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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-07-21
CHAPTER XVI


Mr.. Eorcross chased out and tried
to. overtake Collingwood, going as far
as the foot Of the stairs. went. too.
but got only far enough to meet the
boss coming up again. There was
nothing doing. The station policeman
had seen the crazy rounder jump into
aNtaxi and go spinning off uptown.
There was another jolt waiting for
us when we got back to the office.
While we were both out, Mr.. Van Britt
had blown in from his room at the
foot of the half and we found him
loung.ng comfortably in the chair that
Collingwood had just vacated.
II thought maybe you'd turn up
again pretty soon, since you'd left the
doors all open." was the way he started
out. Them, "Sit down, Graham; I
want to talk few lines.~
Mr.. Norcross took his own chair and
twirled 1t to face the general super
intendent. "Say It," he commanded
briefly.
Mr.. Van Britt hooked his thumbs
in his armholes.
"Tve Just been figuring bit on the
general outlook: you have decently
efficient operating outfit here, what
with Perkins and Brant and Conway
handling the three divisions as self
contained units. You don't need a
general superintendent any more than
a monkey needs two tails"
what are you driving att" was
the curt demand.
"Well. suppose we say retrenchment,
for one thing. AS l size It up, you
might just as well be saving my salary.
It would buy a good many new cross
ties in the course Of year."
That's all bunk. and you know II"
snapped the boss. 1.-THE organization
as It stands hasn't a single stick of
dead wood In 1t. You know very we'll
that railroad the size of the Short
Line can't run without an Individual
head of the operating department.
Mr.. Van Britt laughed little at
that.
IF you should get some one of these
new efficiency. experts out here he
would probably tell you that you could
cut your staff right in two In the
middle
could see that the boss was get
ting mighty nearly impatient.
"You are merely turning handsprlngs
around the edges Of the thing you have
come to say, Upton" he barked out.
Come to the point, can't you? What
have you got up your sleeve?"
Nothing that I could make you
understand in a month Of Sundays.
TIM sore on my job and want to
quit"
Nonsense! You don't mean that?''
Eyes, do. I'm. tired of wearing
the brass collar Of soulless corpora
tion. WHAT'S the use, anyway? 1 found
a bunch Of dividend checks from my
bank at home in the mail to-day, and
what good does the money do me?
I can't spend it out here; can't even
tip the servants at the hotel without
everlastingly demoralizing them. I'm
like the little boy who wanted to 90
out in the garden and eat worms"
The boss was frowning thoughtfully.
you're not giving me a show, Up
ton" he protested. "Can't you blow
the froth off and let me see what's
In the bottom of the stein?"
Pledge you my word, it's all froth.
Graham. want to climb up on the
mesa behind the shops and take a
good deep breath of free air and shake
my fist at your blamed old cow-track
OF a railroad and tell 1t to 60 to the
devil. You shouldn't deny me little
pleasure like that"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-07-21
CONTINUED Next Week.

Fort Yates-That Sitting Bull pur.
chased on March is, 1890, 100 pounds.
Of -four for So. five gallons of coal
oil for 81, and five yards Of calico for
80 cents, is shown by some old ac-
count books used by post trader 80
years and more ago. and recently found
and turned over to the State Historical
society.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-07-21

Old Revenue Laws Null, Court Holds
Observation-Disclosures Of the prohib;
ton amendment served to annul vari.
Gus internal revenue laws covering
the liquor traffic, the supreme court
held. Congress did not intend to pre-.
serve the old penalties, the court said
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-07-21

il you've got one ana i'll..
Hold on-none Of that" the boss
broke in sterhiy, jumping out Of his
chair to enforce the command. But
before he could make the grabbing
move the corridor door slammed n0lsily
and the mailman was gone.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-07-21
BRITAIN FAvoRs DlsARMIN,e

Will Welcome Suggestion From U. g.
Looking Toward World Peace.
London-It was stated in Official
circles that Great Britain had not re.
ceived the informal feelers" reported
from Washington with reference to an
international agreement for the redue.
tion Of ornaments.
The British government, however, II
was said, would heartily sympathise
with any movement for the furtheriae
Of world peace and would WELCOME ean
gestions from the United statss o ~
end. Isl. .s5 m " :. !; Il. !.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-07-21

