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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21
NO EXCUSE FOR
THE PAY SLASH
SAYS MIR. FORD
And Backs His Opinion BY
Raising Wages

On July /, when, according to a
decision of the United States La
Dor Board, railway employees are to
take II per cent reduction of
wages, the employees of the De-
troit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad,
owned by Henry Ford, are to get
a substantial increase of pay. He
declares that there is absolutely no
Justification for reducing wages at
this time.
According to an announcement
recently made by Ford, every
worker on that road will be bene-
fically affected. The standard min
imum basic wage of Sc a day,
plus bonuses for demonstrated eff
ficiency, will be established.
Beginning with that date the
railroad employees will work only
six days a week, the same as work
men in other industries. From 6
D. m. Saturday to a. m. Monday
not a wheel will move on train or
in shop throughout the system, eX-
cept that minimum required to
move milk trains. Ford declares that
eventually arrangements will be
made to eliminate Sunday opera
tion of every sort.
81 believe that the secret of ev-
cry great industrial and transpor-
tation success is service to the
nublic." Ford says. eve are try
inc to put this railroad on a fac
tory basis. We're going to work
the railroad six days a week, with
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21
PRESENT LIVING STANDARDS
ARE NOT BASED ON JUSTICE

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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21
Court UsurpatiOn
Menaces Democracy

Denver, June 18.-The power of
courts to set aside laws is a men,
ace to democratic government, says
the A. F. of L. executive council
in its annual report.
The council favors an amendment
TO the constitution which will take
from the courts the right to make
these decisions where a law has
been passed by majority of con-
gress, or where, when vetoed by
the president, it is re-passed by a
two-thirds vote of each house.
"The constitution of the United
States does not give courts the au-
thority to set aside these laws"
says the council. at has been as
sumed by them. The history of the
supreme court of the United States
is replete with reactionary opinion.
ats decision in the Dred Scott
case brought on the civil war. In
the Argo case it decided that the
seamen could not leave a ship in
safe harbor. 1t declared invalid the
10-hour law for bakers, the child
labor law, convict labor law and
many other laws passed by con-
gress in the interest of the people.
The most persistent argument la
Dor must meet in advocating rem
edial legislation is that the su-
preme court will declare it uncon-
stitutional.
"The antitrust laws have been
interpreted by the courts against
labor and labor alone. The supreme
court, in passing on law intended
to curb the evils of combinations
of capital applied a so-called rule
of reason to them that was never
intended by congress. On the
other hand, instead of apply the
rule of reason in cases where
workers are concerned it has placed
most burdensome restrictions.
"The members of the supreme
court are appointed for life by the
president. 1t has the power and
can annul any law enacted that has
been demanded by circumstances
and by the people as represented by
the combined wisdom of ma
iority of each house of congress,
or by two-thirds of each house over
veto by the president"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21
Smoke CHALLENGE 1Oc Cigar.
Steel Trust Enriched
By Imaginary Freight

Pittsburgh, Pa, June 1S.-Of
all schemes evolved by the steel
trust to filch the people, its
pittsburgh base" is entitled to
front rank.
Under this system, if a con-
tractor in Duluth, for instance,
bought steel "T" beams at a Du-
luth steel mill, he would be
charged the same price as charg-
ed by Pittsburgh steel mills al
though Duluth is but 60 miles
from the trust-owned inexhausti-
bic Mesaba iron ore range. In
addition to this charge, he would
pay an added cost equal to the
freight charge of the steel from
Pittsburgh to Duluth.
This charge on imaginery
freight totals millions of dollars
annually and increases with ev-
cry freight increase that the rail
roads are permitted to charge.
Cheap production, nearness to
raw material and markets for
the finished product mean moth
ing TO the public under this sys-
tenn.
For years the federal trade
commission has considered COM
plants against Pittsburgh base"
but the dollars roll into the
trusts Golfer while the public
is kept in the dark by those
who insist that a lower living
standard for the workers will
chearen pr oduction and bring
prosperity.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21

