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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29
WARNING GIVEN
CITY BY A FIRE
RATE ENGINEER

That maintenance of an electri-
cal inspector, working in coniunc-
ton with the fire department, is
absolutely essential to the city's
safety, is the declaration of H. A.
Patten, electrical engineer, attach
ed to the Washington Surveying &
Rating Bureau, who was in the city
yesterday, in voicing his opposition
to the proposed city ordinance COM
bining the various city inspectors
duties into one office, that of a
supervisor of inspection
Engineer Patten does not care
what the city does in the way
of reducing expenses, but is ad-
amant in his statement that the
city's welfare, as far as safety
tfrom fire is concerned, depends
upon to a large extent, to the eff
cent work of an electrical Inspector
Conditions in Everett at the pres
ent time warrant the retention of
the electrical inspector, says Mr..
Patten. Dispense with his services,
he intimates, and penalties to hold
ers of insurance policies in Everett
are inevitable.
Engineer Patten and Assistant
Fire Chief c.. f. Swanson, inspect
ed several of the local business
blocks yesterday and returned with
numerous evidences of carelessness
on the part of tenants which
makes it imperative, says Mr.. Pat
ten, that the electrical inspector be
continued in office.
In most cases. the bridged fuse
constitutes the greatest fire dan
ger, Mr.. Patten pointed out. A
fuse plug is the safety valve of
an electrical system. just as the
safety valve protects the steam
boiler. Bridge it, instead of re-
rlacing it when "blown out" and
there is no wav of guarding against
an overload. Bridge it, in another
instance. and there is live wire
connection. which affords a fire
hazard that cannot be overlooked
Active steps to educate the pub
lie have already been taken by
Fire Chief Alfred Taro. Yet in
manv instances fragrant violations
If all safety rules are said to eX-
list.
In one place Yesterday the con
ditions were such that Assistant
Chief Swanson. with Engineer Pat
ten, cut the main switch completely
out. informing the owner of the
buildin@ that, complete new fuse
hoX and connections would have to
be installed before light service
could again be had.
"We are determined to reduce
the fire dancer in Everett to the
minimum. Most of it is caused
hv carelessness," declared Chief
Taro yesterday. "We have warned
in many instances. and we have
forced owners and tenants to in
stall complete new connections. The
next stem will he to swear out war
rants and bring violators into
court.
"Peorle should not bridge fuses
Pv this / mean nlacing . rennv to
the rear of worn out fuse plug,
cutting the brass band about
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29
Age Limit Waived
In Examination
For Postmaster

Washington, D. c., July 27. -
The following executive order was
issued today by President Harding
"The maximum age limit in the
examination for postmaster at Ev-
erett, Wash, is hereby waived. This
is done especially for the purpose
of permitting applicants to take the
examination who have had long ex-
perience as postmaster and who are
believed to be especially efficient
and is done on the recommendation
of the postmaster general for the
good of the service"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29
LAWLESS COAL OWNERS ACTS
INVEST VIRGINIA TOLD TO SENATE

Washington, July 23.-"Organized
mine workers are a band Of rob
bers and the Baldwin -Feltz detec-
tive agency is an angelic institu-
tion," was the song of attorneys
for West Virginia coal owners be-
fore the senate committee on edu-
cation and labor that is investigat-
ing the Mingo county (W. Va)
lockout.
In answer to these wild general
cations the miners proved that when
they joined the union they were
discharged, although a state law
prohibits such action by the coal
owners. The law was further vio-
lated by the importation Of gun
men who boasted of their "arsons
and Killings" The state laws re-
quiring coal to be weighed and the
placing of a check weighman on
each tipple have never been obeyed
in this field,
R. H. Kirkpatrick, former mine
foreman for the Burnwell Coal and
Coke company, testified that mine
owners framed up" shooting epi~
sodes to procure proclamation Of
martial law by the governor and
so they could break the lockout
The witness explained how he and
his superior officers went into the
hills around the mine entrance and
shot back and forth to impress"
new mine workers brought into the
field and to justify calls for troops.
Fred Mooney, secretary-treasurer
of miners district No. l., testified
that the miners We're ready to 90
back to work if the coal owners
would employ them without preiu-
dice, and would not insist upon en-
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29
Beggarly Mill Wages
Arouse Texas Editor

