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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23
FORMER AGITAT0R
IS STOOL PIGEON

Albert Balanow, former Burns de-
tectiye, has Just made some startling
revelations in Chicago relative to the
workings Of the Burns and Thiei de-
tective agencies IN the fomenting Of
labor troubles, according to an Inter
national News. Service story printed
last week in the Seattle Union Rec
ord.
Part of Balanow's testimony was TO
the effect that DIR. Eates. posing as
a photographer, and Leon Green, for
merly an instigatore Of labor troubles
at Seattle, had been sent to Russia by
the Burns detective agency for the
purpose Of poisoning Lenin and
Trotzly.
The information revealed in the ex-
pose confirms the judgment of lead
ers In the trades union movement at
Seattle that not only Green but many
others OF a like stripe were employed
by detective agencies for the purpose
of melting labor troubles and bring
ing public discredit on the legitimate
trades union movement and to attempt
to disrupt its forces; although so
carefully safeguardsd are the activi-
ties OF these agents that Il Is almost
impossible to 60 into court and prove
the charges, despite the circumstan-
ces that often point to their guilt.
There is much circumstantial evil
dence that indicates in the minds Of
many experienced trades unionists
that there are still several Of these
gentry operating within the labor
movement OF our state. In fact, in
formation obtained from reasonably
reliable sources is to the effect that
there are seven or eight operating in
the Seattle labor movement with New
York and Chicago connections.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23
LAWSUIT WITHDRAWN
BY OPEN SHOPPER

The Bloomington Building Trades
Council won a notable victory when a
damage suit for $4,000 against the
officers and several members of the
council was dropped by the plaintiff,
Charles D. Hall. the open shop con-
tractor OF that city. All court costs
had to be paid By the contractor.
The suit was filed in 1920, during a
city wide open shop drive on union
labor- For years previous Hall had
made war on union building trades,
men and would not employ union
men. The labor men published his
name for years In their paper in the
list of 'thOse who do not employ un
ion labor"
Hall, in the midst of the fight. filed
suit against the labor men for dam
ages. He alleged that he had con
tracts taken from him, had been un
able to secure contracts and had beer
unable to complete others as a result
Of the unions having published his
name as a non-union contractor.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
FOR UNORGANIzED

The movie operators were paid
from So to s1s a week before they
organized = union. They worked
from the starting Of the show to the
last act Tor the same pay. Their pay
now Is frDm $50 to $50 = wsek-not
80 had.
There d one bad feature about the
Movie Operators Union. and al trade
unions, tor that matter. It h shat
when q man joins the union he has
given up HIS Individual liberty to work
for from s17 to $1e . week and the
right to work IS many hours % the
managers wanted him 70 work. That
was usually all the hours EF0m the
starting to the closing o. the show.
That Is why unions are called San-
Americaa and unpatfiotic by many
employers. Why should q man be
compelled 20 take q wage Of $50 q
week when he doesn't want that
much? Needless to say 3 man can
live IN comfort on such a wage. Com
pare the homes or rented homes Of
organized labor with those Of unor-
sanIzed labor. Some difference. Il
there not? Mr.. UnoFganized, think
this overl
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23
-FOUR | GLORY" AN
EMPLOYEES VIEW
BY "sml" Wilson.

According to press reports the re-
cent raise of wages granted the en-
piOyes Of tbs lumber industry leaves
the impression upon many that only
through the sole offices of the AIS
has this 1ugEsase been made possible.
With the averaGa OmplOye. who has
family to support, working for q
starvation wags the past year, is It
any wonder 4hak amongst the major
ity Of the emplOyes Of this industry
there has and still exists q great deal
of dlsBatlsfaction, not 80 much be.
caase Of the conditions that prevail
throughout the indnstry, but to the
rank injustics handed them by their
employees.
BY their actions directed against
the eight-hour day. hg their attAhnAs.
against organized labor anA ~ thsir
repeated assertions Of asaurnnaa~ o.
an increase Of wages, providing the
market price Of the product increased.
Their failure to do so as the market
did advance kindled the sparks OF dis.
satisfaction until at the present time
there Is an alarmingly large Tabor
turnover" that in reality benefits the
employer great deal more than the
employe.
This last wage award granted the
employees OF this industry was grant
ed for the sole purpose of curbing this
huge labor turnover that is now TAX
ing place and for that purpose only.
This fact may be denied by those af
filiated with this industry, the oper.
ators and their henchmen. the AIS.
Close observation by any one interest.
ed WIN prove It true, so why camou.
flage the true conditions as they exist
with lot Of Al bunk exploiting the
valorous deeds committed by the
wonderful boss-ridden organization in
favor Of the employees Of this industry.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23
'FIRSI PRESIDENT
OF UNITED STATES
WAS PROGRESSIVE


