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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22

The study of economy is
one Of our great problems to-
day, and one of the first plac-
es to start this study is by
taking yourself to account.
Are you practicing economy
in your home?
Don't just come over here
to trade because we tell you
to. First, make up your mind
that you will pay cash and
pay only your own bills. Then
acquaint yourself with prices
in and out of town and when
satisfied that you have found
the place where your dollar
will serve you best, spend it
there.
When any one lndlvldual,
firm or corporation can short
en- the gap between the pro-
Queer and consumer, through
their system Of merchandise
ing, they are real economists
and deserving of your consid-
Grafton. Any principle of mer-
chandising that tends to wild
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22
TAXES

Now that you have paid
your automobile licenses for
1924, here is something to
think about in the tax line.
The income to the United
States government from its
tax on tobacco amounts to
$25, 900, 100000 per month.
When you realize that this
$25, 900, 100000 per month on
ly representes a small tax on
tobacco you can easily under
stand the enormous amounts
that are being spent for this
luxury.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22

|" But, said the preacher,
mildly, you can't answer ev-
cry question with a direct yes
or no.
"'You can't, roared the
lawyer. He. whacked the bar
of the witness stand right UNI
der the preachers nose. You
can, if you're not an idiot
+" Then said the preacher,
answer me yes or no to this
What time it is?'
There was a litter in the
court room. The lawyer look
ed foolish.
" Or to this went on the
preacher When did you get
out of jail?'
|" 'Or to this he added, as
soon as the laughter of the
you stopped beating your
wife?'"
audience died down Have
Question-Why does the
chicken cross the street?
Answer-It doesn't, it gets
smashed.
Lady-Well I'll be fricas-
seed! Look! That hen is eat
ing tacks!
Gent-Don't quack! Maybe
she wants to lay a carpet.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22

A certain Persian used to
buy six loaves of bread daily.
A friend inquired the reason.
The man said: Zone of the
loaves | keep; another / throw
away; two / return, and two
/ lend"
The friend expressed him
self as puzzled, and asked for
further explanation.
The man replied: "The loaf
/ keep is the one / eat myself;
the one l throw away is the
one / give to my mother-in
law; the two / return are the
ones / give to my parents, and
the two / lend are those / give
to my children"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22
BANANA OIL

Old Lady-My good man,
were you wounded in action I?
Private Flannerty (arm in
sling) Mo ma'am, 1 was
cleaning out the cage of the
colonel's canary and the d
bird bit me.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22

2Sc
Bings to Start Monday

Wallace Williams advis-
es us that he will bring us
our first Bing cherries
Monday of next week.
Mr.. Williams with sys-
tematic, and CONSTANT
smudging saved his entire
crop of cherries this year.
They are coming on early
and should command very
good prices.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22

I'd hate to be a horse fly,
And with the horse fly buzz !;
The picking for the horse fly
Amt what it used to. was.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22

Now" remarked the coun-
sci, as he proceeded to put one
of the witnesses "a willy Scott
through a severe cross-exami-
nation, 'syou stated that you
were just going home to a
meal when this happened. Let
us be clear on this point, as
it is a very important one.
Tell us with as little prevar-
ication as possible, what meal
it was that you were going
home to-"
"What NEAL" echoed the
Scotsman, as he shot a hasty
glance round the court, as if
to indicate that fun was to
follow. Eye wad like to know
what meal, wad ye?"
"Yes, sir, I should" replied
the council sternly.
'Well, then, it was oat-
mealw answered the willy one.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22

The stock salesman, after
painting a beautiful word pic
ture, said: "Now, Mr.. Jones,
you know this company has
MT got a doller's worth of wa
tered stock in it. How much
are you going to buy?"
Young man." he said, "the
next stock / buy is going to
have four legs, and i will wa
ter it myself"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22

The limited time you have in which to cut and wora
your hay makes it important proper machines
with which to handle it. The loss from the use of slow
worn-out machines is frequently enough pay for the
additional machine you may need to take care Of
your crop without waste or delay See our goosenecl
change-over for the Rotary Rod Weeder.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22

