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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-12-14
labor OFFICIALS IN
EVERETFAST WEEK.
Central Labor Council Holds Enthus-
latsic Meeting.

Everett Central Labor Council held
one of its best attended meetings in
many months last week. The meet
ing was addressed by Don Cameron,
national organizer for the Brotherhood
Of Carpenters, and by the President Of
the State Federation of Labor. Or
ganizer Cameron reported having in
stalled quite a number Of new char
tiers in Washington and Oregon dur
ing the last six months. He was a
visitor in Everett in connection with
the organizing of the Pile Drivers,
which he revived there. several months
ago. The council expressed its APP
probation for his visit.
President Short spoke at length on
the necessity of developing wider
interest on the part of the member
ship in the work Of the trades union
movement in order that the campaign
for greater growth may be made sue
cessful. He spoke on the necessity Of
bringing about a better understand
ing, and a larger measure of cooper
alton between the labor movement and
other groups in the community, and
emphasized the necessity of counter
acting propaganda constantly carried
on on the outside to prejudice, thru
misrepresentation business and other
groups against our movement. He
spoke on the necessity OF the council
taking an active part in the campaign
for relief for the German children.
The council unanimously indorsed the
appeal and named a committee to take
charge of the work. The committee
met Immediately following their ap-
pointment with representative Of
civic organizations, and later in the
evening reported back to the council
that they had been requested to take
the leadership in the campaign and
that all other groups would cooperate
and work under their instruction. This
was also concurred in and a motion
prevailed to enlarge the committee to
embrace member from every local
in the city.
The labor movement Of Everett is
showing signs Of strong revival and
work is already underway to bring
abount increased strength and pres
tige. The Culinary Workers local has
shown a marked increase in member
ship since its affairs have been under
the direction of Ray Carroll, the new
business agent who is also secretary
of the Central Labor council. The To-
cal is coming back into the Fedora
ton and paying up its back tax.
The president of the Federation
spoke to the Everett Rotary Club at
the noon luncheon Friday on the value
Of better understanding with labor
and the importance Of high wages to
better business. President Goldthorpy
and Secretary Carroll of the Central
Labor Council were guests of honor
at the luncheon and were given a
hearty reception upon being introduce
ed by the chairman.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-12-14

Christmas spirit necessarily finds
many men and women stranded on
the shOal, of somewhere, far from the
general happiness.
Nevertheless, words Of Chandos are
vital. ''The faculty for happiness Is a
gift, In any temperament, whose wis
dom and whose beauty this world too
little recognizes" Chandos' thought Is
not easy for a certain type Of mortal
to cultivate, but the holiday spirit may
to an extent help out. Self-recognition
was soundly urged by Marcus Azure
Illus many centuries ago, and writings
Of other Stoics preach tranquility and
harmony through the philosophy that
says. ut may all be for the best"
A shipwrecked sailor. buried on this
coast,
Bids you set sail
Full many q gallant baroue. where he
was lost
Weathered the gale.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-12-14
LEAGUE LABOR ORGANIZATION AIDS
TOILERS NMANY FOREIGN LANDS
By international Labor News Service.

