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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

Gold Miners Not Organized.
''The gold miners of America have
no organization or association Of their
own for the common protection and
fostering of the gold mining industry
or for promotion, protection and con-
servation of the interests of those en-
gagged in gold mining. and the gold
mining industry is now experiencing
its most disastrous adversely chiefly
by lack of such organization which
would have enabled the gold miners
to have had a voice and TO have act
ed concertedly as very influential
unit Of greatest Importance in our ma
tion's commercial system
Wherefore your orators most earn
estly and urgently plead that your
honorable body Colorado Springs Mi /
ming Stock association. Immediately
take proper and necessary steps to or
ganize the American Gold Mining
congress in which all men and women
Of both North and South America
who are interested in gold mining and
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

When Judge lays down the law h,
doesn't necessarily resign.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

A man may be dead easy all his III
and yet die hard.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

An ounce Of helm is worth severa
pounds of talk about it.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
BIG FUEL SAVING PLAN

A saving of 100000 tons of
coal and $300,OO0OOO every year
would be effected by the linking of
power plants of the Atlantic sea-
board, declared w. S. Murray, cleo
trlcal engineer, before the conven-
ton of the American Electric Rail
way Engineers Association.
The speaker explained the super
power system, which he is surveying
for the government.
The zone now under investigation
comprises the Atlantic seaboard from
Boston to Washington to a depth
Of $50 miles. In this district, the
engineer stated, 100000 horse
power is required to turn the wheels
of industry and of the railroads. BY
the introduction of the super-power
system the horse power would be
cut to 100000, thus saving an
enormous amount of fuel and money.
According to the survey, huge
steam turbine units, each with a
capacity of 100000 kilowatts. will
be established at tidewater and at
the mines. To these will be added
hydro-electric stations on the Hud-
son, Delaware and Potomac rivers
and other streams of the district.
The large efficiency plants in the
big cities will be connected with the
line. Twenty per cent. of the rail
roads will be electrified.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
HudsOn's Bay Railway

Agitation is being renewed in
western Canada for the resumption
of work on the Hudson Bay Rail
way, now needing only 92 miles of
construction to complete short cut
across the narrow end of the globe,
reducing the distance from Calgary
to Liverpool by about 1850 miles.
The deep-water development of the
harbor at Port Nelson, consisting
of an artificially constructed island,
situated near the outer edge of the
tidal flats, about two-thirds of a
mile from shore, connected with the
mainland by bridge of II spans,
has created some opposition by those
who favored Port Churchill for the
railway terminus. The island as
built is now one-half mile in lenth
and inclosed on all but the deep
water face by timber crib retaining
works, and the interior has been
partly filled with material dredged
from the site of the deep-water
wharves and channel. The work
was greatly interfered with on ac-
count of the war.
The total expenditure for the Hud-
son Bay Railway up to March 81,
1918, was $20,233,887. 1t is stated
that the cost of the terminals is
$10,0O0,000, so that the total expend-
iture of this undertaking would be
$30,000,000. While the completion of
the railway isb eing agitated by the
people of Western Canada, it is
not likely that the construction will
be gone on with until financial con-
ditions improve.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
HOW THEY LOVE ALLEN!

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 2O.-The "high
esteem" in which Kansas trade
unionists hold Governor Allen is in
dicated by this statement in the
Kansas Trades Unionist:
"a local paper announces that
Governor Allen has been suggested
as a possible successor to Secretary
w. B. Wilson, head of the United
States department of labor. This po-
sition is about the only one to which
the governor has not heretofore as
spired, and the only one for which
he is most eminently fitted-through
long years of training and environ
ment. If Mr.. Harding is wise he will
act upon the suggestion Immediately
upon ascending the white house
throne and we shall hasten to wire
our Endorsement. 1t will be recalled
that Secretary Wilson came up from
the ranks of the miners, the COVER
nor's knowledge of mining would
permit the carrying out of similar
policy as that inaugurated by Mr..
Wilson but with less expense to the
government, for the reason that I'M
der the governors improved method
The department of mediation and
Cancellation would be unnecessary
Labor would hail his appointment
with joy while of course expressing
regret at the states loss of the
greatest executive it has ever had
From an obscure post of duty in
France to the governorship of a
great state and to a cabinet position
in the span of two short years, is a
pace few friends of labor have ever
scored. Long live the govr'
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26

