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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-10-05
AMERICA's CHILD LIFE MUST BE PROTECTED.

President Gompers opening address the convention
of the American of Labor assembled in Portland
touched important confronting the labor
movement at present time Questions that vitality affect the
citizenship and which will be ably death with
before convention adoun the delegates to the conven
ton represent abst minds the great American
labor movement.
One of the issues touched upon by Mr. Gompers is
child labor Statistics that child labor has increased 55
the United States Supreme Court by vefour decision
declared the national child labor law unconstitutional Since the
court has twice declared intended protect children
who will the citizens of the United States
unconstitutional there remains but thing to doamend the
Constitution that will permit the enactment of laws that
will provide the necessary protection.
In the opening address Mr. Gompers, speaking of child la
Dor, said:
the children of times beg the question To that
cannot thus regulate the safety and lives Of our children is to lay the
That this statement gaining favor and proving popular
by editorial appearing in the Oregon Journal We'd
nesday which reads follows:
IAN the thought of the the sOcad intellect
Of competency hold that the people of the country cannot through
child life Nor the powerfully sively presented
than the address of Mr. GOmpers it served other of its
wholesome The nhed faces and the unken cheeks of million
American children tog machines emphasize the of labor its
Organized labor will not from its work until the chill
den of America adequately protected public opinion
swayed to demand the ehour day in the steel industry
public opinion which had its start building known the
American Federation of Labor Building located Washing
on D. C., will public opinion be swayed demand protection
for Americas boys and girls this American FEEDER
alton of Labor running trying change
form of government which, Gompers stated
government the GLOBE but advocating changes which will
meet preentday needs and making better
today.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-10-05
GERMAN JOBLESS IN
DANGEROUS MOOD

That a tremendous wave Of unem-
ployment will sweep over Germany
during the coming months was ad-
mitted to a newspaper correspondent
in a conversation with Chancellor
Stresemann. This is borne out by the
whole trend of events not only in
Germany, but in other European coun-
tries as well. And large scale unem-
ployment in Germany now probably
means civil war.
Countries like Denmark, Switzer-
land, Czecho-Slovakia, Sweden, ETC.,
have already had their unemployment
crises or are in the midst OF them.
Germany had comparatively little I'M
employment, due chiefly to the fact
that her low exchange enabled her
to dump manufactured goods upon
foreign markets. But now she has
exhausted all the reserves of raw
materials that she had stored up. Her
most important Industrial nerve Gen.
ter, the Ruhr valley, is cut off. Ger
man manufacturers must purchase
coal in England, steel in Sweden. cot.
ton in the United States, meats in
South America, etc. For all these
she must pay in foreign exchanges,
fabulous prices when measured in the
worthless paper marks.
Many firms are either shutting down
entirely or putting their workers on
half-time. In Saxony over 900 fac
tories have given notice that they are
about to shut down. About 100, 900 are
unemployed at Hamburg. Publishers
of newspapers have given notice Of
disseminating publication.
The workers have long had to ac-
custom themselves to seeing their
wages lag far behind the rise of the
cost of living. If now, in addition,
many of them are to be laid off"
their lot becomes even more des-
perate.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-10-05

However, recent examinations we're
made and the belief expressed that
If he could be sent to Rochester,
Mimi, for treatment. at the hands of
the Mayo Brothers, that his life could
probably be saved.
The Walla Walla unionists have
launched a campaign to raise the
necessary funds. but due to the de-
preston in that part of the country.
and the fact that many members are
out of work, the task of raising sur
ficient money has proven very diff
cult, and because of this they are ap-
pealing to their brothers on the out
side to send in contributions so that
the matter can be given early and
necessary attention. All trades union
lists desiring to contribute to this
worthy cause are urged to send their
contributions to H. S. Graves, secre-
tary of the Walla Walla Central La
Dor Council, 216 w. Main street.
Walla Walla, Wash.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-10-05
AND IN THE BEGINNING WAS PROTEST
BY CHESTER M. WRIGHT
Editor, international Labor News serv


