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The Ely miner., 1921-07-08
RAIL WORKERS TO
VOTE ON WAGE CUT
Brotherhoods General Chairmen
Decline to Accept RESPONSE
biIity for Reduction.
is UNIONS INTERESTED
Members to Decide by Referendum
Vote by September Whether or
Not They Will Accept the IL
Per Cent Wage Slash.

Chicago-The membership Of 16 rail
road labor organizations, including the
Big -Four brotherhoods, will decide
through a referendum vote by Septem
Der whether to accept or reject the
IL per cent wage reduction that went
into effect on railroads throughout the
country July /, it was decided by the
chief executives and 1900 general
chairmen of the organizations
The general chairmen decided that
they could not assume responsibility
for the wage reduction that was or
dered by the United States Railroad
Labor board.
Organizations Interested.
The organizations that were repre-
decision to have referendum vote was
made, follow:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin
eers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen, Brotherhood o.
Railroad Trainmen, Order of Railway
Conductors, all known as the Big -Four
brotherhoods; Brotherhood of Railroad
Signalmen Of America, Brotherhood oi
Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight
Handlers, Express and Station En-
ployes, Brotherhood Railway Car Mer
of America, International Alliance oi
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers
International Association of Machin
lists, International Brotherhood of Boi
lermakers, Iron Shipbuilders and Help
ers of America, International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers, Interna
tional Brotherhood of Firemen and Oil
ers, Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Switchmen's Union of North America
and the United Brotherhood of Main
tenance of Way Employees and Railway
Shop Laborers.
Most of Them Members.
All but the Big Four brotherhoods OF
the foregoing organizations are mem
bers of the Railway Employees depart
ment of the American Federation Of
Labor, of which B. M. Jewell is presi
dent
The chief executive and general
chairmen of the 16 organizations decid
ed upon their united course of action
in the wage reduction matter after the
general chairmen of the Brotherhood o1
Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood oi
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemer
and the Switchmen's Union of North
America had told the other organiza
tions that the plan was the one which
they would follow. 1t was then an
nounced that the other organizations
would decide upon their course within
.48 hours. The general chairmen and
chief executives Immediately went into
session and emerged within few
hours, decided upon their plan.
E. HI. Fitzgerald, president of the
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship
Clerks, freight handlers, express and
station employees, said that nothing
can be expected of the railroad EN-
ployes interested in the decision of the
labor board except to resist to the full
est extent the reduction of rates OF
pay and the proposed abrogation of GER
tain favorable working conditions"
The general chairmen also authorized
their chief executives to make ar
rangements, if possible, to meet a com
mittee of railway executives to be Sc
lected to meet a subcommittee of the
five organizations "to consider, and, il
possible, adjust all matters in contro
yerSy.
The Ely miner., 1921-07-08
WOULD co FROM
HOUSE TO HOUSE
Tennessee Farmer Wants to Go
From. House to House and
Tell Everybody About
TanIac.

IF were not so busy with my
farm work / would go from house to
house and tell the people about Tan
lac," said A. j. Livingston, we'll
known farmer, living near Ashland
City, Tenn.
II had stomach and kidney trouble
and suffered torment with my back
and side. The doctors could do moth
ing for me, so / wrote to friend of
mine In Nashville about Tanlac, and
he advised me to try it, saying he had
heard so many favorable reports about
1t and sent me bottle.
"After taking the first bottle felt
30 much better that ! ordered another
bottle myself and the result is am
a well man. / told a friend of mine
about it and ordered bottle for him
and he bad good results. / can eat
anything l want and it don't hurt me.
and can sleep like log. To tell you
the truth, just simply feel like new
man and have more strength and en-
ergy than l have had in years. 1t is
simply the grandest medicine in the
world. I would like to see all of my
friends and get those who are suffer
ing to try it, and hope you will reach
them through this testimonial, which
have gladly given"
Tanlac, the celebrated medicine.
which accomplished such remarkable
results IN this mans case. is Won
derful tonic, appetizer and invigorant.
1t builds up the system, creates a
healthy appetite, promotes digestion
and assimilation of the food and
makes you feel strong, sturdy and
well as nature intended.
Sold by leading druggists every
where.-Advertiseme
The Ely miner., 1921-07-08
G. o. P. SPLIT OVER TARIFF
Frear Says Party Violates Its Pledges
and Proposes lndefensibIe Rates.

