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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20

;
"The farmer is vitally concerned
in raising the efficiency of our
transportation system and in re-
ducing the cost of that service as
far as is practicable, yet he is act
ually no more interested than every
other citizen, for the transportation
problem is the problem of every
man, woman and child within our
borders. 1t touches every life be-
cause every life is dependent upon
it bringing the things needful to
sustain life.
at was because of the vital i'm
portance of the mail service in the
conduct of our business and social
affairs that the postal service was
taken over to be operated by the
people for the people, for service
without consideration for profits.
The railroads stand in the same re-
lation to the life of ths nation as a
postal service, and it Is imperative
that they be run for service and not
for profit as at present.
Some folks mistakenly think that
these railroads were built and are
operated to transport passengers and
freight. This is not so. If you take
the profits out Of the system you
will readily find that private cor
porations will Immediately lose their
chief interest in railroads.
Roads in Bad Shape
Immediately prior to the govern
ment taking control of the railroads
President Rea. of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, urged an increase of rates,
on the ground that that road alone
needed S3,050,000 to put its road
beds in decent shape, and it was
shown that the railroads generally
throughout the country were in like
condition.
"When the railroads were taken
over. the government paid S906,000,-
600 a wear rental. which Chairman
Cummins, of the Senate Committee,
declared to be at least S175.O00, 900
too much In addition it spent $780,
100000 for water stations; $780,
100000 for shops, machinery, tools,
etc; $35,O00,000 for freight and
passenger stations, etc; S44,000,OOO
for bridges, trestles, culverts, etc;
S63S 100000 for additional motive
power and equipment. In all over
S1,100,000,0 was spent by the gov
ernment for additions, betterments,
etc.
Efficiency Increased
"In railroad circles efficiency is
estimated in traffic units per man
per hour. In 1916, under private
control, the efficiency stood 90.7
traffic units: in 1917. 96S; in 1918,
96.1; in 1919. under government con-
troll, 1901. In addition to this the
cost of operation was less per man
per eight hours. This amply demon
strates the ability of the governu-
ment to efficiently operate our trans
portation system under the adverse
"When the railroads were turned
back to private corporations, after
the heaviest of usage, they We're
5 per cent bad order cars and 17.8
per cent bad order locomotives. Six
teen months later, when traffic had
fallen off and the railroads had an
opportunity to put their equipment
in the best of condition, they had
1916 per cent bad order cars on hand
and 23.9 per cent bad order locomo-
tives. Now the roads are in des-
perate condition and entirely unable
to handle the nations traffic. This
would certainly tend to demonstrate
the inefficiency of railroads under
private control"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
HOT LUNCHES
FOR SCHOLARS
How to Prepare Hot School Lunch
Answered in Free Bulletin.

The hot school lunch and a better
selection of foods for the home lunch
basket is a factor aimed to correct
in a measure some of the faulty
dietary habits which are partly re-
sponsibe for the lower health stand
ard among rural children.
"The hot school lunch" says Miss
Mary Sutherland, extension specialist
in nutrition. is no longer an expert
ment, but an essential part of the
rural school program,
"A hot school lunch will help main
tain in the child a degree of physical
well-being necessary to mental alert
ness.
"It has been found in various
schools throughout the state, that
when hot lunch is served at school
the children have better grades: take
sufficient time to eat; learn To eat
more wholesome food and developed
good table manners"
All the questions of how to or
ganize a hot school lunch in the
school, what to have and the best
ways to prepare a home lunch for
the school boy or girl are answered
in new bulletin Just off the press
from the Extension Service of the
State College of Washington. The
bulletin, No. 50, on the School
Lunch. may be had free by writing
to the Extension Service.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
ISSUE OF CAMPAIGN, SAYS DUNCAN,
ISGOVERMENT OWNERSHIP OF ROADS

Government ownership of the nations railways bound to
within 10 years Some great railway strike, national
the
This the belief Of James A. Duncan FarmerLabor party
candidate for United States against the archreaconay
Miles PoindeXter.
The government ownership which may result from
crisis probably will prove beneficial the interests
great Of people, and indeed may be distinctly harmful
Duncan these views speeches whr-
campaign suppan Pondexter in the nations highest
epislative
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WE DON'T
PATRONIZE
LIST

