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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
FINANCES OF CITIES
OVER $4,000 PEOPLE

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. Ia
In 147 of the 227 American cities
of more than 10000 population, the
excess of expenditures for govern
mental costs, including interest and
OUTLAWS for permanent improve
ments, over revenues during the fis-
cal year 1918, amounted to $40
1890, or $3.4S per capita. In
the remaining so cities the excess
of revenues over expenditures was
$22,323,060, or $160 per capita.
Taking the entire 227 cities as a
group, the excess of expenditures
over revenues amounted to $4S,-
6O0,930, or S1.42 per capita. The
net Indebtedness of these cities aV-
eraged $77.53 per capita.
These are among the significant
facts presented in a report entitled
Financial Statistics of Cities Hay-
ing a Population of Over 10000:
1915" soon to be issued by Director
Sam. l.. Rogers, of the Bureau of
the Census, Department of Com
merce. This report, which was COM
piled under the direction of Mr..
Starke M. Grogan, Chief Statistician
for statistics of states and cies, gives
detailed data in respect to the reve-
nues and expenditures, the assess
ments, the taxes, and the indebted
ness and assets of the 227 American
cities, each of which, on the medal
date of it's last fiscal year terminal
ing prior to July 1, 1918, had an
estimated population of more than
10000.
The aggregate population of the
227 cities was estimated at 34,-
300, 1000, or nearly 33 per cent of
the total population of the country.
Ten cities are estimated to have
more than 100000 inhabitants
each; II, from 100000 to 100000;
AZ, from 100000 to 100000; 60,
from $4,000 to 100000; and SO,
from 10000 to $4,000.
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No. 1865.
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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
TERSE STATEMENT
Of THE SH|PYARD
TROUBLE. TO DATE

AT the meeting of the Northwest
District Council of the Bridge,
structural and Ornamental Iron
Workers and Piledrivers in August
the council voted a wage increase
of 81 to become effective not later
than November ] This made the
pay So per day.
Bellingham, Everett, Portland,
Spokane and Astoria notified the
council they had notified the own
ers the new scale would become
effective November /. Seattle and
Tacoma notified the owners the
scale would become effective Oc-
tober ! with the provision that the
old scale would continue until con-
tracts made prior to notification
were completed
On October Is there was organ
lied in Seattle the Piledriver
Owners Association. which is at
tiliated with the Master Builders
Association and what is now known
as the Associated Industries" or
ganized in Seattle and largely adj
vertised and camoulflaged in the
Seattle press with the view of Sc
curing public opinion in their favor
Mr.. McEacheran, a piledriver
owner of Seattle, is the spokesman
of the piledriver owners of Seattle,
and has, since the lockout in Seat
tie, been running three scab crews
and working them 4S hours per
week instead of the A hours. which
was the rule when the break came,
and paying time and a half for
overtime instead of double time.
which has been the rule.
In Portland and Astoria ownerf.
granted the advanced scale and the
men remained at work, waving tn e
eight-man crew provision.
McEacheran, to say the least, is
inconsistent. His company operates
four piledriving rigs i'll Astoria,
where it pays the scale demanded
by the union, and where the cost
of living is at least Is per cent
lower than here. If the company
can pay the scale in Astoria it can
pay the scale in Seattle.
The Northwest District Council
of Piledrivers met on November l
and notified McEacheran that the
council would order the men back
to work under present conditions if
he would assure them an early ad-
justment of claims. This attitude
of the union was approved by
Messrs Howard and Rhode, media
tors for the Federal Department of
Labor.
On Saturday, November s the
Piledrivers' Unions of Seattle, Ia
coma and Everett voted to return
to work under protest pending
negotiations. These negotiations will
be entered into Immediately by the
the Northwest District Council and
the Piledriver Owners Association
of the State of Washington.
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ORDERLY LEADERSHIP
STAYED BY COURT WRIT