Frear Says Party Violates Its Pledges
and Proposes IndefensibIe Rates.
Washington-A break in the ranks of
Republican members of the House
ways and means committe, who drafted
the tariff bill, came with the making
public by Representative Frear of Wis
consin, of a minority statement charg-
ing his colleagues with disregard for
party pledges and assailing them for
proposing fundamentally indefensible"
provisions and rates of duty,
Mr.. Frear's attack, while predicated
on the "atrocity" of the dye control
provisions, embraced many other fea-
lures of the bill. The Wisconsin mem
ber declared the rates of duty to be
excessive in scores of instances and
added that they would lead to exactions
by trusts and monopolies," thus in
creasing the burden the people must
carry.
The Ely miner., 1921-07-08
Mrs. Eu G e n e

Fenlon, Devils Lake, N. D., played no
spectacular part therefore, in the
world conflict, but she learned the
service of sacrifice. There were times
when the ranch was running smoothly
enough and she spent the hours max
ing bundles Of comfort kits and knit
ting sox and sweaters.
When the mothers, sisters and
wives Of ex-service men organized a
women's auxiliary to the American
Legion in her city, Mrs. Fenlon was
chosen president. The organization
furnished clubrooms for their boys at
an expense of $1,000 during her first
administration. Mrs. Fenlon recently
was elected first vice president Of the
Women's auxiliary Of North Dakota.
The Ely miner., 1921-07-08
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Warning! Unless you see the name
"Bayer" on package or on tablets You
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
scribed by physicians for twenty-one
years and proved safe by millions.
Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayer
package for Colds, Headache, Neural
gia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache,
Lumbago and for Pain. Handy tin
boxes Of twelve Bayer Tablets of As
pirin cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark Of Bayer Manufacture of
Monoaceticacidester Of Salicycacid. :
The Ely miner., 1921-07-08
All In the Good Book.

$50 you attend Sunday school and
you know your Bible well?" asked a
minister Of proud little girl.
"Oh, yes, SIR" she answered. 'T
know everything that's in It,"
aAh,, how splendid Suppose you
tell me some Of those wonderful
things"
sisters beau's photo is In it, and
mas recipe for vanishin' cream, and a
lock Of my hair they cut OF when ]
was baby, and the ticket for pas
watch. They're all in it."-American
Legion Weekly.
The Ely miner., 1921-07-08
Too Much Optimism.

Jed Tunkins says he doesn't believe
in encouraging the kind of optimst
who goes through life clinging to the
childhood fancy that some kind fairy
is going to come along and grant him
three wishes.
The Ely miner., 1921-07-08
WORKER FOR THE AUXILIARY
DEVILS Lake IN. D. Woman Is Elect
ed First Vice President for
Her State.
When the United States declared
war against Germany her son was OPP

Grating a La r 6 e
ranch in North
Dakota. The son
volunteered. His
mother hurried to
him and with her
husband took over
the task Of man.
aging that strip
Of fertile land
which would pro-
vide b>r e a d and
b e eff for tn e
armies.
Mrs. Eu G e n e
The Ely miner., 1921-07-08
Attack on Train Brings Troops.

Atlanta, Ga.-Three companies of the
Georgia National guard were ordered
to Fitzgerald, Ca, where officials ad-
vised Governor Hardwick the situation
arising from an attack on an Atlanta,
Birmingham & Atlantic railway train
had got beyond their control
The Ely miner., 1921-07-08
Held For sIaxInu Sister.

Sandy Hook, Ky.-Wes Sparks, Jr.
was indicted by the county grand jury
on charge Of numbering Mary Sparks,
a 14-year-old girl, who stepped in front
of her brother while gun battle was
In progress, and was mortally wounded
The Ely miner., 1921-07-08
Rail- Employees Back to Work.

Albany, NJ 1.-TWO thousand shop
employees of the Delaware & Hudson
railroad in this state and Pennsylvania
went back to work. They were laid of
six weeks
The Ely miner., 1921-07-08
seamen,s Strike Settled.