BY international Labor News Service.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec IA
Examples of the far-reachig influence
of the International Labor Organiza-
tion set up by the League Of Nations
are given by action affecting labor
recently taken by China and Brazil
Great progress has been made in
Japan and India and In China, fac
tory regulations, in line with recon-
mendations made at the Washington
conference in 1919, are now in force.
The standards set by the regulations,
while considerably below those of
many other nations, mark a big step
in advance Of China. The regulations
include provisions limiting the work
day to ten hours for adult workers
and to eight hours for workers under
IL years of age. Employment of boys
under 10 and girls under IL is pro-
hibited.
Appoints Labor Council.
Brazil has taken a forward step by
the appointment of a National Labor
Council, which held its formal open
ing recently. The council consists of
twelve members nominated by the
president of the republic, viz, two
workers and two employers repre-
sentatives, two officials of the Min
istry of Agriculture, Industry and
Commerce and six specialists in la
Dor questions. The questions to be
dealt with by the council will include
hours OF work, wages, collective
agreements, Cancellation and arbitra-
ton, protection of women and young
persons, apprenticeship and technical
education, industrial accidents, social
insurance, pensions and agricultural
credit.
At the opening of the council the
secretary general, Mr.. Bandeira de
Mella, said:
Brazil Is under an obligation to
carry out the provisions of the Treaty
of Versailles of which she is a sigma
tory. Accordingly, as a member Of
the International Labor Organization,
it is her duty to do her part for the
Improvement of the lot of the work
ers and, in particular, to define her
attitude with regard to the decisions
of the international Labor Confer
ence. It was with a view to discharg
ing this double duty that the govern
ment has secured the assistance of
specialists in social questions sitting
in National Labor Council.
Aids Industrial Understanding
in general 1t may be said that in
setting up the National Labor Con-
ference the aim of the government
has been to ensure conditions which
will render possible an understanding
between the various factors of pro-
duction thereby facilitating the ration
al management Of industrial undHrtak-
ings under conditions Of labor salts
factory both to workers and en-
ployers.'
The International Labor Organiza-
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-12-14

ton Is still growing, two new men,
bers, Ireland and Ethiopia, having
been added in recent months.
Both Of these countries were adj
mitted to the League OF Nations dur
ing the Fourth Assembly, and auto
maticaily became members of the In
ternational Labor Organization, in
accordance with the Treaty of YER
sailles.
This is one Of the peculiar annals
Of the treaty, in that members Of the
League Of Nations must be members
Of the International Labor Organiza-
tion. but members Of the Labor Or
ganization are not necessarily mem
beers Of the league. The International
Labor Organization has a larger men,
bership than that of the league.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-12-14
A Late ''Ir Arrival
Came Just in Time

IN vERYoNE was watching. wait
IE9 ing, hoping. They all hoped
ut" would surely arrive on
time.
They hoped at" would not
fail them.
ut" helped the Christmas season
20 much.
Everyone and everything loved at"
The children loved 1T" the grown
ups loved at"
The trees Of the forest loved ut"
And then ''it" arrived. ''It" arrived
late-almost when everyone was CIV
Ing 'it" up. But even though if'
was a late arrival ut" was not too
late for Christmas day. "It" came
late Christmas eve.
And haven't you guessed what at"
was7
SNOW Of course MARY Graham
Bonner.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-12-14
IANMHHHl

are In the parlOr now"
He had just come from there now,
after being told that Dick and Stella
had gone to town. The jealousy that
was getting at his heart grew more
bitter each moment, and so much did
1t possess him that he could not go
about his work.
Jumping into his little car again he
made his way along the smooth coun-
try road until he reached Trenton.
There he found that the town was full
OF Christmas shoppers and that there
was little chance of his running across
Stella and Dick, even though they
should still be there.
He wandered aimlessly around for
an hour and watched the crowds as
they came and went, noticing particu-
larry the young men Of his own age.
They were hurrying in and out OF
stores and nearly always on the out
coming trip they were carrying pack
ages. He could see them through the
windows at times making their pur-
chases-candy, flowers, jewelry and
other things-and they all seemed so
happy about 1t. They were buying
them for mothers, or wives or sweet
hearts, he thought
Swift as a fash the realization came
to him that never during all the years
that he had courted Stella Thompson
had he given her a gfft-not even at
Christmas. What had been the mat
ter with him2 He had just never
stopped to think-no wonder that
Stella had turned from him to Dick
Carpenter. What a fool he had been
to think that affection could live and
thrive with the little thought that he
had given i'll He wondered II it was
too late now to make amends-at least
be could make an effort and try.
That evening when he called at the
Thompson home and asked for Stella
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-12-14