Jim, who was in charge Of
his young brother, was hav-
ing trouble getting his ward
to patronize a barber. Finally
in desperation, he exclaimed:
"Joe, you can't 60 around that
way any longer. You either
gotta get a haircut or a violin.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22
No Immediate Cut in Taxes
in Sight

The Northwest is not over
burdened with prosperity and
Kennewick feels a little hard
up. Don't you think this an
ideal time to start cutting
corners a little?
One sure short cut to econ
omy is that little path lead
ing from Main street past
Raymond's Plumbing shop to
our back door. Come right
in the back way, it's close and
handy.
Trade where you pay only
your own bills.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22

A traveller passing through
a colored settlement, heard
cries of anguish. Rounding
a turn in a lane, he came upon
a large, very black woman
who numerically was belab-
oring a small, wailing picka-
ninny.
"Wait a minute" said the
stranger. whats the boy
done to deserve such. a beat
ing?"
"He's done done plenty. He
tuck an left de chicken coop
do open an all de chickens
got out an run away"
81 wouldn't worry about
that. You know how chickens
are-they'u come back nome.
"Come back?" Her voice
rose to a pestered shrek.
"Huh-they'll go back"
Chief Justice Taft said at
q dinner party in Washington:
'When a cross-examining
lawyer gets impudent and Of
fensive l love to see him TAX
en- down.. Once, in a libel
case, a Methodist preacher
took a lawyer down beautiful
ly.
Answer me yes or nor
the lawyer yelled.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22
Grub! Good Grub!
Observation-Disclosures
Lemon Special
Read This Please

Hot weather has always
been a safe sign of high
/ lemon prices. We are now
selling lemons at 30 cents
per dozen.
Beginning next Monday
and continuing all of next
week we will sell high
grade lemons for % cents
per dozen.
We bought. a large lot
Of lemons to come in a
Walla Walla car and to
help you to a little hot
weather comfort we will
pass them on to you at %
A
Gems per dozen.
No fooling, they are the
large 300-size extra fancy
kind. % cents per dozen.
Mike-Why do thin false
eyes be made of glass?
Pat-Shure, an how could
they say thru thin if they
wasn't?"
Gee, Maize, / wisht some
one would start a campaign
fer savin' darkness instead NV
/ Jov1iphf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22

If you know of a thing that
will darken the joy
Of a man, woman, a girl or
a boy,
That will wipe out a smile or
the least way annoy
A fellow, Or cause any glad
ness to cloy,
It's a pretty good plan to
Forget it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22

Rural Magistrate-I'n have
to fine We a dollar Jeff.
Jeff-I'll have to borrow it
off'n We, jedge.
Rural M.-Great Snakes!
1t was only to git a dollar
that | was filming We. Git out!
Ye amt guilty anyway.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22

Jr When the day comes that
you can have sunlight with
out the sun, then you may be
able to have success in bust
ness without honesty.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22

. Give the other fellow a
chance to talk; he will appre-
ciate the courtesy and you
may learn something. :.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22

Hover Peas Coming Fast!
Charlie Mills brought us
in forty pounds of peas
last Friday and since then
they have been coming in
in large quantities every
day. The price paid to the
grower so far has ranged
from 10 to Is cents per lb.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22

"Rastus say Pahson Brown
done kotch him in Farmer
Smiths chicken COOP"
''M-m boy! Dom Rastus
feel shamed?"
"Nossuh. De pahson am de
one feel shame. He KANT
splain how come. he done
kotch Rastus der"
"Well, Sandy" said the
laird, "You are getting very
bent. Why don't you stand up
straight like me, mani"
"Eh, man, do We see that
field o. corn over there?"
81 do" returned the laird.
CA weel, yell notice that
the full heads hang down,
and the empty ones stand up"
Blake-Did your wife hear
you when you came home late
last night?
Briggs-Did she? Why.
man, she wakes up when the
Thermometer falls.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-06-06
Seattle Typos Committee
Tell Facts In P.-I. Strike

