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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-20
UNION IS
STEADILY GAINING

The open shop movement is giving
ground before the Painters brother
hood, according to reports from over
$50 cities tabulated by the Painters
magazine. The number of cities in
which wages and conditions are con-
trolled entirely by union agreement
has increased from 49 to 81 in the
course Of the year ending May 1. Three
other cities, including Chicago, Hunt
ington, w. Va, and Paterson, N. j., re-
port that painters are working partly
under union agreement and partly
on an open shop basis.
The number of cities in which the
hourly rate for painters is over $1.00
increased from 3 to 10 during the
year Four cities report the hourly
rate in 1929. A survey of all the re-
ports indicates a steady leveling up
of painters wages all along the line.
The 44-hour week predominates in
the industry, 107 cities reporting this
as the regular week In 1923.
Payment for overtime is on a time
and one-half basis in 116 cities. In
20 cities double time is paid.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-20
MEN CHARGED WITH
WRECK ACQUITTED

CHICAGO.-The so-called million.
dollar express train wreck" at Gary,
Ind, last summer, about which Attor-
ney General Daugherty shed so many
crocodile tears In Judge Wilkerson's
court, while pleading for a national
injunction has completely fhyvered
by the acquittal at the second trial
of Charles Uselis, the last of the four
railroad employees arrested and so
brutally beaten by Chicago and Gary
police in their efforts to make them
confess that they had pulled the spikes
and removed fishlaps, thus causing
the wreck, thereby enabling the po-
lice to collect the reward that had
been posted by the Michigan Central
Railroad for the apprehension of those
guilty.
Information was lodged against
Uselis and three other striking shop
men by a company stool pigeon call
ed Alessio. These men were arrested
and after several days of third de-
gree" methods three of the men sign.
ed alleged confessions while in a state
of coma and the fourth man was so
near dead from punishment that the
police, fearful that he would die, took
him to the outskirts of Chicago and
turned him loose.
OF the remaining three Uselis was
the only one in indicted by the grand
Jury, even though all three had signed
almost identical Confessions" The
first trial of Uselis resulted in a hung
jury, the vote standing 10 for ac-
quittal to 2 for conviction, and the
second trial brought an acquittal.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-20
LABOR DEPARTMENT
REVIEW FOR WEEK

Building trades workers Jared we'll
in strike settlements completed last
week with the assistance of the bureau
Of conciliation of the United States
department of Labor In every In
stance where they struck for higher
wages the workers gained all or the
larger part Of their demands.
There was only one strike during
the week that involved more than a
thousand men, this being at st. Louis,
where LOO ice wagon drivers are
seeking an increase Of IS week
That dispute is pending.
A strike out OF the ordinary occur
red at Chicago. where 80 artists of
the Chicago Portrait company, are
demanding an increase of so per cent.
Two thousand bricklayers at New
York won a 50. a day increase, and
1000 building trade laborers went
back to work at so cents an hour at
Buffalo, N Y.
Twelve hundred hat makers at Or
ange, N. J., were granted a 10 per
cent increase before they went back
to work A similar number of harbor
engineers, mates, and pilots wrung a
10 per cent increase at New York.
Railway clerks, numbering 275,
struck at the Bush Terminal, New
York, over wages and agreements, and
returned to work when their COM
mittee reached a satisfactory settle
ment.
Shoemakers employed by the Cone
Shoe Co. at Boston also returned to
work with improved conditions.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-20
WILL OPEN COFFEE
STORE ON G STREET

The location at 1O7 South G street,
formerly occupied by the Chicago
Bargain House, is being remodeled
and fixed up for a first class coffee
and tea store Mr.. c. c. Carpenter,
the proprietor, expects to open for
business the fourth of August He will
have in stock complete line of teas
and coffee the coffee will be roasted
right on the premises daily, in their
own roaster
Mr.. Carpenter has had considerable
experience in this business. He was
formerly connected with the Direct
Importing Co. located at Kalamazoo,
Michigan, which has about 1900 stores
throughout the east
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-20
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY PILE DRIVERS

