brings
their daily wage up to $40.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14

Try BLUE RIBBON" Cigar, &c,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-03-14

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 al
so do lock, safe and key work. Tele-
phone and we will call for your
work and return same when repaired
at Arthur A. Baily's Sporting Goods
and Hardware Store. Both phones rs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
RLOODHOUNDS SEEK
MISSING WOMAN, rs
Mrs. L. E. Vail of Chodikee
Lake Likely in Mountains.
Special Despafch 10 The sus.


PouGHKEEPsIE, May 14.-Mrs. Louis L.
Valli, 70 years OF age. mother Of Frank
Vail. owner OF the Chodikee mill at
Chodikee' Lake. disappeared from her
home there Monday morning. leaving no
intimation where she was going. AL
though posses have hunted through the
woods shouting and whistling and
searching every crevice, they have been
unable to find a trace OF the woman.
Frank Valli came to this city to-day
and made arrangements to place blood
hounds on the trail of his mother in
kopas they will lead the searchers TO
where she Is located. They do not be-
lieve she contemplated taking her life
but were at first led to believe she had
walked further away than she had ex-
pected and that she would return.
Mrs Valli had been in the habit OF
taking long walks in the woods on the
mountain that overlooks the HUDSON
The family thought she had acted
Queerly about these walks and had kept
a close watch upon her. She would FIRE.
Quently elude them, and after being out
few hours would return. She left
Monday. and after a few hours the
family started n search, and then word
was sent to the neighbors, and dozens
Of them Joined in the effort to locate her
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
BOMB FOUND HIDDEN
IN SCENE OF STRIKE
! Three Inch Charged Shell
Discovered in Shop.

Agents of a private detective agency
discovered bomb yesterday morning In
a small tool chest in the machine shop
Of the Frederick Pearce Company at
20 Rose street. near the Brooklyn
Bridge. 1t had been constructed from
a three inch shell. and was filled with
two pounda=nf=black powder, with a foot
long slow fuse attached.
The bomb was turned over to Owen
Eagan OF the Bureau Of Combustibles,
who made an examination of It, Mr..
Eagan said later that apparently no
attempt had been made to light the
fuse, which would have burned for about
one minute before setting of the powder
The bomb. however. had not sufficient
power to do much damage even IL 1t hao
exploded, as the destructive power OF
black powder Is very slight except under
exceptional conditions No Illuminating
cap was found with the bomb. and had II
been set of the powder would have had
to be ignited by direct contact with the
fire OF the fuse.
The head OF the private detective
agency said last night that he believes
the bomb was planted in an effort to
destroy the plant because the Frederick
Pearce Company is hiring man to re-
place strikers More than 200 employees
have been out for some time, and re-
Gently they have been picketing the
plant. The detectives assert that an
anarchist who il considered dangerous
had been at work trying to spread prop
uganda among the strikers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
BISHOP KINSMAN OF
DELAWARE RESIGNS
Is Out of Sympathy With
Episcopal Church.

WILMINGroN, Del, May 14.-Saying
that he is conscious Of an increa sin 6
lack OF sympathy with various dominant
tendencies" of the Episcopalian Church.
Bishop Frederick J. Knsman of the Do
cese of Delaware. notified the 1880 an
nual convention OF his resignation to-
day, to take effect In October. Local
Episcopalian churchmen declared this
move is but a forerunner of his retire
ment from the church. Bishop Kinsman
has always been regarded as high
churchman."
Speaking OF "weightier reasons" which
have been considered by him, he de-
clared that his attitude toward princi-
pies and policies Of the church at large
were responsible for his retirement
Whether he would Join any other church
or not the announcement did not say.
He said, however. that he did not wish
to be hurried into any premature deter
mination of questions which might be OF
the utmost Importance to himself
Bishop kinsman was elected to the
position from which he Is retiring eleven
years ago. Prior to this appointment
he was professor in the General Theo-
logical Seminary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
IYENAGA TELLS OF
KIAO-CHAU RETURN
Japan VIII Give Back Terri
tory Within Two Years,
He Says.

