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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-15
FAIL TO
JUSTIFY COMPANY UNION

The federal council Of the Churches
Of Christ speaks slightingly Of the
Pennsylvania railroads company
union and Vice President After
bury Of that corporation replies:
''The employees Of the Pennsylva-
mia railroad are generally able to
earn good wages as measured by
wages obtained elsewhere"
This is a diplomatic way of say
ing: We do not permit employees
to join unions, but we wait until or
ganized labor establishes rates and
then we generally meet these scales
when it is necessary to allay discon-
tent and hold our employees"
In defending the company "union"
Mr.. Atterbury said that 51.2 per cent
Of the grievances have been adjusted
in favor of the employees.
This percentage means nothing, be-
cause important issues are Joined
with minor matters, such as a quar-
rel between foreman and a worker.
If Pennsylvania employees won SO
per cent of their grievances and the
company secured a general wage re-
duction and a frightening of hours,
who would win?
Mr.. Atterbury and his associates
would point to the employees IS per
cent, but this figure would be less
important than the company's 2 per
cent.
OF what general import is it that
some worker wins his grievance that
some other worker has been promoted
above him?
This is but an incident. It affects
individuals. It is nothing as COM
pared with the great outstanding
principle on which organized labor
bases its opposition to the company
"union."
When the Pennsylvania railroad
dictates how employees shall organ
ize, and who shall represent them,
that corporation controls the lives
of employees.
1t is impossible for these en-
ployes to win grievances backed by
principle because the company
"union" is organized to defeat that
purpose.
Under that system, employees are
generally" paid wages that the trade
unions establish. The company
"union" never pioneers. It is a
Stacker. 1t trails behind. 1t is q
profitable investment for the rail-
road. It is more genteel and costs
less than the spy system. Its pur-
pose is to hold workers back, as Mr.
Atterbury cautiously explains.
It is impossible for Pennsylvania
workers to win major grievances
through the company "union" be-
cause the union" is organized to
check them. If they win the right to
organize and to select their own rep
resentatives, the company union
disappears.
The Pennsylvania will not vOlun-
tarily agree to this. Autocracy never
yields until compelled to.
A denial of principle can not be
defended by percentages.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-15
wreck SILK
INDUSTRY; FAKE GOODS
ARE LEADING CAUSES

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-The silk
industry is being wrecked by manu-
faeturers who are using substitutes
and who are driving skilled en-
ployes into other activities, Is the
charge by Thomas F. Mcmahon, in
ternatiOnal president of United Tex
tile Workers of America.
Writing in the Textile Worker, the
trade unionist says that the American
people have rebelled against purchas-
ing products of American mills "on
account Of the fraud they now know
Is and has been practiced upon them"
Excessive tariff rates is another
factor, President Mcmahon said.
These rates are made under the guise
of protecting American labor, /"
though workers in that industry can
prove that in comparison with per
capita production in the same grades
Of fabrics manufactured abroad sthe
workers Of America are being sadly
neglected and underpaid.
President Mcmahon shows that full
fashioned silk hosiery manufacturers
of this country have adopted a diff
ferent policy and are paying skilled
employees q decently high wage and
are successfully competing with for
eign nations.
"The reason they can do this" said
President Mcmahon, els because they
admit the per capita production basis
of this country is greater than the
per capita production of foreign
countries.
1--WE are prepared to show that
when the silk manufacturer purchases
his raw silk, at so much per pound,
one of the first processes is the boil
ing down of the silk, which in many
cases reduces the Is ounces to 10
and sometimes less. The manufac-
turer adds this apparent loss to his
selling price and assures his custom
ers that the reason for high prices
is the above described depreciation in
silk, caused by manufacture.
HE does not say that the pound of
silk, which was reduced to 10 ounces
or less by process, has been weighted
by the addition of mineral and other
artificial substitutes to bring the
original 16 ounces of raw silk up to
19 and 20 ounces in the finished
state.
at is this practice that has done
more to injure the silk industry than
any one thing I know of. 1t is time
these conditions were brought to the
public gaze.
"The membership of the United
Textile Workers of America are fined
for imperfect work in many locali-
ties, and these fines are inflicted in
many cases where it is humanity inn
possible to produce first quality goods
owing to the material, which in so
many instances is of second quality
owing to the above described pro-
cess of manufacture"
President Mcmahon states that this
country is the only nation whose silk
industry is not on a 48-hour basis.
Some countries have shorter hours.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-15
If Kidneys Act
Bad Take Salts

Says Baekaehe Often Means You Have
Not Been Drinking Enough
Water.
When you wake up with bachache
and dull misery in the kidney region
1t may mean you have been eating
too much meat, says a well-known au-
thority. An excess Of meat may form
uric acid. which overworks the kid
neys in their effort to filter It from the
blood and they become sort of paral-
yzed and loggy. When your kidneys
get sluggish and clog you must relieve
them, like you relieve your bowels, re-
moving all the body's urinous waste,
else you have backache, sick headache,
dizzy spells; your stomach sours,
tongue is coated, and when the wealth
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-15

grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia, and has been used for genera
lions to clean and stimulate sluggish
kidneys, also to neutralize acids in the
urine so It no longer irritates, thus
often ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot In
jure and makes a delightful, efferves-
cent lithia-water drink. Drink lots of
soft water. By all means have your
physician examine your kidneys ct
least twice a year.-adv.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-15

different locals In regard to promot-
ing the 1925 convention plans.
BARRIERS reported no progress as
yet on the Hotel Morck barber shop.
Brother Wood reported that there
was a considerable sentiment among
the clerks to attempt a reorganization
Of the clerks union, and each dele
gate was instructed to be 3 committee
of one to work to this end.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-15

er is bad you have rheumatic twings.
The urine is cloudy, full OF sediment,
channels often get sore, water scalds
and you are Obliged to seek relief two
or three times during the night.
Either consult a good, reliable physi.
clan at once or get from your pharma.
cist about four ounces OF Jad Salts /;
take tablespoonful in a glass of wat
er before breakfast for few days and
your kidneys may then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid OF
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-15