Pile Drivers. Dock, Pier and Wharf
Builders Union No. 1897 of Aberdeen
and Hoquiam has elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year:
President, Walter Shaw of Ho-
quiam; vice president, d. H. Boyd OF
Aberdeen; recording and financial
secretary, Robert Savage of Aberdeen
Trustees. Frank Evans for S-yeai
term, Earl Astell for 2-year term, ant
J. J. Quigg for 1-year term; conduc.
tor, Chas. Green; warden, William
Folk; business representative, r. Glib.
son.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-20

of public opinion its conviction upon
this question, which your executive
council cannot overlook without be-
ing dereliet in It's duty.
The attempt is made to show that
the Pacific Typesetting Co. stands in
the role Of the innocent by-stander
hit by the flying bullets of Industrial
war 1t is true that on the question
OF the 44-hour week the union had
no direct controversy with this firm.
1t is also true that It had no con-
tractual relations with the firm. The
company operated under the so-called
open shop" plan. But it should be
understood that long practice and In
ternational law governs the action of
the Typographical union in dealing
with Struck work" Had there been
an agreement between the Typograph-
zeal union and this firm, IT would have
contained section dealing with the
struck work based on the following
excerpt form the International Book
Of Laws: (Sec. 173, Subordinate
Unions, in making contracts or wage
agreements, shall insert clause
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-20
OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
IN SEATTLE Typographical UNION CASE

The recent decision OF the Wash
ington State Supreme court in the
case OF the Pacific Typesetting Co.
Of Seattle VS. international Typograph-
ical Union and Seattle Local Union
No. 2O2, has been carefully consider
ed by your executive council, and calls
for a statement at this time-not
alone upon the local issues involved,
but as a re-affirmation Of the position
taken by the American labor move-
ment concerning certain inherent la
Dor rights.
Briefly. the events leading up to
this decision are these:
The International Typographical un-
ion on May l, 1921, began nation
wide strike for the 44-hour week in
Job shops, refusing to meet the new
weekly schedule of hours. Among
those struck, were several Seattle
plants, whose linotyping and mono-
tipping were done by the Pacific Type
setting Co.
44-Hour Week Strike.
On or about May 10th the union men
employed In this plant were called
out by the union because of the per-
Torrance in the plant of work for
plants refusing to grant the 44-hour
week. Monetary damages In the sum
Of $4,000 against the Typographical
union were sought in suit entered In
the superior court of King county and
one Philo Howard was cited as de-
fendant for the international organiza-
tion, together with officers and mem
bers of the Seattle local union as de-
PENDANTS for the local body.
Counsel for the defendants entered
demurrer against the suit on the
ground that Howard was without au-
thority to receive or accept service
of action In the name of the Interna-
tional union and the International un-
ion was not properly a party to the
action. This demurrer was sustained
in the trial court and reversed by
the state supreme court June S, 1928,
Judge Pemberton dissenting. The case
becomes now remanded back for trial
on the merits of the prayer for none
tary damages, with the International
typographical union and the Seattle
Local union No 2O2 affirmed by the
supreme courts decision as properly
defendants to the suit.
Innocent By-Stander
Had the supreme court contented it.
self in its decision in determining
solely the relation of the international
union to this case, and expressed no
opinion in advance Of trial of the suit
itself in the lower court of the real
issues involved, we should have been
more inclined to have awaited court
decision on the suit itself before max.
ing the declarations that will follow:
but tn esupreme court in its decision
on the demurrer has, in reality, pre-
judged the basic issues in this case,
an advance notice to the trial Judge
and counsel of what may be expected
in the event the suit, on its merits,
is finally decided by the trial court
and reaches the supreme body on ap-
peal. The majority opinion Of the
supreme court is controversial on a
subject which has long been the sub
ject Of analysis and affirmation by
the American labor movement, and it
affords an opportunity for labor to
again clearly set forth before the bar
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-20
COAL Commission
OPPOSES STRIKES

