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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-28
over Production.
ELECTRICAL UNION
CHIEF IN SEATTLE

James Noonan, president of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, will arrive in Seattle to-
morrow noon and will address a meet
ing of men following this trade, in
the Labor temple in the evening.
A call for a special meeting has
been sent out to the locals of Elec-
trical workers of the city.
A dinner in honor of Noonan will
be held at six o'clock of the same day.
President Noonan is on his way to
attend the convention of the American
Federation of Labor in Portland and
is accompanied by Frank McNulty
general chairman of the electrical
workers international executive board
and Tom Lee, his personal representa-
tive.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-28
OBITUARY

Father Time, at whose calling we
cease our pilgrimage on this earth
called at the home OF Mrs. Sumner
and stilled the heart beats Of her Is
wear old son Tuesday morning. He
had been i'll only short time and
his death is a great shock to his moth
er. who is. employed at the Reliable
Laundry and is vice president Of the
Laundry Workers union, and to host
of friends. Members of the union
and a large circle Of friends offer
their deep-felt sympathy in her hour
of bereavement.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-28
FEDERATION HEAD
VISITS SEATTLE

Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labor, arrived
in Seattle Tuesday evening, accom-
panied by 100 associates in the labor
movement, en- route to the conven-
tion in Portland. He arrived in the
city on a Milwaukee train shortly aft
er nine o'clock.
His train was more than two hours
late, but the delay did not seem to
dampen the spirits of more than 100
men and women who crowded the sta
tion platform to meet him..
Gompers himself was the first man
to get off his. private car. AS ne
stepped onto the platform there was
report and a binding flash of light
"a newspaper photographer taking a
"flashlight" picture of the veteran
head OF the Federation. Gompers'
temper was aroused and the first
words that he uttered were: Stop
that machine"
A smile quickly supplanted the
frown on his face, however, as Mrs.
Miriam Hyans, a lifelong friend,
stepped up to his side. He kissed
her affectionately, and then shook
hands with William Short, president
of the washington State Federation of
Labor, and other leading union Off
cials who waited at the station to
greet him.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-28
LABOR JOINS WITH
OTHER CITIZENS TO
END CHILD LABOR
CONGRESS HAS TWICE PASSED
LAWS THAT WOULD PRO-
HIeIT CHILD LABOR
Twice Supreme Court Has Declared
Them Unconstitutional; Children
In Industry Increase.

WASHINGTON, Sept 22.-The A.
F. of L. and other organizations that
have associated for the purpose Of
securing child labor amendment to
the federal constitution have issued
a strong argument and stirring appeal
on behalf of this proposal.
Twice the country has demanded,
through laws passed by congress, that
child labor cease" thh appeal de-
clares.
Twice the supreme court has de-
clared congress powerless to act un-
der present constitutional limitations.
Therefore, only one course Is open
amend the constitution 80 as to re-
move these limitations.
"In the last congress the Judiciary
committees of both houses favorably
reported a child labor amendment
which failed to pass.
"An amendment must be passed by
the next congress and submitted to
the states for ratification"
Over 100000 children from 10 to
16 years Of age are working in the
United States in factories, mills, can
neries, agriculture, mines and in 9TH
er industries and occupations. Nearly
100000 of them are between 10 and
IA years of age. it is stated.
"Only 13 states measure up in all
respects to the conservative standards
of the first and second federal child
labor laws" the appeal states.
1t is declared that nine state have
no law prohibiting all children under
IA from working IN both factories and
stores.
Twenty-three states, with 14-year
minimum age limit, have weakened
their laws by permitting exemptions
under which children not yet IA may
work.
Thirty-seven states allow children
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-28
Hold Conferences.

