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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-12-01
JOSEPH McINNIS
HAS PASSED AWAY
SERVICES FOR VETERAN
ZIMMERMAN HELD
SATURDAY

Funeral services for the late Joseph
M. Mclnnis, veteran lumberman and
long resident of Wausau. who passed
away Wednesday, Nov. %. 1921, were
held last Saturday afternoon at the
family home, 912 Third street The
Rev. F. w. Eastwood officiated and
the remains were laid to rest in the
Pine Grove mausoleum The pallbear-
ers were Brayton E. Smith, F. c.
Boyce, c. E. Parker. Taylor Alexan-
der, C. G. Kruger and Adlai c. Peth
Joseph McInnis was born May 6
1863, in Ratio, Ontario, Canada. In
1873 he came to northern Wiscon-
sin and his life since that time had
been spent in and about Wausau. He
was united in marriage with Miss Flor
ence Howarth at Oshkosh, May s.
1890, and for the past twenty-five
years the family home has been in
Wausau
Long Lumberman
The deceased was identified practi-
scally all his life with the develop
ment of the logging and numbering in
dustry of this section. For fifteen
years he had charge of the logging
operations of the Barker and Stewart
Lumber company of this city, and for
a number of years had also logged
Independently. At the time of his
death he was in charge of the woods
operations of the Wausau Paper Mills
company of Brokaw.
Surviving are his widow, a son,
Chester McInnis of Tomahawk, a
daughter, Mrs, Bessie McInnis Col
lette of Milwaukee, and sister, Mrs.
A. w. Baldwin of this city. Many
friends from out of town were pres
ent for the funeral. Among them were
Mrs. j. M. Woodlock of Oshkosh, and
daughter Miss Mae Woodlock, Mrs.
Alice Fleming and Mrs. w S., Van
NoStrand of Merrill, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Hoenisch of Amigo, and Mrs
]. s. Landon, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Bald
win and Stewart Baldwin of Medford.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-12-01
NOTICE.

Sealed proposals will be received
by the Board of Public Works of the
city of Wausau until 10 o'clock A. NJ,
Monday, December 9TH, 1921, for the
sale of Lot six t6) and lot seven (D
of Block eight (Sl Columbia Addition.
Bids may be submitted for either
lot six or seven, or both.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
Dated Wausau, November 26th,
1921.
EMIL PLATTER,
CARL c. ADAMS,
B. c. GOWAN,
Board of Public Works.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-12-01
C. F. DAUL TO HAVE
EIGHTEEN LOGGERS
CUTTING AT DAECY

G. F. Daul of Dancy. was caller
at the county seat today. Although |
am not going to log as heavily as l
have in some years past, | shall be at
it all winter" Mr. Daul told the edi-
tor of The Pilot. There will prob
ably be about eighteen men occupied
in my section and as I log alone, l am
cleaning up my land little by little. =
Mr.. Daul is veteran lumberman of
Dancy and is well known in all that
part of Marathon county
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-12-01

evening is always the most import
ant one observed by Forest Lodge. The
nj. M. degree will be conferred by
past masters.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-09-09
The State College
Building Program

A plan to construct many small,
Broom bungalow houses which can
be built on the back lots, if neces-
sary, has been put forward by the
Pullman Chamber of Commerce as
d way to provide sufficient housing
quarters for the State College and
Pullman population.
The little houses, according to the
plans considered, are 16x20, have
10x16 living room, an 8x10 bed
room, a 6x8 kitchenette, a AXIS pam
try and a toilet. They are covered
with stained shingles and plas-
tered, and the construction cost,
according to estimates, is $3.50.
In the campaign started this
week Pullman townspeople who are
able are urged at once to start
construction of one or more such
houses because "it is good in
vestment, will provide a house for
4 students or a family, will add
$500 to the amount of money
spent in Pullman each year, will
give employment to the home peo-
pie, will increase Pullman's popu-
lation, will enable the college to
give more service, and will help
lower the general taxes of the
city"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-09-09
Smoke OLYMPIC CLUB 1Oc cigar.
UNION LABEL
DEPARTMENT
Western Dry Goods Co. of Sc
attic Signs Up With Garment
Workers..

