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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11
STATE COAL MINERS
8HOUR CELEBRATION
IS GREAT SUCCESS
MAYOR BROWN, SEATTLE, AND
PRESIDENT SHORT ADDRESS
LARGE GATHERING
Eagles P1nd Composed Entirely of
Coal Miners Was Feature
Attraction
lstate Federation BuIletinl

SEATTLE, April 9.-The miners
eight-hour day celebration held at
Roslyn-Cle Elum last week proved
tremendous success. Approximately
six hundred people were in attendance
at the afternoon meeting in the new
Eagles hall at Gle Elum. The Eagles
band, composed entirely of miners,
was a feature attraction and is one
of the best bands in the eastern part
of the state. They gave concert
on the street in front of the theatre
preceding the meeting, and played
several selections inside the hall in
advance of the speaking program, also
rendering selections between speeches.
Mayor Brown of Seattle declared it
one of the best bands in the country,
in the course of his address, which
lasted over an hour and in which he
dwelt at length on the political prob
lens of the state and nation, and the
problems of his, own administration in
Seattle. He praised Labor warmly
for their support at Seattle, and en-
phasized their constructive contribu-
tion to clean and progressive admin
istration of government. President
Short Of the State Federation Of La
Dor spoke ct length on the eight-hour
day and pointed out that the miners
eight-hour day in America, which
compelled them to be S1k hours at
the working place exclusive Of the
time takn IN going TO and from the
working place. Mas TIE lonkest eight
hour day in the civilized wofld. ne
also pointed out that while the min
ers had been among the first of the
big trades unions Of the nation to es-
tabIish the eight-hOur work day, be-
cause Of ths danger and unheaIEhi-
ness of the trade, that In the 35 years
that had intervened practically every
other trade in America had Out-dis-
tanced the miners in the reduction Of
the workday By establishing q straight
eight hour day for their trades, and
in many important trades a 44-hour
week. He expressed the hope that
with . three year agreement consum-
mated that the efforts of the Miners
Union would now be concentrated up
on gaining a reduction of the work
day IS the next step at the expira-
tion Of its present agreement. He
emphasized the vital necessity to the
welfare of the Miners union and the
trades union movement at large Of
bringing about at the earliest possi-
BILE date a reorganization of the nom
union mines in western Washington,
and pledged the whole-hearted sup
port and cooperation of the State Fed
Grafton of the Miners in a campaign
looking towards that end. The even
ing meeting at Roslyn also proved a
big success, and both meetings were
declared the most successful held in
many years in the Roslyn-Cle Elum
mining field.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11
Organized Labor Winning Fight:
Injunction Foes Are Increasing

Organized labor is reapng the fruits of its campaign
against the injunction writ in labor disputes For the first
time in Illinois, the candidates in the primaries of the
two leading political parties publicly their oppo
sition to the misue of the injunction.
This concession to public opinion is traceabe to the
Illinois state federation of abors continuous antinunc
on campaign Probably state body has dealt harder
blows to the labor injunction The smashing methods and
the easily understood logic of these trade unionists is ind
Gated by the following their latest broadsde against the
judicial inequity:
'The misue of the injunction system to regulate the
personal conduct of citizens by arbitrary command of nd
vdua judges and summary punishment without trial by
jury practice utterly subversve the constitution
that neither public officials private citizens attempted
to in defense of the nation against and
sediton during the recent world war
Nor it used to restrict activities of even the
known professional criminals who nfest our Cities nor
against the great horde of booggers overunng the
land but is confined almost exclusively against
working people during industrial disputes
It is distinct class instrument practically foreign to
American life until approximately 80 years ago. its develop
ment having been without the sanction either constitu
tional amendment or legislative enactment
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11
UPHOLDS UNION
RIGHT TO DISCIPLINE
(Inter. Labor News service)