Dallas, Texas, July 23.-State-
ments at the recent A. F. of L.
convention that wages of from 81
to SO for a 6O-hour week are paid
in southern cotton mills have
aroused the Dallas News editor.
rs the establishment of the mill
industry in the south worth the
price of reducing human beings to
a wage scale of 81 to 50 a week
under present conditions ?" he asks
The statement may have been
erroneous. 1t is to be hoped it
was. There are always possibili-
ties of that sort. But, however that
may be, the publication of these
figures is basis for considering
whether the lowered social values
which will come of a sweated in
dustry brought into southern life
will not cost us more than it will
profit us. Could anything COM
we prosper even in part by the blood
of child workers or the slow eX-
haustion of the ill-fed and under
paid?
"The suggestion is a challenge
not only to the social conscience of
the south. but to the inventive
genius and industrial management
of the country. If the cotton mill
cannot exist without cheap labor
of the sort that is never cheap, it
is time that the cotton mill owner
be converted to decency and a prop
cr regard for human happiness. If
the cotton mill cannot RIM without
the exploitation of poverty, the
south will be better off without it..
If, on the other hand, the mills
now in the south are being run
with wanton refusal to accord to the
workers their reasonable wage, it
is time TO find out why"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29
PUYALLUP FAIR
ON UNFAIR LIST
Seattle, Wash, July 2G, 1921.

Seattle, Wash, July 2G, 1921.
To All Affiliated Unions of the
Washington State Federation
Of Labor
Greeting: Your attention is here
with directed to certain decisions Of
the recent State Federation Of La
Dor Convention in which the active
cooperation of all affiliated unions
is requested.
Filst-The Convention, at the So
licitation of the Seattle and Tacoma
Building Trades Councils, and of
the State Council of Carpenters,
placed the PuyalIup Fair on the un-
fair list and asks all trades union
lists to stay away.
Second-It placed the Federal Sys-
tenn Bakeries and Mathaei Bread
Company, of Tacoma; the Spokane
Bakery Company and the u. S.
Bread Company, Of Portland, on
the unfair list.
Third-It placed the West Coast
Grocery Company and the Oriole
Candy Company, of Tacoma, on the
unfair list.
Fourth - 1t placed the Pioneer
Bindery and the Johnson-CoX Com
pany. printing establishments of
Tacoma, on the unfair list
Since the adjournment Of the Con-
vention, at Vancouver, the contract
ing firm of Schultz & Wingfield,
who have the contract for building
a new public school building at
Vancouver, Washington, has been
placed on the unfair list by the
building trades of both Vancouver
and Portland. All building trades
men are urged to stay away. and
particularly bricklayers. All build
all influence with the bricklayers
to stay away from this lob. A COM
munication received from there
states that the bricklayers have TAX
en- the position that they will work
on any lob regardless of conditions
for others, as long as their own
conditions are met.
Let me urge on every affiliated
union to give serious attention to
all of the matters above referred
to. There has been a tendency in
recent years to not give serious
enough attention to organized la
bor's unfair lists. This condition
was brought about largely as a
result of it being much more easy
for organizations, to Slngle-handed-
ly. straighten out their own affairs
during the prosperous period Of the
war. However, this situation has
been completely reversed now and
the whole weight of our general la
Dor movement must be thrown to
the support of every individual or
ganization, OF group of organiza-
tions, who may find it necessary, in
order to preserve their union stand
ards. to place any firm on their
unfair list.
All efforts to have the construc-
tion work of the Puyallup Fair don
with union labor have utterly failed,
and unless the support of organ
lied labor is entirely withdrawn
from the Fair no hope can ever be
entertained of having its work done
under union conditionns. Every unoin
should make note Of the firms here
in listed as unfair and a strong
campaign waged to see that the
members of organized labor with
draw all patronage from them. Sec
retaries are hereby urged to post
these lists in their offices and meet
ing halls so that they can be kept
constantly before the attention of
their members until the fight has
been won.
With sincere good wishes.
Fraternallv yours,
W. M. SHORT,
President, Washington State
Federation of Labor
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29
The Isthmian Line
Has Made Everett
Regular Call Port