I Former Editor to. Govern Alaeka.
Seattle-Scott G. Bone, Of New YorR
former Washington and Seattle news
paper editor. has been appointed gov.
ernor Of Alaska, to succeed Thomas G
Riggs. j, It was announced by Sec
rotary Of Interior A. b. Fall. jf
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-17
THE NATURAL LAW OF
SUPPLY AND DEMAND"
A STUPID PLATITUDE

Wage reduction advocates write
ponderously on the natural law Of
supply and demand and on the
workers folly in resisting wage
cuts.
This gentry assumes a superior
air-qute Intellectual you know.
They are shocked because workers
refuse to accept their edict and
scott at their attempted reason
ing.
Other natural laws refer to mans
conduct and his relations with his
fellow men. These laws are die
tated by conscience and education.
They are universal in their appli-
cation and vary at different ages.
A peculiar thing about the nat
ural law of supply and demand" is
that it only applies to wage earn
erS.
When there is an excess Of I'M
organized or partly organized work
ers, this claw" operates with Spar
tan sternncss. Wages are cut be-
low the living line and bread lines
are formed but there can be no
redress, saith our elders and penny
a-liners, who bow before their idol.
The capitalist, however, is i'm
mune from the operation of this
wondrous statute. When produc-
ton exceeds demand prices are not
cut as is the case with unorganized
workers. If they are reduced some
what it is under the direction of
the capitalist, who calls this "sta-
biliZinp industry"
If this Sterilization" proves in
effective he closes his plant and
the community votes him good
citizen and opens soup houses for
his employees.
The capitalist trustifies industry,
regulates production, sets prices
and endows a chair of economics at
some university that the workings
of this natural law of supply and
demand" may be better understood.
Another peculiar thing about this
natural law" is that it is ineffec-
tive when workers are 100 per cent
organized.
Confronted by the solidarity of
wage earners it is as impotent as
the dame who would stay the oceans
tide with her broom.
The printing trades, the marine
engineers, the seamen and the la
dies garment workers is the latest
proof that this claw" is but a men
tai attitude and consoling fiction to
low-wage advocates
1t is an alibi and a justification
for debasing workers who fail to
see the sham-who do not know that
it is a heritage of the by-gone
days of individualism.
The natural law of supply and
demand" is one of the stupid plati-
tudes that is used to confuse wage
earners.
There is nothing natural" in a
law that does not apply to CAPT
talists and that can be declared I'M
constitutional by any 100 per cent
trade union.-American Federation
of Labor News Letter.
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but it is reasonable to say that
based upon the reduced prices of
necessities there is no warrant for
the reductions in wages made by
the lumber industry of this town.
In fact there is no reason for
the reduction of wages anywhere
based on war prices as the cost of
living is higher now than when the
armistice was signed in November,
1918.
1t is true that the peak Of high
prices was reached in the summer of
1920 and that there has been a
decline since that time, but while
this is true it is also true that
there was no general increase Of
wages from the summer of 1918
to the summer of 1921.
If we consider the lumber indus
try the basic industry of the Pacific
Northwest, and it is, and of it be
necessary to reduce the pay of the
labor which produces the lumber to
a point where a decent standard of
living cannot be had, then it would
be better for the future citizen
ship of this country if the produc-
ton of lumber be decreased to a suf-
ficiency to meet the needs of Pa
cific Northwest
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-17
BIGGER ORNAMENTS
FOR SELF DEFENSE:
(Conributed)


