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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25
LABOR HOLDS A
COUNCIL OF WAR

Washington, Feb. %. - Represer-
tatives of the 109 national and in
temational unions affiliated in the
American Federation of Labor gath
cred here today in an extraordinary
conference to organize against at
tacks on the union labor movements.
The conference, called by Presi-
dent Gompers, is considered one Of
epochal importance and one Of the
few of its kind ever held in the his
tory of the conference.
The first business was the pre-
sentation by the executive council Of
bill of rights" and recommen-
dations for a labor program. The
council framed its report after being
in continuous session nearly all day
yesterday.
The program was understood to
provide for a campaign against anti
union shops, wage reduction, COM
pulsory arbitration, labor injunctions
and "open shop propaganda.
One of the proposals., it was sad,
calls for a publicity campaign to
offset the propaganda of the en-
emes of union labor.
Federal and State legislation to
further the cause Of organized labor
also is to be considered.
The conference, union leaders
said, is expected to determine the
attitude the federation will take in
its relation with the incoming re-
publican administration. Survey of
industrial conditions throughout the
country was being taken by labor
leaders here for today's meeting and
all agree that the present depres-
sion was the worst the Federation
had faced in years.
Issues of "the most serious char
acter affecting our people and our
republic" are faced by organized la
Dor, declared Mr.. GOmpers at the
opening of the extraordinary confer
ence.
The issues "in the main are known
to all, though not understood by
ALL" he said adding that "our con-
Germ is for the democratic institu-
tions of our country and for the
safeguarding of our freedom wher-
ever those things may be attacked,
whether the attacks are made by
plutocratic reaction or because of
the insiduous propaganda of Euro
pean insanity"
Smoke BLUE RIBBON So Cigar.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25

George Washington was born
near Bridges Greek, Westmoreland
County, Virginia, on February %,
1882. His father was Augustine
Washington, planter, and his
mothers maiden name was Mary
Ball.
In early life George Washington
was a surveyor. He had no college
education. Washington m arr e
Martha cambridge, widow. She
was born in 1882, the same year as
Washington.
He was commander-in-c of
the Colonial Armies during the
American Revolution and was elect
ed the first President of the Unit
ed States. His inaugural took place
in 1889. He was twice elected and
served seven years, ten months and
four days. He died December 4,
1893.
That historical address delivered
by Washington on his retirement
from office is too little thought of
or read by Americans of today and
his sound advice to American Off
cialdom too little needed by federal
officers.
If you have not read it get a New
York World Almanac and read it.
Though 122 years have passed
since the death of George Wash
ington his memory is still dear to
the hearts of his countrymen.
Let us at least once a year bow
our heads in reverence to the men,
ory of George Washington, and let
us earnestly endeavor to bring back
our land to the ideals of the "Fath-
er of His Country"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25

a committee to investigate and re-
port at the Council meeting next
Wednesday night.
Committee Reports
The Peoples Laundry committee
reported that the laundry company
and the laundry union wished a
committee from the Council to CO.
operate with the union in drawing
up wage agreement. Delegates
were also asked to inform the men,
bers of their unions that their pa
tronage was desired and expected
if they wish to place the laundry
workers on a sufficiently large scale
and employ more of them.
Organizer Wefferling reported the
installation of the Charter of the
News Boys Union. There are 26
Charter members.
The committee on Irish Independ-
ence reported progress and an
nounced a mass meeting of the
Irish Relief Club, Saturday night
at Odd Fellows Hall.
The committee on the plan of
campaign for the elimination of
carelessness to prevent accidents
made a preliminary report.
The committee on Sinners Meat
Market, now on the Unfair List, re-
ported it could make no arrange
ment to square the shop.
The committee to visit the County
Commissioners in regard to the re-
duction of wages on county bridge
work reported no progress and was
continued.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25
Frank Skinner Home