The Isthmian Steamship Line
will make this city regular port
of call of it's big steamships plying
between Pacific and Atlantic ports.
The company now issues through
bills of lading from Atlantic ports
to Everett. The Robin Adair of
the Isthmian line is nov loading
lumber at the Improvement Dock.
The 10,000-ton steamer Admission
City will be here about August
3 to load 100000 feet of lumber
for New Orleans, Galveston, Port
Arthur and Baltimore.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29
Rainier Beer to
Be Made Again

Vancouver, B. c., July 9.--Driven
from Washington when prohibition
struck that state to California, where
they erected half -millon-d dollar
plant similar to the one they left
at Seattle, and then forced from
California when federal prohibition
took effect, the Rainier beer people
have decided to erect a plant in
British Columbia and have chosen
Kamloops. A quarter of million
dollars is being expended to pre-
pare for selling beer to the govern
ment of this province.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29
Persecution

Seattle, July 27-Complaint seek
ing the disbarment of Hulet NJ
Wells, former secretary of the Sc
attic Central Labor Council, on the
ground that he had been tried, con-
victed and sentenced for the COM
mission of a felony involving moral
turpitude, has been filed with the
state board of bar examiners, by
the Seattle Bar Association, it be-
came known today.
Wells is now in Moscow. Russia
where it is understood he is attend
ing sessions of the third interna-
tionale. At offices of the Central
Labor Council here today it was
said he was expected to return to
Seattle in about a month.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29
Albers Escapes Trial

Portland, July 27.-J. Henry AL
bers, retired millionaire miller of
Portland, whose conviction on the
charge of violation of the espionage
act, was recently set aside by the
United States supreme court and a
re-trial of the case ordered, died to-
day at his home in Milwaukee, a
Portland suburb, of paralysis.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29

plug and making a new connection
or by soldering a piece of steel,
zinc, or copper wire from end to
end. Keep the little safety valve
always in good shape, there will be
no chance of overloads going un-
suspected, and in many cases, no
chance of fire from electrical
sources. ."-Tuesday's News,
Thus it will be seen that the
cutting out of an electrical in
spector will save nothing to the
citizens of Everett.
Nor will the elimination Of a
plumbing inspector or building
inspector save anything.
To cut out the plumbing inspec-
tor endangers the health of the
city; to cut out the building in
spector raises the taxes of the cit
liens; to cut out the electrical in
spector increases insurance rates
for it makes fire risks more haz-
ardOus.
City Warned to Adopt Safeguards
The following telegram from the
Seattle Union Records Everett cor.
respondent appeared in the Wed
nesday issue of that paper:
Everett, July 27.-The municira
government of Everett must main.
tain regulation that really regulates
the installation and maintainance of
electrical appliances, fixtures anC
wiring, or the fire insurance com
panieS will raise rates.
This practically was the ultima
tum presented to Mayor Clay Mon
day by Lee Mckenzie of the Ma
tional Underwriters bureau. Nc
Kenzie expressed great dissatisfac-
tion at conditions now existing. In
surance rates We're reduced about
five years ago with the understand
ing between the bureau and the
commission that competent in
spector would be kept on the lob
A skilled man was employed, but
since the electric fire alarm sys-
tenn was installed he has been kept
busy with his duties in the fire de-
partment and inspection elsewhere
has been neglected
Under the permit system il
vogue for ten years, anyone will
ing to pay the fee for a permit
could do wiring regardless of his
skill or lack of skill Electrica
inspection hereafter will be under
supervision of the board of public
works, as provided in an ordinance
recently passed.
An ordinance regulating electri-
cal installation passed the second
reading at Tuesdays meeting of the
city commission. 1t provides for
establishment of an electrical in
spection fund, which is to be main
tanned by a new schedule Of fees
paid for permits.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29
Plumbers Elect
Officers