BARBER SHOPS
|. H. Turner, llO4 Hewitt,
Barnhart Shop, Monroe
BUILDING LABoRERs
L. Starks, Emil Mitersbach Phillips.
COFFEE AND TEA HOUSES
Manning's Coffee House on Hewitt betweeh
Colby and Wetmore
RESTAURANTS AND CAFES
Montgomery's Ice Cream Parlor. 1922 Col
Maryland Cafe, 29Os Hewitt
CONDENSED MILK
Libby. Mcneil & Libby. Packers and Can
ners.
Carnation, Aster. Mt. Vernon and Wash
ington Brands.
Yakima City Creamery.
CONTRACTORS
r. Bogstade. mgr. Columbia College.
Reed and Willard and building 2srd street
and Maple.
Emil Larson, Carpenter.
II. Mayes and T. Hoffler, carpenters.
ELECTRICIANS
F. r. Hare. electrical contractor; John
Thueson.
FISH COMPANIES
San Juan Fish Co, Seattle.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Buffers.
MEAT MARKETS
A. c. Snider, the Rural Butcher. in Mid
Star Meat Market. 18th and wetmore.
PLUMBERS
VIM. Plamheck.
Joe Walem and his house at the corner
OF 1925 Lombard
LAUNDRIES
Independent. Standard. Union. Paris and
kregers.
PAINTERS
Rainwater & Son, Painters.
A. J. Jones. Sign Painter.
Steen Bros, painters.
MISCELLANEOUS
O. W. Ward Cement Worker.
M. Anderson.
street
F. S. Lang Manufacturing Co. of Seattle
Union Oil Service Station, Cor Rucker
and Pacific.
Mr. Burns and building at 4lst and Ruek
er avenue.
G. N. Cay Furniture Store, 200S Hewitt
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
DUNCAN ADDRESSES LARGE CROWD
AT CENTRALIA AUDITORIUM IS
REFUSED FARMER LABOR PARTY

Centralia, Oct. 17.-Facing an
audience that iammed the small Cen
tralia labor temple to the doors
and overflowing onto the sidewalk,
James A. Duncan last evening flay-
ed City Commissioner w. b. Keir
for his refusal to allow the Farmer
Labor candidates to speak in the
auditorium of the new city hall.
"There's blight on the name of
Centralia tonight" the Farmer-La-
Dor candidate for United States SEN
ator declared after telling of the
hours conference in which Mayor
George Barner and the Farmer-La-
Dor speakers had tried to persuade
Commissioner Keir to withdraw his
refusal to open the auditorium.
"Centralia," said Duncan, sis de-
nying its citizens fundamental rights
The quicker Centralia loses the stig-
ma already attached to it's name,
the better off it will be.
ment in this city-a monument ded-
icated to the upholding of the con-
stitution of the United States and
based on the Declaration of lnde-
pendence. 1t should be dedicated to
free speech. free press and free as
semblage."
Such monument, Duncan de-
clared, should take the form of q
public auditorium named Keir hal
in scathing memory of the man who
refused to allow the peoples candi'
dates to use the same auditorium
in which the reactionary Miles Pom
dexter was given full privileges.
Frequently interrupted by ap
plause and cries of approval, Dun
can. in what was easily his best adj
dress of the present campaign, un'
folded to his audience the Farmer,
Labor philosophy of "more breao
and roses" for the producers.
The rich will not be made to gel
off the backs of the poor until sucf
time as the poor are ready to shakt
them off. said Duncan. Ii Lincoln
were alive today, the speaker be
lieved. he would be running for pres
ident on the FarmerLabor party
ticket if he were not in Jail.
To the thrice repeated query OF
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20