WASHINGTON, April 11.-Four
men who thought so much of their
union cards that they sought a court
order restoring them to membership
IN the Carpenters union here have
just lost their fight.
The four men sued in the Superior
court of California to regain mem
bership in the Carpenters union from
which they had been expelled for
working on a job declared unfair by
the San Diego County "a Carpenters
District council. The men were tried
before the, district council and ex-
PEELED. They brought suit, declaring
that the national organization had
never ordered the job declared un
fair.
Abe Muir, international represent
ative, was there at the time and en-
dorsed the action of the district cOun-
ell in calling the men off the job. He
granted the expelled men a second
trial which resulted in their expulsion
being sustained.
Superior Judge C. N. Andrews up
held the expulsion of the men and
held that trade unions have a right
to- discipline their members and that
the oath and obligation taken by a
man upon entering a union is a legal
act which is binding.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11
CARPENTER INVENTS
WASHING MACHINE

PORTLAND, April 1O.--H. S. Sohm
member of Carpenters union No.
226 of Portland, has patented and is
now manufacturing and selling a
washing machine that is said by those
who have used is to be the best thing
of the kind on the market.
It is known as "The Gearless Wash
er." AS the name indicates there are
no gears in the mechanism and this
is said to insure long use with little
wear.
The machine is operated by a very
small electric motor and has a wiring
er attached. Il is priced very reason
ably and Mr.. SOhm expects to en-
large his manufacturing facilities and
actively push the sales.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11
RAILWAY TRAINMEN ARE
GIVEN WAGE INCREASE

By an agreement reached between
the Order of Railroad Conductors ana
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
on one side and 81 western railroads
and subsidiaries on the other, approx
imately 100000 railwaymen will re-
ceive a per cent increase.
With the new wage scale, passenger
trainmen will receive an increase Of
"A cents a day; freight trainmen 30
cents a day, and brakemen and
switchmen 26 cents a day. The in
crease granted was practically what
the men asked for.
In their turn, the workers made
some concessions concerning working
rules which would take away extra
time on lay-overs.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11
PROPERTY NOT SEIZED
BY MEXICAN STRIKERS

WASHINGTON, April 11.-Presi-
dent Gompers has made public a tele-
gram from Ricardo Trevino, secre-
tary general of the Mexican Fedora
ton of Labor, denying these workers
have seized property of Americans.
The story was given wide circulation
in New York newspapers, and brings
this refutation from Secretary Tre-
vino:
Newspapers here publish New
York dispatches stating that Auguila
oil company is endeavoring to have
oil association protest against Mexi-
can government on the grounds that
Tampico workers are seizing their
property. We request that you issue
statement in behalf of Mexican Fed
Grafton of Labor to the effect that it
is false that said properties are be-
ing seized, and protesting against the
methods of the Aguila oil company,
which is resorting to misrepresenta-
ton of facts in strike movement
brought about in Tampico by it's re-
fusal to recognize the right of asso-
citation for it's employees and refusing
other working conditions plainly set
forth in the Mexican labor laws"
President Gompers said he has suf-
ficient confidence in Secretary Ire
vino to "accept unhesitatingly" his
statement.
at is regrettable," said President
Gompers, "that oil interests in Mex
leo persist in their efforts to antag-
onize the democratic progressive gov
ernment and peoples of Mexico and
other countries"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11
CULINARY WORKERS. NOW
MEET MAO. u. ". HALL

Because OF large attendance at their
meetings the Culinary Workers un-
ION has been forced to seek larger
quarters and are now holding their
Aberdeen meetings in tn A. o. U. w.
hall at the corner Of Market and F
streets. The Aberdeen meeting was
formerly held IN the Labor Press hall.
The first meeting in the new hall was
held this week Tuesday.
There being five Tuesdays in this
month, the local decided at its last
meeting to give a social on the fifth
Tuesday which will be held in Aber-
deem.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11
GAMERS ARE ALARMED;
CHANGE LABOR POLICY