Labor began the long fight to establish its right life
part OF the community then away the
that separated it from the communications days of
toll, low wages and other economic restrictions.
1t had literally to fight and claw its way into being AS the
went by protest bred into its fiber and being
Broad social benefits have resulted from labors unemit
ting protest The public school, the ballot Sanitation civic
improvement The library art galleries.
In the beginning protest The labor movement was
born in the anguish of battle The battle its first love
Those who ruled with iron hand the early days would
allow it to be other way.
Men and worked ten twelve, sixteen hours day
wages pittance.
The brave few banded together and began the fight
Behold what they have achieved!
Look envson the progress Give full credit +o the
labor movement!
From where stand today may go as far as magma
ton pcture but just movement has brought
of bondage great reliance in the for
ward march to the and funes of life In the
beginning strife and sacrifice present must be in
teligence and unity.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-10-05
POPULAR JEWELER IS
SELLING AT AUCTION

Mr.. Thomas J. Thomas, proprietor
of the Thomas Jewelry Store, has
been selling his large stock of dia-
monds and jewelry at auction sale
during the past two days to raise
cash. The sale has been a decided
success from the start, the house be-
ing crowded with Grays Harbor peo-
pie every afternoon and evening.
Last night all could not enter the
store who wished because the crowd
was so large. Mr.. Harding, the auc-
tioneer, is making many friends by
his pleasing personality.
Mr.. Thomas has been engaged in
the jewelry business for 40 years, 20
years on Grays Harbor. He was for
merly in partnership with L. w. Her
rick, whom he bought out 10 years
ago. During the time that Mr.. Thorn
as has been engaged in business in
Aberdeen he has established repu-
tation for honesty and reliable mer-
chandise. Mr.. Thomas is not selling
out, but only raising some necessary
cash through the auction sale and
expects to continue in business in
Aberdeen for many years to come.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-10-05
Pain Gone! Rub
Sore, Rheumatic
Aching Joints
Stop dosing" rheumatism.

Stop dosing" rheumatism.
It's pain only. St Jacobs Oil will
stop any pain, and not one rheumatism
case in fifty requires internal treat
ment, Rub soothing, penetrating st.
Jacobs Oil right on the tender spot,
and by the time you say Jack Robin
son-out comes the rheumatic pain
and distress. st. Jacobs OIL is a
harmless rheumatism liniment which
never disappoints, and doesn't burn
the skin. 1t takes pain, soreness and
stiffness from aching joints, muscles
and bones; stops sciatica, lumbago,
backache and neuralgia.
Timber up! Get small trial bottle
of old-time, honest st. Jacobs Oil
from any drug store, and in a moment
you'll be free from pains, aches and
stiffness. Don't suffer! Rub rheuma-
tins away.-adv.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-10-05

ton of Russia. The struggle over the
amalgamation resolution was marked
by a bitter debate in which Andrew
Furuseth, president Of the Seamen's
union. was the shining light. He OPP
posed the resolution.
The convention joined with farmers
representatives and delegates from the
railroad brotherhoods in conference
for political action. The opposing
group favors Independent political ac-
ton and threaten to bolt If the ad-
ministration prevents the formation OF
a farmer and labor party by, the feder-
alton.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-10-05
APPEAL TO UNIONS
FOR FINANCIAL AID
Estate Federation suIletin.)

The Walla Walla trades unionists
are appealing to the labor movement
OF the state to assist them in a very
humanitarian task. Brother Chahles
Semple, an active member of the
Carpenters union of that city, and
former vice-president of the State
Federation of Labor, has been suffer-
ing for over a year with a tumor OF
the brain that has totally incapacitat-
ed him. All local physicians who
have examined him have agreed that
his condition was such that he would
probably not survive an operation.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-10-05
BUY NOW.