WASHINGTON July 18.-Let the
President set miners wages and hold
these workers to their tasks in the
event Of failure Of mine workers and
the coal owners to agree.
This is included in the preliminary
report by the United States Coal COM
mission, after eight months investi-
cation.
The report also recommends that
the government seize the mines and
they be operated by the President,
who shall set coal prices and the
compensation to be paid to the mine
owners. In the latter case, however,
the President has not the final word,
as in the case OF setting wages. The
property owners may appeal to the
courts If they believe the award is too
low.
In its plan to avert strikes, the COM
mission says that the expiration OF
the contract in the anthracite region
should not coincide with the expira-
tion of the bituminous contract.
Reference is made to coal owners
enormous profits, and reports by coal
owners, as do railroads, and other
public utility corporations, is favored
The commission does not seem to
consider that it would inflict a pen
atty on miners if congress prohibited
them from striking and empowered
the President to set their wages. The
commission says no punitive legisla-
ton" will be recommended at this
time, but that the anthracite wage
negotiations, now on, will be watched
to see If the miners and coal owners
"show a cooperative spirit"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-20
PAYS ORIGINAL COST
WITHYEAR'S PROFITS

Railroad managers who have been
trying to laugh OFF, Henry Ford's
ability to run railroad will get many
grins out of the May statement of
the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton, just
filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
That report indicates that this year
the roads earnings will be sufficient
to cover the entire sum Ford paid for
the railroad $685.. .O00-and leave a
margin of profit of nearly so per cent
on the investment.
In May the net income was $170,951,
a sum greater than the road earned
in many years before the Ford man
Rgement. This increase is not due
entirely to increased business, as a
comparison of the total revenues
shows s917,327 for May this year,
against $e89.5O3 for the same month
in 1922.
The net operating income, or profit,
however, jumped more than so per
cent, from $106,690 in May last year
to $170,951 this year. The gross in
come for the first five months of this
year was $4.156.S77. OF this amont,
$64S,679 has been put into the net in
come account.
This big profit increase results from
economies put into effect by Ford
economies in every department save
that of labor. Here Ford insists that
no man on the railroad shall get less
than $6 a day. On other roads the
minimum wage fixed by the Railroad
Labor Board as 'just and reasonable
is rs cents an hour, or 50 a day.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-20
CULINARY WORKERS
ELECT OFFICERS

At the meeting of the Culinary
Workers, Tuesday evening, the follow
ing officers were elected: Frank Call
president; Joe Fan, vice president,
Maud King, secretary-treasurer Betty
Miller, recording secretary; Anna Nc
Donald, chaplain; Joe Dropolich,
guard; Ted Evans, Josephine Coole,
Phillip Kerr, Joe Dropolich, May Rid
die and Roy Lewis, trustees. Mrs
King was also elected first vice pres
ident of the State Culinary Crafts at
their meeting in Bellingham last week
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-20

Official organ Of the Absr.
deem Central Labor Council.
Hoquiam Trades and Labor
Council and the Washington
State Federation Of Labor.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-20
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.

After long fight the California leg
islature has placed fee-charging labor
agencies under state control. The
movement was backed by organized
labor and progressive citizens in every
walk of life.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-20
|TATE CONVENTION
MOST HARMONIOUS
AND Instructive
10 Recommendation Of the Exeeu-
tive Board Are coneurred in BY the
Convention.
istate FederatIon eulletlnl