The following circular letter has
been mailed to all affiliated unions
in the state, from State Fedora
tion headquarters, signed by May
Valcauda, secretary of the union
Grafton of Labor:
To Affiliated Organizations of the
Washington State Federation OF
Labor,
Greeting: This letter is sent to
officially inform your members OF
the fact that the Western Dry
Goods Co., of Seattle, Washington
has recently signed an agreement
with the United Garment Work
ers of America, Local Union No
IT. and is now placing the union
label of that organization on al
garments manufactured by them
bearing the brand ticket, "Kanga-
roo"
The Garment Workers bespeak
for hte Kangaroo" brand of cloth.
ing, including overalls and KHAKI
pants and coats for men and boys
mackinaw coats and wool over.
coats; women's outing suits; KHAKI
outing goods and childrens play
suits, the support of every unior
man or woman.
We also urge upon every MAJ
and woman in the community whC
has any regard for fair play anC
Justice in industry, to buy only
garments and all goods bearing the
union label, as the label is a guar
antee of the best conditions and
wages in any industry.
Pledging, in return, our support
for organized labor in every way
possible, and with sincere good
wishes for your growth and well
fare, am,
Yours fraternally,
E. MAY VALCAUDA,
Secretary Union Labe
Department Washington
State Federation of Labor
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-09-09

glect to present these facts is, in
my opinion, breach of public
trust upon which the integrity of
the whole newspaper world must
rest it's claim to confidence and be-
lief.
These paramount truths have been
found to exist by representatives of
the United States government. The
government itself, through the Unit
ed States Senate, established these
truths. 1t found them after long
and painstaking inquiry. They are
indisputable. They are as they
have been.
The Federal Bituminous Commits
sion rendered its report on March
10, 1920. 1t carried with it an
award of twenty-four cents flat on
pick and machine mining to the
bituminous miners of the United
States. The coal operators of Mingo
County, West Virginia, refused to
apply the award, and instead they
arbitrarily applied five, ten and fif-
teen cents on each mine car rate,
there being no coal weighed through
out that field. The capacity OF
these mine cars varies from two
to five tons, and the highest rate
paid per car was $1.40. This price
for five tons of coal represented
and included all dead work and ton
mage rates.
When the award was granted the
bituminous miners by the Commits
sion, the miners of Mingo County
sent committeeman to the operators
and requested that the award be
granted in full, and the companies
refused it. The miners contendeG
that the award was granted them
by their government and that they
plea to the operators was met with
refusal, and finally the miners OF
Sprigg, Stone Mountain and Rec
Jacket went on strike, called meet
ings and sent committee to
Charleston to interview the off.
cials of District II, U. M. w. of A.
They were told plainly by the
Miners Union that the union woulG
not organize them while they were
on strike, to return to work, put
all the mines in operation, and then
if they desired to become members
of the union, they would be giver
the opportunity.
These instructions were carried
out. Again the committees were
returned and about eight hundred
miners allied themselves with the
union at once. Following this the
miners flocked into the union anC
as result were all discharged ant
served with eviction notices.
The discomfort had become very
acute in the month of April, 1920
By this time the Baldwin Felts de.
tectives appeared in Matewan tt
evict the miners, their wives an(
children. At this time practically
all the miners had joined the union
In the report of the last sen
atorial investigation of which there
is public record, that of 1914, Sen.
ator Shields in his section of the
report refers to the mine guards
as generally lawless and desperate
men,"
Inasmuch as the conditions ther
Continued On Page Four)
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-09-09
Honor" Strikebreakers