Denver, June 18. Ultimately,
living standards must be related to
social usefulness, says the A. f. Of
L. executive council, in discussing
Wages and the Cost of Living"
in it's annual report.
The executive council recon-
mended that it be empowered to
conduct an investigation Of this
question and that a report be made
to the next convention.
"The practice of fixing wages
solely on a basis of the cost of liv
ing" says the council, rs a viola
tion of the whole philosophy in
progress and civilization. Further
more, it is a violation of sound
economic theory and is utterly
without logic or scientific support
Of any kind.
What we find as a result Of
practice, so far as it has gone, is
that there is constant tendency
under it to classify human beings
and to standardize classes, each
class having a right to a given
quantity of various commodities.
1t is not difficult to understand
that the ultimate development Of
such a policy must be ridiculous and
fantastic; in fact, it already has
become so in many cases.
I'VE are not prepared at this
time to lay down in definite form
policy which we believe proper
as a basis of wage measurement,
but we are firmly convinced of the
necessity of research and study in
order that a principle may be
found which will be scientifically
sound, and to which, therefore, our
industrial life will naturally adjust
itself.
american industrial development
has reached a point where it must
-.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21
Why Farmers Are Mad

Of the 1920 wheat crop 3O0,00O,-
600 bushels were sold for export,
for which the farmer received an
average of 10 cents per bushel less
and the grain dealers an average
of 33 cents more than the 1919
crop, says Senator Ladd Of North
Dakota, a state which produces
one-seventh of all the wheat grown
in the United States The farm
er was robbed of $103 per bushel
and the consumer received no ben
eft. The only legitimate charge
which could have been added in
1920 over 1919 was the amount Of
excess freight on the 300,000,000
bushels, which was $6O,OOO,OO0. The
farmer was thus short-changed not
less than $24O,OOO,OOO on this ex-
port and certainly the starving
people of Europe did not get the
benefit of this vast sum-"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21
THE A. F. OF |.
CONVENTION

Reaffirming it's stand for govern
ment ownership, the convention of
the American Federation of Labor
directed its executive council to
draw up a proposal for legislation
designed to give workers through
government legislation all the rights
ganized enterprises.
Andrew Furreseth declared the
Sherman law was joke and that
it does not control products of
labor but seeks to control labor
itself. He urged provision of
the resolution to return to Amer
icanism.
V. F.. Grow of Portland, Ore,
of the mashinists, gave review
of the history of governmental
hearing of railroads. He condemn
ed the Esch- -Cummins law as 'in-
dustrial and financial tradgedy."
The convention included the adop-
tion of the report asking the United
States to take leading step for
worldwide disarmament, commended
Secretary DENLY of the navy de-
partment for his prompt action on
Admiral Sims speech in London
and demanding disciplinary action
if the admiral's speech was cor
rectly quoted.
President Gompers today took
active debate in the convention and
in doing so, replied to what he
said were criticisms of himself be-
cause of his foreign birth.
"There has been some critism
of myself because | am not a
native of this country. 1t is fact
| was born in England. | came to
the United States when | was l3
years. | have lived in these I'm
tied States So years.
That | say, is a longer period
than the life of the average Am
erican."
The convention today disposed of
the Irish question by adopting a
solution-trimmed of its most
drastic boycott provisions-eXpress-
ing sympathy for the Irish cause.
The appeal of the boycott sup
porters from the ruling of Pres
ident Gompers provoked one of the
stormiest sessions in the history
of the federation. Cheers and jeers
HllllRlcu dS lfe DOySObtSio eoOh ShN
floor and attacked Mr.. Gompers
who had ruled out their motion to
have the boycott declaration added
to the resolution expressing SYM
pathy for the Irish republic, which
was reported favorably by the COM
mittee.
The action of the convention
completed the defeat of the sup
porters of the boycott declaration,
which they claimed had been
drafted by "high officials of the
Irish republic" the boycott sup
porters contesting every effort to
bring the sympathetic resolution to
vote without it's boycott provision
by raising points of order and at
tempting to have the entire matter
referred back to the committee for
reconsideration.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21
Basket Social and
Dance

The Cooks, Walters and Wait
resses Local No. 451 will entertain
their friends at the Labor Temple
on Monday night, June 27, with
a basket social and dance.
There will be good music, free
lunch and general good time.
Admission free. Attend and en-
Joy a pleasant evening.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21
Milk Good Investment