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is
operating today as a non-union shop,
141 jOurneymen and apprentices of
the Typographical Union No. 202,
Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union
No. 65, and Mailers Union No. 80,
having gone on strike Saturday, May
31st.
This issue developed after five
months negotiations between the re-
personalities of the three unions and
the P.-I management. All other pa
pers, including the Star, the Times
and the Record, have agreed to and
are paying a scale arrived at by con-
ciliation, but the P.-I. for two months
and half has tried to impose an
agreement upon the three unions call
ing for longer hours and less wages.
A committee from the Seattle Typo
graphical Union, composed of E. Win
ston, A. L. Dynes and C. C. Hawkins,
were on the Harbor Thursday in the
interests of the three unions repre-
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-06-06

sented in the strike, to inform the
labor movement at first hand Of the
truth of the matter.
"The P.-I. has distorted and be-
clouded the issue in its published
statements" said Mr.. Winston. at
is our intention while here to reach as
many of the unions in this district
as possible, appearing before the Alb
erdeen Central Labor Council, the Ho-
quiam Trades and Labor Council and
the various locals that union men and
women may know the truth and cease
patronizing q paper taking the un-
fair attitude the P.-I. is taking. The
strike is proceeding without violence,
and the sanction of the Internationals
is behind it. The issue involved in
the controversy is whether the mail
ers, printers and stereotypers viii
abandon working conditions that have
been agreed to by the Star, Times and
Union Record; whether they viii &C
cept less wages on the P.-I. than the
other newspapers pay, and whether
they will work longer hours"
The campaign against the P.-I. has
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-06-06

already shown results, Thursdays
paper carrying over All inches of
filler" ads against 361 inches of
bona fide ads.
Part Of the contract to which the
P.-I. strenuously objects is the re-
production of the American Weekly
supplement in the Sunday paper,
which is printed in San Francisco.
To this the printers reply. that they
ere following the policy Of Support
ing Home Industry" advocated by the
P.-I. This supplement was reproduc-
ed for several weeks when it was
first added to the P.-I. and then ar
bitrarily stopped contrary to the let
ter and spirit of the contract then in
force, and an existing arbitration
agreement. This productio
amounts to thousands of dollars an
nually and is lost to Seattle.
"If organized labor" said Mr.. Win
ston, would stop buying the P.-I.
and use all its influence with others
"a. the same end, the management
would soon feel a big difference in
circulation and advertising"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-06-06
HOTEL MORCK BARBER
SHOP LISTED AS UNFAIR

The BARRIERS at their regular meet
ing Monday night, May rs, passed
resolutions placing the Hotel Morck
barber shop on the I'VE don't patron
ize list" The delegates have been in
structed to bring their action to the
Central Labor council tonight for the
concurrence of that body.
This step was taken by the bar
bers union only after long controv-
ersy over the matter of hours OF
keeping the shop open, and after sew
eral committees had failed to adjust
the matter. Trapp and Rowsey, pro-
Drietors, refuse to operate the shop
on the union basis of 8 a. m. to Z D.
m, claiming the location in the hotel
necessitates hours of Z in the morn
ing to . at night. To this the bar
bers object as it gives this shop a
decided advantage in custom as well
as sets a precedent against the long
fought for shorter work day.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-06-06
FEDERATION BANK IN
ONE YEAR ROLLS UP
s MILLION ASSETS
LARGE BANK CONTROLLED BY
LOCAL UNIONS SUCCESS ON
FIRST BIRTHDAY
President Peter ]. Brady, Veteran In
Labor Movement, Is Assisted
By Union Directorate