Baltimore, Sept. 3.-Tne organ
ization of employing printers,
known as the Typothetae, is "honor-
ing" strikebreakers who are assist
ing it in violating a 44-hour pledge
made with the printing trade
unions. This "honor" is in the
form of a card, which reads: "Ty-
pothetae honor card. This card is
honored by any Typothetae in the
United States and Canada. This
certifies that having stood 10y
ally with employer and country for
the 48-hour week during the May,
1921 strike, is hereby placed upon
the Typothetae honor roll. The
person whose name is signed above
is commended to the Typothetae
members for every consideration in
the matter Of employment to which
his loyalty entities him. This tenn
porary card to be exchanged for
permanent card. properly endorsed
by employer 30 days after close of
strike"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-09-09
Building War Ships
Does Not Help Labor

London, England, Sept. 3.-"The
building of battle ships will never
help our unemployed" declares
John Hill, general secretary of the
United Society of Boiler Makers
and Iron Ship Builders.
Every war ship we build will
increase international suspicion, re-
duce trade and cancel score of
merchant ships.
To-day the German fleet is at the
bottom and they cannot build a
fleet for the next 40 years. Amer
lea is our comrade of the great
war. Japan is our special ally.
Yet, we are told by our govern
ment that we must keep our eye
on them and start the same COM
petition in armaments with them
as we did with Germany-a COM
petition which can only end in one
way-war.
This government is controlled
by big business. Big business is
not national by any means. 1t is
international.
"The British shareholders will
sing God Save the King, and hoist
the Union Jack. The American
shareholders will sing Yankee
Doodle and hoist the Stars and
Stripes.
Each will be the most bigoted
patriot in his own country and
curse the blasted foreigner.
"At the annual dividend meeting
of their international company they
will drink and laugh and smoke to-
gether as they divide profits out of
the ammunition they sold to all
nations to destroy each other.
The world is in the hands of
'hard-faced men who tell us they
must have unemployment. as it is
the only way to break down not
only wages, but to break down the
spirit of the workers.
"We shall abolish unemployment
more easily in peace than it was
abolished in war. and to a much
more useful purpose. We shall all
have work and rejoice in our work
when we calmly and legitimately
take our places as equals with all
men in the ordering of our daily
tasks"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-09-09
FUNDAMENTAL FACTS IN RELATION
TO THE WEST VIRGINIA SITUATION
S. Government the Mine Owners the West Virginia
State Government and the Press to Blame for the Un
American Conditions.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 6. -
Samuel Gompers, President of the
American Federation of Labor, has
issued statement setting forth
the fundamental facts in relation to
the West Virginia situation. He
said:
With the situation in West Vir.
ginia at most critical juncture il
is almost beyond belief that there
has not been placed before the pub
lie complete and accurate informa-
tion regarding the events leading
up to the position taken by the
President of the United States.
There are certain basic facts
which must be considered before
there can be fair and proper iudg.
ment of the West Virginia situa.
tion. These facts have not beer
presented adequately and in many
cases not at all.
The public press has been negli-
gent and the federal government
has been equally so in not persent-
ing to the people the full under
lying truth.
The great mass of news relating
to West Virginia conveys the i'm
preston that lawless bands of min
ers are rowing the state without
reason except an unjustified bitter
ness against the mine owners. "Un.
educated mountaineers" they are
called.
There are four basic facts which
are consistently ignored and which
it is the duty of government and
press to present. These are:
THE mines of West Virginia
constitute the last refuge of autoc-
racy in the mining industry. In
these mines an unrestrained, un-
limited greed dominates absolutely.
Absentee owners hold immense
tracts of rich mining land, demand
ing only dividends.
2-The appetite of this private
greed is upheld by private army
of killers the like of which no
longer exists in any other state
This private army is paid by the
mine owners and naturally seeks to
justify it's presence by making
business" for itself in the form
of trouble. The Baldwin-Felts de-
tective agency recruits this army
but the mine owners pay the bill
Deputy sheriffs, paid by mine own
ers, form another wing of the pri-
vate army, equally dangerous.
3-The present strike is direct
protest against the action of the
mine owners of West Virginia in
refusing to abide by the award OF
the United States Coal Commission
If the United States government at
this time defends the mine owners
and does not destroy the private
armies of the mine owners the gov
ernment is in the position of sus-
tanning a defiance of an order is
sued by it's own authority.
4-The state government of West
Virginia has broken down, not be-
cause the miners have protested
against lawlessness, but because it
has failed to stop the mine owners
from enforcing law as private
business at the hands of privately
paid and privately directed gunmen.
These four paramount truths have
been almost totally ignored. To ne
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-09-09
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO ALLEVIATE
SUFFERINGS OF THE UNEMPLOYED