New York, June 18.-City Health
Commissioner Copeland says that
the expense of maintaining hopi-
tails, asylums and homes for the
aged could be reduced so per cent
by the prevention of manutrition
among school children. These chill
dren, he said, should drink not less
than one and 'one-half pints of milk
day.
The medical man favors spend
ing money on milk for children in
stead of waiting till these children
have succumbed in after life to the
ravqges of diseases caused chiefly
by undernourishment These dis
eases, he said have their origin
in defective teeth, poor heart ac-
ton, tuberculosis infection, ade-
noids, and eye and ear trouble, all
occurring in childhood and most of
them caused by mainutrition.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21
p. S. and S. L. Dance

The Private Soldiers and Sailors
will give a dance at Normana Hall
on next Thursday evening, June 80.
Attend and have a good time.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21
T. L. and T. S. Dance

The Theatre Ushers and Ticket
Sellers will entertain their friends
with a dance at Redmen's Hall
next Tuesday evening, June IS.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21
He Did Enough

San Francisco, June 20.-After
receiving information that he is
wanted in connection with sabotage
in the wheat fields of Kansas end
Nebraska and North and South Da-
kota, the police today charged John
Harmon, a supposed organizer Of
the l. W. W, with criminal syndical-
ism following his arrest as a vag-
rant.
The Filipinos ask the United States
20 keep the promise to give them
'nderendence, and congress gener-
ouslv gives them permission to
louble their debt.
ST. Louis is the fourth city in the
United States to favor the eight
hour-day for municipal firemen.
Smoke BLUE RIBBON 50 Cigar.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21
COMMITTEES LETTER

All Affiliated
of Labor,
being called for throughout the state often should be- think
of
label throughout the label department, would
effective.
The local agitation have fallen off, therefore
to
to
a union denartme
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21
For Modification
of VOlstead Act

The A. F. of L. Convention unani-
mously adopted resolution urging
modification of the Volstead Act
to permit manufacture and sale of
beer. Officers and the Executive
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21

ALICE M. LORD,
Mattresses No. 240, Seattle
MAY VALCADA,
Garment Wkrs. No. II, Seattle.
MRS. VIM. SWENSEN.
Women's Label League, Seattle.
MARGARET DEATHERAGE,
Women's Label League, Bremerton.
JOE HOFFMAN,,
Meat Cutters No. 81, Seattle.
w. F. GARRETT,
Retail Clerks No. 81, Seattle.
VIM. McGUERN,
Bakers No. 8, Seattle.
EMMA SHELLY,
Garment Wkrs. No. II, Seattle.
MRS. B. J. MCMAHON.
WOmens Label LEAGUE. Seattle.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21

Council were instructed to work for
change in the law and if this
should not be successful, all unions
would be called on to petition con-
greSS.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-21

Smoke OLYMPIC CLUB lOc cigar.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-06
JUST A REAL GOOD CAR.

A. G.. Hawker, who conducts an ac-
ccssory and service station at 52-54
Elm street, has taken the local agency
for the Durant car and that vehicle
will be offered for sale in this city by
him for the first time, The car is
being turned out at the Durant plant
under the personal supervision Of w.
G. Durant, president and general man
ager of the Durant Motors, Inc, who
has had IS years experience in the
manufac turc of motor vehicles. At
recent automobile exposition in New
York city, the Durant received the
stamp of approval of scores of sales
men who were waiting for Just a real
good car" in fact, requests for APP
proXimately 10000 Durants were re-
Ceived from dealers who inspected it.
The car is driven by q four cylinder,
overhead valve motor. OF the many
features the two which prcdOminate
are the pleasing appearance and rath-
er luxurious appointments for a car of
this size and price, and the note
worthy mechanical details which in
stantly convey the marked simplicity
and accessibility of the design. Mr.
Durant has perfected a tubular back
bone" which prevents distortion OF
frame and eliminates all racking OF
the body.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-06
10000 DOCTORS TO
GIVE LIQUOR VIEWS
Medical Association Desires To Get
Expert Ideas On Value OF In
toxicants As Medicine