Christiania, Norway-The strike of
overseas seamen was settled on the
basis of IL per cent reduction in
wages now and further reduction of
per cent in December
The Ely miner., 1921-07-08
No Backbone.

"Golf spine" is the latest occupa-
tional complaint announced by the
medical profession. Wen never have
it. Our golf has always been of the
spineless variety.-Detroit Free Press.
The Ely miner., 1921-07-08
Factory Fire Causes s2so,ooo Loss.

GAINESVILLE, Wis.-Fire destroyed the
main factory building Of the Highway
Trailers company at Edgarton, Wis,
with property loss of s260,ooo, with
s100, 1000 of Insurance.
The Ely miner., 1921-07-08
Losinu His Patients.

"Your patients seem to manage to
keep pretty WELL"
"Yes," answered the doctor in dis
gust. "They make me sick r'-Ameri-
can Legion Weekly.
The Ely miner., 1921-07-08

quoted the charge by j. r. k0nkel,
former mayor of Superior, that Mr..
Van Lear on one occasion referred to
the American flag as "dirty rag"
while speaking at Billings park, Superb
or. Mr.. Van Lear denies having made
such a remark, and the petitioners in
the contest will contend that Mr.. Leach
is disqualified from serving as mayor
under the corrupt practices act of Min
nesota.
Luverne-Ole Hanson, aged 33, farm
laborer, has been arrested charged
with placing rocks and ties on the
Great Northern railway tracks on
sharp curve one mile east of Stanley.
Hanson, at his preliminary hearing, is
said to have admitted placing the OBJ
structions on the tracks, declaring that
he did it "for fun"
Hastings Gertrude Gerlach, Red
Wing, was drowned at st. Mary's point,
Lake st. Croix, while learning to swim.
Her body was recovered two hours la
ter by boy with casting rod and a
spoon hook, while others were diving
for it.
ST. Paul. Minnesota Thursday night
ended the fiscal year with the largest
cash reserve in the state treasury that
there has been in the history of the
state, M. J. Desmond, deputy state au-
ditor, announced. Books will be bal
anced in the Office of Henry Rines,
state treasurer, to show the financial
standing at the close of the fiscal year.
Winona-More than 800 physicians
and surgeons and their wives attended
the banquet which was the principal
feature of the opening days program
of the annual midsummer session of
| the Southern Minnesota Medical asso-
| citation in this city
The Washington herald., 1921-11-12
HELP WANTED
Female-continued

DO You KNOW WHAT OPPORTUNITIES
are open to you9 INSTITUTE or yOCA-
TfoNAL RESEARCH, 1919 Mnnssy BidE.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-12

MONEY FOR % TRUST LOANS ON D. @.
property. @. D. LIKENs, 1s44 @ st. NV.
Main 5O5T. TIA
The Washington herald., 1921-11-12

FOUR MEN WHO BELIEVE
they can sell; commission
basis; possibilities limited only
by the amount of time you put
to your work. Phone Col. 1000,
room 470, bet. 9 and IL a. m.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-12

oARAoES-ER. HOUSE OFFICE BLDG: ,.
ws 10 81 CO. sS.ai ID, i'G sas st 4 rr rs' "a q
The Washington herald., 1921-11-12

Duplicate keys made while you wait, 25c
us II Of. NV.
au1 s-tf a
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-05
UNION LABEL DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED IN
FEDERATION

following addressed all affiliated
within the Federation o .oo.
TO Federation of Labor
Pending the result of the referendum the proposed
the Union Label goods The following
committee has been named Mrs McMahon Mrs Mar
organized with Mrs Mcmahon
and Mrs vaauda secretary The the department
promote the union label shop card and button of
and them and to the community
To organize other Union Label sections or Wo-
mems Label Leagues.
work of the Union
Section of the State Federation of Labor -.
organized definite program for practical work along union
label lines. ,
womans IN
~
Every especially Central Labor Bodies is
fullest cooperation of the State
Department existing local Card Label Leagues Central Labor
Department will The State Department will
have speaker such meetings to discuss the sub,
the State Department May Vcauda
headquarters
The Department the film
depicting conditions in industry for use in connection with TINS work
Federation Labor and the Womens Union Label League
bearing the union label shop card and button
separate being established within the Federation for the
Union Label Department and capita received from
Label Leagues and all other received for TINS work Will Ge
organization pledge definite financial support for the promotion and
of this valuable work All affiliated unions hat can
they afford make for this work. so that
plans be made accordingly
gram formulated for conducting active campaign
in that will be of nesmabe value to the general labor
union label goods ct cea
the early and favorable attention it deserves and
be notify the State office of your action
w. M SHORT, Pres, Wash State Federation OF Labor
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-05
THEY COME THOUSANDS OF MILES TO
OPPOSE CHINESE COOLIE LABOR