Remember Ole Hanson's street
railway deal Ole unloaded a ST.
100000 street car system on the
city for $15,000,O0O and, as a result,
Seattle is paying the highest carfare
in the state because of the enormous
burden of paying interest and re-
demption on the huge fraud"
Seated at his desk where he ener-
getically directs the central business
concern of Seattle's 10000 union
men and women, Duncan issued this
caution against another Ole Hanson
deal with the national railways in
which they may be unloaded on the
people for some $19,000,0 al
though worth approximately only
nine billions.
For Public Ownership
Despite his fears of what the great
corporate interests of the country
are planning, Duncan is the warm
est advocate of public ownership OF
the nations transportation. During
the interview, punctuated by num-
erous phone calls and interrupted
by unionists asking information and
help on their various problems
Duncan hauled out book after book
of government statistics to prove the
efficiency of the railroads under
government control during the war.
These figures show that the rail
ways increased efficiency from 90.7
per cent in 1916, when W. G. Nc
Adoo declared them to be the kali
ser's greatest ally in this country,
to 101.5 per cent in 1920, after
three years of government manage
ment under the most trying circum-
stances of war
Public ownership of the railroads
must come and will come," Duncan
added, "but it is the imperative duty
of the Farmer-Labor party to insist
that the workers on the railways
have due share in the running of
their business, national transporta-
tion, together with the public and
the scientific management. The
Plumb plan must be the keystone of
public ownership.
ut is inconceivable, he said,
"that the people of the United
States. given all the facts, would toll
, crate the private ownership and op-
Grafton of our railroads and it is
only because the corporate interests
which at present control our trans
portation system also control nine
tenths of the press and through it
can suppress facts and spread un-
truthful propaganda, that this con-
dition prevails.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20

"Are you folks going to move Lewis
county on November II" roar OF
yes went up that could be heard
for blocks.
Both old parties were declared by
Duncan to be without an iota OF
distinction and financed by identi-
cal interests.
eve don't want to make any
trades with the Democrats to de-
feat the Republicans" the speaker
asserted. "If we did we'd only be
electing a Republican under another
name. Call skunk a bluebird and
then go up and handle him and see
what happens"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
WE WILL SAY THERE'S NEED

"A little girl asked her papa,
Papa, do they have a chaplain in
the House of Representatives p Yes,
my dear he replied. Well, what is
the need of that; what does he pray
for?' why responded her fond
parent, formerly, my dear, it was his
function each morning to pray for
the Congressman at the opening of
the session for the day-but now, as
he stands before them, and looks out
over the men assembled there, he
prays for the countryn"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
LABOR UNIONS ALWAYS
PAY UP. SAYS BANKER

During the recent coal strike the
United Mine Workers of America
secured a loan of 100000 from the
Hartman National Bank, New York,
without collateral. or security of any
kind save the good credit of the
union. Harry B. Rosen, director of
the bank, tells why this was pos
sible:
"The integrity of 100000 miners
and their families, contend, is equal
to the credit of a Rockefeller. In
the history of banking not a penny
has ever been lost through loan to
organized labor. From Labor"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
Painters

Commissioner Williams was a Wis
itor at the meeting October II and
explained the position of the city
and county commissioners in rela-
tion to the painting of the Everett
Avenue bridge.
J. o. Sharpless was elected dele
gate to the Anti-War league.
Ten dollars was donated to the
Farmer-Labor Duncan campaign
fund
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
100000 LOAN

An International Corporation was
organized for the purpose of han
ding concessions and floating a
workers loan of three million dol
lars to Soviet Russia. The loan was
guaranteed by the Peoples Commits
sars of the Soviet Government at
special session on September 18th.
The bonds, soon to be issued by the
corporation bear interest at per
cent. and the principal is repayable
at the end of ten years in gold. The
project for such an international loan
has long been popular, and the work
crs of America will soon have an
opportunity to lend financial assist
ance to the Republic of Workers and
Peasants through the Friends of
Soviet Russia, who will be the Am
crican agents for the loan.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
Cooks and Walters

Last meeting was we'll attended
IA new members were initiated
Next meeting will be a social one
with record attendance. The
union placed a boycott on the Chelan
Fruit House for taking the fruit
stand in the Snider's market.
A delegate to the Anti-Wal
league was elected.
The attention of all is called that
"The Cave" is 100 per cent organ.
lied.
Are working to organize bakery
sales girls.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
POOR FISH

Out west a man buried his wife's
clothes to keep her from running
round. No one noticed the differ
ence.
Down in Alabama the other day a
Young lady ran away from home
disguised in her fathers habiliments,
The local paper head-lined it: "Flees
in Her Fathers Pants
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
Pile Drivers