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-The
injunction against coal miners will
only result in restraining an order
ly leadership of this strike de-
clared President Gompers, Secretary
Morrison and Vice-President Vol
OF the A. F. of L., following their
visit of protest to Attorney General
Palmer.
After reviewing the causes that led
to the strike, the A. F. of L. Of
ficials said
"The mine owners very cleverly
met the issue by appearing willing
and anxious to negotiate, but only
if the miners would first throw
aside the only power at their COM
mand to gain a respectful hearing
and fair consideration-the decision
to strike whenever it was demon
strated fair dealings did not pre-
vail.
1--WE are now faced with a coal
strike of vast magnitude. The gov
ernment now proposes to intervene
because of a possible coal shortage
Apparently the government is not
concerned with the manipulation of
the mine owners, which has made
for the present coal shortage and
undue unemployment of the miners
for the past l months.
Instead of dealing with those re-
sponsible for this grave menace to
the public welfare, it now proposes
to punish those who by force of cir
cumstances, have been the victims
of the coal barons' explorations.
The miners are now told the war is
not over and that all war legisla-
tion is still in force, and if reports
received here are correct the gov
eminent intends to apply existing
war measures, not against the own
ers of the coal mines but against the
coal miners.
ut is almost inconceivable that a
which is proud of its
participation in great war to
liberate suppressed peoples should
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14

ing interest but excluding outlays,
the average per capita payments
were $26.O5.
For the 227 cities taken together,
the payments for governmental
costs, including interest and out
lays, exceeded the revenues by S4S,-
60O,93O, or SLAP per capita; but
the revenues exceeded the payments
for current expenses and interest by
9,762,507, an amount equal to
four-fifths of the total outlays,
which aggregated $27S,363,437 In
other words, the cities of over 3d.
600, taken as group, are paying
from their revenues all their cur
rent departmental expenses and in
tercst and four-fifths Of their out
lays.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT or THE
STATE or WASHlNGTON. IN
AND FOR THE COU NTN OF SNOl
HOMISH.
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LABOR, STAY AWAY
FROM Los ANGELES
To all Central Labor Councils and
all Labor Papers throughout the
United States and Canada;

TO all Central Labor Councils and
all Labor Papers throughout the
United States and Canada:
Los Angeles, Cal, oct. 20, 1919.
The labor movement of Los An
geles requests that each organization
receiving this circular notify its
affiliated locals of the facts herein
contained, and each editor of each
labor paper also is requested to
write an article upon this matter and
to call the editors OF the daily press
in his respective city and endeaVor
to have articles printed which will
deal with this subject
The Merchants and Manufacturers
association of Los Angeles is making
every effort to bring wage earners
to Southern California. ADVERTISE
ments are being printed broadcast
which contain three statements:
% That work is plentiful in Los
Angeles: CD That no labor troubles
exist here; 90 That high wages
prevail.
Each of these assertions is de-
liberatc falsohoud
There is no other city in the
United states where there are so
many idle men ana women year in
and year out This condition is due
to the fact that thousands of per-
sons are attracted here annually as a
result of persistent advertising and,
upon their arrival find it impossible
to secure work
Instead of there being no labor
troubles i'm Los Angeles at this time,
exactly the reverse is true. More
than 10000 men and women are now
on strike. A number OF these
strikes have been in effect for many
weeks.
The statement sent out by the
Merchants and Manufacturers asso-
citation that high wages are paid in
Los Angeles is known to be untrue
by every wage-earner who has ever
visited this city, as the wage scale
here is lower than that which is paid
in any other city of equal population
in the United States, averaging $l.00
per day less than the wages paid
elsewhere.
The labor movement Of Los An
gelcs never has taken the position
that wage carners from other states
should not come to this city, but 1t
does take the position that they
should not be lurcG here under false
Those intending to
come to Southern california should
be fully acquainted with the facts
prior to their departure from their
old homes and their arrival in a
strange land. Those who come here
experience unemployment; in addi-
ton to this they will at once be sub
jected to the eNaCtions of as merCi-
less a gang of profiteers as curse the
face of the earth. Their specially is
to gouee those who are compelled to
rent-furnished rooms apartments
and houses. So merciless are these
rent pirates that the SKY would seem
to be their limit,
1t has we'll been said that Southern
California is paradise for the rich
and purgatory for the poor
With these facts presented in an
impartial manner the labor move
ment OF Los Angeles feels that should
the requests contained in the open
ing paragraph of this circular be
complied with no wage learner Will
come to Southern California with
out fully being informed OF condi-
lions actually existing here.
FrRternally.
Los Angeles Central Labor Council,
q. L. MY ERS,
Secrotary-T Urea surcr.
S-----
TRY "Rl HE RlRRONN Cigar sc
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Cities in Which Revenues Exceed
Expenditures