New York. Dec. 6. -- A question
naire on alcohol as therapeutic
agent and its employment. as Il medi-
cine has been sent to 10000 physi-
clans in the United States by the Am
erican Medical association.
do you regard whiskey or beer or
wine as n necessary therapeutic agent
in the practice of medicine? If yes
what disease, or conditions?
Have instances occurred in your
own practice in which unnecessary
suffering or death has resulted from
enforcement of prohibition laws? II
yes, how many such cases have you
known in the last year?
How many times have you found
It advisable to prescribe whiskey or
beer or wine in a month?
Present regulations limit the mum
Der of prescriptions to 100 in three
months, In your opinion should
there be any limit to the number OF
prescriptions for alcoholic liquors a
physician may write? If yes, what
should the limit be?
In your opinion should physicians
be restricted in prescribing whiskey
beer or wine? If yes, what should
the restrictions be?"
New Britain herald., 1921-12-06
q KNOWN DEAD
in TRAIN WRECK
Fear Others Are Killed in PENN
Sylyania Crash

Philadelphia, Dec, 26.--Twenty
three victims of the head-on collision
yesterday between Philadelphia and
Reading passenger trains near Bryn
Athyn, Pa, had been accounted for
early today with one or two excep-
tons however definite identification
was impossible because of the charrod
condition of the bodies, Nearly all
were taken from the wreckage of the
two wooden coaches which caught fire
almost Immediately after the accident
and were destroyed.
A canvass of the residents of New
town and southampton, the two little
towns where most OF the victims lived,
showed that several persons known TO
have been passengers on the Inflated
train were still missing early today
and it is feared that other bodies are
buried under the mass OF ashes and
twisted steel or were burned to ashes.
Wreching crews and rescue workers
continued their search throughout the
night but found only one additional
body.
Three Investigations to determine
responsibility for the wreck were UNI
der way today, Officials Of the rail
road held a hearing to examine mem.
bers of the train crews and station
agents at the points near the wreck.
William Evans Of Norristown, Pa,
conductor of the northbound train was
summoned by officials of the railroad
to appear at today's hearing.
Russell Clayton, station agent at
Rryn Athyn told railroad officials that
Evans either misunderstood or mis-
read" orders given to him at Bryn
Athyn directing him to hold his train
there until the southbound local has
passed Clayton said he gave orders
to Evans and he holds Evans receipt
for them.
Ordinarily the two trains pass at
Woodmont, railroad officials explained
today, Yesterday the southbound train
was late and, it was said orders were
New Britain herald., 1921-12-06
IF KIDNEYS ACT
BAD TAKE SALTS
Says Backache in Sign You Have Been
Eating Too Much Meat.

When you wake up with backache
and dull misery in the kidney region
It generally means you have been eat
ing too much meat says a well known
authority. Meat forms uric acid
which overworks the kidneys in their
effort to filter it from the blood, and
they become sort of paralyzed and
loggy. When your kidneys get slug
gish and clog you must relieve them,
like you relieve your bowels; remov-
ing all the body's urinous waste, else
you have backache, sick headache,
dizzy spells; your stomach sours,
tongue is coated, and when the wealth
er is bad you have rheumatic twinges.
The urine is cloudy, full of sediment,
channels often get sore water scalds
and you are obliged to seek relief two
or three times during the night.
Either consult a good, reliable ply
stefan at once or get from your phar-
macist about four ounces of Jad
Salts; take tablespoonful in a glass
of water before breakfast for a few
days and your kidneys will then act
fine. This famous salts is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with lithia, and has been
used for generations to clean and
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also TO
neutralize acids in the urine so it no
longer initiates, thus ending bladder
weakness.
Jad Salts is life saver for regular
meat eaters. 1t is inexpensive, cannot
injure and makes a delightful, effer-
vcscent Whitewater drink.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-06
CANADIAN BOOZE
RUNNERS HUNTED
St. Pierre and Miquelon Men
Have Done Big Business