Frank Skinner, of the Stone
Fisher Co., has returned form a
five weeks sojourn in New York
where he purchased spring goods
for the store. Mr.. Skinner observed
that though things are rather quiet
in the East at present, the people
there are looking forward to a gen.
eral pickup in business in the near
future.
"There is an unusually large
number of people in the East buy
ing goods for the spring season, and
MANY new and attractive styles will
be introduced. Among the many
new lines of goods that will make
their appearance this season, are
the wrappy effect lines which are
very popular in the East at this
time"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25
THE CENTRAL
LABOR COUNCIL

Wednesday, Feb. %, 1921
President Michel. called the Coun-
Gil to order at p. m.
Credentials We're presented by l.
M. Kidd of the Timberworkers. The
new delegate was obligated and
seated.
A letter was received from the
International Firemen and Oilers
asking information relative to wages
and working conditions in Everett
and asking that a local of their
craft be organized here. Referred
to the Engineers.
6-HOur Day-5-Day Week
A communication was received
from the Seattle Central Labor
Council requesting that this Counci
ask the Extraordinary Conference OF
100 International Unions, now II
session in Washington, to declare {
6-hour work day and a 5-hour week
for the purpose of in a measure
meeting the present unemployment
situation, and saying that the Seat
tie Council had taken like action
The request was granted.
Russian Trade Relations
The Seattle Central Labor Coun.
ell notified the Everett Council that
it had endorsed the resolutions OF
the American Labor Alliance fol
Trade Relations with Russia. The
Everett Council took like action al
a former meeting demanding that
trade with Russia be resumed.
Council Wouldn't Do 1t
Messrs. M. X. Julien and C. C
Hart, a committee from the River,
side Commercial Club visited the
Council and asked the Council to
take a referendum vote of the un-
ions affiliated to ascertain whether
organized labor would reduce wages
in fixed amount in order to start
the downward movement which must
come in readjustment. The COM
mitteemen were plainly told that
there had been no decline in the cost
of living which would warrant g
reduction in wages, as although the
cost of living had declined 16.1 pei
cent in six months still it was 104
per cent above 1913, and that wages
had declined S1a cents per hour il
six months and We're now only ar
average of 81 per hour or 100 pei
cent above 1913 and the purchasing
value of a dollar was only half OF
the 1913 value.
NOn-PrOfit Association
Mr.. Johnson of the Non-Profit
Association of the United States was
given the floor and explained in
brief the object and advantages OF
his organization. The object is a
direct "from producer to consumer
plan. The Association is starting a
campaign of organization in this
state. The plan is to sell stock at
$51.O0 a share, payable at 81 pei
week for 26 weeks, then after the
lapse of six months the payment OF
the remaining $25 will be at the rate
of 81 per week until paid. The
goods purchased by the Association
will be sold at cost plus the operat-
ing expense. Each stockholder will
be entitled to one vote only. The
Association will be organized ii
Counties, they to constitute a STATE
organization and the State associa.
tions to constitute the National or.
ganization. The Council appointed
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25
Pulling the Mask From
The 100 Per Centers"

Hundred per cent Americanism,
as personified by the Lumber Trust,
is to come on trial before the Unit
ed States Senate Committee on Re-
construction.
A preliminary report, just issued
by the Federal Trade Commission,
on the robbing of the public by as
sociations of lumber manufacturers,
lays the basis for a scandal greater
by far than the coal-selling affair,
and on a par with the wartime
piracies of the big meat packers.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa announces
that care will be taken to permit
none of the lumbermen to claim I'M
munity from criminal prosecutions
Briefly, the Federal Trade Com
mission finds that the lumber crowd
got control of the fixing of prices
under the dollar-a-year system of
running the war bureaus; that they
placed their own man in the In
ternal Revenue Bureau to fix rules
under which they escaped many mil
lions of war taxation; that they
wrote letters and held conferences
encouraging each other in a general
campaign of price-boosting and of
reducing production in the very
midst of the war, as a means to
forcing prices still higher; that they
cautioned each other against writ
ing or speaking too frankly their
purposes, lest they be overheard or
otherwise caught in the act; that
they made fabulous profits, and
boasted of their success in keeping
wages down, while they conducted
a fight-very successfully, too -
against the reforestraton policy of
the Forest Service.
Centralia, the scene of the plan
ned mobbing of the Labor agitators
in the lumber industry by the re-
tainers of the big lumber COM
panies, has been made a shrine Of
100 per cent Americanism." Around
the lie of Centralia is being built
up the myth that these lumber in
terests saved the nation from rev.
olution. American Legion posts
under lumber trust influence have
been bombalding Congress and the
White House with demands that the
Labor Movement and the political
prisoners be sternly repressed and
'made to feel the weight of the
law" And now the hands of a Fed
eral Trade Commission and of a
Senate committee are pulling the
mask from the 100 per centers y
-"The Citizen" of Los Angeles.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25

