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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18
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R. IF. HOWARTH,
P j. COULTER,
w. j. FORTSON,
j. r. GORDON,
G. j. RICHTER,
c. f. GOLDTHORP.
Tn Law OFF Eiectinn Dav
To Lay Off Election Day


The following resolution to be sub
mitted to the State Federation Con-
vention was adopted:
Whereas, In times passed it has
been the custom of most all union
men and other workers to stay at
work on election day, and thereby
causing a great many votes to be
lost, due to the fact that a good
many are very tired after a hard
days work, and also that it happens
in most cases that the weather being
bad, all of which tends to keep a
great many voters from the polls,
and
Whereas, 1t is deemed the solemn
duty of all workers who have vote
to go and vote for the interests of
themselves and their fellow workmen
who are less fortunate; Therefore
be it
'Resolved, That this convention call
on all workers to cease work on No
vember 2. which is the regular cleo
tion date for this year, and that all
delegates to be instructed on their
steps to put this movement into
effect.
-. H. ANDERSON"
Draper Home Resolution
The following resolutions relating
to the campaign of organized labor
to take over the Draper Children's
Home were adopted:
Whereas, There is campaign on
for the purpose of the taking over of
the Draper Crildens Home for the
care of homeless children of members
of organized labor; and
Whereas, Many local unions have
already given their endorsement and
hearty cooperation in the form of
stock purchases, and such other
methods of support as will tend to
make the project a success; there
! fore be it
Resolved, That the Everett Central
Labor Council indorse this undertak-
ing to furnish home for dependent
children; and be it further
Resolved, That this body instruct
its Resolutions Committee for the
State Convention to be held in Spo-
kane June 20, to use its influence in
securing the Endorsement of this
movement before said convention.
NEIL BRESLIN,
J. II. ANDERSON.
| Anti-Gun Men Resolutions
The following resolutions were
adopted and ordered presented to the
State Federation Conventions:
Whereas, The workers have long
since realized that in using our only
effective weapon, the strike, against
employers who are ,rying to keep us
in wage slavery, the greatest menace
with which we have to deal is the
thug and gunman, branded as a pri-
vate detective, who is employed to
create trouble so that the civil or
military authorities are called upon
to disperse gatherings of organized
workers, to put them in jail, to muir
der them and in every way break
their morale so as to make them sub
missive to the dictates of the employ
ing class; Therefore be it
Resolved, that the 10Th Conven-
tion of the Washington State Fed
Grafton of Labor go on record as
favoring the abolition of such
agencies in this state; and be it
further
Resolved that the Executive Com
mittee of the Federation use its
power and influence to have such a
measure presented to the next legis-
lature of this state.
| (Signed) FRANK JOHNSTON,
Local 451,"
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Big Biz and the farmer have at
least one thing in common-they
both sit up nights figuring, the one
as to how he can avoid income taxes
and the other as to how he can pay
them, but we can not see in this fact
any reason for the mutual attach
ment recommended by the kept
press.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18
Commend City Commission

The following resolution com
mending the administration of the
City Commission was adopted:
Everett, June IS, 1920.
Whereas, the present city admin
istration is doing excellent work in
conserving the city finances, regain
ing control of the City Dock and
other achievements, and
Whereas, These acts, undoubtedly,
do not meet with approval of our in
visible government, as witness the
attempt now being made to get suf-
ficient signatures to petition call
ing for an election to re-establish
the ward system of city government.
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, by this
Council in regular meeting assembled
that we do not endorse this petition
at this time and call upon all good
citizens to use their influence against
II SI1h,,, ittaJ hv
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18
THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE
WIN. STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR

Published weekly by the Executive Council of the Federation
tanning official other interest the member
ship Local Unions
which might be of value Office of the publications 5O89 Maynard dg
Seattle, Washington
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18

The kept press has got the habit of
labelling the excess profits tax as "a
tax which has no friends" but truth
would compel the addition of ''among
those who have to pay it."
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MOST CORRUPT CONGRESS IN THE
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

Did Its Best for Private Corporation Interests and Its Worst for
the Pubc-Nay the Good God of Nations Save the People
From Its Destructive Work During the Last Three Months
It's Life, from December 6 to March T.
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BRIEF NOTES