the Unning-fW
Dick Carpenter
had come back
from the city.
Stella seemed to
have eyes for him
only and CLIFFORD
saw very little Of
her. II seemed
as II no matter
what time he
called he could
not find her there
her mother al
ways met him
with the same re-
mark: "Sbe just
left with Dick"
or asDiclr andha
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-12-14

gasp as he placed a large bouquet OF
roses In her arms, and before she could
recover from the, surprise which this
accustomed Clifford had asked her the
all-important question and she had an
swered ''yes."
Clifford always thought through the
years that followed that their happl-
ness was due to that holiday trip he
made to town, but Stella's mother often
smiled to herself as~she thought how
she used the vain little Carpenter boy
to awaken Clifford.
&c .s2S. Western Newspaper Upion.l
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-12-14

his mind, the whole thing had beeh
settled
Now. however, It looked as Il Stella
Wss lost to him-that he was out OF
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-12-14

the refusal that
Mrs. Thompson
was going to ut
ter died upon her
lips as she saw
the change in him.
The easy-going,
half-hearted Cliff
ford Winters Of
the past was gone
and In his place
was an agrees
sive, quick-spoken
fellow who acted
as If he would not
be denied. And
when Stella her
self came along
she could only
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-07-26
LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

The Shipping Board vessel Eastern
Glade reported to the Navy Depart
ment that it had heard the Annapo-
lis highpowered radio station
throughout a recent voyage to South
Africa, $500 miles away.
The American Federation Of Labor
has opened Offices in Chicago In its
campaign to organize workers In the
steel Industry.
General Woods foes in Philippines
send personal appeal to President
Harding to intervene.
Washington government to back Gem
eral Wood in his trouble with Fill.
plno officials.
Navy yards to be given chance 10 bid
on scrapping warships under Wask-
lngton treaty.
The decisive victory OF IN
Minnesota clinches the la Toilette
bloc's grip on the balance of power
in the Senate.
Attorney General Daugherty filed a
petition In the Federal District
Court at ST. Paul demanding that
the International Harvester Conn
pany be separated into three indie
pendent corporations~ with differ
emit stockholders, owners and Off
Gals, as suggested in the Federal
Trade Commission report.
World War veterans announce ex-
tensive program of legislation they
will push in next Congress
Chairman Farley no policy
has yet been reached on Govern
ment operation OF fleet.
Interior Department 1t has
transferred 100000 acres to
~homsteaders In two years.
Analo-American Oil Company closes
negotiations with Abyssinia for ex-
elusive rights In Harrar field.
Washington lawyer, planning suit to
test income tax amendment, says
Supreme Court outiawed all such In
1855.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-07-26
POISON PHONE" CALLS
DRIVE WIFE TO GRAVE
Mate Of Engineer, Desperate Over
Secret Campaign Against
Husband, Ends Her Life.

Pittsburgh. The poison phone"
has come to supplement the poison
pen" Its first victom lies dead in the
suburb OF McKee's Rocks, near here.
in the person Of Mrs. Anna Noite. wife
OF the borough engineer OF McKee's
Rocks. one of the best known engi-
neers In the Ohio Valley.
Mrs. Nolte. who was thirty-three
years old. killed herself by taking BIZ
chloride Of mercury tablets. according
to the report of Deputy Coroner Spfrz-
er. The document adds that Mrs.
Nolte was temporarily insane when
she swallowed the poison. And 1t
blames the poison phone calls" for
her state OF mind.
It was early last winter that the
telephone bell started ringing In the
Nolte home, and the poison mes
sages" began coming in. The first one
was from a woman. It assured Mrs.
NoIte tina her husband was cheating"
that be was friendly with other women
and should be watched. Presently the
mysterious woman's voice was aug
mented by the voice of a man, equally
mysterious, murmuring insinuations
of a like nature.
AT first Mrs. Nolte thought nothing
Of the matter; did not even mention
it to her husband, with whom she was
very happy. But as the calls, which
at first came only once every week or
two, increased and her nerves began
gradually to feel the strain of the
mounting innuendoes, she took Mr.
Nolte into her confidence.
Finally, on July 6, wien her hus-
band had been called away on a busi-
ness matter, she took the poison. Mr..
Nolte was summoned, but too late to
save his wife. She died in the Ohio
Valley Hospital
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-07-26
NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