charitable relief were beginning to
assume grave proportions
Employers succeeded in prevent
ing large amount of additional
unemployment by going on part
time basis, according to the report,
which estimates that if emergency
plans for regulariZation had not
| been put into effect unemployment
would have been at least doubled.
Business associations reporting
from Al cities" it says, 'were al
most unanimous in stating that the
short day and the short week were
| the devices most widely used by
manufacturers in their effort to
avert as much unemployment as
possible. Shifting and rotating en-
pioyees, though to a less extent,
were also used. There was some
making to stock, especially in ba-
sic industries, despite the uncer-
tainty Of price trends in raw ma
terials and of the buyers strike,
and there were also a few attempts
to utilize labor in making plant
repairs or improvements
Public works were found to be
effective for relief, serving as
sponge to absorb iobiess workers.
"Out of 81 cities furnishing in
formation on this point, "a had
by June l provided bond issues and
appropriations totalling nearly $10,-
100000 expressly for the purpose
Of starting or pushing forward pub
lie works as an aid to the un-
employed" the report shows. "This
is significant in view of the many
cities reporting a disposition to de-
lay even their regularly planned
public works pending cheaper trans
portation and construction costs.
No city, however, had provided work
enough to take care of all who
appled--at least half as rule
being turned away"
Cities generally had failed to
make any efforts to reserve nee
essary improvements for bad sea-
sons or bad years. Neither have
they made any progress toward
maintaining sinking funds to be
used in starting emergency work
when needed.
Public employme's bureaus and
special community committees were
also important factors in relieving
unemployment, the report finds.
"Out of 2S cities reporting" it
states, employers associations in
19 expressed themselves as IA
vorable to the public employment
service, and only five were opposed.
Many employers bodies criticised
the private fee-charging agencies
for, as one expressed it, collecting
exorbitant fees on mythical Jobs"
Community efforts had by June
to marked extent taken the form
of emergency committees represent
ing both public and private agen-
cies, according to the report.
"In no less than Is cities" it as
serts, special unempoyment com
mittees appointed by mayors-or
similar public-private bodies-were
created, including Oakland, San
Francisco, Baltimore, Lawrence and
Springfield, Mass, Knoxville, Salt
Lake City, Seattle and Spokane.
Activities of these groups ranged
from stimulating emergency public
works and finding temporary jobs
in private employment to co-ordinat-
ing the efforts of all existing relief
agencies. In IA cities where or
ganized work of emergency relief
Continued On Page Four
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-09-09
LADD BILL TO END WALL STREETS
CONTROL OF OUR CREDIT SYSTEM

of every loan are to provide that
at interest date the borrower shall
have the right to pay the entire
loan, or to make payment of fifty
dollars, or any multiple thereof, OF
the principal, and that upon such
payment being made. the interest
on the amount so paid shall cease
To make it perfectly specific the
bill states: "No loan shall be made
to any person who is not an actual
resident on the land and engaged
in the cultivation of land offered
as security"
No loan is to be made for more
than 80 per cent of the value of the
land offered as security, and 4C
per cent of the value of improve
ments attached to the land; except
that under certain conditions the
Loan Bureau may loan a tenant
farmer rs per cent of the value OF
the farm he wants to buy. The
same provisions apply to town
tenants desiring to purchase q
homestead
No loans can be made to exceed
PEU,OuU, HOT IOI ieSS tudu PSoVi
and it is stipulated that loans upon
single mortgages for less than
$4,000 shall receive preference.
The bill contains the following
section, which will arouse consid-
cradle enmity among the benefi-
ciaries of the present system
"Any discrimination in favor OF
gold against the lawful money OF
The United States, or any combina-
tion in restraint of the free ano
unobstructed circulation of the
lawful money of the United States
shall be criminal conspiracy
against the Government and pun.
ished by Imprisonment for not less
than ten years" The sum OF
100000 is appropriated from any
unexpended funds in the Treasury
of the United States. to carry out
the provisions of this Act and or.
ganization.
This bill has been referred to the
Senate Committee on Banking and
Currency of which George P. Nc.
Lean is chairman. Please write
at once asking Chairman Mclean
to report this bill out promptly anc
favorable. Also write your U. S
Senators to work for its prompt
passage by the Senate.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-09-09