Chairman of the Triple Alliance monster
under the Of the Triple Alliance held
PierceC
enthusiastic audience
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18

Secretary similar county Lewis
Chhals Sunday and also reports unlimited enthusiasm
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18

Island and Robert Bridges spoke the Snohomsh County
at
despite large and enthusiastic audiences attended and
throughout the day.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18

Smoke Chas. Sheets CHALLENGE
10c Cigar.
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Another picnic Spanaway planned for the early future
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Try "BLUE RIBBON" Cigars, sc
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Thirteen New Workers
Named to West Point
NetU York Tribune
Warrington Bureau

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Six men,
bers of the New York National Guard
and seven men from civil life living
IN New York to-day were designated
by the War Department to take the
entrance examination the first Tues
day in March for admission to the Army
Military Academy at West Point with
the June, 1920, class.
The National Guardsmen given ap-
pointment TO the academy included:
Frank l.. Lazarus. 700 West i78th Street,
New York City, who served as corporal
Of Company <, list Infantry; George
s. MacGregor, 1885 Hancock Street
Brooklyn, a sergeant with Troop C,
1st Cavalry; Harry w. Osborne, 295
Amherst Avenue, Jamaica, L. l., pri-
yate in 9Th Company, Coast Artillery
Corps; Raymond S. Frazier, Platts-
burg: private. Quartermaster Corps:
Stanley b. Johnson, Middletown, SER
geant, Quartermaster Corps, and Vim
cent W. Kilfoil, Watervliet, private.
Quartermaster Corps.
Those appointed from civil life are
George A. Duerr, 348 East Sixty-eighth
street; Charles l.. Booth, 457 West
.23d Street; Gerald H. Galloway. go
West 1o4th Street; Joseph NJ. Murphy
/ IL West 10th Street, and John r +
Clare, Ga East l27th Street. ali Of New
York City; Herbert S. Water, Of Mount
vernon, and James B. Kraft, of Buff
faIo.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Alleged kidnapping
Like Dickens's Tale
OF Little Nell
Parallel Conceded by Father
of 6-Year-Old Ruth King;
Admits Child Influenced
Man to Take Her Away

Held as a fugitive in Jersey City
and charged with kidnapping in Brook
lyn, Charles Bonestecl, the man who
took six-year-old Ruth Eleanor King
from her parents home Tuesday, said
yesterday he intended to waive extra
dition, face the Kings in court and
make them admit his prior right to
will nave the enthusiastic support Of
Ruth Eleanor, who fought separation
from her "Papa Bonesteel" in Jersey
City Tuesday night, and yesterday
again reiterated the statement that the
man who had been a father to 'her
more to her than her own father and
mother.
When King signed complaint yes
terday in the Fifth Avenue court,
Brooklyn, charging Bonesteel with kid
naping, he remarked that his little
girls power over Bonesteel, a stone
cutter and farmer, was remarkable.
"It is Dickenss story of Little Nell
all over again." he said
When he heard of Kings action
through the Jersey City police Bone
steel said the quicker he was taken
to Brooklyn the better it would suit
him.
Tells Child's Story
~ have good cause for action against
the Kings" he said, "on the ground Of
false arrest. King need not promise
woman of Hartford, Conn, but l am
going to bring out about how / came to
be father to Ruth.
Give and a half years ago, when
we lived at 229 Lee Avenue, Brooklyn.
my wife, from whom I have been sepa-
rated two years, saw an ad in q paper
offering baby for adoption. She got
Ruth from the Kings, and they agreed
to pay SO week for her care. They
paid 81 two or three times, and never
anything after that.
County, Pa, and five years ago we took
Ruth there. year later I was sum-
moned from Glen Eyre to appear in
the Brooklyn Supreme Court. I went
before Justice Kelly. Mrs. King was
there. The justice questioned her, and
then swore me to- take care of the
child and to send her to school, From
his own hand he gave the baby to me
saying she was mine to care for.
Denies He Was Destitute
II don't know whether NV wife is
living or dead. I came to JERSEY CitS
two years ago. 1t is not true that Kine
found me and the baby here in almos1
destitute circumstances / did no,
pawn my overcoat. was earning neve,
less than $25 week then. But Kine
said he had nice home, and told me
ms wife was anxious to have Ruth
with her because the world vas goins
to end December II and she wanted ii
her children with her. She has a bo,
about four and girl about two.
so | went over to Brooklyn to liv.
with the Kings and agreed to pa,
board. quitting my job in Jersey Gitss Gis
Ruth caught cold recently ane
e%9;ughsd %; at night; Right then / saw saw
severely for coughing and disturbine .
his sleep, and Ruth asked me severa'
City. 'eises
Take me home where be,ono
she said to me-" ''o"s'
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
marlborough Records
Ready for Examination,
City Experts Begin the Task
Of Scanning the Figures on
Operative Expenses To-day