NEW YORK, June 5.-The Fedora
ton Bank of New York, 34th Street
and Eighth avenue has just reached
its first anniversary, press accounts
accentuating the fact that this bank
accumulated $5,5OO,OO0, more than 10
times its capital and surplus, in one
year.
This is declared to be just the be-
ginning of q movement to marshal
the enormous savings Of workers, not
large individually but imposing in the
aggregate and to lend it to the COM
munity and to individuals for projects
that have a social purpose. Until
labor banks. began to sprout up in
many places within the last four
years, Peter J. Brady, president of
this bank points out, workers, farm
erssand other producers put the fifty
billion dollars they deposited in banks
every year, entirely at the disposal
of capitalistic banks and bankers.
Union Labor Directors.
Much of the Federation Banks
success is admitted to be due to the
enterprise and initiative Of its presi-
dent, who is veteran in the labor
movement. Its composite strength is
that of the entire labor movement
and a diversified board of directors,
composed Of photo-engraver, . pat
tern maker, carpenter. q textile
worker, steamfitter, = fireman, an
upholsterer, a longshoreman, a brew
cry worker, and several lawyers,
bankers and business men who gladly
offered TO serve a labor bank.
ExnansioR Locked Forwuzd To-
Mr.. Brady credits much Of the first
years success to the good viii of
individual stockholders of which there
Continued on Page Six)
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-06-06
SPY SYSTEM IN FORCE; !
SLEUTHS FRAME CITIZENS

WASHINGTON, June 5.-The sem
ate committee that exonerated Sem
tor Wheeler uncovered methods em-
ployed by the governments secret
service system to "frame" citizens
who are Objectionable to them.
In the Wheeler case senators Oh
both parties declared that the sidon-
tana indictment is frame-up, in
stigated by low politicians against a
senator who is proving a most compe-
tent prober of corruption and graft.
The senate arose above partisanship
in its repudiation of the attempted
victimization of senator by a dis
trict attorney appointed by Daugher-
ty. 1t was charged on the floor of
the senate that political pressure was
applied to members of the Montana
grand jury before an indictment was
obtained.
Members of that jury told Senator
Wheeler that after several ballots
were taken and no indictment result
ed, they were permitted to separate.
SNNSh O0b W ulIiC OV DOLE
ticians who told them that it was
necessary to indict Senator Wheeler.
1t was revealed in this investiRa-
tion that government spies searched
the desks of Senators La Toilette and
Caraway.
Senator Wheeler was charged with
receiving money to appear before
government departments in the inter-
est of clients while serving as a MEM
Der of the United States senate.
Before another senate committee
John W. H. Grim, former assistant
attorney general, declared that the
secret service system of the depart
ment of justice is "den of iniouitv :"
Mr.. Grim said it is desirable to do
away with nine-tenths of the secret
service. He said there are SO many
evils connected with it that "tbere
Continued on Page Eighty
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-06-06


"Trade unionists, American citi-
zens,, be on guard A plot has been
made to trick you into injuring our
labor movement and undermining cur
national institutions. The exploiting
interests of this country = ever the
enemies Of labof-and the Commun-
lists the enemies Of orderly develop
ment in all lines, are trying to get
their hands on the machinery of
America. Upon you rests the burden
of defending our institutions.
"This is the plan. Circulars are
being sent to organizations of labor
by various groups of seemingly
harmless or well-meaning individuals
urging that delegates be sent to a
convention to be held in st. Paul,
June II, 1924, to nominate a candi-
date for the presidency of the Unit
ed States. These communications
are disguised as an effort to promote
political and economic progress.
Directed by Moscow
"We have dependable information
that those who are planning this st.
Paul conference and who intend to
direct it's work are the group of in
ternational communists who from
Moscow are sowing seeds of dis
sension and revolutionary propa-
ganda wherever they can obtain an
opportunity. This group works
through professional radicals and
suc'> well-meaning agents as it can
deceive.
"They are working to have at the
June II conference a few bona fide
trade unionists to make that meeting
and Us deliberations have the appear
ance of a labor and progressive
movement. But they will control the
machinery and seek first of all 20
destroy opportunities for genuine
progressive action and when that is
done reaction and radicalism hold the
stage. The interests of this country
felt the challenge of the American
Trade Union Movement and are there
for uniting with the Communists and
professional radicals to destroy the
Continued on Page Eight.)
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-06-06
UNION TELECRAPHER
OUT FOR CONGRESS