Estate Federation 6ulletin)
The annual convention of the State
Federation Of Labor which adjourned
b Bsllingham last Thursday night
rbved the most harmonious and con-
tructiEe meeting Of the state labor
movement held In many. many years.
Al recommendations submitted By
executive council were unanimous
concurred in BY the convention. and
PARTICULAR emphasis was given to the
Recommendation that most OF the en-
srgies of the Federation be devoted
during the coming year to an organ
lzation campaign throughout the state.
That the labor movement is prac-
tically solidly united behind the con-
structive policies Of the Federation
was amply demonstrated by the refus-
al Of the convention to give any seri-
Gus consideration to controversial
questions. Action on resolutions deal
ing with the troubles of the Seattle
central labor body were indefinitely
postponed by practically unainiomus
vote.
The general attitude of the conven-
tion expressed at every opportunity
was for constructive work on behalf
of the labor movement. The recon-
'mendation to unite the labor move-
ment of the state, both financially
and morally, behind the Typograph-
ical union at Seattle in its fight to
reverse the decision Of the supreme
court rendered against it some time
ago in a damage suit for $4,000 was
also unanimously concurred in. A
brief statement of the Federations s
position in connection Herewith ap-
pears elsewhere in this issue.
Sentiment Good.
The proposed amendment to the
Federal constitution dealing with
Child Labor was also unanimously
concurred in, as were all other rec
concentrations of the executive coun-
ell and reports OF committees
A splendid spirit OF cooperation,
good feeling, and constructive pur-
pose animated the convention through
out it's entire sessions, and while the
attendance was not large yet the fin
est men and women in the labor move
ment of the state were in attendance,
and the natural desire for substantial
progress for labor throughout the
state was given a tremendous i'm
petus by the capable work of the con.
vention, and practically every dele
gate went home with the feeling that
he had attended one of the happiest
and most constructiv esessions of the
State Federation Of Labor conven-
tions that has ever been held. As
soon as the work Of getting out the
proceedings and other necessary work
has been disposed Of at headquarters
a tour of the differnet centers of the
state will be undertaken by the execu-
tive officers of the state body
Evening star., 1923-02-01
HEAL SKIN DISEASES
Apply Zemo, Clean, Penetrating,
Antiseptic LIQUID.

1t is unnecessary for you to suffer
with Eczema, Blotches, Ringworm.
Rashes and similar skin troubles. Zemo,
obtained a, any drug store for 35c, or
sl.o0 for extra large bottle, and prompt.
Iy applied, will usually give instant re-
lief from itching torture. 1t cleanses
and soothes the skin, and heals quickly
and effectively most skin diseases.
Zemo is a wonderful, penetrating,
disappearing liquid, and is soothing to
the most delicate skin. Get it today
and save all further distress.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
NEW "GUN-TOTING" BILL
. ROVIDES LISTING SALES
Zihlman Offers Measure Thai
Would Give Illegal Possessors
Up to 5 Years.

Representative Fred N. Zihlman of
Maryland has introduced in the House
a drastic "gun-toting" bill similar to
that fathered in the Senate by Sena-
tor Capper OF Kansas. The need
for this legislation has been pointed
out by The Star for many years, and
Legislation has repeatedly teen sought
to cure the evil. with the District
Commissioners supporting the effort.
The Zihiman bill provides for reg
istering all dealers in firearms. and
makes 1t a crime. punishable by not
less than one year in prison to sell a
revolver in violation OF the provis-
ions. Dealers would be required to
keep a record of all sales and furnish
copy promptly to the police.
Conviction for Illegal possession of
pistol or revolver under the terms
Of the bill would be punishable by
Imprisonment for not more than five
years. Second and third offenses
would be punishable by double and
triple the terms Of Imprisonment, re-
spectively, while fourth offense
would be punishable by life imprison-
ment, in the discretion Of the court.
Any person giving false fnforma-
ton in a effort to obtain a license
to carry a revolver would be subject
to imprisonmen of not less than two
or more than Ave years. All existing
permits to carry revolvers would be
automatically revoked upon the
enactment of the bill.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
KIDNAPPED IRISH
SENATOR IS FREE
Semi-0fficiaI Statement Fails
to Say Whether BagWeII
Escaped or Was Released.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
DUBLIN, February 1.-Senator John
Bagwell. general manager of the
Great Northern Railway. who was
kidnapped Tuseday night. is again
free man, it was officially
announced this afternoon. Whether
he was released or escaped is not
known, the senate officials being
simply told he was free.
Up to early this rhorning nothing
had been heard from the senator
since he was forcibly taken from his
wife's side in sutton, County Dublin,
Tuesday night. 1t was not supposed
that his captors intended to do
him personal harm. but rather
wanted prominent hostage TO be
held against one or more of their
own men whose execution they feared.
The governments threat of punitive
action in case Senator BagWell Is
not released had aroused anxiety
among his friends. who feared that
if one of the republican prisoners
was executed the captors might have
retaliated by killing BagweN.
The senator is an FISHERMAN and a
unonist. He was invited by Presl-
dent Cosgrave to enter the senate as
the representative of the southern
unionists. and Is said TO be extremely
popular with ALI classes OF irish
business men.
GIVES OUT PROCLAMATION.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
EXPECT DEVELOPMENTS
IN VONSiATSKY CASE
Returns to Home With Wealthy
Wife No. 2, With No.
on Trail.