of teachers for these injured work
ers. The law does not provide any
money to support the man while he
is training.
Suppose" says the federal board,
IAN injured worker can earn small
weekly wage as a Waterman or in
some other position requiring no
skill. In most cases he cannot af-
ford to give up his small wage long
enough to take the training offered
him which will bring him fatter
pay envelope in the end
at is here that the state work
mems compensation, or the mans
union, or some other agency must
step in and see that the mans liv-
ing expenses are cared for while he
is learning a new trade.
"The recent conference called by
the federal board for vocational edu-
cation in this city showed painly
the great need for further state
legislation along these lines"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
LABOR is AWAKENING

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 20. - A
mass meeting held at Albany, this
state, in the interest of striking
coal miners proves that labor is
awakening, says the Advance, pub
lished in this city.
Albany is 100 miles from the
strike zone, yet the largest auditor
ium in that place was crowded to
the doors to hear speeches by rep
resentatives of the United Mine
Workers.
"Twenty years ago." says the Ad-
vance, "such a meeting could not
be held in Albany or anywhere else,
a few miles away from a strike
zone, because workers then did not
realize that an injury to one is the
concern Of all. 1t is especially true
that farmers would not have shown
any interest in such a meeting, even
a few years ago. Yet they drove
to Albany in great numbers, forfeit
ed their custom of visiting a neigh
Dor on their only way away from
work, and listened most attentively
Their shouts of approval as Bittner
and Dinsmore drove home the point
ed truths about present-day indus
trial conditions showed that htey are
awake and alive.
"In this there is much comfort for
those who have long waited to see
the day when all those who work
would come to understand that all
workers are brothers and that there
is no division of interest along craft
and class lines.
"Verily, the day of reactionary
control is at an end"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
Science Is Welcomed
By Organized Labor

Washington, Nov. 2O.-Organized
labor welcomes whatever assistance
research an dscience can offer to
modern industry, said President
Gompers in an address to delegates
at a preliminary conference on IN
dustrial research.
The trade unionist declared labor
does not oppose the greatest pro-
duction that is possible, but it does
object to making production the
object of life.
"A persistent effort" he said, "has
been made to saddle upon labor the
odium of opposition to improved
methods and machinery in produc-
ton. What labor has opposed is an
effort to exploit them by the use of
improvements that are intended as a
blessing to mankind. Labor is
rightly suspicious of changes that
are introduced without explanation
and whose effect upon their welfare
is not considered.
Labor is not opposed to increased
production or improved methods.
Quite the contrary. We recognize
there can be no permanent better
ment of standards of living for all
except by increasing the things that
contribute to better and more salts
factory living. But we hold as a
fundamental that material products
are not the ultimate of production,
but service in a better life for hu
manity.
Experience has taught organized
labor that we can only maintain OPP
portunity for freedom and well be-
ing when laws for industry are
made for thise directly concerned
the management and the workers"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
REX TALLMAN

Died-Monday afternoon Rex Tall
man was thrown from his motor
cycle into the wheels of an auto
mobile driven by E. M. Payzant
and received injuries from which he
died before first aid could be given
at the hospital.
Rex Tallman leaves his widow, a
stepson, his father, M. w. Tallman
and his stepmother. His death was
a severe blow to these relatives as
all were devoted to him. He was
the only child of M. w. Tallman,
who resides at Lowell
Rex Tallman was born in the Will
annette Valley, Oregon, and was "a
years of age. He came to Everett
seven years ago and has resided
here since.
The funeral services will be held
in Snohomish next Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, under the auspices of
the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
LOW WAGES COSTLY