Hello. there, Bill @Ah, Dad,
how's the boy?' There was all the
enthusiasm of a youngster greeting
his pals in the tone Of his voice as
he renewed old acquaintances on the
platform.
He paused for moment to pose
for newspaper photographers and to
receive a bouquet from Mrs. Short
the bouquet was originally intended
for Mrs. Gompers, but her husband
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-28
COAL PRICE BOOST
is NOT JUSTIFIED

MADISON, Wis, Sept. 26.-"Not
one cent OF the increase in wages
granted miners should be passed on
to the consumer" declared Governor
Blaine OF this state in a letter to
Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania.
The Wisconsin governor was reply
ing to a request of Governor Pinchot
that state executives act to prevent
coal price gouging.
Governor Blaine has directed the
Wisconsin railroad commission and
the state department of markets to
act within their powers in an effort
to prevent any unjustified price in
crease for anthracite. Broad regula-
tory powers are provided in the state
marketing law.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-28
AMERICAN FARMER
IS INDIvIDUALIST;;
MANY FACING RUIN
Cooperative Marketing ls Great Me-
eessity for American Farmers
Prosperity.

The farmers of the United States
are facing a crisis and many of them
ruin. Thousands upon thousands have
quit the farms and moved to the city
where they expect to do better work
ing as day laborers than they have by
tilling the soil. Unless something is
done to improve this condition, the
entire economic order of things will
suffer. They are offered advice from
many sources. Some say, practice
greater efficiency and produce more" I"
To this the farmer replies:
There is no use talking to farmers
about greater efficiency. We have
became so expert in growing crops
and animals that we are now produc-
ing more than the market will ab-
sorb. The only practical way to make
farming more profitable is to curtail
production. Instead of weeping over
the way farmers are moving to town
we ought to rejoice, because it less
ems competition for those who re-
main"
A member of the federal board OF
vocational education lays all the
blame on the farmers by charging
them with blindly producing commodi-
ties regardless of the demand for the
commodities produced.
Farm crops are produced without
regard to market conditions. Farm
ers have not yet learned to contract
or expand production at will. Unlike
other industries, agriculture trusts
blindly to hazard in producing COM
modities,' he says.
Over Production.
If there we're an over production of
certain commodities and a shortage
of others, a study of the markets
might cure the farmers Ills, but there
seems to be a small demand, conse-
quently small price paid the farm
ers, for practically all products pro-
dueed, as charged by the farmers. The
Continued on Page Six.l
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-28
CHICAGO TAILORS
MAY CALL STRIKE

The secretary of Journeymen Tail
ors' union No. 5, states that the Chi
cago local has presented new wage
scale to the merchant tailors with a
demand that it go into effect October
1st So far there is no sign of its
acceptance, and strike may result
The union is asking an increase of
fifteen cents an hour for journeymen
tailors and eight cents an hour for
helpers, or one dollar an hour for tail
ors and fifty-eight cents for helpers.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-28
IMPORTANT ISSUES
AWAIT DECISION OF
LABOR CONGRESS
WORLD WILL WATCH CoNVEN-
TIoN OF AMERICAN LABOR
AT PORTLAND.
Declaration of Gathering viii Mean
Much to the Wage
Farmers.
BY Samuel oompers.

On the morning of October l in the
city of Portland, Ore, the forty-third
annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor will come to or
der. The delegates there assembled
will face issues of tremendous import
ance, not only to labor but to our
people in general. The convention
will be one of Importance to the
world.
The delegates will assemble at a
time that is critical in almost all OF
the affairs of men and in all parts OF
the world. The fruits of hatred ana
the wreckage of strife are still heavy
upon the shoulders of many popula-
tions. Fresh Jealousies and greeds
continually add to the sufferings of
humanity.
America, materially more prosper
Gus than any other land, has its own
troubles in sufficiency. Stubborn men
refuse to learn the lessons which facts
and experience offer so generously.
Much progress is recorded, but it
pains the mind to contemplate the
neglect Of so much of mankind to take
fuller advantage of the glorious op-
portunities that abound on every hand.
The convention can not help but
contemplate this fact. 1t cannot fail
to note the derelictions along with
the accomplishments.
Continue to Advance.
So far as labor alone is concerned,
the hour is a propitious one. Trade
union achievement is written large
upon the order of the day. Americas
wage earners have won tremendous
triumphs during the year. These have
added to the glory of our nation and
to the comfort and happiness of all our
millions. Society is better for our
having lived and struggled during this
year that has passed.
The total Of our national production
has increased. The real wages of our
workers have increased. The prophets
of despair stand confuted and con-
fused. The truth is proven In accom-
plished fact.
The American Federation of Labor
is citadel Of defense and from its
stalwart ramparts we go forth in con-
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-28
LONGSHOREMEN TALK
OF WAGE INCREASE