In all but four cities the revenue
receipts exceeded the payments for
current governmental expenses and
payments for current governmental
expenses and interest; and in so, or
35 per cent of the total number Gov
cred by the report--including the
larger cities of New York, st. Louis,
Pittsburgh Los Angeles, Washing
ton, Portland and Denver-the rev
enues exceeded the entire expendi
lures for governmental costs, in
Guiding interest and outlays. Dur
ing the preceding fiscal year the
revenues exceeded the total eXpen-
ditures in 90 cities, or II per cent
of the entire number covered by the
report for that year.
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Try BLUE RIBBON" Cigar, SC.
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THE METAL TRADES
COUNCIL MEETING

The Unions affiliated with the
Metal Trades Council are voting on
a 81 assessment in aid of Pacific
Coast strikers.
The Shipyard Workers are still
out
The council voted to set aside at
least fifteen minutes for discussion
of the Triple Alliance and requests
affiliated locals to do likewise.
A movement was started to de-
wise ways and means of forming a
social club for organized workers
in general and their friends.
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now undertake TO suppress the
legitimate aims, hopes and aspira-
tions of its own people.
ut is still more strange that a
nation which may be justly proud
of its Abraham Lincoln should now
reverse the application Of the great
truth he enunciated when he said
that as between capital and labor,
labor should receive first and fore
most consideration"
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We have a repair shop in connec-
ton with store and have an expert
repair man in charge of same We
make a specially 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.
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A
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOl
HONISH.
In the Matter of the Estate of Paul
Neubecker, Deceased,
Notice is hereby given that I. the
undersigned Amelia Neubecker. hav-
ing been duly appointed eXecutriX Of
the last viii and testament Of Paul
Neubecker my deceased husband; let
ters testamentary having been issued
10 me, that all persons having claim
against the estate of Paul NeubeCker.
deceased, are hereby required TO serve
the notice Of claim or claims on r. j.
Faussett my attorney of record, at
his offices, 1907 Stokes Block, Ever
EFT, Washington and file with the
Clerk of the above entitled Court the
same together with proof of service
within six months of the date of first
publication OF this notice
Dated this 22nd day of october,
1919.
AMELIA NEUBECHER.
FNtCutriN.
Date. Of first publication october
"a. 1919.
Date. of last publication, November
IA. 1919.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-29
BETTER Than CA[OMEL
Thousands Have Discovered Dr..
Edwards Olive Tablets are
aHarmlesS Substitute.

Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets-the substi-
tute for calomei - are mid but sure
laxative, and their effect On the liver s
almost instantaneous. They are the result
Of DR.. Edwards determination not to treat
liver and bowel complaints with calomel.
His efforts TO Danish it brought out the:e
little olive -colored tablets.
Thesepieasant little tablets do the good
that calomel does, but have 10 bad after
effects. They don't injure the teeth like
strong liquids or calomel. They take hold
Of the trouble and quickly correct it. Why
cure the liver at the expense Of the teeths
Calomel sometimes plays havoc with the
gums. So do strong liquids. 1t IS best not
60 take calomel, but to let Dr.. Edwards
Olive Tablets take its place.
Most headaches. Hdullness' and that
law feeling come from constipation and
a disordered liver. Take DIR: Edwards.
Olive Tablets when you feel doggy" and
sheavy.";s Note how they "clear" clouded
brain and how they e4perk up" the spirits.
l0c and Csc box. AL druggists.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-29
EAST ST. JoHNsBURY

A telegram was received tins morn
ing Monday from Brooklyn, N. y
announcing the death of Miss Char
lotte Morrill,. No particulars were
received at this writing except the
body will be brought here for burial
The whole community mourn he1
loss.
Clarence Temple was called to Or
leans Saturday by the death of his
father.
Raymond Locke has been on the
sick list the past week but is recoy-
ering.
The friends of Carl Hovey have re-
ceived word of his safe arrival from
France to New York. Mr.. Hovey Is
i'll at hospital but is recovering ane
expects to be discharged and return
home.
Miss Edith Ranney of ST. Johns
bury was a week end guest of Mis-:
Mary Wark.
Miss Gladys Dean of st. Johnsbur!
spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. Irv
ing Locke.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-29
WHEELOCK
Death of Jonas F. Folsom