The Plumbers have elected the
following officers for the ensuing
term:
R. Van Dyke, president; John
Lower, president; NJ. j. Cal
lahan, secretary VIM. Cox,
recording secretary.
Dan Mcdonald was elected dele
gate to the Plumbers international
convention to be held in Providence
Rhode Island, the second week in
September.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29
THE CENTRAL
LABOR COUNCIL


President Michel called the coun-
Gil to order at 8 p. m.
On motion the president, secre-
tary and treasurer were appointed
a committee to visit the Timber
workers tomorrow (Thursday) night
and discuss matters Of Importance
to that union.
The president appointed Delegates
Higgins, Sharpless and Moncur to
attend the first meeting of the
Peoples Reconstruction League in
the Labor Temple, Seattle, on
Thursday, August II, to represent
the council in the organization of
the League in this state.
The minutes of the Seattle and
Tacoma Central Labor Councils
were read and filed
Reports BY Unions
The Cooks and Walters announced
their picnic to take place at Silver
Lake on Sunday, July 31st. All the
friends of the Cooks and Walters
are urgently invited to attend the
picnic as everybody there is sure
to have a good time.
The Electrical Workers reported
that Everett Jones, electrical con-
tractor, had announced that he
wished to withdraw from the union.
for the reason that he intended to
run his place of business as an
"open shop" on the American plan,
that is, no union men will be en-
ployed. There was a reported mis-
understanding between Manager
Winters of the Telephone Company
and the electrical workers and as
result the men quit work. The
misunderstanding consisted of the
objection of the men to going to
and from out of town work on their
own time. But when a committee
of the union and Manager Winters
met in conference the trouble was
threshed out in short time and
the men went back to work under
the agreement in which they had
been working.
The Timberworkers initiated one
applicant. They discussed the reso-
luton sent to the State Federation
Convention concerning the Harry
Wood case. Secretary Duncan of
Seattle Central Labor Council will
address the union next Tuesday, Au-
gust 2.
Election of Officers
AS this is the meeting at which
the semi-annual election of officers
takes place, President Michel an
nounced nominations in order.
Vice-President Fortson was nom
mated for president and be nomi-
mated Delegate Moncur and urged
his election.
Moncur received a majority and
was declared elected.
President Fortson and Dele
gate Hughes were nominated and
Fortson reelected
For secretary, o. F. Wefferling
treasurer, N. r. Thompson; ser
geant alarms, c. Leonard; reading
clerk, C. E. Goldthorpe, and for
trustee (1S months term) J. A.
Beck were unanimously elected.
Delegates Fred Myers, j. B. Mon
cur and w. j. Fortson were named
to represent the stock of the coun-
Gil in the Everett Trades Building
association.
Delegate n. r. Thompson was
elected to represent the council on
the Labor Journal Board of Con-
troll.
A motion prevailed directing the
secretary to communicate with Di-
rector of Labor Clifford requesting
that official to appoint a repre-
sentative of his department to look
after the accident prevention work
in this citv Everett iS an i'm
portant industrial center and de-
serves the recognition asked for.
After a discussion of various
topics of interest to organized la
Dor the council adjourned
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29
MISS LELA GREEN

Miss Leila Green, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Green. of 2413
Virginia Avenue, died Saturday,
July 23. aged Is years. Besides
her parents the deceased leaves to
mourn her loss a sister, Miss Irma
Green, and two brothers, Arthur
and Give. all of Everett. Rev.
Henry delieverd the funeral sermon
at the Baptist Church, of which
Miss Green was a member.
The Plumbers Union, of which
he father of the deceased is an
honored member attended the fu-
neral in a body.
Many voun@ ladies. school mates
of Miss Green in the Everett High
School, were present at the SER
vices to nay their last farewell to
their loved companion.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29

Washington, July 27.-Announce-
ment by Internal Revenue Commits
sioner Blair of his policy on the
question of medicinal beer regu-
lations will be made in the next
few DAYS.
The commissioner is also work
ing out the final form the beer
regulations might take, which, it
is understood, would provide in gen
eral for prescriptions of one case
at one time, but without limit as
to the number Of prescriptions.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29