Five new members were initiated
last meeting. The union is now
100 per cent.
Everett is behind in pay. A scale
of $500 is paid by ali contractors
with the exception of Everett. In
the near future an agreement will
be reached raising the Everett scale
to $500.
Next weeks Journal will give
complete information on this subject.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
LOCAL UNIONS
Mrs. North Improving

Mrs. ]. C. North, wife of the we'll
known cigarmaker, and herself a
member of the local Label League,
returned home from the hospital
Wednesday.
She underwent an operation and
according to latest report is resting
we'll at her home at 1912 Walnut.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
Laundry Workers

October 26 this union will have
a social meeting. Everybody is in
vited and welcome. The committee
on arrangements is composed of
Mrs. Clarke. Miss Engman and Mrs.
Zebell. Come and have a good
time
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Carpenters

Elected a delegate to the Anti
War league and transacted regular
business. They will change halls tC
ing on Tuesday when Duncan speaks.
give room for an overflow meet
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
FEDERATION NEWS
OLYMPIA LEADS THE STATE
IN TRADES UNION REVIVAL

OLYMPIA trades unlOnlsts are lead
ing the way for the rest OF the state
in an intensive laborforward move
ment. particularly in building trades
lines. Since the closing Of the ship
yard at Olympia several years ago,
there has not been much activity
along the trades union lines in the
Capitol City, but a few months ago
number Of the building trades un-
ions with a very limited membership
got together and engaged Jim Dur
ham, former state vice president OF
the miners union, and former vice
president of the State Federation OF
Labor. as a business agent to line
up all construction work for the
building trades crafts, and so sue
cessful mas been his endeavOrs in this
connection that for the first time IN
many years Olympia is practically
100 per cent organized. Bro. Dur
ham is employed by the building
trades council of Olympia as business
agent for all of the crafts and at
tends to all of their business, and to
him is due almost the entire credit
for the phenominal growth recently
brought about for the Olympia labor
movement.
A large open meeting of the car
penters and other building trades
union was held at Olympia last
Thursday night and on invitation was
addressed by Frank CotteriIl, secre-
tary Of the Northwest Plumbers As
sociation, and President Short Of the
State Federation Of Labor. The meet
ing was also addressed by Rev. Simp-
son who came to ask the cooperation
Of the building trades unions in the
construction Of large Sunday school
building. and which he informed the
meeting would be built 100 per cent
union, and that former non-union
contractor Of Olympia who had been
given the contract had agreed to
these terms.
Both the carpenters union and the
building laborers' union voted unani-
mously to affiliate with the State
Federation of Labor.
Joseph Forstell former president
of the Olympia trades council, and a
member Of the BARRIERS union, is
candidate for mayor Of the Capitol
City and all indications point to his
election.
A real desire for cooperation with
labor. and abandonment of the open
shop policy. is manifesting itself on
every hand in the community.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
Railway Carmen

Took in one new member, regard
less of the strike. Boys are stand
ing pat 100 per cent.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
MOlders

Elected Brother Shuh as dele
gate to the Anti War league and
took in one new member by card.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
Washington State Federation of Bar
hers Plan Amendments

At a conference of representatives
of the various BARRIERS unions of the
state held recently at Tacoma, plans
were outlined for conducting a cam
paign on behalf Of amendments to
the state BARRIERS law which would
protect all patrons of barber shops
against the danger of being served
by any barber who was in any in
flicted with contagious disease.
The amendments are important and
deal chiefly with health and santa
tion and provide for a rigid eXamin-
alton and certification of all BARRIERS
along effective lines for the fullest
protection possible Of the patrons of
all barber shops.
At the request of the Washington
State Federation of BARRIERS the State
Federation Of Labor is mailing to all
affiliated unions of the state a print
ed copy of the proposed amendments.
accompanied by a letter urging all
unions to take the proposed amend
ments up with all candidates for the
State Legislature and endeavor to
have the various candidates for the
legislature pledge themselves to sup
port the amendments.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
Electricians

James Davis was elected president
in place of Frank Shaler, who be-
came a boss.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20