Had George washington been alive
when the recent elections were held
be undoubtedly would have voted for
the progressive or often termed rad
Ical" candidates for state and national
offices. He was progressive him
self even before the revolutionary
war was thought Of. During the rev
olution the king Of England most as
suredly looked upon him as very
dangerous red bolshevik," and he was
insofar az that autocfatic ruler was
concerned.
George Washington was also pro.
eressive farmer. From Paul Leland
11ayworth's book, George Washing
ton. Farmer" the following Is
CLEANED:
Our first president was born on q
plantation and was brought up IN the
country. AS farmer. Washington vas
the first American to raise mHless eul-
tivated alfalfa as early as 1850 and
performed hundreds Of experiments,
A soil conservatIonist in the infancy
Of that movement. Washington seems
TO have been the first Of Americas
scientific farmers.
@The more am acquainted with
agricultural affairs the better am
pleased with them" Washington
wrote to Arthur Young in 1888. 'T can
nowhere find so great satisfaction as
in those innocent and useful pursuits,
In indulging these feelings am led to
reflect how much more delightful to
an undebauched mind is the task Of
making improvements on the earth
than all the vain glory which can be
acquired from ravaging It, by the
most uninterrupted career Of con
quests
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23
LABOR SHORTAGE IN
BUILDING TRADES
REPORTED UNTRUE
Say immigration Law Reason for the
Shortage Of Building Meehanlcs-
Statement pIsproved BY Facts.

The statement appearing IN the
daily press as report Of the Associ.
ated General Contractors in conven-
tion at Los Angeles, Cal. relating to
the lack of building trades mechan.
les and ascribing as a reason therefor
the restrictions imposed by the fmmi-
grafton law is simply preposterous,
and is based either upon gross igno.
rance Of the facts or aims to serve
some special purpose which the con.
tractors are unwilling to disclose.
The fact remains that In all trades
Of the building industry, with perhaps
two exceptions, there Is a surplus Of
labor and considerable unemploy-
ment which would be still further
augmented to a demoralizing extent
were the immigration restrictions re-
moved and alien labor encouraged to
immigrate. By the term "alien" 1t is
understood that those Of non-English
speaking races are referred to, of
which there has been in the past
minimum number admitted who have
followed the building industry. For
the contractors have shown a decided
eluctance to employ them.
Quotas untitled.
Usually the foreign workers com.
prising the building trades come
from the British Isles, Germany, Swe-
den, Denmark and Norway, which
countries have not sent their quota
under the existing law. There are
100000 unemployed in the British
Isles alone at the present time. OF
these a goodly number are building
trades mechanics who, under the ex-
istlng law, are eligible to admittance
to the United States, II the claim of
the contractors is correct one.
There is no reason why the alleged
shortage cannot be amply supplied by
the English speaking races or by
those countries herewith named
whose quota has not applied for ad-
contained an attack on the writer, and
was replete with distortions of facts
and bald untruths.
Members of the legislature familiar
with the true facts in the case, ON
reading the document, must have been
reminded OF the historic incident OF
men. when injured. their full wages
during the period OF incapacity, while
the Stone & Webster corporation and
many other Of the large employing IN,
terests Of the state pay to their IN
jured employees various amounts over
and above the amounts paid by the
state.
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23
ATTRACTIVE CARD
FOR SMOKER FANS