After summoning James L. Quacken-
bush, Interborough attorney, to his
office, Comptroller Craig announced
last night that the citys examination
Of original records and vouchers in the
lnterborough Offices at 165 Broadway
would begin this morning. This is the
first actual step taken by the Board of
Estimate in its investigation of the
city's traction companies.
Comptroller Craig said he had been
faced with apparently insurmountable
difficulties in getting the inquiry under
way and had telephoned to Mr..
Quackenbush to tell him orally lust
what was wanted Of him. Twenty
minutes later, the Comptroller said. the
lnterborough lawyer appeared at Mr..
Craig's office. Corporation Counsel
Burr also was present at the con-
ference.
The conference removed our diff
Guilty, and the afternoons work short
ened the time of the Investigation bv
tnree MONTHS" Comptroller Craig said
tie was told by Mr.. Quackenbush that
the original vouchers bearing on the
cost of equipment and constructior
OF the original subway were ready for
examination by the city accountant.
duncan Machines, chief accountant
o. the Finance Department Of the
Comptroller's Office, will head the
squad or f1ve or six who will start tho
work to-day. Seventeen thousand ;oripi-
nal vouchers, it was estimated yester-
day by Corporation Counsel Burr. TO-
gether with checks and other PAPERS
Will have to be examined before tho
information wanted for the next public
nearing on Wednesday is obtained and
gathered together. The workers have
instructions to eliminate all voucher,
not properly chargeable to equipment
and construction.
Comptroller Craig said that the
Board OF Estimate was going ahead
even more rapidly than it's program of
the week called for. To pass Judgment
on the company's claim that operating
costs require increased fares, Comp
troller Craig yesterday asked Mr..
!uackenbush to prepare information to
determine present costs of operating.
power. material, requirements, repairs
ana wages, "in such way that the
hgures would stand the acid test"
Mr.. Quackenbush also agreed, ac-
cording to Mr.. Craig, to assemble for
the city examiners the facts of the
Manhattan Elevated Company, particu-
larly with regard to electrihcatiop and
third-tsaokine.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Slayer Sentenced to Die
Sam the Landlord'' Must Go ia
Chair Week of Feb. %

Samuel Michalow, known as "sam,
the Landlord" who was convicted sew
eral days ago Of the murder of Mrs.
Elizabeth Niznick in Yonkers last Octo-
ber, was sentenced yesterday by Su-
premc Court Justice Tomkins, in White
Piains, to die in the electric chair dur
ing the week Of February 90. Michalow
did not actually kill the woman but in
robbery. -
He cannot speak English and did not
understand that the judge had SEN
fenced him to death until after hc hsd
been taken to a cell. Then he said ne
did not believe an appeal would do him
any good. His counsel, however. said
an appeal would Be taken.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Messenger and Cash Gone
$4,000 Missing as Bank EN-.
plOyce and Chnr, n;sc

BOSTON, Jan: 15.--The disappear
ance OF Oscar p. Jesscman, a bank
messenger, with $4,000 in cash was
man was employed by the Old Colony
trust Company. He has been missing
since II q. m. yesterday. when he was
intrusted by the bank with the delivery
OF package containing twenty $1,000
The police order for Jcsseman'g ar.
rest says, that Frank lynn, his close
friend, also ia missing. Both youths
have been interested IN amateur The.
atricals, lynn az female imper-
senator and Jcsscman played juvenile
Parts. Jssssman II twsnty-thrss years
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Button Clew Causes Arrest