BERLiN.-The government plans to
compel each American in Germany to
buy a block of the German compulsory
gold loan. according to William Joller.
formerly an employee of the American
embassy.
NEW YoRk-The Hippodrcme,
New York's most noted amusement
institution. which has been Variously
rumored for use next season as the
site for the worlds largest hotel and
also as the playhouse for Max Rein
hardts productions; is to become in
stead the leading home OF B. F. keith
vaudeville in this city. making the lar
gest vaudeville theatre in the world.
SHANGHAI.-canton today is in
the hands Of 5000 Yunnaness troops
who split with General Hsu Tsung-chL
OSWEGo, NJ. Y.-Mrs. Luther W.
Mott. widow of Representative Mott
of the Thirty-second New York Con-
g~ressional District, who died last
week, has become the FIRST woman
candidate for member Of Congress
from the Empire State.
ALBANY, N. Ys-ExRepresentativs
w. H. Hill Of Binghamton charges
vets offered him, William H. Ander-
son and Governor Whitman tentative
bride of $1,000. 900 to drop local option
bills.
BIRMINGHAM, Aia-German nitro.
gen patent proves unwork&ie by
Muscle Shoals experiment
L9NDoN-The motion on Social.
ism introduced in the House of Com.
mons by Philip Snowden was defeat
ed, 36S Il LII
NEW foRk-Lone Island Raflr0ad
Will spend $4,000 900 within ten ears
to extend its service. the vice presa-
dent says.
LoNDoNs-Charne made In House
OF Commons thar Leviathan is taking
on liquor stores for westward trip.
Twenty I'VE OF crew in court as as-
serters.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-07-26
JOHNSON SENATOR
FROM MINNESOTA
Governor Preus, Republican, Con.
cedes Victory to the Farmer
Labor Candidate.


st. Paul. Mimi. - Minnesota's rep
resentation in the United States
Senate has been turned owe to the
Farmer-Labor party as the result Of
another political transition the State
went through in the special Senatorial
election.
S~enator-elect Johnson will sit with
Henrik S%hipstead, who was elected
last fall over Frank B. Kellogg, Re-
publican. Both johnson and Ship
announced their intention to affiliate
with the followers of Robert M. La
Toilette"
Though iubilant over his victory.
the real dirt farmer was more con-
cerned about getting his haying
done" than things political, and be
sought to postpone statements incl
dent to his election, but did let drop
a few remarks.
well, boys" he said, 81 put i. over:
I beat Jake Preus, as / said would.
Now l can go home and help my sons
get the haying done. After that can
do some more organizing before l go
to Washington"
Pressed for details of his organiza-
ton plans, he repeated an excerpt
from his campaign keynote speech: 4
will do this because I believe the
farmers and the workers and the
business men can. by united action.
better their conditions"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-07-26
u. S. FLAG ANNoYs CANADIANS

Flown Too PromlscuousIy by Ameri-
can f~to Tourists.
st. Catharines, 0nt.-American flags
flown on automobiles by American
tourists in Canada have caused Cana
dams so much annoyance thatrthe
Lincoln County Council has adopted
a resolution protesting against the
practice.
The council will send a copy Of the
resolution to the Dominion Govern
ment and ask that the promiscuous
dying OF foreign flags be forbidden.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-07-26
CHAIN GANG FOR l.. W. WIS

invaders Ordered to Port Arthur
to Be Forced TO Work.
Port Arthur. Tex.-Members of the
Industrial Workers of the World will
have a place waiting for them on labor
gangs to take care of city work. on
ciaI said upon learning that officials
of the marine transport workers
branch of the l. w. W. have ordered
all foot loose "wobblies" to invade
Port Arthur in connection with the
reported kidnapping Of three /. W. VS.
recently.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-07-26
HARVEY RETURNING TO POST
Washington Spikes Reports OF En-.
voy's Resignation.