SEATTLE, April 1O.-The cannery
trust announces that it will improve
working conditions of its employees,
both in Alaska and along the Pacific
coast.
The trust is supreme in Alaska, but
despite this power it is frightened at
ithe gpaBl5eity given it's black holes
where the peoples food is prepared
under most revolving conditions. Fed
sral grand juries In Alaska have ar
raigned these working conditions,
and Delegate Sutherland, represent
ing the territory Of Alaska in con-
gress, has exposed other tactics Of
the Gamers.
The immortality, the bootlegging,
the gambling and opium Smoking of
diseased Cinnamon employed by tie
Gamers has been widely advertised,
and the trust is getting quick returns
from this publicity by the people de-
claring they are through eating sal
mon."
It is this that has forced the can
ners to make a show of respectable
ity. It is announced that employees
will be subjected to me heal inspec-
tion and no one will be shipped for
Alaska who is afflicted with COM
municable disease or uses narcotics.
Gambling will be prohibited and
gambling debts will not be deducted
from wages. The sub-contractor will
be eliminated, as will contractors
stores and sale of food by cooks. All
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11
INSTITUTIONS HAVE
NOT BEEN IMPORTED
FROM OTHER NATION
POLICIES OF AMERICAN UNIONS
NOT TAKEN FROM OTHER
COUNTRIES
Varying Conditions in Each Country
Force Labor to Develop
Own Plans.
(By JOHN p. FREY,

Editor, international MOlders' Journal
From my knowledge of the Ameri-
can organized labor movement it
never adopts institutions, and it is
only those the movement builds and
develops gradually that are cherish
ed
This sentence is taken from a let
ter received recently from the officer
of one of our American International
unions, who was born in a foreign
country, spoke a foreign language,
and inherited foreign ideas and tradi-
tions. 1t was this previous expert
ence which enabled the author of the
lines just quoted to view the Ameri-
can trade union movement from per-
haps a different angle from that seen
by those born in this country.
The opinion expressed is based
upon substantial facts. for the Ameri-
can trade union movement has not
borrowed its policies and its program
or its institutions from any outside
trade-union movement. or from any
theorist in America or elsewhere.
'Inis is a natural condition, and what
should be expected, neither can this
fact be taken as an evidence that
American trade unionists are COM
placently satisfied with themselves,
or that they are egotistical. 1t is
merely an evidence that trade union
ism had a natural instead of an ar
tificial growth; that 1t was born and
developed because of necessity, and
that the conditions in each industry
compel Intelligent, iHdependent-mirtd-
lContinued on Paga FiYel
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11
DAUGHERTY IN HISTORY
RESULT OF INJUNCTION

Attorney General Daugherty has re-
signed at the request of the Presi-
dent, and the man who established a
new record with the labor Injunction
has passed into private life. His in
junction, however, remains a prece-
dent, for which anti-union employers
will ever be grateful.
In complying with the Presidents
request, the attorney general bitterly
declared that the war proffteers and
railroad shopmen are opposing him.
He failed, however, to list the war
prohteers whom he has jailed or fore
ed to disgorge unlawful gains.
As with all law violators in high
places, he pleaded for law and order,
and closed his letter with this same
bombast he used when defending his
injunction policy:
is this to remain a government
Of law and order, of constitutional
procedure, with its guarantee of in
dividual rights and its safeguards for
equal justice to the highest and the
humblest?"
While lashing the public into a
frenzy, to justify his shipments in
junction, Daugherty made this dec
laration in favor of Garyism:
But it may be understood that so
long and to the extent that / can
speak for the government of the Uni
ted States, will use the power of
government to prevent the labor un-
ions from destroying the anti-union
shop?"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11
FIRST ANNUAL STYLE WEEK
VOTED GREAT SUCCESS

Aberdeen's first annual spring
style week has proven a big sue
cess. Large crowds filled the
stores and gazed at the beauti-
fully decorated windows in the
downtown district. The merch-
ants have done everything in their
power to illustrate the latest fads
and creations from the East and
Paris, the style center of the
world.
The displays do not only show
wearing apparel, but jewelry and
home furnishings as well.
Tonight the Aberdeen Business
and Professional Women's Club
present a Spring Fashion Revue
and Vodvil show, which is a COM
bination fashion review and en-
tertainment. Forty models will
take part.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11

employees will be searched for drugs
and weapons.
Ii the cannery trust abandons its
ruthless policy of exploiting these
unorganized and defenseless workers
it must yet face the charge that it
controls the Alaskan fishing grounds
and that it has destroyed competition
with the aid of insiders" who have
been placed in strategetic positions
with the government.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11
LoNGsHoREMEN,s MEET