You can save money on your
Christmas gifts by buying now at
this great Auction Sale. Only relia-
BILE articles of jewelry and diamonds
sold at your own price.-Thomas jew
elry Store.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-10-05
FURUSETH OPPOSES
INAUGURATION PLAN

The California State Federation of
Labor convention defeated resolutions
favoring amalgamation and recogni-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16
BILL ASKS ELECTION CHANGES
Nimrocks Predicts Measure Eliminat-
ing Separate Municipal Vote Will
Pass House.

st. Paul-Minneapolis senators are
preparing to block passage of the bill
by Representative Frank E. Nimrocks
and others, doing away with separ-
ate city elections and prolonging the
terms of present city officials year
and half.
Mr.. Nimrocks has overcome objec-
tions by house members from st.
Paul and Duluth, which also are af-
fected by the bill, and predicted that
it will pass the house practically
without opposition.
If the bill should pass, the primary
election now scheduled for May IA,
and the city election set for June II,
would not take place. The next city
election would come at the same time
as the presidential and state election
in November, 1924, and the present
officials would hold over until Janu-
airy, 1925. The Duluth city election
would take place in April this year
as usual, but after this year their
election would coincide with the gen.
eral election. The st. Paul election,
scheduled for May of next year, would
be deferred until November.
Mr. Nimrock's chief argument for
his bill is the expense of separate city
elections, set at about $4,000. Min
neapolis has had only one, in 1921,
after the 1919 legislature had provid-
ed for separate elections and prolong-
ed the terms of all officials six
months.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16
Mrs. kempfer's Motion for Indefinite

Mrs. kempfer's Motion for Indefinite
Postponement Gets 1880 Vote.
st. Paul-The equal rights for wo.
men" bill, introduced by Miss Myrtle
Cain of Minneapolis, was beaten de.
cisively and speedily when the House
OF Representatives got it's first chance
to consider it. The vote of toss the
Dill into the discard was 70 to 80, thus
ending any possibility of reviving
such legislation at this session
1t was one of the four women mem.
oers, Mrs. Hannah ]. Kempfer of OF.
tertall county, who asked that the
House kill the bill. Mrs Macbeth Hurd
Paige of Minneapolis voted with Mrs
kempfer. Miss Cain, as author, voted
10 Keep the bill alive, and Mrs. Sue M
Dlckey Hough, the fourth woman leg.
lslator, was absent.
This is not the time for a bill OF
this kind" Mrs. Kempfer said, land
besides, the bill is too sweeping. II
there are any laws discriminatory
against women these can be remedied
by separate bills, not by one that takes
In everything and would lead to end.
less litigation
1t looked like an alI-arternoon argu.
ment on the women's rights, but c. NJ
Bendixen of Morgan, who was co-au.
thor of the bill, pleaded with the
House not to waste a whole day de
batting the measures merits, but tc
put it on general orders.
Mr.. Bendixen said the House al
ready has wasted too much of it's time
in premature discussion of legislation
The bill provided for the abrogation
of all common law disabilities of wo
men, granting equal rights, privileges
and immunities to both sexes, and re-
realed all acts which might be con,
strued as being in conflict with the
legislation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16
BRANCH BANKING DEALT BLOW
Passage of Bill to Prohibit Recon-
mended, Guarantee Measures Killed.

st. Paul-Branch banking in Mime.
sofa was given resounding slap when
the house committee on banks and
ranking practically unanimously rec.
commended for passage the Larson.
Spindler house bill to prohibit branch
banking in the state
At the same time the house bank.
ing committee killed all three bank
guarantee bills. In each instance the
vote was IL to 1 with Representative
B. M. Benson, farmer-labor, the lone
vote in favor of the bill.
The bank guarantee bills were kill.
ed by the committee as the result OF
nearly six weeks of opposition by
bankers. The committee has held
number of public hearings at which
bankers have appeared in opposition.
representative Benson intimated that
be would bring in minority report
II enough committee members would
back him.
The bills killed by the banking com.
n:ittee were
The bill introduced by the presses.
sion legislative committee appointed
by Speaker Nolan.
The n-Geister-Spindler bill
The WEIGH Enstrom Spindler Samec
bill, backed by the farmer-labor party.
All the bills were practically similar
in substance, but contained differ
ence in the amount of assessments to
be levied against the banks in order
that they could come under the pro,
posed guarantee fund
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16
FRENCH ANNOUNCE
iron HAND POLICY
Germans Warned Buer Officials
Will Face Firing Squid if
Troops Are Attacked.