Pedders outside the subway sta
tions in the Bronx. Manhattan and
Brooklyn recently drove a thriving
traffic in German five-pfenning
pieces about the same in size and APP
pearance as an American nickel.
They sold them at 500 for 81 The
coins work subway gates the same as
a nickel
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20
Plumbers

Will also be represented at the
Anti-War league meeting Friday
night.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20

Smoke Olympia st. Rigis, 10c, 8
for 25c. adv
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20

Smoke Olympia Capitol. i0c straight
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-10-20

Smoke BLUE RIBBON Sc Cigar.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-19
DREAM CAME TRUE
AT RIGHT MOMENT
Just as Floegel Was to Be
Evicted for Rent Due
He Won,

NEW YORK, June 1S.-In a pow
erty-ridden room in East SSth street
street tonight sits Alfred Floegel, a
slight, dark German, n naturalized
American with his dreams come
true.
lie was awarded tonight the PriX
de Rome, given by the American
academy in Rome for his imaSina-
tive moral, Music" Not so many
days ago he kalsomined the walls Of
a restaurant in return for a meal.
1t is a coincidence that last year
destiny entered another squalid
abode. brought forth Frank Schwarz
Just before he was evicted for nom
payment Of rent, and awarded him
the same prize. SChwarz and Floe-
gel were born in the same city, Leip-
zig. Several days ago kindly neigh
bors went to Yorkville court and OBJ
tanned a stay OF an eviction writ
against Floegel.
But he is oblivious of his poverty
now.
The prix de Rome carries an In
come of $1,000 annually for three
years, free residence at the academy
and opportunity TO travel.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-19
FOR TREASURE
Hunters Startled when WrcCkagc OF
Sunkcn Ship Found Shifted
Slightly by Drcdgc.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, ont.
June 1S.-The treasure hunters
probing the depth OF the wye river
for the chest of gold which tradi-
tlon says was lost from canoe by
Jesuit missionaries some 300 years
ago, were startled today when
soundings taken with n steel rod
failed to locate the object they
were attempting TO raise.
Inyestiga however, showed
that tho dredge' Baltic which "a
slowly eating away the river bed
about the object had drifted sew
eral feet downstream. The band
OF spectators grouped on the banks
cheered when tho putatiye chest
was relocated.
Because of the delay. however
the crew OF the Baltic does not ex-
pect to raise the object before Mon
day.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-19
WEARERS OF GRAY
RICHMOND
Capital Of the Lost Cause
Is Expecting a Huge
Crowd

RICHMOND, va, Juno i9.-Con-
fedciate veterans. Sons Of Confcdcr-
ate Veterans, United Daughters OF
the Confcdoracy ana members of tho
Southern Confederate Memorial as-
ISOLATION. began arriving yesterday
nt the old capital for tho confederate
states TO attend the annual reunion
this week OF the wearers OF the grny
The delegation from Atlanta.
which arrived late Saturday on a
special train, was the first OF tho
larger contingents to reach here.
Smaller bodies, however, trickled
In from all sections OF tho south
and the north. too sent many fol-
lowers OF Jefferson Davis and Gen.
Robert r.. Ice.
More than 5000 OF the survivors
OF the 100000 that comprised the
armies OF the Confederacy are ex-
pectcd To attend the reunion. Special
trains on all 6Outhern railroads and
from early today until the opening
of tho reunion Monday the reception
and entcrtainment committees eX-
pected to he kept continuously busy
In welcoming the visitors.
The first official session OF the
veterans Will be held Tuesday morn
Ing, and the reunion will end Thurs
dny
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-19
FUNDS
OF BROTHERHOOD
Chief of Engineers to
Have Law Protecting
Moneys Passed

CLEVELAND. Ohio. June fs.-A
law 10 protect the funds OF labor
unions from suits for damages
through strike violence will be
sought by the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers and other labor
organizations In tho next congress,
the engineers brotherhood an
nounced today In statement is
sued at the instance OF President
Warren S. Stone.
The law will be sought to wipe out
the peril that is declared to face
union labor because Of the Coron-
ado coal decision handed down by
the United States supreme court re-
Gently. The decision, delivered by
chief Justice William II. Taft, holds
that labor. unions. incorporated or
unincorporated. are liable for strike
damage.