By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. February /
The return to their home today
at Ridley Park of Anastase Won.
s'atsKy and his wealthy wife, the
rormer Mrs. Marion B. Ream Stephens
gave rise to reports today that de-
Veiopments are expected soon in
connection with the claim OF Mile
Lioubor Mouromsky. now in New
YORK. that she Is the first wife OF
sonsiatsky. The Vonsiatskys decline
to see any visitors at their Ridley
Park home
a report was published here today
that M. Fernand Freaud. French attor-
ney VINO accompanied Mile. Mourom-
SKY TO this country from Paris, had
an interview with Vonsiatsky in New
York.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
OPPOSE ENVOY TO POPE.
Japanese Priests Fight Move tc
Recognize Ponti6 as Sovereign.
Ry the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC. January 10.-Buddhtst priests,
supported by some of the leading news
papers have started a campaign against
the government plan to send a diplomatic
representative to the Vatican. More
than 5000 priests have organized an
association to carry on the campaign.
They contend, to recognize the Pope as
the sovereign of a state, Is prejudicial
to the religious system of Japan, and.
besides, might draw Japan into en-
barrassing and difficult international
questions.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
S1,5OO,0OO PAYMENT
TOU. S. GETS COURT O. X.
Lincoln Motor Company Receivers
to Settle Claim on War Contract
Recently Compromised.
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT. Mich. February An
order directing the Detroit Trust
Company, receivers for the bank
rupt Lincoln Motor Car Company, to
pay to the War Depart rtment s1,500.o00
in full payment of the claim against
the company for war contracts was
signed late yesterday by Judge Ar
thur ]. Tuttle, in United States dis
trict court.
A representative of the trust COM
pany announced that check for the
amount will be drawn tomorrow and
sent to the War Department. Earlier
in the day Judge Tuttle had indicated
he would withhold approval of the
order until next week.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
GIVES OUT. PROCLAMATION
Mulcahy Lists Punishments Under
Recent Army Orders.

By the Associa ted Press.
DUBLIN, February minister oil
Defense Mulcahy issued another proc
lamation today In which the punish
ments are set forth for violations
under the recent army order designed
to prevent attacks against the army
and the Free State.
The proclamation gives a last op-
portunity to those possessing docu-
ments, uniforms and plans for sub.
vcrsive operations to surrender them
to the military authorities.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
BULGARIAN FIRED ON,
M. Bakaloff. Minister of Instruc.
tion, Escapes Injury.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
SOFIA. Bulgaria, February Some
unidentified person yesterday fired two
shots from a revolver at N. Rakaloff.
minister of ,pubiic instruction The
minister was not injured
Evening star., 1923-02-01
RAPALLO PACT RATIFIED.
Germany and Russia Put Official
Stamp on Treaty.

By tive Associated Press.
BERLIN, February 1.-Ratifica-
tions of the Rapallo treaty between
Germany and soviet Russia were ex-
changed yesterday at the foreign
office by Minister of Foreign Affairs
Rosenberg and the soviet ambassador,
NJ Krestinsky.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-05-18

After all, the real genius is the man
who can get along with people.
Zeal without knowledge is the sister
of folly.-H. Addinton Bruce.
It is usually the gentleman that
gets the hot end Of a gentleman's
agreement.