equals or exceeds $1,000 or $4,000,
according to their marital status,
a return of income must be filed
and the tax paid on net income in
excess of those amounts.
The return must be sworn to be-
fore a notary or other person au-
thorized to administer an oath. The
tax may be paid in full at the time
of filing the return or in four equal
installments, due on or before
March 15, June Is, September 15
and December Is, 1921. At least
one-fourth of the amount due must
accompany the filing of the re-
turn.
Salary exemptions allowed State
employees do not apply to EN-
ployees of the Federal Government
such, for example, as postmasters
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25
Examinations for
Government Jobs

The U. S. Civil Service Commits
sion announces an examination for
office machine expert. Receipt of
applications will close March 16,
1921. Vacancies in the Internal
Revenue Service, Field Service,
81 600 a year, plus necessary travel
ing expenses, will be filled from
this examination. Appointees whose
services are satisfactory may be al
lowed the increase granted by Con-
gress of $40 a month.
For further information and APP
iplication blank apply to local secre-
tary, board of civil service exam
iners, Post Office, this city; or to
the Secretary, 11th u. S. Civil Ser
vice District, 303 Post Office Build
ing, Seattle, Washington.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25
ON THE TRAIL OF
"M0NEY TRUST"
CFrom Weekly News Letter, Plumb
Plan Lcague)


(trom Weekly News Letter, Plumb
Plan Lcague)
Congress is asked to again get on
the trail Of the Money Trust in a
resolution offered by Representative
John NJ. Baer, of North Dakota,
bold fighter who owes his post to
the activities Of the Nonpartisan
/ League. Accompanying the resolu-
tion are allegations of the most
startling nature.
1t is set forth that a group of
bankers during the past five and a
half years have made millions of
dollars out of the misfortunes and
misselies of the people. and is now
enforcinp a drastic "deflation" of
values that will double the value of
its bonds while causing terrific
losses to The nation.
The Immediate effect of this de
flation" is the enforced idleness of
nearly 100000 workers and the i'm
poverishment of the farming popu-
iation. with incidental untold suffer
inc and privation.
Oklahoma farmers have abandon
ed their cotton fields because they
cannot raise money to pay the labor
cost of picking.
In WYOMING there are millions
Of pounds of wool that has no mar
ket, In other parts of the country
there is an abundance of cattle feed
and no cattle.
In some sections scarcity of money
compels farmers to sell horses at
So a head. which are killed and fed
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25
Income Tax Facts
You Should Know

Salaries paid to State employees
including also employees of town,
county, or hamlet, are exempt from
taxation. Thousands of persons en-
gagged in business for themselves or
as employees in private business re-
ceive such additional compensation.
A storekeeper may be elected mayor
of his town. The amount paid for
such service, should be entered on
his income tax return, but it is not
taxable.
State employees, however, must
consider carefully their income from
all other sources. If, excluding the
amounts paid them by the State, it
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25
Uncle Sam Is After
Southern Pine Assn

Last Wednesday, at st. Louis, the
Government filed injunction pro-
ceedings against the Southern Pine
Association, including 81 corpora
tions and SO individuals for violat-
ing the Sherman Antitrust Act.
The proceedings resulted from an
investigation by the Federal Trade
Commission and it is thought will
compel a dissolution of the corpora
tion.
1t is thought the Northwest Lum-
bermen's Associations turn Will
come next.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25
Private Soldiers
4 Sailors Legion