Senator Ladd of North Dakota
has introduced a bill Is. 2342) to
end the big investment bankers
control of credit that is of the
life and aactivities of American
producers. The bill is entitled:
"To establish an honest money
system where the medium of ex-
change will give equal benefits to
every American citizen. where
in the credit of the Government
shall be used for the benefit of all
the people instead of banking cor
porations; to reduce the rate Of
interest of loans, encourage agri-
culture, the ownership of homes,
and for other purposes"
The effectiveness of the bill is
due to two chief provisions therein;
First. "No banking or other cor
poration or association of men or
individuals shall be allowed to is
sue any kind of money or currency
or loan any credit substitute for
money"
Second. "That there is hereby
established in the United States
Treasury a bureau to be known
as the Loan Bureau, and a branch
of said bureau shall be established
in every postal savings bank in the
United States and the District of
Columbia, and the rate of interest
shall be uniform, and shall not eX-
ceed four per centum.
The bill also provides that the
Loan Bureau and ats branches shall
discount for individuals, notes and
bills of exchange arising out OF
agricultural. industrial and COM
mercial transactions, having three
signatures, those of drawer, a
drawee, and an endorser. 1t is
also provided that in place of one
of these signatures there may be
deposited as security, stocks and
bonds upon which interest or div
idends have been paid consecutive
w for period of not less than
five years. and statement of
the physical valuation of the
property upon which they are is
sued, has been filed with the Gov
ernment Loan Bureau.
Full provision is made for loans,
and it is safe-guarded by defining
Nfarmer" as any person engaged
in the business. of tilling the soil
and raising farm products, or that
shall hereafter engage in the said
business" This shuts out the land
lord who merely farms the farmer
It is provided that loans are to
be made at not more than four pei
centum, nayabale annually; and the
bill specifically provides also,. that
at shall be the policy of the board
in making loans, to discourage
speculation in lands" The terms
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-09-09
FOOD PRICES
ARE GOING UP

The U. S. Department of Labor,
through the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics, has completed the compila-
tions showing changes in the re-
tail cost of food in August, in ii
principal cities of the United States
During the month from July Is
to August IS, 1921, there was an
increase in all of these cities. In
Philadelphia there was an increase
of 6 per cent; in Bridgeport, Chi
cago New Haven, Providence and
Washington, per cent; in Kansas
City, per cent; in st. Louis,
Springfield. H., and Birmingham
per cent; in Peoria, ? per cent; in
Salt Lake City, Denver, Little Rock,
l per cent
For the year period, August Is,
1920, to August Is, 1921, there was
a decrease of rs per cent in Den
yer, Little Rock, st. Louis and Salt
Lake City; 27 per cent in New
Haven and Birmingham; 26 per cent
in Peoria and Springfield, H.; 25
per cent in Philadelphia; "a per
cent in Kansas City; % per cent
in Bridgeport, Chicago, and Provi-
dence; and q per cent in Wash
ington.
As compared with the average
cost in the year 1918, the retail
cost of food on August Is, 1921,
showed an increase of &C per cent
in Washington, Ga per cent in Prov
dence; 81 per cent in Chicago; 55
per cent in Kansas City and Bir-
mingham; "a per cent in St. Louis;
SO per cent in New Haven and Phil
adelphia; A pre- cent in Little
Rock; AZ per cent in Denver, and
35 per cent in Salt Lake City.
Prices We're not obtained by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics from
Bridgeport. Springfield, H.. or Pc
oria in 1913, hence no comparison
for the S-year period can be given
for these three cities.