Discussion of the refusal of the en-
ployers to meet the demands for an
increase in wages paid longshoremen
on the Pacific Coast is occupying the
attention Of the delegates at the In
ternational Longshoremen's conven-
tion at Seattle. At this writing no def
mite action had been decided upon by
the delegates. Water shipments are
exceptionally brisk on the Pacific
Coast at this time and for that rea-
son no trouble is expected to develop.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-28

Official Organ Of the Aber-
deen Central Labor Council,
Hoquiam Trades and Labor
Council and the Washington
State Federation Of Labor.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-22
Cat She Fed Saves
Woman From Starving

New York-Having spent her hast
cent for milk for stray cats, many of
which she has fed nightly for two
years, Mary Posarti, forty-five, sank
upon the bed in her dingy two-room
fiat at 2O5 Avenue B, and slipped into
Inconsistencies of starvation. Pa
trolman Dierler of the Fifth street
station found her when he broke
down her door recently. Upon the
floor were 200 empty milk bottles.
If she Iives-and at Bellevue hos
pital physicians say she has only
slender chance-the woman will owe
her life to the cats she befriended.
For two nights they came back, a.
usual, for milk, and, finding none.
"meowed' mournfully under her
ground floor window. Neighbors told
the police Of the CATS actions.
Dwellers In the Avenue B tenement
say the woman took the rooms two
years ago, locked her door and never
appeared In the daytime. Each night
howey er, she went out and returned
with six bottles of milk, which she
poured into saucers placed outside
her window. For year, until three
months ago, the woman had a male
visitor as mysterious as she. His
visits ceased suddenly. A milk dealer
with whom she traded said she told
him this man was her husband.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-22
AGED Veteran Wills
Gold Teeth to Poor

San Francisco-Michael CahiIl, 4
Z Civil war veteran, who died recently,
wrote his last will and testament in
a spirit of repentance and charity.
! In concluding his will Cahill said:
obedience to the Divine law in
death may in part compensate for
disobedience in life"
Although his fortune was small he
overlooked nothing in it's distribution.
ITO the poor" he said, II wish to
give the gold in my teeth"
For himself he made but one re-
quest, and that was that no embaln1-
ing fluid be used on his body. AS au-
itbority for this he referred to &c
sslcslastes 1871
''Then shall the dust return to the
earth as it was and the spirit shah
return to God who gave it."
After making small requests to
relatives Cahill gave $500 to the Red
Gross, 500 to the Hebrew orphanage.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-22
FINDS PRIMITIVE TRIBE
Strange People in Daghestan
Think Americans Walk Up
side Down.

A tribe so primitive that it believes
Americans live on the bottom Of the
world, and are therefore in darkness,
has been found in the mountain vii
lagos of Daghestan by DIR. e. A.
Colder Of the Hoover foundation.
These people, DR.. Colder said, upon
his return here, think that Americans
do their blowing while walking upside
down with oxen to whose horns cam
dies are tied. Believing that the world
is table shaped, with themselves on it's
top, they feel that the Americans are
indeed unfortunate because they are
compelled to live In eternal night.
Doctor Colder said that in many of
the villages delegations greeted him
as a man from the world below.
Some were anxious to know how
Americans managed to get about. One
Old graybeard, sorely perplexed by
what seemed an unsolvable riddle,
finally came to the conclusion that in
asmuch as Americans are a wonder
full people, they have undoubtedly
taken a lesson from the fly and learned
to walk upside down.
'0They thought l arrived by way of
hole in the ground, the ladder to
which is kept by the car of Moscow"
Doctor Colder asserted.
These people still make fire with
flint and steel and use stone ham,
mers and shepherds pipes. Justice
is administered through trial by ordeal
The men, who are of remarkable
physique, go about armed to the teeth,
for they are feudists. The families
live in stone huts in the practically
valleyless mountains.
Although the people are Moslems, the
women are not yelled and because of
the present shortage of cotton cloth,
their only clothing consists of simple
sheepskin coats.
"They nearly overwhelmed me with
Doctor Colder said, ZAP
pointing as my special guard one
eyed bandit, who had thirty-ive
notches in his warclub. He would
not let me out of his sight"
AS a result of Doctor Golders visit |
into this unfrequented region, the |
American Relief administration has |
sent rations for 10000 children to the |
villages, where starvation is
general William Driscoll has gone |
TO Daghestan to take charge of the |
operations
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-22
Lightkeeper's Widow
Holds Post 20 Days