Death OF Jonas 4. FolSom
Jonas Flagg Folsom, son of Will
liam and Lucy (Flagg) Folsom was
born in Wheelock, Feb. 10, 1884 and
died at the home of his son, in
Wheelock, Jan. 81, 1919. On July Fl,
1866, he married Lucinda Gray, also
of Wheelock, who died seven years
ago. Since then he has made his home
with his children. There were six
children bern. to them, Mrs. Lucy
Benedict of st. Johnsbury; Mrs. Ida
Moorehouse, deceased; Arthur Fol-
som of Wheelock; Mrs. Ethel Refs of
Brooklyn, N. Y; Mrs. Hattie Chabot,
deceased and Lyman, who died when
a few months old. He also leaves
two sisters, Mrs. 'Rhoda Hoyt OF
Minneapolis, Mimi; and Mrs. Esther
Davis of Los Angeles, Cal; five
grand children and two great grand
children, a number of nieces, nep
news, cousins and friends to mourn
his loss. The funeral was held Jan
% at the home of his son with whom
he was living at the time of hi.
death. Rev. Mr. Gould of Lyndon
Center conducted the services. TIL,
interment was at Wheelock cemeter,
beside his wife and children. All hav,
the sympathy of their many friend
IN this time of sorrow.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-29
CABOT

The Judith Lyford Woman's club
will meet with Mrs. NJ. w. Hale next
Tuesday afternoon, Jan. %.
The Judith Lyford Woman's Club
observed gentlemen's night last
Tuesday evening. Thirty ladies with
their husbands cor friends" were pres
ent. The losing side of the Wom-
ans club paid the winning side of
which Mrs. F. E. Currier was cap
tain. Mrs. J. w. Butterfeld and
Mrs. w. r. Putnam serving as hos.
tesses. The company was entertain
ed by IN elaborate theatrical perform
ance "The Bugaboo Minstrel Show
Refreshments of sandwiches and cof-
fee were served by the losing side.
Mrs. S. A. Nelson is i'll with infiu-.
enza.
In the item a few days ago about
the w. r. c. installation your cor
respondent forgot to say that Mrs.
Bertha Marsh was the installing Of
ficer.
There will be birthday social at
the Congregational church vestry
next Friday evening. Come and have
good time with the rest.
w. D. Barr has pair of live coons
on exhibition which he captured
about a week ago.
Charlie Rogers has. finished clerk
ing for Rogers & Currier.
Several ladies met with Mrs. ]. w.
Butteriield one afternoon last week
and tied and finished off a comforter
Tor MI. and Mrs. Burtnette, who were
burned out few weeks ago.
Red Cross Note: All those knitting,
| SOCKS are requested to leave them
with Mrs. Aubrey Nelson on or be-
fore Feb. 1.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-29

On Sunday morning Rev. G. w.
Douglas spoke on the theme Some
implications of the Gospel" In the
evening the subject was "Some
Glimpses from an Endless Chain. :"
The usual mid-week service on Thurs
day evening will consider Latin AM
erica" The usual preaching service on
next Sunday on Democracy Safe for
the World
Mass was said at st. Leo's church
at 1130 Sunday morning.
Miss Clare Woods returned to St.
Johnsbury on Saturday to take up
her work in the Randall and Whit
comb store, which was interrupted by
months seige with influenza and
pneumonia.
Misses Edith Lewis and Clara Mich
OILS went with Rev. G. w. Douglas on
Sunday afternoon to the services at
East Concord and Fitzdale.
Mrs. Amanda Wentworth and Dan
Dodge are among our older residents
who are i'll.
Mrs. Peter Pelotte of South Lun-
enburg was thrown out of sleigh
while returning to her home after
mass on Sunday. She was taken to
James Kings and DR.. Bronson was
called and it is thought there will be
no serious consequences from the ac-
cident.
Mrs. Sidney Wilson of South Lun-
enburg is with Mrs. Hattie Wilson
for an indefinite stay while recovering
from prolonged attack of influenza
and bronchitis. Dr. Spooner of Lam
caster is attending her. Master Law
renee Wilson is staying with his
grandmother, Mrs. Jean Wilson anc
aunt, Mrs. A. w. Sugg and attending
the Corner primary school.
The following pupils of Miss Anna
Cole on Baptist Hill has no attend
ance marks during the fall term OF
| II weeks: Marjorie Sayers, Vera
King, Richard King. Harold Hast.
ings and Albert King missed one day
each.
Messrs. J. F. King of Fitzdale, w
R. Bell of South Lunenburg and G
G. Temple and K. T. Brown of the
village wh) were called to Burlington
on legal business last week returned
home safely on Wednesday afternoon
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WELLS. RIVER