A mass meeting will be held and
a free dance given by the Private
Soldiers and Sailors Legion in Hall
No. ,, Labor Temple, this, Friday
evening, February 25. The mass
meeting will be called to order at
s o'clock. The Legion's declaration
of principles will be explained.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25
MoLDERs WIN IMPORTANT COURT RULING

bulletin which
and which
the 18h dissolved
ghanded by the
rebuke employers who
troubles
employed had
His ruling will develop
of than lately
of unwaanted that The
molde be settled early date.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25
Craig's Real Estate
and Rental Office

Mr.. +. E. Craig has opened a
real estate and rental agency at
2S01 Hewitt Avenue, corner Pine
Street. The workers looking for
the purchase or rental Of houses
would do well to call on him.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25
BRIEF NOTES


Federation with the Supreme Court the emergency clause of the
will Friday February
that decision will be rendered within few
davsf fromth 0 the hearing.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25

A bill has been introduced in the
Michigan State Legislature to dis
band the state cossacks and sell the
property of that organization.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25

Smoke CHALLENGE 1Oe Cigar,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25

Smoke OLYMPIC CLUB 1oc cigar.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-25

If the common people are not
satisfied with a sales tax law when
it shall have been thrust upon them
they may transfer their votes from
plutocratic party to a democratic
party. Vote in future for your own
business instead of big Business" ]"
You have no share in "Big Biz"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-08
OPIUM RING IN HAWAII DOING
 BIC BUSINESS
Officials Recently Seized $34,00O Worth of Drug From Pacific Liner in Harbor at Honolulu Japanese Sampans Act as Opium Runners.

Honolulu, T. H., Nov 7-Sensa- satfonal disclosures following the re- cent seizure of s34,ooO worth of opium from the trans-Pacific liner Tenyo Maru. in Honolulu harbor, have revealed the existence in Homo lulu and probably throughout the en- traffic running onto thousands of dol lars a month and backed, it is pre- sumed, by 8 powerful "opium ring"
 Among the startling facts brought per investigators are the following:
 There are approximately 25O opium joints" in Honolulu and it's 1mmeZ diate environs
 operating between Honolulu and Ori- ental ports, by means of which large supplies of the drug are kept flowing into Hawaii.
 are between 50 and 60 habitua1 users of the drug among the white popuIa- t1on of Honolulu, about 20 per cent of whom are women.
 Facts which have come to light concerning the fabulous profits yield ed by the opium trade explain the lure which has drawn enough men into the game to successfully baf- f1e all attempts of the narcotic squad to put stop to the business A five tael tin of opium of first quality costs about $50 laid down in Honolulu, in cluding the expense of smuegIine jt ashore after nightfal1 at some seclud- ed beach and hauling it into town. The tsame tin there commands a Drice of from S125 to $150, the price huct- uating with the quantity of the drug on the market With an average of at least 500 of these tins coming into the Territory monthly, according to estimates made by local customs off, c1alS, the net profit to the opium ring runs from $37,5O0 to S5O,0OO per month, tidy sum when divided for the most part among a small group of men, the true ''brains'' of the op- ium trade.
 SampanS Opium Runners To add to the difficulties confront ing the men who are endeavoring to put an end to this 1ucrttive trade. Honolulu harbor shelters a large fleet Of speedy fishing sampans, owned and operated for the most part by Japan ese. These craft, propelled by gasoline motors, have wide cruising range and are capable of a greater speed than that developed by other small boats It is therefore a comparatively simple matter for these sa ampans to meet an incoming Oriental liner many miles from port and frequently under cover of darkness. These steamers as rule reach port near daybreack. The sampans get the opium, dropped from porthole on the liner by prearrange- ment. The Sampan may then return to her berth 8 day or two later with a catch of fish on board, there to land both fish and opium in perfect safety.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-08