The burden of ornaments grows
no less. The Senate has voted the
navy $494,OOO,OOO for the next fis-
cal year, and should the amount
be decreased in conference to the
1898 ,0OO,O 900 of the House there
would still be no sign of that econ
omy of which the country has heard
so much. Indeed one may look fol
it in vain in the appropriations be-
ing voted by the 9th Congress
We have been told we are not pre-
pairing to fight any other country;
that ornaments are built only fol
self defense. Yet we know that in
the present condition of the worlds
finances there is no danger of any
other country attacking US for many
4 year to come.
The taxpayer is asking, there
fore, why it is necessary to make
this burden of ornaments so great
Since there is an admitted need fol
economy why is not this the time
to practice it? Is there somewhere
a lack Of sincerity in the pacific
protestations of our legislators?
Perhaps the Japan Chronicle i,
right. 1T is the big nations" t.
quote from a recent article on de
Tense in that organ, (which always
are in state of nervous trepida-
ton, and who see an enemy Turk
ing behind every bush. Why dc
countries like Holland, Norway
Sweden, Denmark, and Switzerland
feel peacefully secure while, to judge
| from the newspapers, people If
/ heavily armed countries like France
England, the United States anc
Japan cannot sleep at nights be-
cause of the perils they visualize
all round them?
"The only explanation that seems
to fit the case is one that runs
counter to all the assurances OF
almament-makers and armament
defenders. Conscience, we are told
| doth make towards of US all Car
it be possible that all this tall
of self-defense, of PREPARATION against
/ impending attack, of the necessity
Of being thrice-armed not in the
justice Of our cause but in gooC
solid weapons Of steel, is a mere
camouflage? Is it in reality the
insignia Of the predatory State
based on the good old rule, The
simple plan, that they should take
who have the power and they SHOULD
keep who can? We are afraic
there is a good deal to be said fo1
this explanation"
When the humble citizen in the
United States sees promises of
economy followed by appropriations
Of millions for greater and greater
ornaments for "eslf-defense" he
has to admit that in our own case
the explanation has d good many
facts to back up.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-17
THE FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION DIGS
INTO THE w. c. l.. A.

The Federal Trade Commission
has finally made its report to Con-
gress of its investigation of the
lumber industry, whereat the lum-
Der barons are real angry.
Nobody would have ever sus-
pected the lumber trust of doing
anything wrong, not even the Four
LIS, when their wages We're being
cut from time to time, and a
promise of another cut on July l.
Any person who mentions his
suspicion that the lumber lords
have been guilty of wrong doing or
any Illegal act in this section of
the moral vineyard is put down as
a disturber of industrial peace.
But that goldinged Trade Com
mission is sticking its nose into all
sorts of big biz and the Trust
Boys don't like it little bit Any
way it does not appear reasonable
that the commission should snub
the West Coast Lumbermen's Assoc
citation.
As soon as r. W. Vinnedge learn
ed that the commission had made
report of the questionable methods
of the w c. l.. A. he jumped into
the newspaper limelight and gave
the commission an awful calling
down"
He said in his letter to the pub
lie: Il am not aware of the pur-
pose Of the Federal Trade Commits
sion's statement to Congress, given
in current press reports. The West
Coast Lumbermen's Association re-
ceived no advance notice of its pub
lication.' That was real rude of
the COmmssion-not asking the W.
c. L. A. for permission to announce
that report Of the associations
croOkedness was about to be made
Peace officers have not been so
rude with bootleggers. They at
least say wait a minute. Bill, we
want to read a warrant for your ar.
rest Then they pinch Bill and
let him tell his troubles to the court
Of course Bill doesn't like it, and
has contempt for the prohibition
law. But
mo thief eer felt the halter draw
With good opinion Of the law"
Pray be patient Mr.. Ninnedge, and
let congress, the courts and the
'public be damned have a whack at
the little game the National Lum-
Der Manufacturers Association (of
which the W. c. L. A. is supposed
to be part) has been playing.
Anyhow, let the public be damned
take a stack of white checks in
the game.
By-and-by the commissions report,
the full text Of it win drift out this
way, and it may tell the public some
things it doesn't know, or even
suspect.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-17
THE CHANGES IN
COST OF LIVING

Changes in the cost Of living, all
articles considered, We're given out
June for five cities by the United
States Department Of Labor through
the Bureau Of Labor statistics. The
bulletin publishes a table showing
cost Of the necessaries of life in
the following groups of articles
Food, clothing housing, fuel and
light, furniture and furnishings and
miscellaneous in the following cities
In Chicago the increase over De
cember, 1914, up to the peak of
high prices in June, 1920, was 114.6
per cent Then the decline COM
menced, decreasing to 1913 per cent
in December, 1920, and to 1874 in
May, 1921.
The following table will show the
increase in cost in the five cities
named, emitting the continued in
crease in the years between 1919
and 1920
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-17
Labor's Fighting
Spirit Is Keyed
To Record Pitch

The annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor, to
be held this year in Denver, will
have one outstanding feature-a
clearer knowledge by these organ
lied workers of labor's power and
labor's historic mission.
While crisis confronts organ
lied labor today, the same was true
10, 20, 80 and 40 years ago
From a relative standpoint, the
organized workers are always con-
fronted by crises. 1t is the price
men and women must pay if they
would win liberty and wider oppor-
tunity.
Labor is better positioned than
ever before. 1t possesses a wider
knowledge Of its opponents meth
DDS and purposes, it is better or
ganized and disciplined and the
philosophy of trade unionism is
more generally diffused.
The frenzied anti-union propa-
ganda that started with the sign
ing Of the armistice has had no
effect on labor's morale.
There are instances where labor
has been forced to give ground, but
the workers have contested every
inch. In no case have they STAN
peded. They have held their lines
intact and have not surrendered a
single principle.
An army that has this command
Of itself in times like these is I'M
beatable, for it is an axiom in all
warfare that an opponents morale
his spirit-must first be destroyed
if he is to be conquered.
Labor's morale has not only not
been destroyed but it has forced
the leading association of business
men in this country to publicly
acknowledge that their anti-union
campaign has failed, and that the
company union" is its next mode
Of attack.
Seldom do anti-unionist hoist such
a conspicuous white flag as they
did in this confession of defeat: in
this acknowledgment that their 20
year anti-union shop campaign has
been wasted effort, and that they
have been discovered"
This acknowledgment undoubtedly
marks the beginning of a new era
in the warfare against organized
labor.
Henceforth open foes will pose
as alleged friends who come to la
Dor with company-controlled unions"
and their industrial democracy"
that is ruled from above.
The men and women of labor,
who will confer at Denver, will re-
fleX this spirit Of solidarity that
has forced our opponents to reform
their lines.
There will be strong differences
Of opinion over details at Denver.
because there will be strong minded
mn and women there but these
differences will not affect the spirit
Of unity, the bonds of solidarity.
that have cemented the wage earn
ers OF our country to such a marked
degree and keyed labor's fighting
spirit to a record pitch.
The soul Of labor marches on!
Agitatel Educate! Organize!
Cz.oI- DT TTIV DTDDnAT r ri.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-06-17
BONDS
INTEREST DUE

SanFrancisco, June Is, - More
than $15,O00,000 semi-annual inter-
est on the First Liberty Loan Bonds
and Victory Liberty Loan Notes is
due today in the Twelfth Federal
Reserve District, according to fig
ures compiled by the Federal Re
serve Bank of San Francisco. In
terest coupons of both issues can
be cashed at any bank. The exact
total sum due on the amount of
First Loan bonds and Victory Loan
notes sold in the Twelfth District
is $15,291 ,591.
"For those who have been dis
Greet enough to hold their Liberty
Loan securities" said Theodore
Hardee, Director of the Government
| Savings Organization for the Twel-
fth Federal Reserve District, "this
windfall may be termed the fruit
of victory. Of course, there is no
way of knowing just how much of
this interest money is due people
now residing in the Twelfth Fed
eral Reserve District, because many
notes and many of these securities
have gravitated to Eastern financial
centers, where they are being alb
sorbed wisely by wealthy persons
and estates"
Director Hardee advised all hold
ers of First Loan Bonds and Vic
tory Loan Notes to take the time
to clip their coupons due today and
CASH. them. "Unclipped coupons
represent idle money" he said,
(which ought to be re-invested i'm
mediately in Government Savings
securities, such as the SIS War Saw
ings Stamp and the $25, 500, and
$1,000 Treasury Savings Certifi-
Gates. These Government Savings
securities pay 4&o interest, COM
pounded quarterly, and mature in
five years. They have a guaran-
teed value at all times and are
not subject to market fluctuations,
as they are redeemable upon short
notice. AS a rule, Government Saw
ings securities can be bought at
the bank where you cash your
coupons-if not, they can be OBJ
tanned at all post
Liberty Bonds at the present at
tractive market prices are also sug-
gested by Director Hardee as an
excellent investment for the semi
annual interest money on the First
Loan bonds and Victory Loan notes
where the interest return is enough
to purchase Liberty Bonds. Some
issues of Liberty Bonds will net
purchasers at present market prices
premium of $15 plus the interest
rate if held until maturity.
Dates of other semi-annual inter-
est payments due on the Liberty
issues during 1921 are as follows:
Third Loan, September Is.
Fourth Loan, October Is.
Second Loan, November Is.
| First Loan and
Victory Loan, December Is.
All banks and post offices in the
Twelfth Federal Reserve District
have been requested to stress the
Liberty Loan interest payments
due today and to cooperate by aid
ing owners of these issues to re-
invest their interest money in Gov
eminent Savings securities or Lib
! erty Bonds.
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inc part. urging the two-year eX-
fnnsion of Government of the rail-
roads the struggle of the farmers
which he led TO compel war prom.
teers to pay their fair share OF
the cost of the war out OF Their
billions Of untaxed earnings, MS
contest with those who would de-
euoil the American people OF their
paural resources, his unremlttlng
efforts for legislation to control the
meat packing industry his advocacy
of changes in our banking ana
credit system so that farmers should
no longer be dominated by seitlsh
financial interests, and might have
equal credit with other reputable
businesses are all a part and a
significant part of the struggle, OF
the American people, to add INDUS
trial. AGRICULTURAL and economic de
mocracy to the measure OF political
democracy which they have achieved
The need for the work of the
Farmers National Council stands
out as never before. The lines are
being tightly drawn. Victims, last
year, of conspiracy to hammer
down farm prices, the farmers OF
our country are against terrific
odds demanding changes to whicf
every selfish interest in America is
opposed and which these selfish in
terests are fighting with enormous
wealth, wonderful organization, anC
widespread means of publicity. The
Farmers National Council will con
tinue it's fight for the farmer:
rights without any entangling ALI
ances with business or financial in
terests devoted solely to helping
farmers secure from Congress those
measures of justice to which they
are fully entitled but which they
must work for to obtain.
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NJ. --.---------- .
SIMMONS