Mr.. Rand of Plymouth. N. Fl. was
business visitor in town Monday.
DR.. W. H. Munsell returned the
first of the week from Stanstead. p
U, where he was called owing to the
illness of his granddaughter, Miss
Wlnsome Worthen. Miss Worthen
had pneumonia, following influenza,
but is improved at this writing.
Mrs. E. S. Crabtree is hostess to-
day to the Thimble Club. The guests
of honor being Mrs. Crabtree's
mother, Mrs. FaIle, and her sister,
Mrs. Esdon, both of Montreal.
Don't forget the Junior promenade
and dance January 29th. Excellent
music will be furnished by Klark's or
chestra.
S. S. Fellows, who has been con-
fined to the house with a hard cold
for several days, returned to Mont
pelier, Tuesday afternoon.
Merton Miller returned FRIDAY
from Ithaca, N. Y, where he at
tended the conference of students at
Cornell University.
James George IS on the sick list
this week.
Ralph Heleb, who has been ill for
several weeks, resumed his work at
the Adams Paper Co., Saturday.
Norman Van Dyke and Miss Gladys
Van Dyke of McIndoes were guests
Monday of Mr. and Mrs. Philo Van
Dyke.
Miss Mary Fellows is sick with a
hard cold
c. e. week will be observed by the
Young Peoples Society and the
Dartmouth Evangelistic Team of five
members, will be here over the week
end. Wednesday a play will be
presented. Thursday evening pray
er meeting held Friday evening a
social for the C. E. members with an
entertainment furnished by the
Dartmouth men. Saturday the US
ual "hike,' weather permitting. Sum
day the C. E. Service in charge of the
team. i.
The next meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society will be held Feb.
4th, with Mrs. Flora Goss. Mrs.
Frank Slack, leader.
Miss Lucille Angel goes Thursday
to Barre to spend a few days with her
cousin, Miss Hazel Cabb.
Elmer Doe finishes work for John
Butson, February first, and moves to
South Ryegate with his family, where
he will live with his father, Fred Doe.
The high school pupils cleared over
81 at their food sale, Saturday.
Mrs. Fraser entertained a party of
ladies Saturday afternoon at tea
in honor of Mrs. Esden of Montreal,
p. @.
Among ether events planned for
Christian Endeavor week is a play,
"The Village Post Office" which is to
be given at the church parlors We'd
nesday severing, February 9Th.
F. B. Taylor and D. G. Farwell
were business visitors in st. Johns
bury, Saturday
DR.. Harry Storrs, who has been
at training camp in Georgia, was in
town, Friday.
DR.. John Thomas attended the
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MONROE

There were no church services
Sunday on account of the influenza
epidemic.
Mrs. Margaret Martin returned
Monday to her home in Iowa Falls,
Iowa, after spending a few weeks
with her sisters, Mrs. Fred Gibson
and Mrs. Frances Hall.
Mrs. A. F. Kimball of Barnet spent
few days last week with her sister
Mrs. P. E. Blanchard. ~
Miss Georgiana Plamandon of East
Ryegate is working for Mrs. w. ]
Parker
Larkin Hosford of Woodsville Wis
tied his mother, Mrs. E. H. Hosford
the last of the week.
Mrs. Eugene Field of McIndoes is
caring for Mrs. Earl Williams.