By International Labor News Service,
ST. PAUL, MIMI, June 5.-Rich-
ard T. Jones, member since 1902 of
the Commercial Telegraphers' Union
of America, is . candidate in the Re-
publican primaries of the Eighth
Congressional district for nomination
as congressional candidate.
AS a member Of the Minnesota
senate Mr.. Jones has to his credit an
anti-injunction bill, amendments to
the wOrkmen's compensation act, bills
for the benefit of lumber workers
miners and agricultural workers.
The commercial telegraphers are
going 10 bit strong for Senator Jones
in a district containing six counties
and big industrial population.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-06-06
FARMER-IABORITES
TO DISBAND, IS SAID

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 5.-The Farm
er-Labor party of the United States
to all intents and purposes is no
more.
Admitting that it is receiving no
support and so declaring that the
confusion caused by numerous farm
er-Labor movements precludes any
intelligent understanding of indepen0-
ent political action by workers and
farmers, the Farmer-Labor party has
announced its intention of dropping
out of active participation in the
1924 campaign
While statements have been issued
by the national office of the Farmer
Labor party and by the executive
committee of the Cook county
branch, asserting that the party is
not dissolved but maintains its or
ganization and name, blding its time
to resume activity, observers believe
that the party is dead.
The national office statement is
signed by five leaders of the party
as follows; J. G. Brown, national
secretary; John Fitzpatrick, member
national committee, David A. McVey,
secretary Illinois branch and chair
man Cook county branch; Charles F.
Wills, vice chairman Illinois branch
and Robert NJ. Buck, editor of the
official party organ. The statement
does not officially call off the ma
tional convention, set for July 4, but
states that it will be impossible to
hold IL. i.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-06-06
BEWILDERED TRADE UNIONISTS
ABANDON FARVfER-LABOR PARTY

CHICAGO, June 5.-Bewildered by
the multiplicity of so-called "labor'
parties, and discouraged by the
workers refusal to join a political
working class movement, the Chicago
federation of labor has withdrawn
its support from the Farmer-Labor
party. The federation has again ac-
cepted the non-partisan political poll
icy of the A. F. of L.
The proposal to withdraw was
made by John Fitzpatrick, president
of the federation and one of the
founders of the Farmer-Labor party.
sThe present situation compels ac-
tion," said President Fitzpatrick, in
recommending that 1--WE cast our lot
with that of the American Fedora
tion Of Labor"
s.That seems to be the only way
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-06-06

to meet the present situation," con-
tinued President Fitzpatrick. "If
tried to enumerate the different
groups that claim to represent labor
and the farmers, it would be consid-
cradle of a list, and you can't keep
track of them. There is only one
thing for us to do, and that is to
cut loose and stand by our own guns
in this movement we are a part Of.
'The rank and file have not sub
scribed to the program we launched.
and when they did not, and will not,
there is no hope for that to happen
now or in the near future, and we
feel that this is the only real and
honest thing that can be DONE"
President Fitzpatrick's recommen-
dation Of withdrawal was endorsed By
practically a unanimous vote.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-06-06
CHILDREN ON STAGE

Eleven stage ,asts featuring chill
dren below the legal age for employ
ment have been withdrawn as the re-
suit of recent court decision in
Pennsylvania. In this case the State
Department of Labor and Industry
of which Royal Meeker is secretary,
prosecuted theatrical manager who
presented two children in a so-called
singing, dancing, and educational
act" for violation of the child-labor
law. A fine of 800 and costs was
imposed.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-06-06
WINBERG TO Be At SONS
OF NORWAY CONVENTION

A. E. Winberg plans to leave next
Wednesday for Vancouver, B. c., to
attend the annual district conven-
tion of the Sons of Norway, of which
organization he is district treasurer.
Peter Hegg, Aberdeen, and P. M. Ell
SOS and John Sable, Hoquiam, are
also delegates. Mr.. Winberg may
go to the national convention in New
York City which occurs shortly after
the close of the district conventions.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-06-06
WORLD BEATS HARDWAREs

The Aberdeen World won its first
game in the Twilight league baseball
schedule by trimming the Hardwares
lib. The printers put forth their
supreme efforts in the moundsmen,
Lundgren and Boyle, anticipating
that the infield, as came to pass,
would leak like a sieve. However,
this leakage was partly, remedied by
the slugging of Russell Mack, and
the errors Of the Hardwares.