Washington, Jolly 3O-If the sugar
planters of Hawaii have reached
the point where they feel they are
forced to import Chinese coolie la
Dor, then it is time their business
was reorganized.
That was the declaration made to
President Gompers, Secretary Nor
rison and the A. F. of L. legisa-
tive committee by G. w. Wright,
president of the Honolulu central
labor body reporting at A. F. of l..
headquarters upon arrival here.
President Wright and Treasurer
w. R. Chiffon came to Washington
representing the Honolulu central
body to appear before the commit
tee on immigration of the house in
protest against H. R. joint resolu-
tion III, the purpose of which is to
open the doors to coolie immigra-
tion to Hawaii.
Under the provision of that reso-
luton it is estimated that upon
proclamation of the president that
an emergency exists as many as
5O,4000 Chinese coolies can be
brought to Hawaii, and it is the
expressed fear of labor that this
would, in addition to constituting
at the outset a violation of a prin-
ciple maintained for 40 years, be
an entering wedge for immigration
Of coolies to the mainland.
Prior to the arrival of the Ha-
waiian labor representatives the Of
ficers of the A. F. of L. protested
energetically and notified all Paci-
fic and inter-mountain central bod
les of the crucial situation. The
result of this was that large
number of protests were lodged by
wire with Congressman Albert
Johnson, chairman of the house
committee on immigration.
"At the present time" said Pres
ident Wright, reporting to the Of
ficers of the A. F. of l.. in the Of
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-05

flee Of President Gompers "the su-
gar interests are dominating all the
commercial and industrial affairs in
the territory of Hawaii. They are
autocrats. They have the system
down so fine that if a mechanic in
any Of the trades incurs their en-
nifty or displeasure that man has
to leave the islands. They have a
blacklist.
"The trouble is that their plan
tations are too large. They are all
controlled by one little group Of
five or ten men with their inter-
locking directorates and trust COM
panies Of which the directors or
stockholders control not only the
plantations but the transportation
companies
Both President Wright and Treas
urer Chiffon denied enphatically
the need for importation of labor to
the islands. President Wright said
that at the most the sugar COM
panies cannot now employ more than
$500 workers. while there are fully
1000 unorganized unemployed in
the islands.
me NuOlG oeCItJ o. JlG NOV tAleuI
to admit Chinese coolies is, he de-
clared, to provide a class Of work
ers who will accept lower stand
ards of living. The coolies would
be employed to replace Japanese
and these, in turn, would make
every effort to rise above their
present economic status, forcing
Americans out of the skilled trades.
The evidence produced by Presi-
dent Wright and Treasurer Chiffon
directly contradicts statements made
by sugar planters who have come
to Washington from the Hawaiian
islands to assist in putting through
the measure to destroy Asiatic eX-
clusion and open the door to coolie
importation and peonage on Amer
lean soil.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-05
FIREMEN WANT
FAIR JUDGES

Silver Point Lodge, No. 100
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen, in Nashville, Tenn,
has addressed a letter to President
Harding urging him to appoint as
Federal judges and district attor-
neys men who represent the masses
of the people and not the privi-
legged few.
The letter, in part, follows:
"No matter what outrages the
predatory interests may commit
our Federal judges and district at
tCrneys III manv cases fail to fi.ld
that any law has been violated, ant
in addition they seem ever ready
to grant Big Business every privi-
lege it desires. Cases referred to
have been too numerous and too
recent to render citation neces-
sary.
without a dissenting voice Sill
yer Point Lodge No. 100, Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen, most earnestly requests
that when you make selections to
fill vacancies on the u S. Supreme
Bench, Federal judges and district
attorneys, you exercise care, and
DO not select those who from train
ing and environment are only ac-
quainted with the corporate inter
ests' side of public questions.
awe ask that their philanthropic
characteristics be considered as
we'll as their judicial ability, as we
would like to see these places filled
with men with breadth of mind and
keen. vision, who are magnanimous
enough to protect the rights of ALL
We would like to see at least a few
of these places filled with men near
enough to the people to compre-
herd their desires and aspirations,
and feel their pulsng hearts in
their terrific struggle for the bare
necessities of life against corporate
O,ral4H ~
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-05
THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE
WIN. STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR
CAMPAIGN ON FOR NEW AFFILIATIONS AND RE-AFFIL
IATIONS WITH STATE FEDERATION