Victoria, B. O.-For 20 days after
her husband, the lighthouse keeper,
had died, Mrs. Thomas Watkins, alone
with her two children and the body,
kept the light burning on Triple is
land, Jagged patch of rock off the
wind-swept coast of northern British
Columbia.
News Of the wOman's plight has
just reached civilization after gov
eminent lighthouse tender had visited
Triple island on one Of its regular
calls.
Watkins died January 81, but Mrs
Watkins was unable to summon as
sistance No ships call at the little
island, which is out Of the usual line
of travel, but If the light were to be
extinguished for one night, disaster
to some vessel almost certainly would
follow.
Mrs. Watkins, despite her grisf,
tended the light, and the usual fog
warnings were sounded regularly.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-22
HOW TO BE HAPPY
Does wealth mean happiness?

Does wealth mean happiness? This
question is answered in Thomas
Meighan's new Paramount picture,
"a Prince There Was,'' from the Geo.
M. Cohan success, which will be seen
at the Kenworthy theatre, tonight and
Saturday. In this picture the star
plays the role of wealthy but I'M
happy young man who believes in
toxication to be the only balm for his
fretfulness. But then he falls in
love, finds motive in life, plays the
prince and finds real coutentment,
after story that is rich in romance,
dramatic flavor and human emotion
Tom Forman directed the production,
the story which was adapted by
Waldemar Young. Mildred Harris,
Charlotte Jackson, Nigel Barrie, Syl-
via Ashton, and others are in the
cast.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-22
RUSS HAVE new
COURT SYSTEM
Supreme Tribunal, With Seat at
Moscow, to Have Criminal,
Civil and Appeal Branches.

Moscow.-The revolutionary tribu.
''cheka," were instruments of Red ter
ror during the worst period of the
bolshevist revolution, passed into
history the other day when q new
and permanent court system was in
augurated throughout Russia.
While founded upon lines not I'M
like those of the court systems Of
some other European countries, the
new Russian courts have some partic-
ularly communistic features all their
own.
The Supreme court of Russia, which
will sit in Moscow, will have three
branches. One will be for criminal
cases, one fer civil, and the other a
court of appeal. There will be also
district courts to try cases of local
Importance, and the peoples" courts,
corresponding to police magistrates,
will operate in each village and city
district to try minor offenSes.
Stuchka Is Chairman.
Peter Stuchka, Lettish lawyer, who
gained fame as the bolshevist dictator
of Latvia when Riga was in the hands
Of the communists, has been named
as chairman of the Supreme court.
Another Lett M. Karkin, will be his
assistant. In the criminal, civil and
appeal branches however, the SUI
preme court judges are mostly men
who served in responsible positions in
the revolutionary tribunals, all COM
munists tried and true Jacob Peters,
who headed the ~cheka" at Petro-
grad during the Red terror is one Of
the judges Of the criminal depart
ment.
M. Kursky, cOmmisSar of justice, will
be chief procurator or attorney gen
eral In the new court system, but the
active prosecutor will be Vladimir
Krylenko, formerly chairman of the
revolutionary tribunals.
New Jury System.
A peculiar feature of the new sys-
TEN is that species of Juror" is in
troduced There will be two of them
in each case, sitting beside the judge
and having full powers to question
witnesses and attorneys. They will
retire with the judge to decide upon
the guilt or innocence of the accused,
4 majority vote of the three serving !
to convict or free the prisoner.
Panels of these prospective jurymen |
ire now being selected throughout Rus |
sia. The various trade unions and pro
'essional organizations select them
from their own numbers, and they
must be ready to go into court at |
my time they are called upon. The |
Moscow quota of jurors is 1000. When
hey sit in trials the jurymen are
,aid, not by the government, but by
heir employers, receiving their regu-
ar days wages for the time passed
n court.
When the new court system is In
ull swing, it is expected that most
# the lawyers appearing will be men
rained in the law courts of the old
egime. Professional unions of law
ers are being organized, subject to the
pproval of the soviet authorities.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-22
Drop on Hudson Cars.