After the safe Of the Colonial Theater
IN feekskili mad been blown open and
robbed last Sunday night the police
found button. That elew led yes-
terday 70 the arrest Of man who
said he was George Eberhardt, twenty
four years old, Of the Hotel Sylvan.
list Street and Third Avenre. He
confessed, the police say.
A watchman In Peekskill said three
men warmed themselves In his shanty
just before the robbery. He heard one
Of the trio called 'sHumpy7 Eberhardt
Is known by that name, and detectives
arrested him. Then IT was seen that
bis oysreoat lacked. button. The
button found at Peekskill matched
shoss az his saEmsnt II b ssjAv
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16

tainable by makers Of bed.
room furniture.
Plate glass is sold ahead
tor a year, at highest prices
in its history-a fifty ner
cent. increase having sons
into effect since December !
last.
The supply of shellac--.
which comes from India-is
far below the demand.
Nail makers are doing
favor by selling them for Sc a
keg. They were 81 in Decem.
Der.
Castors pulls - knobs
upholstery fabrics-leather-
EVERYTHING going into
the manufacture of furniture
has gone up in price, and is
hard to get.
Furniture manufacturers
used to be glad to have re.
tailers buy their goods.
Today retailers are glad to
have the manufacturers sell
and deliver-their goods to
them.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16

Ph on gr aph
manufa c tur ers
placed broadcast
large orders for
cabinets.
There came a
tremendous call
for closed motor
cars, and plate
glass used for
mirrors became
less and less OBJ
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16

$21. Yesterday they sold as
high as $50.
"Walnut veneers are scarce.
The best grain is in the
stumps, near the ground.
Cutting for airplane material
during the war when length
was needed, the stumps were
cut so low there was mighty
little left for furniture use.
Zone chair manufacturer
was asked by a large concern
to place an order. He gave
an order equaling the reserve
stock he used to keep on hand
in the old days.
&" why, that's more lumber
than I have said the lumber
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Twelve Staples
Show Net Drop
OF 13c i'm Week
Fair Price Committee Gives
Out First List for Two
Weeks, Showing Steady
Decline in Many Foods
Crocers Praised for Aid
Fresh Butter, Down E Cents,
Leads in Decrease, With
Potatoes Alone Rising

The Fair Price Committee issued a
staple foodstuffs price list yesterday
after an interval of two weeks, during
which it steadfastly refused to quote
advances regarded by it as not justified
by market conditions.
In making public the price list yes
terday, Federal Food Administrator Ar
thur Williams, who is also chairman of
the Fair Price Committee, said that the
cost of staple foodstuffs had dropped
sufficiently to warrant the committees
placing of its approval stamp on them.
He said that the public had not been af-
fected by the increase in prices of two
weeks ago, as retailers had failed to re-
feet the advances in the wholesale mar
ket on their quotations. Grocers were
to be heartily commended for their CO.
operation, tine Food Administrator said.
Federal agents had informed him of the
stability of retail prices in this city, he
announced.
Twelve Commodities Drop
Twelve staple foodstutfs dropped in
price since last week, the Fair Price
Committees list shows. Only one com
modify, potatoes, increased in cost.
Fresh butter records the banner de-
cline, six cents from last weeks price
and seven cents from that of two
weeks ago. Storage butter fell two
cents, to Ga. while cheese fell off
a half cent, to 1915 cents. Selected
candled fresh eggs tumbled five cents
from last Wednesdays quotation and
nine cents from that of Monday. Yes
terdax,s quotation on them was 81 and
So cents dozen.
The top prices of canned corn and
canned tomatoes are two-thirds and
five-siXths cents lower, respectively.
The low price of flour shows decline
in both sizes of evaporated milk are
also reported. Onions have dropped
one-half cent pound since last week,
with rolled oats rolling down one-quar-
ter cent. The net numerical decrease
of the commodities on the list is 13
cents from the prices which would have
been quoted if list had been issued
last week and four cents below the
quotations on the last published list.
New Fair Price List
Mr.. Williams declared that he be-
lieved the Fair Price Committees stand
in refusing to approve unwarranted
increases, had brought about the re-
duction. This was aided by the attitude
of the retailers, Mr.. Williams said The
fair price list for this week follows:
Fair Price
cents per lb.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16

man, and LII
have to split it up
among all my GUS
TONER'S
"The furniture
industry of Amer
ica is in a very
difficult position.
"Prices will
never go back to
the figures of five
years ago. They
are still rising"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
the greatest single purchase in retail fur
niture history ever made by one firm
The February Sale was sure.