campaign under
Members of the Executive Council
all eligible
the State office for affiliations
reafflaton under that will possible delinquent
local to standing with the Federation
resolution presented by the delegate from the State Federation Of
Federation Labor Denver
pledged the cooperation of the F. of and all International Unions
this affiliations
1t before the labor
The Washington
possible and this be accomplished through the affation
eligible body
Labor Councils Departments The
will be conducted bee accomplished.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-05

"A, +. Oh l.. news Letter
Opposition to the Sheppard
er maternity and infancy bill again
shows what little value certain ele-
ments in this country place on hu-
man life.
This bill is intended to lessen the
annual deaths of 10000 mothers in
child birth and 250,000 babies less
than one year old. The plan is
educational with not a single ele-
ment of compulsion. Where states
accept the act the federal govern
ment will match every dollar these
states appropriate for this pur-
pose.
In arguments against the bill op-
ponents talk of the constitution,
states rights, sacredness of the
home. and the entering wedge for
bolshevism, but they offer no coun-
ter plan to rescue this country from
its position of having the highest
maternity and infant mortality Of
any civilized nation in the world.
The bill has passed the senate,
however, and is now being consid-
cred by the house.
If congress refused to stop a
waste of property equal to the an
nual economic loss of 10000 moth
ers and 250,0OO babies, opponents
of the maternity bill would tear
down the sky.
No one objects to the govern
ment maintaining agents - known
as consuls-in every part of the
world to inform business men what
to offer for sale in these coun-
tries, how to pack and ship goods,
credit regulations and other trade
information.
But good order and the sonstitu-
tion are threatened if the govern
ment imparts information to young
women in the most Crucial neriod
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-05
HUMAN RIGHTS ARE SECONDARY
IS DOLLAR GUARDIANS CREED

Of their lives.
Opponents of the maternity bill
are always defending the constitu-
tion when human life is involved,
but they would scrap this document
in the interest of trade.
This mental attitude is not con-
fined to opponents of the maternity
bill. 1t is seen in the cry for
greater production" which never
includes protection of wage earn
ers' lives and their working condi-
tions.
1t is in "the back of the heads"
of those who urge wage reduc-
tions. To them cheap production
iustifies the coolie standard of liv-
ing.
Opponents of child-labor laws are
blind to everything but low pro-
duction costs. Though the coming
generation be stunted they would
rescue the constitution from those
who would put children in school.
The injunction Judge has the
same mental attitude-protectiOn of
property. though the Injunction
writ, as originally intended, be out
ragged and every guarantee in the
bill of rights annulled.
This mental attitude is the can
non fodder concept Of wage earn
ers. Secretly, it is as stoutly main
tanned today by industrial autocrats
as it was openly advocated in the
days Of feudalism and ancient
Rome.
The great work of organized la
Dor is to change this mental atti-
tude. This can be done by intelli-
gence and unity.
Because it possesses this power
and is exercising it-industrial au-
tocrats hate-and fear-trade union
ism.
Agitate! Educate. Organize,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-05
MINERS UNION FACES FIGHT FOR IT'S EXISTENCE

a
18th March this the contention
of
the the competition nonunion
consider reduction
of
and other maintenance for the
protection of the properties
by the that effort
the shop basis. The
meeting special convention this bulletin is being complied to
guide the organization impending
1t the most dangerous situation that has confronted the mine
Washington, terrific battle that
the life of the organization pending The mine workers have given
in
the involved
stake,
of should literally their
possible The
that they deem that cooperation
service of value.