DR.. T. Iyenaga Of Toxic. who up to
the signing Of the armistioe was deemed
by many TO be the unofficial spokesman
of the Mikado OF Japan, spoke at q
dinner given to members Of the foreign
and American press 10y Consul General
Yada at Delmonico's last night and de-
clared II to be his belief that Japan
will return Klao-Chou to China within
two years.
He made the statement In O speech
devoted to an explanation Of Japan's
right to occupy Shantung at all and to
a criticism OF those who consider that
Japan put over" a diplomatic coup at
the Peace Conference and Is treating
China unjustly. After explaining how
the break up of China and her dismem-
berment among western Powers was on
the cards UP to dozen years. ago and
was prevented only after Japan under
took the tremendous task OF standing
as a barrier between China and western
aggression" DR.. Iyenaga said:
The equity Of the Kao-Chou treaty
rests upon the solid ground Of history
and events, upon the sanctity OF treaties.
and upon Japan's pledge TO restore Kiao-
Chou to China.
"China, I believe, has good reason to
be satisfied with the Versailles treaty.
Her territorial integrity and political
independence are safeguarded by the
League of Nations To China revert
valuable possessions which Germany had
in Tientsin. Hankow and other places
and Japan has given her q written
pledge to restore Kiao -Chau. As to the
rights and concessions in Shantune
which Germany's defeat transferred to
Japan. China should not grudge their
enjoyment by her neighbor, for she has
granted such rights and privileges to
other powers elsewhere in China.
THE Chinese peace delegates at Paris
stood upon an entirely unjustinable
ground in urging the abrogation of the
China-Japan treaty OF 1915. They based
their argument upon the presumption
that the treaty was concluded undeI
duress and therefore can be made nuga-
tory. II treaties can 10 easily be con.
verified into scraps Of paper" as tho
Chinese delegates had wished. the entire
structure of international order will
forthwith be turned into a wreck. An.
archy and chaos, such as we find II
Russia, will be the inevitable outcome
| No! The League of Nations oanno
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technical violation OF the law. They did
no injury TO the United States or to any
one"
Mr.. Conboy declared that the statute
under which the men were indicted was
the outsrowth OF conditions before the
War OF 1912.
Both lawyers asked for the imposition
OF nominal fine. The accused were
liable to twelve years Imprisonment and
\ hne OF $1,000 on two indictments.
The argument that appeared to have
most weight was advanced by Mr.. Doyle.
He said that the cases were political,
that the attitude toward such cases at
this time is one OF leniency and amnesty,
and that the need for severe sentences as
deterrents did not exist Mr.. Conboy
said that he had made a careful exami-
nation of the case of Mellows and added
that II II involved an attempt to hinder
the nation in the prosecution OF the war
he would not be at the bar with the pris-
oner. .,..
The defendants were paroied In the
custody Of their counsel. The fines will
be paid.
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BUSY DAY IN TRAFFIC COURT.
Queens DOLLAR . Mile" Masistrat,
Acts on 100 City Cases.

Magistrate Dollar a Mile" Doyle Of
Queens had his metropolitan opportunity
yesterday. when he was summoned from
the gardened suburbs TO offlciate IN
TRAFFIC Court for Magistrate House. and
flashed through an even 100 cases before
he closed up shop for the day. He chung
to his dollar mile rule for every new
offender.
1T seems to me that Automobiles
cauld save a vast amount Of money" he
remarked, IF they would have their
speedometers tested more frequently"
Archie Il, Whine, a sailor, 261 Madison
avenue admitted his car was going
thirty-six miles an hour on West End
avenue, but said he was "just taking the
boiler out for a tryout" Lacking tss,
he was locked UP. Bonnie Katz. 10,
chauffeur for Belle Baker, an actress,
paid sl2 for obstructing the sidewalk at
Columbus avenue and Sixty-eighth street
and DR.. Reuben Gutenberg, IL West
Eighty-ninth street, was fined 500 on q
plea Of guilty to a third offence.