Sydney, N. s, Dec. 6-The rum run
ners OF st. Pierre and Miquelon, who
for months have flooded the Nova
Scotian coast with cargoes of contra
band, have begun to feel the weighty
hand of the Canadian revenue offic-
ials.
Though the traffic was reported to-
day as still thriving the vigilance OF
the authorities, whose patrol area has
been widened, is forcing the law
breaking seafarers to seek new coVes
in which to put their secret wares
ashore.
Part of a cargo Of Whiskey landed
from a schooner last night was con-
f1scated in New Waterford where it
had been hauled from Lngan Beach,
but before the officials could reach
the beach the balance Of the contra
band had been cached and the schoon-
err headed for st. Pierre.
St Pierre and Miqueon have long
been down in the books of Canadian
and American revenue agents as good
places to watch when rum SIN Juggling
nourishes. Even in the old days,
when the saving of revenue taxes was
the only object of smugglers, craft of
every type from steam yacht to fish
ing lugger, worked out of the islands
with liquor cargoes.
The French government managed
several years ago by drastic regula-
tons to restrict the illicit commerce
to very small proportions. But with
the advent of prohibition in the
United States and eastern Canada and
the incidental fabulous prices for
liquor the traffic again has reached
huge proportions, revenue agents say.
Barren, rockbound and scantily
populated. the islands offer every IA
cility as bases for smugglers. And.
despite the activities of a fleet of
revenue cutters, scores of craft are
said to have made their way to
American and Canadian ports with
their precious cargoes.
The two islands, last remnants of
Frances once extensive New World
dominiops have an area of 81 square
miles and population of about 1000
conferred mainly in the town of St,
Pierre on the smaller island.
st. Pierre for generations has been
New Britain herald., 1921-12-06
How to Danish
Piles
Thousands Bless DR.. Leonhardt, the
Physician Who Discovered This
Common Sense Remedy.

If you think that the surgeons
knife is the only method of escape
from the misery of piles, it's because
YOU haven't heard of the new treat
ment known as DR.. Leonhardts
HEM-ROID.
The Doctors treatment is internal.
BY experimenting for years he dis
covered the exact cause Of piles and
then went further and compounded
a remedy that would remove the
cause.
DR.. Leonhardt wants every suffer to
benefit by his discovery and so that
there will be no doubling or delay,
Clark & Brainerd Co. and all drug
gists are authorized to sell HEM
rod with guarantee that it will do
as stated or money back.
On that honorable basis every suf-
ferer should secure a package of DR..
Leonhardt's HEM-ROID today.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-06
TAKES SANTA'S PART.
Theodore Rooscyelt's Son Brings
Christmas Cheer to Children.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Dec, 6.-The old
Santa Claus who gIaddened the hearts
of Coveneck school tots at Nmas time
is gone, but the task of carrying the
toy bag has descended upon the
shoulders of his son.
twenty-five years ago the late The
odore Roosevelt played Santa Claus
for the children of Coveneck school
for four of his own tots were pupils
there. And then it became a joyful
habit with him to don the red and
white suit and long whiskers so well
known to little folk. Each year at
Coveneck the children were wont to
tell Santa what they wanted, and Mr.
Roosevelt carried the gifts to them.
The letters written at Coveneck this
year have been sent to Assistant Sec
rotary Roosevelt at Washington.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-06
PLAN NEW CHICAGO HOTEL
Eastern Group Believed Back OF
$2O,O0O,OOO Project.

Chicago, Dec. 6.-Eastern capital
lists, presumably heavy investors in
hotel properties, plan to build a $50
100000 hotel on the half block be-
tween Seventh and Eighth streets
facing Wabash avenue. These CAPT
talists have made a secret bid for the
real estate, and a petition by attor-
neys for the trustees brought out the
hotel project. It is said the eastern
men have offered S2,500,O0O for the
plot of ground, and the trustees asks
for the consent of the circuit court
to sell at that figure.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-06

given to hold the northhound train at
Bryn Athyn until the other one had
passed,
"a milk train, southbound, came
through and | saw the northbound
train begin to pull OUT Clayton said,
Il ran down the track shouting but
the train crept away from me, ! knew
as ! saw the train disappear around
the curve there would be a terrible
collision in few minutes and | ran
back to the station and tclephoned to
the Abingdon hospital to send an am
bulancc, Then ] heard a terrific roar
as the trains came together"