Those who feared that motion pictures pander to the sensual side of the popular mind finding selves in The Vamp picture had its day. but the done The type of appeal is higher and the The Vamp picture always treatment of upon Most pictures not of this with courtshp and marriage the world old theme poetry 
 Courtshp and marriage not all of life. world holds other interests Motherhood has its interest instance "Over the M modelled the by Will Carleton is the number of stories which have featured and the appealing of the group The mother this old and Her children ungratefu There such There will be fewer when millions and have "Over the Hill" plays that powerfully present neglected life.
 The Times it's opinion that the picture play is medium of public education, extraordinarily of depicting morals and If the the power of the best spoken drama is better than medium and low spoken and exceeds that of the speaking stage be- powerful appeal be- and made to millions at widely separated points, at the instant
 Bridgeporter "Over the Hill" who sheds tear and has thought and thinks lovingly of his and more kindly of all mothers be that multitude of others experiencing the emotions at the moment Y clock
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-08
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 8, 1921
TWO VIEWS OF IT

In city elections broad of looking at things will always appear There the who quite that thing all wrong who equally certain that everything right t doesn't matter what do such one will say, the city just the same
 Neither positions scientific that is to cordance with way
 Some things right and The problem is to increase the that right and decrease those that wrong. small percentage of of the kind nuay funding destroys the organism which it 
 Bridgeport contained many excellent and bad factors
 The bad factors at ntolerabe The people years to because they would little heed and do little thinking in time. between elections. lively they divided parties and by partisan ship which nhbs careful voting Also the electors who hold office tend strongly support what supports hem whether it be right wrong.
 responsibility will rest Mr. Avater, who will elected today He will be the choice of the citizen feeling will have played less part his selection played other Bridge port singuarly do things that to be adequately corrected fully corrected What be by the appointment the abest office and the methods directed to the good of the greatest number Fred Att water and will do.
 will conduct his office after the fashion of who intends to hold it but
 good except that to the greatest service to the greatest number Fred Awar will 5 this road.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-08

In Des Moines la, the trolley have been eleven weeks because they could not live competition with tneys The resulting service has not been satisfactory city largely because in Bridgeport the neys, having that they would be permitted sufficient service.
 The deadlock is to be broken by franchise election which it is thought that the people will order the trolley back service at cost program The rule that buses shall not operate the lines with except where to their As possible jitney lines trolley right angles.
 In open contest between automobiles electric nes the latter simply exist If the saved it must be by the interpretation legislation crushing jitneys
 The social disadvantages this are very great Any society will hesitate long before will destroy inherently superior device It is the continual production of superior methods that civilization everything to be saved from everything destroy it through inherent superiority States must degenerate development like the Chnse.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-08

It is only when a steamer arrives late in the day and more dangerous means of landing the contraband must be re- sorted to that the smugglers are ap- prehended, and even then it is believ- el by those in touch with the work that the real leaders of the "ring' re- main untouched, probably unknown even to the operatives who are con- vfcted and fined or jailed for their part in the smuggling operations
 Confessions forced from customs in epectors implicated in the last frus-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-08
By DONAHEY

Many special novelties and features. are being planned for the dinner dance at the Brooklawn Country club
 on Saturday after the Yale and Princeton game. The Singing Coi-' ored orchestra from ZiegfeId's Mid- night Erolic will furnish music
 At a meeting of the Simmons club
 of Bridgeport, held recently at the home of Mrs. l.. M. Waterman of 10, Marna avenue, Miss Marguerite Bond was elected president and Miss Maria W. Bates, secretary and treasurer
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-08
ENGLISH NOVELIST
 ILL IN HARRINGTON

Pennington, Nov. S-whiie iectur- ing on English literature before the students of Porter's scheoi here Sun day night. Archibald MaFshaii. neteo Tn1ffei1 novelist. was taken Ill and FeIi to the platform from which i!s 1san epeakins. He was iflfna ed1atei, renoved to tho school jnfirRerN xhere has has since been, N was said
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-08

More anon.