Frank Nicely and Sons have just
received notice from the John Doran
Co., Spokane, Wash. of the following
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-22

probation of the story before a Mos
COW audience and each time it has met
with enthusiastic approval.
The theme Of Enoch Arden is very
appealing and there are moments
when, with the aid of the musical ac-
compartment, the listener is COM
pletely carried away with the action
of the story. Mrs. Macmillan rendered
group of songs which were we'll re-
ceived by the audience.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-22

little monkey, weighing less than
three ounces, and two years old, finds
q comfortable seat on top of q water
glass The little animal is one Of the
smallest of its type and was seen for
the first time in London.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-22

New YOrk.-Eighty-fve per cent Of
the agricultural workers of Brazil are
afflicted with hookworm and the dis
ease has lowered the efficiency of one
third OF the population, DR.. Lewis W.
Hackett, associated with the interna-
tional health board of the Rockefeller
foundation, said on his return from
South America.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-22
Has All NationailtIes.

Ottawa, Ont.-Men of every nation
atty secured status of citizens Of
Canada during the fiscal year ending
March 81, 1922. Altogether 10,36O
foreigners were naturalized. Ameri-
cans with 2,2O6 and Russians with
200 led in the number Of persons
who became naturalized Canadians.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-22
Misderneanor to Feed
Pigeons in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, Cal.-Feeding pigeons
In the downtown district will be
misdemeanor subject to a fine not ex-
ceeding $500 or six months in the
city Jail when an ordinance passed by
the city council becomes effective.
The ordinance was passed to aid the
park department in driving pigeons
from Pershing square, downtown
marx
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-22
MANY MOSCOW PEOPLE
PLEASED WITH MUSICAL

A large crowd of townspeople and
summer school students enjoyed the
musical presentation of Enoch Arden
in the university auditorium Thurs
day evening. The performance makes
the third time Mrs. Sharp and Prof.
J. H. Cushman have given their inter
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-22
Meets Son a. She
Goes to Claim Body

Notified that Harry Rowntree,
Of Toronto, Canada, had been
killed IN 4 fall from the window
Of q hotel in Buffalo, N. T., Mrs.
Rowntree, his mother, went to
Buffalo to claim his body. On
the way from the station to the
morgus she met the supposed
dead son on the street.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-22

reductions in Hudson cars: The Hud-
son Speedster from $1675 to $500;
seven Passenger Hudson Phaeton from
$1725 to $3.50; Hudson Coach from
Sits to $685. There is no drop on
the Sedan or Essex. 225-226
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-05-10
EditQEial
SLING A LITTLE PAINT
AND BRIGHTEN THINGS UP

If you haven't new house, and
feel that you don't need new one
then sling little paint on the old one
and thus help to make Julesburg
more attractive this spring and sum-
mer than she has ever been. A little
walk about town reveals many in
stances wherein the paint bucket
could be brought into play with very
beneficial results, and appearances
improved as well as an extension on
life given to the property itself.
"Save the surface and you save all"
has become national slogan since it
was adopted by the paint and var
nish makers of the country. 1t is
popular because there is so much
truth in it. The decline of a piece
of residence property from a lack of
paint is so slow that it is hardly no.
ticeable for the first year or two.
And then it is discovered that not
only is the building shabby in appear
ance but the elements have. in the ab-
sence of paint, wrought great damage
to the woodwork. The beauty has dis
appeared and with it has gone much
of the surface.
It costs money to paint house
but it costs more to let it 20 without
paint New lumber and carpenters
wages are more expensive than paint
and varnish, just as new machinery
costs more than oil. Keep this con-
stantly in mind, and even though you
don't feel like painting the house this
spring or summer just for the sake
Of beautifying your own particular
community. figure it out if it isn't a