I night.
Maxim Gorky, it was learned to-
day, has telegraphed to John Mil
Ter, the Riga representative of the
American relief administration, say
ing that the communication of Her
bert Hoover as head of the relief
administration, with regard to
American relief for the ill and
starving of Russia, may be an
swered in detail.
The release of the Americans
held prisoner in Russia was laid
down by Secretary Hoover in his
recent cable message to Gorky as
the prime condition upon which
American relief measures for Rus
sia would be taken up.
The demand of Secretary Hughes
read:
"The American government is adj
vised that despite the repeated eff
forts of DR.. Nansen on it's behalf
to secure the release of the Amer
lean prisoners in Russia, they are
still held in a most serious plight.
"In the name of humanity, the
American government demands of
the soviet authorities that Ameri-
can prisoners be at once released. 1t
manifestly is impossible for the
American authorities to countenance
masures for relief for the distress
in Russia while our citizens are de-
tanned"
More than a score of Americans
still are being held prisoners in So
Wet Russia, according to the latest
news received by the state depart
ment in Washington from that
country. Principal among them are
Mrs. Marguerite E. Harrison, of
Baltimore, a newspaper correspond
ent; Captain Emmet fitzpatrick of
Uniontown, Ala, Red Cross work
er; Royal c. Kelley, an engineer,
and DR.. Weston B. Estes, motion
picture photographer.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29

Newspaper compositors, of Boston
who walked out. voted to return to
work. The walkout did not have
the sanction of the union, and when
the men quit they asserted that
they were acting as individuals.
The publishers announced that the
men would return under the wage
scale and working conditions that
prevailed when they left work.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29

President Harding sent to Con-
gress last Tuesday a message ask
ing the authorizing of the War
Finance Corporation to handle the
funding of railroad indebtedness
and to increase credit for financing
agricultural exports.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-29
LOOsening Up

Smoke OLYMPIC CLUB 1Oc cigar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-02
DROPS HIS PLAN
Illinois Governor VIII Not
Prosecute Sheriff.
All Legal Opposition to Arrest
Exhausted.

Springfield. Ill. Aug. 2.-Governor
SmalTs supposed plan to proceed
against Sheriff Mester for false arrest
when Mester serves warrants on the
governor has been dropped. friends of
the governor said today, but never
theIess stout resistance viii be made
against service OF the warrants. This
resistance it was said, would not be
physical, but statutory
There were also reports that Gov
ernor Small from now on would fg-
more the existence Of warrants until
Sheriff NIester or his deputies present
them before him.
Sheriff Nester was seeking legal ad-
vice as to his status should he present
the warrants County authorities,
backed by Attorney General Brundage.
declare the governor has exhausted all
legal opposition to arrest There is
but one thing for him to do, they de-
clare, and that is to submit
In making his road inspection tour,
Governor Small is carrying out plans
made weeks ago, George Sutton his
secretary, declared today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-02
BIC LOAN
Cubans Create Commission to
Disburse c. S. Cash.
American Finaneiers Want to
Supervise Big Fund.

Havana. Aug. 2.-Creation OF a
commission of three to diSbu.se the
$50. 900 600 loan which Cuba hopes to
float in the United States with the
government playing only an Incidental
role was suggested in a message to
congress by President Alfredo Zayas
yesterday. it has been reported that
American financial interests in ne
gotiations over a loan TO save the su-
gar industry have stood out for su-
pervisory powers in distributing what
ever amount was raised.
The president in his message made
thirteen recomn eudations. They
were- A crop lien law. budget adjust
melt downxard, authorization to send
a tariff and treaty mission to wash
ington, abolition Of cost Of living bo-
muses. for public servants, a mixed tar
if reform commission. reduction of
sugar~prodUctiou. issuance Of an in
terror loan to meet the government
deficit. an Interior loan of $50, 900 900
to save the sugar and other indus
tries. rent reduction legislation, re-
sIriction % immigration protection Of
the livestock industry. railway rate
reductions and legislative reforms, re-
visions Of the law or January 81,
1921, creating the federal bank Liquf-
dalton ommission
The administration proposes to
form the loan commission along the
lines of the war finance corporations
which operated in the United States
during the war