Bob Oliver, matchmaker for the
Grays Harbor Boxing club, promises
the followers OF the fistic game an
other good show Monday night al
Electric PARK. Cards arranged BY
this prominent matchmaker have al
ways pleased the fans. Hls past rec
ord speaks for itself. having only
staged one match IN the past that
turned ont q flszls and that was IN
eleventh hour change.
Billy Harms and Billy Wright
lightweishtn. Hlll stage the main
event and al the fans that have seen
these boys n action. know that both
are willing mixers and game to the
core.
Johnny Fusate Of Portland and
Bunch O'Seal from the battleshir
Texas. also 1ightWeishts. are matched
for the semi-final event. Both Of
these boys have q good reputation
and some heavy smuggling 10 to be ex
pected.
The three preliminaries viii be
fought by Elmer Folmer, Aberdeen
VS.. Buddy Ryan, u. s. Texas. Babe
Foote, Aberdeen. vs.. Dick Carols. U
s. Texas, and Kid Curifo, HoQuiam
VS.. Army Allison Of Aberdeen.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23
OPEN SHOPPERS ATTEMPTING To BUNK
LEGISLATURE ON COMMISSION ISSUE

the meeting of the three tailors in
E0nden who addressed themselves aa
I'VE, the people of England" when
you saw the names attached to the
employers document modestly an.
nouncing the fact that they were the
authorized representatives Of all of
the industries of the state, when three
Of the six men whose names are
signed to the document are merely
employees Of one non-union concern
operating in King county, while a
fourth man whose name appears mod
estly signed on behalf of the indus
tries Of Eastern Washington is, In
reality. a discarded employe of a
small group OF former non-union en-
ployes at Spokane, and who has no
standing with the vast majority of
decent employers of that region.
Increase Favored.
That the employers Of the state are
not opposed to the payment Of much
larger compensation than is provided
in the present law is best evidenced
by the fact that the Bell Telephone
company. the Standard Oil company,
the Washington Water Power com
pany and many other larger corpora
tions of the state pay to their work
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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23
BAD ENGINES STILL
TAKING HEAVY TOLL

The effects Of the shOpmen's strike
on railroad equipment Is startlingly
revealed in statistics just issued by
the bureau Of locomotive inspection OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
From the six months period, July ]
to December 81. deaths from acci
dents resulting from defective equip
ment increased 1s0 per cent over the
number reported for the previous SIX
months when the railroads were
manned by competent workers.
The number Of injured because the
railroads did not make needed re
pairs increased more than 100 pei
cent, the same comparison shows. Al
though agents Of the commission in.
spected in the last six months Of 1922
1850 less engines than were inspected
In the first six months. 1896 more 10
comotives were found to be defective
Sixty-seven per cent of the engines
suspected during the last half-yeaI
were in need OF repairs against ~ pei
cent for the first period.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23
POOR WAGE ALLOWED
FEDERAL employees

In an appropriation passed by con
gress for the maintenance of the De
partment of Commerce building Is
provision for these pauper wages:
Engineer and electrician, $1,400;
carpenter, $1,000; electrician, $1,000;
three elevator : conductors at s720
each; five guards at $720 each; three
firemen at $720 each; assistant fore.
woman, $720; 81 laborers at $3.50
each; toilet attendant, $3.50.
This explains why the crime wave
hit Washington. When person can
not earn an honest living he must get
dishonest money to pay for the neees-
stiles of life. The government is set.
ting poor example for the employers
of the country.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23
PRINTING CONTRACT
AWARDED UNION FIRM

The contract for printing $4,000
ballots to be used in a special election
of an $S,00O,000 bond issue of st
Louis has been awarded to a firm EN-
HlOying union printers and pressmen
whose bid was Is cents per 1.00C
above the bid of an anti-union shop.
Joseph j. Hauser, president OF the
Central Trades and Labor Council
threatened to withdraw support of or.
ganized labor from the bond issue II
the contract went to the unfair firm,
which, he said. was leading an open
shop war on union labor. Hauser was
backed by the local typographical un-
ion.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23
USE NEW INVENTIN:
SAVE YOUR SHINS

The latest electrical development to
add to the comfort of the user is a
delayed-action lamp switch. BY
means Of this switch the lamp is
turned off, but continues to give light
for one minute, or long enough for
the user to get into bed without fall
ing over the bureau. A simple Their
mostatic device in the switch is SO ar
ranged that the heat remaining when
the lamp Is turned off must disappear
before the leaf contacts can snap
apart.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23
lstate Federation suIletIn.l