Essen-The German population OF
the Recklinghausen district has been
warned by General Laignelot, COM
handing the district, that in the event
any further French troops are assassi-
mated or ambushed the burgomaster
of Buer, who is held as hostage, to-
gether with four other town officials,
will be shot at once as a measure Of
retaliation.
The civil mission of engineers head
ed by MN. Coste, French inspector
general of mines, which came into the
Ruhr to exact coal reparations from
the industrialists, has begun realiza-
ton of it's plans.
A party of engineers, escorted by a
battalion of French infantry. seized
the state coke plant near Westerhold
with 1000 tons of coke on hand.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16
WOMEN START A FIGHT
"Bury Issue So Deep It Will Be Settled
Forever"-Measure Branded
wicked"

st. Paul-That county child welfare
boards shall be retained is the deter
mined stand which Minnesota wom-
ems organizations are taking, follow
ing introduction of bill by Senators
Fred Bissette, w. A. Just and A. ].
Rocknc, to economic" by removing
the agencies which "the women have
worked to establish and preserve the
childhood of the commonwealth"
Spurred on by arguments of William
Hodson, former head of the state chill
dren's bureau, Mrs. Andreas LELAND,
Minnesota chairman for the national
child welfare council, and Mrs. H. B.
Sweetser, state representative of the
federal children's bureau, a group of
women announced resolutions and
outlined plan of action which they
hope will bury the issue so deep that
it will be settled forever"
A meeting of the League of Women
Voters, was attended by representa-
tives of the league, the Minnesota
Federation of Women's clubs, the Min
neapolis Teachers federation, the Col
lege Women's club of Minneapolis, the
American Legion auxiliary, the Henne-
pin County Public Health association,
and the Women's Welfare league Of
st. Paul
The bill to abolish the county child
welfare boards was first brought to
the attention Of clubwomen by Mrs.
T. G. Winter, president of the General
Federation of Women's clubs, in the
current topic preceding her lecture at
the West high auditorium Friday. Mrs.
Winter strongly urged the federation
to prevent the bill from passing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16
LEAGUE is TOLD OF SLAVERY
Humans Sold on Block at From $24
Down, League Told.

Humans Sold on Block at From $24
Down, League Told.
Geneva-Human slaves are sold on
the block in Abyssinia, at prices rang
ing from S24 down, according to in
formation reaching the League of Ma
tions.
Quotations on humans caught in the
open, chained, grouped and sold into
slavery for rich mussulmans living in
the interior of Asia Minor-this in the
year 1923-are given as follows:
Able bodied male slaves, Sc to $24
each. according to age, strength and
productive abilities.
Female slaves-demand slight, Sc
down
Child slaves, absolute drug on the
market. These cost SO much to keep
until they reach age of usefulness they
are losing investment.
The league will tackle the problem
of suppression of human slavery at
the next annual assembly in Septem-
ber
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16
ANTI-SAL00N LEAGUE LOSES
Held Political Organization Mus
Open Cash Books

Albany, N. Y.-The Anti-Saloon
league has lost it's fight of years to
escape accounting to the secretary of
state for all it's receipts and expendi-
lures under the corrupt practices act.
Supreme Court Justice Ellis ]. Sta
ley of Albany decided that the league
was a political committee, subject to
all the requirements of the committees
of the republican, democratic and 9TH
er political parties, which must file
statements with the secretary of state
showing all of their receipts and ex-
penditures in election campaign.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16
Allies Ask Delay on Settlement.

Washington Secretary of State
Hughes may communicate with Presi-
dent Harding, who is now in Florida,
before answering the latest plea of the
allies for more time in which to settle
their $256, 0O0,0 900 debt for the mainte-
nance of the American army of occu-
patton of Germany, it was learned.
The allied note, communicated from
Paris by Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Wadsworth, is now being
studied by state department officials
and it is not expected reply will &c
forward before Wadsworth meets
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16
WOULD LIMIT STATE TAXES
Interim Commission Proposes Five
Measures to Cut Down on Levy.