Washington, Nov. 20.-The cheap
wage policy of the government is
proving most costly, as scientific
men are being forced by economic
necessity out of the peoples service
into private employ, where rates are
doubled, tripled and quadrupled over
those paid by Uncle Sam.
Every department of the govern
ment is affected and the wonderful
organization of scientists that has
been built up is crumbling to pieces.
In agriculture, geology, forestry,
commerce, fishery and every other
human endeavor, these scientists de-
wise better methods, investigate and
experiment.
Because congress has repeatedly
refused to cnosider the high cost of
living, and adjust salaries accord
ingly, these scientists are being
forced to enter private employment
While the pinch penny policy Of
congress also affects other employees
of the government, they are not in
as favorable a position as the sci
entists, although thousands of other
workers have resigned. This is es-
pecially true in the postoffice de-
partment.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
DRILL, YE TERRIERS,
DRILL!

"Oh, it's wor-rr-k all day
Wild no sugar in your tay
While ye're workin'
On the big railway
And wor-rr-k: And drill!
And drill, we terriers, drill"
The klink of the 8 pound hammers
on the drill heads used to keep time
to that tune, when they We're still
blasting away Coogan's Bluff in New
York and before the gentlemen
from Czecho- Slovakia, and Esthonia
and Levia and other new countries
become acquainted with American
pick and shovel handles.
But it was always them an who
twisted the drill or the boss, who
sang it; not them an. who was do
ing the heavy striking. He had
to save his wind to strike and
grunt.
Things have not changed much
since then, even with the introduc-
ton of steam drills and compressed
air hammers. If you are doing all
the heavy striking, you Gang ct
mighty little fun out of hearing
Drill, We terriers, drill"
And it's easy enough to get them
to work for you if you know how
All you have to do is to put some
of your dollars into Government
Savings Securities every pay day
They don't even wait to spit on their
hands before they commence to ham,
mer out the profits for you. If
you put them to work in that way
they will put down the hole that
will blast out financial independ-
ence and future security for you.
And they will leave you breath
enough to sing drill We terriers
drill" while they are doing it.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
Anthracite Owners
Evade Publicity

Washington, Nov 20.-Anthracitc
coal owners fear the truth, is the
claim of w. Jet Lauck, economist
for anthracite miners in their recent
arbitration proceedings.
Mr.. Lauck declared that only
sweeping investigation of the entire
industry could bring about the con-
structive reforms in the hard coal
industry that are necessary to guar
antee fair prices.
"The attitude of the anthracite in
dustry," he said, ''is strictly mega
tive and devoid of any sense of pub
lie responsibility AS a matter of
fact, at the recent hearing of the
anthracite commission they even
claimed that the public was not in
terested in the proceedings. A fur
Their illustration of that attitude is
furnished by their refusal at the
present time to make any reports
to the federal trade commission
showing their cost of production.
"The public should demand and
secure an investigation which would
break down and effectively turn to
public benefit the present monopo-
listic and exploiting alliance be-
tween the anthracite carrying rail
roads, the producing companies
and the coal-sales companies"
Mr.. Lauck called attention to the
elaborate data and exhibits on an
thracite prices and producing costs
that were prepared by the miners
for submission to the recent anthra-
cite wage commission, appointed by
the president These exhibits were
excluded from the records on the
plea of the coal owners that it was
not the business of the commission,
which had been created to settle
wage dispute, to pry into the cost
of anthracite production and it's re-
lation to wages and the cost of
living.
"The coal owners" said Mr..
Lauck, care afraid of publicity.
They strenuously opposed the sub
mission of our evidence, and finally,
on purely technical grounds, pre-
vailed upon the chairman to exclude
these fundamental figures"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
FAKE COOP. PLAN

Chicago, Nov. 20.-The local fed
Grafton of labor has appointed a
committee to investigate various al
legged cooperative socitties that are
springing up in this vicinity.
One of these movements was re-
ported as consisting of three per-
sons who control the society, with
the membership having no voice,
Lurid literature is depended upon to
keep this feature from the public
Trade unionists insist that the
Rochdale system is the only CO.
operative plan. Under this system
stockholders have a voice, with the
holder of one share of stock on
an equal footing with the holder of
10 or 100 shares. Goods are sold
at the prevailing market price, and
after expenses are deducted the
surplus is returned to stockholders
on the basis of the amount of
money spent at the coop store.
This system differs from usual
business practice, in that the sur
plus is not divided on the basis of
took held but in proportion to the
loyalty of stockholders to the coop.
movement
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
p. o. CLERKS ORGANIZE