Estate reoeratlon bulietin.)
The employers lobby representing
the federated industries Is tsill on the
Job at Olympia and are now operating
a perpetual factory which is sending
out almost daily lengthy letters to the
members Of the Legislature attacking
labor and all other forces that are at
tempting to amend the workmen's
compensation law in the interest Of
the workers.
On last Friday afternoon a 10-page
mimeographed document signed by
their committee was placed on every
legislators desk containing the most
vicious attack yet made on the labor
forces.
The following reply has been mail
ed to the members Of the legislature
from federation headquarters:
Members Of LecIslature.
On last Friday afternoon there was
laid on the desk Of every member of
the legislature a lengthy mimeo.
graphed document signed by a com
mittee representing q very small fac.
tion Of the employers Of the state that
for many years have been notorious
for their opposition to every measure
that affected the welfare Of labor and
the general welfare of the state. It
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23

The edito rof one Of the Harbor's
dailies would like to see labor form
a third party. Maybe too many ma
tional officers have been elected
through the non-partisan, policy. This
same editor also brands every one as
a radical that does not say Amen
when the party leader cracks the
whip.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23

The Marine Engineers Beneficial
Association, with a membership Of
about $4,000. has ratified the action Of
its delegates ct its recent Washing
tom convention in Withdrawing from
the A. +. Of l., as a result Of the lat
ter body's opposition to the ship sub
sidy bill
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23

The Labor Press wishes to carry
more local labor and general news.
Our phone is IA. Use Il.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-02-23

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The Washington times., 1923-09-20
HITS
STORY Of
WARD
Proves Peters Was Away When
Defendant Claims He
Saw Him.
b JACK CARBERR

COURT HOUSE WHITE
PLAINS n. y. sr 20 The
State today nndisputed
evidence proyea Clarence NJ
Peters, me Hsrhin, Mass,
sailor aIain BIZ Walter S. Ward,
On - nieht 81 May Is, 1922,
WAS not III NeW York City, or
Westchester county more than
nine hours before he met death.
Claim Of Ward Broken
The claim Of Ward. made at the
firae of the shooting. when he said
that Peters and two men OF. mystery
Jack Rogers and Charley Ross
had the night before attempted to
bIackmail him for $4,000 was shat
tered.
Through two railroad employees,
the State proved that a railroad
ticket from Paris Island, s. c., to
Philadelphia, had been sold Peters
shortly afternoon May IA, 1922, and
that the ticket was surrendered by
Peters at the West Philadelphia sta
ton Of the Baltimore and Ohio the
next Afternoon.
An effort to impeach the testi-
mony of at least two State witnesses
---6ofmer State Policemen Harry
Green and Ralph Collins-who testi-
fled against Ward, to order Green
and Collins brought before the court
onscharges that the former, at least,
Violated e court instruction which
difscted him mot to discuss the
case ON trial with anybody other
than the States attorneys office"
The State attorneys office agreed
20 have the witnesses returned here
ct the earliest possible hour.
Wife With Ward.
Ward and his wife, Mrs. Beryl
Curtis Ward, came into court to-
Eethar. She sat beside him and they
chatted and smiled
Raymond A. Hin, a deupty sheriff
and fingerprint expert, identified
photographs Of Peters, and copies OF
the dead mans fingerprints which
he madeI Hill, on cross examination,
revealed that Peters had a criminal
record In Boston, producing finger
prints taken there when Peters was
convicted OF the theft Of an automo-
bile.
The defense believes It has scored
apotnt in branding Peters az a man
who had q criminal record"
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
INOHAWKS MAY
WIN TITLE
TO-DAY.
BY r. d. THOMAS.