Pacific Coast Longshoremen will
meet in Portland Monday.
1t is reported that the biggest
question that will probably come be-
fore the convention is closer CO.
operation between the sailors and
longshoremen.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11
ABERDEEN BLACK CATs

Aberdeen has named it's baseball
team in the Timber league the Black |
Cats. Judging from reports from the
training quarters, they will be going
like wild cats by the time the season
opens. !
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11

This is Spring Styles week. The
pocketbook is also weak and win be
much weaker by the time Easter ar
rives and milady makes the last shop
ping tour.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11
A BITE IN TIME

They sat on the porch at midnight,
And their lips were tightly pressed;
The old man gave the signal
And the bulldog did the rest.-Ex.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11

The Olympia carpenters have with
drawn their delegates from the Olym-
pia Central Labor council. Infraction
Of A. F. of L. rules was given as the
cause
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11
OilitiaI Organ of the Aber-

deem Central Labor Council,
Hoquiam Trades and Labor
Council and the Washington
State Federation Of Labor.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11

The Merchants whose ad-
vertisements appear in our
columns are wide-awake,
progressive business men,
entitled to your support.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-02-29
CHAPTER WI

-Four men were discussing the YER
dict at the adjourned inquest upon
Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American
bar about fortnight later. They were
Robert Fairfax. young actor in mu-
sical comedy, Peter Jacks, 4 cinema
producer, Gerald Morse, a dress de.
signer. and Sidney voss, a musical
composer and librettist. all habitues
of the place and members OF the little
circle toward which the dead man had
seemed, during the last few weeks of
his life. to have become attracted. At
the table 4 short distance away, Fran.
els Ledsam was seated with q cocktail
and a dish Of almonds before him. He
seemed to be studying an evening pa.
per and to be taking but the scantiest
notice Of the conversation At the bar.
1T Just shows" Peter Jacks de-
eaared. that crime 10 the easiest same
i1 tie world. Glven q reasonable
amount Of intelligence. and q murder.
sr's business = about - simple % q
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-02-29

give you 4 word Of advice. Let me beg
you 10 have nothing whatever to do
with my father, In friendship or In
enmity. Either might be equally dis
nstrous. Either, In the long run. Is
likely TO cost you dear"
III that is your opinion Of your IA
ther, why do you live with h!nr he
asked
She had become entirely calious
again. Her smile, with Its mocking
quality, reminded him for a moment Of
the man whom they were discussing
Because ! am a luxury and com
fort-loving parasite" she answered de-
liberately, because my father gladly
pays my accounts at Lucille and
Worth and Reville. because I have
never learned to do without things.
And please remember this. Ny father.
80 far as | am concerned. has no
faults He is a generous and courte-
Gus companion. Nevertheless, No. 20
b. Curzon street is no place for people
who desire to lead normal lives"
And with that she was gone Her
gesture of dismissal was 50 complete
and FINAL that he had no courage for
further argument. He had lost her al
most As soon as he had found her.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-02-29
CHAPTER VII

II was after leaving Miss Daisy Hys.
lop's fiat that the event TO which Fran
els Ledsam had been looking forward
more than anything clse in the world.
happened. II came about entirely by
chance. There were no taXls in the
strand. Francis himself had finished
work for the day. and feeling dlsln-
clincd for his usual rubber OF bridge.
he Strnlled homewnrds along the Mall.
AT the corner OF Green park he came
face to face with the woman who for
the last few months had scarcely been
out OF his thoughts. Even in that first
moment he realized to his pain that
she would have avoided him II she
could They met. however. where the
path narrowed. and he left her no
chance to avoid him. That curious I'm.
pulse OF conyentiOnalIty which opens a
conversation always with cut and
dried banalltleS. saved them perhaps
from certain amount of emharrass-
ment. Without any conscious sugges-
tion, they found themselves walking
side by side.
] UtNF FF'H N1h'4nS 10 see you very
much indeed" he said. Il even went
SO far rs TO wonder whether dared
call"
why should your she asked. "Our
acquaintance began and ended in
tragedy. There Is scarcely any pur-
pose in carrying II further"
He looked at her for a moment be-
fore replying. She was wearing black.
but scarcely the black OF woman who
SORROWS. She was still frigldly beauti.
full. redolent, In nil the details Of her
toilette. OF that almost negative per-
fection which he had learned to expect
from her. She suggested to him still
that same sense Of aloofness from the
actualities Of life.
Il prefer not to believe that II b
ended" he protested Have you 80
naay friends that you have % room
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-02-29