Washington, Nov. 20.-An average
of nearly three locals a week for a
period of three years is the organ
izing record of the National Fedora
ton of Post Office Clerks. Through
the excitement of the war and its
subsequent let-down, and despite
enormous labor turn over among
these post office clerks, organiza-
ton continued from Maine to Ha-
waii, and from the northern to the
southern limits of our country.
The principal legislative objects
of the federation are: Higher sal
airy classification, punitive rate of
time and one-half for overtime,
elimination of unnecessary night
work, 44-hour weekly working
schedule, 30-days' sick leave, 80.
days vacation, stools for distribu-
tors and rest periods for all en-
ployes engaged in work requiring
close mental application, improved
working environment, a more equit-
able retirement law, a civil service
court of appeals, recognition by the
department of the employees organ
izations and other betterments that
will make the postal service a more
efficient public utility.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
Bosses Break Contracts

Philadelphia, Nov. 10 - Contract
breaking among business men in the
textile industry is so widespread
that national conference has been
suggested to evolve a stricter code
of ethics among these business men.
who refer to broken agreements as
cancellations"
These business men vigorously de-
nounce-and rightfully so-groups
of workers when they break con-
tract, but these employers them
selves do business in an atmosphere
of contract breaking, which has now
reached the point where their indus
try is jeopardized.
This situation accords with a re-
cent statement by the Annalist,
prominent financial paper, published
in New York, that "the business
structure is shaken by contract re-
pudiation.
"In Short" says the Annalist,
commercial honesty, as far as a
business mans word is concerned,
seems at a discount the world over,
and long-established trade princi-
Piles have been overturned abroad
as well as here.
"a means must be found, it is in
sisted, to restore business stand
ards to more ethical level, follow
ing the present debauch of contract
breaking.
Recently the most upright buy
ers, representing companies with
millions of capital, have descended
to the common tactics of the demi-
monde of the business world. 1t is
a fact that contracts with firms of
the first order are now asked to be
considered as less than scraps of
paper.
''In short, there is a dangerous
tendancy to put the seller into the
position of guaranteeing a profit,
or otherwise permitting the repu-
diation of the contract"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
Ancient Union Foe
Getting Very Polite

Seattle, Nov. 2O-James A. EN-
cry, general counsel for the Nation
al Association of Manufacturers. is
getting very polite in his war against
organized labor.
Mr., Emery is one the little Jack
Horners Of anti-union EMPLOYERS.
For many years he has been raging
up and down the country with his
fire alarm message against trade
unionism, and now he tells business
men in this city to STUDY the de-
mands Of labor instead Of hurting
epithets at workers with new ideas -"
The speaker did not seem like the
Emery Of old whose pleas for 'the
right to work. have thrilled cheap
labor employers.
Some trade unionists whisper that
Emery adjusted himself to environ
ment. Business men in this city,
through theis associated industries,
have failed to destroy organized la
Dor. Their rough stuff has only
strengthened the workers lines and
given Seattle an unenviable reputa-
ton.
Another organization has been
formed by these business men. and
the workers believe that the new
Federated Industries of Washington
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
LabOr's High Ideals
Can Block Traitors