George Harvey,
American Ambassador to the Court
OF st. James, who has been on leave in
this country for several weeks. will
return to his post at London in a few
weeks. Ever since the ambassador
Cancelled his sailing on the Leviathan
on July 4 there have been reports that
he might not return to England. but
it was said definitely that he would
do sc.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-07-26
PREDICTION OF AIR COMMITTING

ten YEATS TtHct AIrcTafT VIII Sup
plant the Autos.
Washington. - According to the
experts Of the Department of Com
merce predict that the next ten years
will see an extension OF the use Of
sircraft for business and pleasure sim
liar to the extension In the use of au-
tomobiles between 1905 and 1915.
THE airplanes will be used more and
more for carrying mails and perish
able goods" the statement said.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-09-15
FORD TO GET SHOALS
FOR | CONCESSION
MUST EXEMPT GoRGAS PLANT.
WEEKS TELLS HIM.
FORD CONSIDERS PLAN
Conferences With Coolidge and
Weeks Develops inclination of
Government to Defend Ala
bama Power Co. Claim.

Detroit, Mich-A Washington spe
cial to the News says:
Henry Ford, in conference with
President Coolidge and Secretary OF
War Weeks, virtually was assured OF
administration approval of his Of
fer. for the Muscle Shoals power
plant provided he would exempt from
it the socalled Gorgas steam plant
The Gorgas plant, which is not a
part of the Muscle Shoals develop
ment property and is located on the
Black River. 70 miles away, has been
the focal point of legal tangle
which has complicated the Ford
proposition from the beginning. This
plant is located on land owned by
the Alabama Power Company and is
covered by an option of that COM
pany to purchase in the event the
government discontinues the use OF
it or decides to sell it.
Mr.. Ford was informed by Mr.
Weeks that the failure of the gov
ernment to use the GOrgas power
will make the option Of the Alabama
company operative on Sept. Is.
Mr.. Ford who received this infor'
nation for the first time on Thurs
day, was given the intervening nine
days to make up his mind whether
he would accept the seeming inevi-
table and let the Gorgas plant go.
contest the claim of the Alabama
company in the courts or withdraw
his offer for the Muscle Shoals prop
arty in its entirety.
In the past the attitude Of the
Ford representative has been that
the Gorgas plan must be included
This. however, was at a time when
Mr. Weeks was opposing acceptance
of their proposition. There is an In
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-09-15

dication that the administration
change Of front may have modified
the situation. Mr.. Ford consented
to take the new proposal under ad-
visement and his attitude indicates
that he may accept it.
The contention of legal counsel
for Ford has been that the option of
the Alabama Power Company is
worthless because the army officer
who signed the contract exceeded
his authority on the advice of the
Judge Advocate General of the army.
However Mr.. Weeks has supported
the Alabama Company's claim.
The real issue involved, it is said
is whether Mr.. Ford is to be given
the opportunity of competing immedi-
ately in the supply of electric power
to the cities of Alabama and adjoin-
ing states which the Alabama COM
pany now monopilizes.
The Gorgas plant is connected
with Muscle Shoals by a power
transmission line built by the govern
ment at cost of 100000. Posses
sion of this line would give Mr.. Ford
the wire facilities and the franchise
required to deliver the power he may
develop at Muscle Shoals into the
Alabama Power Company's territory
One of the elements against the
Ford proposal in congress is known
to have been the fear of the existing
electric power interests centering in
Wall Street that Mr.. Ford would
compete with them. Loss Of the
Gorgas plant would not necessarily
prevent such competition Of the pow
err developed at Muscle Shoals, but
would make it more difficult and
expensive.
1t has been rumored that an agree
ment had been reached among the
Republican administration leaders tt
pass the Ford proposition through
the next congress. The change II
attitude indicated by Mr.. Weeks and
his enlistment of the president II
the effort to induce Mr.. Ford to &C
cept the modified proposals served
to confirm these reports.