st. Paul-Sweeping laws to limit
the amount of taxes which can be
levied by cities, counties and school
districts in Minnesota were recon-
mended in the formal report to the
Legislature Of the interim commission
on taxes appointed by the house and
senate of the 1921 session to report to
this session. The commission. com
rosed of three members of the 1924
senate and five members of the 1921
house, made an investigation and held
hearings during the last two years
and offered five bills to this Legislature
to carry out its recommendation.
Two of these bills, introduced in
the house by Representative Murphy
and Speaker Nolan and in the senate
by Senator Putnam have to do with
stringent measures in cities and coun.
ties and school districts in levying
taxes.
The chief of these two bills provides
that no county, city, town, village or
school district shall not in any year
increase the local taxes more than
per cent over the previous year, ex.
cept as follows: If the local tax in.
crease is over 5 per cent, before it
can become effective the local taxing
district must file request to make
the increase with the state tax com.
mission, the tax commission may
either approve or disapprove of the
increase If it disapproves the local
taxing body cannot levy the tax un.
less the matter is submitted to the
voters O: the local taxing district at
| referendum election, and the tax
cannot be levied unless two-thirds OF
such voters approve it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16
HlBBING ELECT POWER MAYOR
Stages Comeback in Victory Over
Man Who Defeated Him.

Hibbing, Minn.-Victor L. Power,
defeated tor mayor of Hibbing one
year ago, staged a comeback wsen he
defeated Mayor John M. Cannon for
the office by majority of $50 votes.
Power had been mayor of Hibbing
continuously for 10 years until year
ago when he was defeated by Cannon
by a narrow margin in most spec
tacular fight. He had been mayor
during the period that Hibbing earned
the name of the richest village in
the world" and later, "the poor little
rich village"
Victor l.. Power is one of the fore
most political figures in northern
Minnesota. He has been mentioned
as a gubernatorial possibility.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16
FOSTER TRIAL JURY READY
Counsel Challenges Two on Original
Panel-Convention Scene Visit

st. Joseph, Mich.-Completion of a
Jury to try William q. Foster of Chi
cago, charged with violating the Mich
gan law against criminal syndicalism
was regarded probable.
Frank P. Walsh, chief counsel for
Foster and the others awaiting trial
on the same charge, had practically
completed examination of the tenta-
tive jury rendered him by the state
when court adjourned. Two of the
states original tender were challenged
by Mr.. Walsh for cause
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16
CAMPAIGN INQUIRY STARTS
Senate Investigators Will Take Testi-
mony on CarIey Charges.

st. Paul-Subpoenas were issued
directing Charles r. Adams and ]. F..
Gould of Minneapolis and R. C. Lilly
of ST. Paul to appear at the first pub
lie session of the state senate COM
mittee on investigation of campaign
expenditures. The three witnesses
called were officers of the republican
state committee in 1920, Mr.. Adams
being chairman, Mr.. Gould secretary,
and Mr. Lilly treasurer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16
HOUSE PASSES CREDITS BILL
Measure Runs Gauntlet of 10 Amend
ments Almost Unscathed.

st. Paul-Running the gauntlet of 19
amendments almost unscathed, the
rural credits bill passed the house
with a unanimous vote, went to the
senate, where it will be threshed out
in committee and on the floor at
length.
This limit was not fought by lead
ers in the framing of the bill, who said
they do not expect the new board to
be able to grant more than that
amount of applications between now
and the next legislative session. BY
that time the system will have had a
tryout, and amendments will be adopt
ed, including probably higher limit
on loans.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16

The Dwyer bill permitting Henne-
pin county to spend $750,000 for more
land and buildings for the Glen Lake
sanatarium was passed by the senate
under suspension of the rules, moved
by Senator Brooks, chairman of the
senate Hennepin delegation. The i'm
provements and additicnals at the
sanitarium are planned to take care of
oyercrowding there and at the Hope
well and General hospitals. The bill
now goes to the house, where l. is I'M
derstood the Hennepin delegation is
for it and that it will be passed with
out objection.
Senator c. w. Gillian of the Senate
committee on markets and marketing,
cast the deciding vote which resulted
in reporting for passage bill spon-
sored largely by Farmer-Labor mem
bers calling for constitutional
amendment to allow the state to build
and operate terminal grain elevators.
The committee, voting on a motion to
postpone the bill indefinitely was tied.
as follows: For-W. F. Brooks,
George H. Sullivan, E. P. Peterson and
T. E. Sorenson; against. A. Carley.
liver ]. Lee, H. H. Bonniwell and F. L.
Cliff.