Sydney, New South Wales, Aus
tralia, Nov. 2O.-Labor is partly re-
sponsible for traitors within its
ranks, says the Australian Worker,
which declares that when the work
ers awake to their mission, the pos
sibilities of their cause and are un-
relenting and unforgiving to trail
tors, the efforts of this brood will
be minimiZed.
"The workers have not yet learned
to be earnest in their own cause.
They don't take their historic mis-
sion seriously says hits labor pa
per.
They can't believe that they are
destined to change the face of civ
ilization and bring into being a new
world.
ut is this want of faith in them
selves that encourages unfaithfuI-
ness in others.
when labor realizes its stipend
Gus Importance in the drama of his
tory, when it perceives the unfor-
givable nature Of treachery to its
ideals, Judas will not manifest him
self to anything like the same eX-
tent, and the traditional pieces of
silver will lose their fatal power to
lure.
"To often it pay to rat on the
working class. When it ceases to be
a profitable proposition, when it be-
comes instead a highly dangerous
occupation, therell be a rapid and
permanent slump in the renegading
business.
1T is not always for sordid gain
that Judas acts. Sometimes his OBJ
ject is the favor of the great, or
the society of the well-to-do, or the
qualification Of ambition. Sometimes
he is even able to persuade himself
that he is obeying the dictates of a
Superconscience or following some
newly light
But whatever the motives ami
mating him, whether he betrays us
in the old crude fashion, or deceives
himself into the bargain, he is Judas
nevertheless, and so long as there is
room for him in our midst the old
tragedy will be a continuous per
fOrmance."
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
Smoke OLYMPIC 1Oe Cigar.
No. 48O4

No. 1904
NOTICE OF HEARING FINAL ACCOUNT.
AND PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION
In the Superior Court of the State of Wash
ington. in and for the County of Snoho-
mish.
In the Matter of the Estate of Luther M.
Freese, deceased:
Notice is hereby given that Aida M Freese
the administrators of the above entitled es-
tate has filed in the office of the clerk of
said court, her Final Account and Petition for
Distribution and that she has asked the court
to settle said account and distribute the prop
erty of said estate to the heirs or persons
entitled thereto and to discharge said admin
istratrix. Notice is hereby given that the
court has fixed December %. 1920, at the
hour of l 80 p. M. as the time for hearing
said account and petition. and that said hear
ing will be had in department No. 2 of said
court, in the Court House. in the city of Ev-
erett, in said county and state.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court
this 18th day of November A. D. 1920
ADRIAN HUBERT,
Clerk of the Superior Court
c. T. ROSCOE
Attorney for Administrators
4l6-l8 Commerce Bldg.
Everett, Washington.
First Publication, November g. 1920
Last publication, December TO- 1920.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
Matthew Brady Will
Probe Hands Story

San Francisco, Nov. 22-Announce-
ment that he is to ask the county
grand jury to investigate state
ments by Police Officer Draper
Hand and others that Thomas j.
Mooney and Warren X. Billings
were convicted of certain bomb muir
ders through fraud, with view to
presenting the jury's findings to
Governor Stevens was made by Dis
trict Attorney Matthew Brady here
today.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-26
MObberS in Bisbee
Escape Punishment

Bisbee, Ariz., Nov 2O.-The mob
ing of 1,186 workers, who were run
out of this city, in July, 1917, at the
point of rifles, will not be punished
by the law. Indictments against 2O6
Of the mobbers have been dismissed
upon the motion of County Attorney
French. The first of the defendants,
a hardware merchant, was acquitted
last April after a trial that lasted
threem onths.
The County Attorney said it was
impossible to 90 on with the trials
because Of the inability to get wit
nesses and the strong sentiment
against continuance of the cases.
Trade unionists are not surprised
at the quashing of these indict-
ments. Special interests in this
state, headed by copper barons, have
maintained a continus opposition to
the prosecution. The plea was made
that court costs would increase tax
alton. Many important witnesses
for the State disappeared and de-
mands for vindication of the law
were answered by the charge "dis-
loyalty"
The mObbing grew out of a min
ers' strike called the previous June.
The mobbers rounded up their vic
TINS, and loaded them into cattle
cars and freight cars. They were
taken to the desert, II miles from
Columbus, N. Mex, where the men
We're unloaded. The United States
army went to the relief of the
men and removed them to the mill
tary camp at Columbus until they
dispersed.
The sheriff of the county boldly
declared in court that he was re-
sponsible for the thuggery. He said
ne was actuated by patriotic mo-
tives.
The mob icnluded business men
bankers and officials Of copper mine
companies.