here on a charge Of willful murder.
There Is way out through the siteA-
-ns. Take his other Hrn- Holmes
Now. gentlemen. II you please
There were a few bewildered eI-
clanAticns-then dramatic hush-
Fairfax had fallen forward on his stool
He seemed TO have relsp.ed into
eomAros- state. Every scrap Of color
vas drained from his sallow cheeks
his eyes were covered with a rlm and
he Was breathing heavily The defec-
tive snatched UP the glass from which
the young man had been drinking, and
smell IL.
Il saw him drop = tablet In Just
now" Jln.my falter-d. Il thought 10
was one Of the digestion pills he uses
sonetlnes--
CONTINUED Next Week.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-02-29

Put ri-s must be-rh-re will be
compeusHtlons.~ he assured her I
know that Just now you are suffering
from the r-action-sfler all you have
gone through The memory Of that
will pass"
The memory Of what have gone
through wiIl never pass" she an
s~ered-
There was q moments Intense s.-
Isnce. a silence pregnant with remit
niscent drama
Please look at me-" he begged. q
little abruptly.
She turned her head in some sur
prise Francis vas almost handsome
In the clear spring sunlight. his face
allgh' with animation. his deep set
gray eyes full Of amused yet an1iou.
soIlcitude. Even as she appreciated
these things and became dimly con-
sc!ous Of his eager interest. her per-
rurhatIon seemed TO grow.
-WellF" she yentured
DO | look like a person who knew
what he was talking sboutF" he asked.
'On the whole. should say that you
did she admitted
Very We'll, then" he went on cheer
fully. ~bcliev. me when | say that the
shadow which depresses you all the
time now VII, pass say this con-
hdently." he added. his voice soften
Ing. because | hope TO be allowed to
help. Haven't you guessed that I am
very glad Indeed To see sou agaInT-
They hac passed through Lans
dpwne passage and were In the quiet
end OF Curzon street
But you must not talk 10 me Ike
thHi." she eKp0siula,ed.
why notT- he demanded We have
met under strange and untoward cir
cumstauces, but are you SO very DIFF
ferrnt from other women7 VIII you
not accept my friendsh!p1"
1T il impossible she replied.
MAY be allowed TO call on your
he went on doggedly.
Il do not receive visitors" she an
swcrcd.
Il am sorry" ne said, but ! cannot
accept my dismissal Ike this. | shall
appeal to your father. However much
he may dislike me. he has st least
common sense"
She looked at him with = touch Of
the old horror In her coldly question
ing eyes.
In your way you have been kind to
me-" she admitted. Let me In return
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-02-29

succeeded in setting these young gen.
tlemen's minds at ease"
There Is one of them Francis said
gravely, whose mind not even your
soothing words could tighten"
Skopland had risen unobtrusIyely to
his feet. He laid his hand suddenly on
Fairfax's shoulder and whispered in his
ear. Fairfax, after his first start.
seemed cool enough. He stretched out
his hand towards the glass which as
yet he had not touched. covered II with
his fingers for q moment and drained
its contents. The gently sarcastic
smile left Sir Timothy's lips. His eye
brows met in . quick frown. his eyes
glittered.
what II the meaning Of thisr hs
demanded sharply.
A policeman IN plain clothes had ad-
vanced from the door. The manager
hesered in the background 8hspland
saw that an was well.
TT means." be announced, ~sha4 I
have just arrested Mr.. ReesEt Fairfax