In the Superior Court of the State of Wash
ington in and for Snohomish County.
Joanna Horsman, plaintiff,
Joseph b. Allen and Edna Pearl Allen,
his wife, defendants.
The State of Washington to the said Joseph
B. Allen and Edna Pearl Allen, his wife, de-
PENDANTS:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
sixty days after the date of the first pubca-
ton of this summons, to-wit: within sixty
days after the Goth day of May, 1921, and de-
fend the above entitled action in the above
entitled court, and answer the complaint of
the plaintiff, and serve a copy of your an
5wer upon the undersigned attorney for plain
tiff at his office below stated, and in case
of your failure to do, judgment will be
rendered against you according to the de-
mand Of the complaint. which has been filed
with the clerk of said court.
The object of said action is to set aside,
rescind and render null and void the deed
made by plaintiff to you November 8, 1916,
as recorded in Vol l72 of deeds at page $50,
records of Snohomsh County, State of Wash
ingtOn of the following described property
situate in Snohomish County, state of Wash
ington, that part of Government Lot 8. Sec
ton IL, Township p North, Range East of
w. M. described as follows: Beginning at "A
point that is 300 feet north and go feet
west of the southeast corner of said Lot 3,
thence west 800 feet, thence south 300 feet
thence east l20 feet to the corner of the lot
conveyed to o. +. Stubs, thence north along
the west line Of said lot conveyed to o. f.
Stubs 300 feet to the place of beginning,
Being Lot of Block 3 of the unrecorded
plat of Fruitdae on the Sound, together
with appurtenances thereto belonging the
ground of fraud and failure of consideration
and to restrain and enjoin you from removing
from said premises the household goods in
said home upon said premises, and to further
restrain you from mortgaging or selling said
household goods, and to decree the same
plaintiffs sole property.
GEO. W LOUTTIT,
Plaintiffs Attorney
Office and Post-Offce Address:
Room 225 Realty Bldg,
Corner Colby and Hewitt Avenues,
Everett, Snohomsh County State of Wash
ington.
First publication May 90 1921.
Last publication June "a, 1921.
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READ THIS

The reader will find on the first
page of The Journal this week the
story Of the introduction by Con-
gresham Keller of Minnesota of
four bills changing in a marked de-
gree the system of taxation now in
vogue. 1t would be vain hope
that these bills will pass, but it is
a reasonable hope that some day
some such bills will become the law
of the land