One more Dempsey-Firpo wallop
and the Mohawk Club will be the
independent baseball champion of
Washington. The American Le-
gion will face the Mohawks today
at Union Park, at 8 p. M, and
should the Mohawks win, the race
will be finished, after nearly three
months of action. IS
The Mohawks would have a
standing of three victories and no
loss in the finals; the Legion would
have won one game and lost two
and the Phils would have lost two.
Taking full advantage Of oppo"..
tunities, the Mohawks shut out the
Phils. 4 to 0, it being the second
consecutive game in which the Phils
Continued on Page 2, colunan g.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20

Oklahoma House tolleef Wednesday
Fruit PeddIer Splits
The Difference
With Judge

Gata1o Tassa, q Latin, ac-
c1ssed Of violation Of the ordi-
nance prohibiting the sale Of
goods III the restricted district.
when told by Judge John r.
\ Mcmahon in Police Court to-
day to appear &C 2 o'clock next
Wednesday, for trial told the
court that he could not come
then.
Why not ~ asked his Honor.
Gotta 60 Georgetown sella
fruit" he replied.
Can't you hurry up and get
back by 2 o'clock !? was the
next query.
No Miata Judge, but ! hurry
comma back tree clock. "
Fl said you had to get here
at q o'clock. Do you under
stand Z" said Judge Mcmahon.
well, / tella you / make him
hat past two.
Alright then. make it 2:30,
e It viii make you any happier,
hut you better be here at that
time Step out"
The Washington times., 1923-09-20


OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla
Sept. 2O. majority Of The
members 81 the lower house of
Representatives win meet here o.
next Wednesday to consider
charges Of misconduct ii 0ffies
against Governor J. 9. Walton
under . can issued early today By
Representative w. D. McBee of
Duncan.
CIainns . Majesty.
Simultaneous with tbs announces.
ment Of the can, McBee claims %
have the support Of fifty-nine mem
bers Of the House, which IL nve
more than constitutional major
ity necessary to meet
The call was issued at = cor
ference held in the Ekirvin Hotel
here which was hurried1y assembled
early this morning when word WAS
received that Governor Walton ana
Speaker Murray Gibbons. Of the
House, were preparing session
call to consider the situation.
Anticipates No Trouble.
II am reliably informed that the
governor has seen the handwriting
on the wall McBee said. 'Ezo
realized that the CAN il legal and
cannot be forestalled. For that
reason In last desperate effort.
a call was decided upon with the
hope that some OF the boys might
be won over to his cause by
show Of desire to remedy sit1a-
ton that he has created.
1.-THE governor has decided TO
clear the Capitol building for the
legislature. The folly Of attempt.
ing to carry out his threat TO ar
rest the members had been made
apparent to him. / do not antici.
pate any trouble In assembling
the members"
McBee expressed the opinion that
the governor would abandon alto
gether his threat OF arresting the
legislators.
The call was issued after leading
attorneys Of the State had been con-
suited as to the legality Of such
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
ROMANCE ENDS
At DISTRICT
CRENAT TORY
MM

Susie Ethel Edwards love-baby
will become memory this after
noon.
The body of the infant who died
through lack of care on the part of
It's mother will be taken to the Dis.
trict cremation plant near the Jail.
District Morgue Master William
Schoenberger said today that the
body of a woman who died at the
Casualty hospital several days ago
will be cremated at the same time.
She was killed by her brother-in-
law in. a shooting fracas In Mary
land.
Miss Edwards is still under the
care of physicians today. She has
made no statement as to the funeral
of her baby and District officials,
accustomed to handling unclaimed
bodies, will dispose of 1t.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
MAYOR HYLAN REPORTED
STEADILY IMPROVING

SARATOGA SPRINGS. n. Y.
Mayor John F. Hylan. Of New York.
was steadily improving today. al
though he had a restless night.
The mayor slept considerably yes
terday afternoon. and it is thought
this may have had something to do
with his failure to sleep last night.
The Mayors temperature, pulse
and respiration still remain about
normal. His appetite continues to
improve and the patches of pneu.
monia ON his lungs are disappear
1ng.
The Washington times., 1923-09-20
HUIlDRED sahN
IN bull GAR|AN
FIGHTING
Government Has Crushed Re-
volt. Report States Threat
by Macedonians.

LONDON, Sept. 2o.-Hundreds Of
persons have been killed in fighting
between Bulgarian communists and
troops, according to a Daily
Chronicle dispatch from Sofia to.
day.
A telegram from Vienna quoted
Bulgarian legation officials as saw
ing that communication with Sofia
was interrupted end that there was
no official news Of fighting.
Both the Chronicle and Daily Elk.
press correspondents at Belgrade re-
ported violent fighting in northern
Bulgaria. They said that the casual
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