Tie Fepruafy Sale sure
, 1hls furniture is now floors and In our ware
house. and together with our regular stocks on hand and
stream OF cars coming from factories all over the country
makes us READYready to begin to fill the demand for
good furniture, and for saving in it's cost NOW
4NI)-
80 we start the sale today ) because we are ready
and ~ because it will make for economy of operation in
handling the great volume of business to spread over
these few extra days in January
This latter fact has been figured the prices that
our customers will benefit by the economies of the earlier
beginning of the SALE
lhe few extra days will be welcomed by homemakers
who want furniture now
Choose now, and take now, if you want
Choose now and take after February 1st if you prefer
fo TO those who have not planned purchase before Feb
ruary lst we have arranged to extend the courtesy
diate selection and February purchase
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16

"Within the next five
years." he said, "there will be
5000 less lumber centers in
the South-lumbered out
and 10000 men less engaged
in lumber getting.
"Today furniture manufac-
turers are almost entirely
stripped of workable lumber,
with far less than normal sup
plies to draw upon.
October is the big logging
month in the South. Heavy
rains last October prevented
any timber Of consequence
being cut.
"Gumwood sixty days ago
was $85 a thousand. Today
it is $125-and you can't GET
it even at that price.
mahogany and mahogany
veneers are scarce and at pro-
hibitive prices. In 1917, ve-
neers sold at $40 a thousand
feet. A week ago they were
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
And these are som,
of the reasons whv-

Many retailers (1ve were
not among them) cancelled
furniture orders after the
armistice was signed; and
manufacturers went after
more certain business and
easier-to-make goods.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
We might add

There was no furniture
market in Grand Rapids this
month.
They went through the
form of holding one, but there
was no furniture to see, no
furniture to buy.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
We foresalv the furniture sh0rtaae a uenr noo And
1ueset out to make that it should not interfere 1Uh
heFebruary the people expect of Wanamakers

1t never fails
Square your shoulders throw up your head, and
step forward to the difficult task, and you'll win out
Some call it luck. Some, good fortune
Call it anything you like, but
We set out year ago to prepare for this February
Sale with 30 years experience the furniture business
and knowledge of the market.
We went here, and there everywhere; looking, buy
ing, easing up situation here, smoothing out another
there finding of supply of the kind of furn
ture our customers want trying to keep prices down.
trying to get good assortments, making slow progress
when -.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Only a couple of months ago
there came to US a totally unexpected offer
involving almost half million dollars

The buyer was to pay cash. and move the goods. The
price lower than has obtained on furniture of eoua
grade for fifteen months
We examined the furniture. Found it to be OUR kind
Paid cash for it. Grated ALL Trucked to the railroad
than 47O tons of furniture than 1000 crates
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
More than a Million Dollars of Furniture Here
The WAMMAKER Kind genuine saunQs of 10 to 22 Per Cent

What we have set down above about
We RSofg engaged
business OF supplying
the render February Sale
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Beams This M0rnipq-
1t is of far greater Importance to the people
than any FURNITURE SALE in our history

Anybod ,oho need furniture during the
three ought 1t n0,U So said expert scho
making Investigation industries
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16

Bedroom furniture diping-room furniture.
living room furniture, library furniture, hall
furniture upholstered pieces, porch furniture,
small novelty furniture PIECE of
home furniture in the Wanamaker Galleries ON
the fifth and sixth floors of the New Building is
in the sale at reduced price-except the office
furniture and the antique and special order
furniture in Les Galleries Belmaison and Au
Qudtrienne.
No furniture sold to dealers.