Threatened strike of $4,000 coal
miners of Pennsylvania Coal COM
pany as a result Of wage dispute at
Even colliery, Pittston, Pa, averted
by conference between officials of
coal company and officers of the
United Mine Workers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28
hasten
TARIFF
APPEAL
Case in Supreme
Court Advanced;
City, State Con-
ference Called
By John w. Nelson


A surprise move by the tele-
phone company, which brings
the rate Increase fight OF this
state before the U. s. supreme
court April II, caused conster-
nation among attorneys oppos-
ing the movement, Thursday.
BY some means the phone com.
pany has succeeded In having the
U. s. supreme court note the phone
compan,@s appeal from the dismis-
sal decision Of Judge z. z. cusii.
man for hearing April IA. Ord.
narily such appeals. due TO the
crowded condition OF the supreme
courts docket. do not come UP for
from II TO rs months.
Attorney General John N. Dun
bar Thursday called a conferences
in Corporation Counsel T. ]. L. Ken.
ncdy's office for next Monday to
discuss counter to the uuexpect.
ed rate thrust.
He has called IN City Attorney
J. NJ. Geraghty. Of Spokane. 2. J.
Murray. city attorney OF Tacoma.
and r. BrodIe, assistant attorney
general.
Dunbar said he had bee nnotI-
fled that the appeal had been ad.
vnnced on the supreme court cslen.
dar TO April "a" Kennedy said.
That means We must complete our
arguments against IL and be in
Washington to argue the case on
that date. A decision may not be
handed down for some months there.
after"
The appeal was taken By the
phone company from the decision
OF Judge Cushman ruling that the
caro- must be carried thru the state
courts before IL can be brought
into federal court.
There is no rule OF law govern.
ing tn advancing OF cases on the
calendar OF the United States su.
preme court. according 70 Attorney
Otto b. Rupp. for the phone com.
pany.
1 Rupp moved for advancement OF
IN Q company's appeal. February ..
He notified the state, and the argu-
ments opposing were submitted and
heard on February is.
Should the appeal be denied
when the case comes TO trial.
then nothing remains for tho
company but TO carry Its fight
thru the state courts. II II Is
granted. the case will be tried
In federal court.
II stated TO the court that II We
are entitled 10 claim the higher
rates sought. we should have quick
action on our appeal, as very day
Of delay means that much actual
loss and no possibility of recovery"
Rupp said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28
A Ray of Hope Appears for
the Poor "Teeth Reporter"

A 7 LAST the poor teeth reporter thinks he be-
a gins TO see ray of hope ahead
He's the unfortunate, you remember who was
assigned to try to find the false teeth that j. A.
Anderson of Bremerton said he lost And, delvnQ
into the search he dug up many sets of lost false
teeth and unfortunate persons who had lost their
teeth, that he swamped with the job of trying to
get teeth and their owners together again.
Well-today came second letter from Mr.. Ander-
son at Bremerton, in which he said:
please allow me to correct you in regard to nv
teeth. ! lost only my lower teeth, which was gold
crown"
And here's the ray o. hope:
This seems to correspond with the description of
one of the sets that is being held awaiting owner
ship, at the personal service counter of The Bon
Marche
Just in passing, this reporter wants to announce
for. the benefit of the public as well as his city
editor that if he gets another assignment TO dig
up someone's false teeth, he is THRU
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28
HE is PEEyED by
NEWSPAPER MEN

A small army Of newspaper men
and photographers greeted the attor-
ncy general on his arrival here. He
posed for a picture with John W.
Grim. special prosecutor for the gov.
eminent in the veterans bureau
case.
Daugherty showed impaaIence with
the whiri OF questions hurled at him
by the newspaper men.
Il win issue statement later" he
said. II am here on government
business and therefore I cannot dis
cuss H."
When asked whether he had an
appointment with silas IT. Strawn,
Chicago attorney. who was selected
and then rejected ms government NJ.
torney in the Teapot Dome scandal.
he replied sharply:
Gentlemen. there IL no use cross
examining me. shall say what I
have to say later"
Daugherty appeared in good hui
NOR when the United Press CORE.
spondcnt boarded the train az Nc.
Keesport. Pa. last night. He re-
ceived tho correspondent cordially
and jokIngiy referred 10 the fuss
and excitement" he was causing.
Dauzherty manifested impatlence
and only on the urging OF
Grim did he consent 10 pose FOR the
photographers.
II suppose you want TO get me
while I'm stlIi the attorney general
he laughingIy commented.
When Daugherfy's presence be-
Turn to Page .. Column 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28
ToDAY'S BETTING

BETTING circles report tha, Joe
BungStarter Is showing great
strength IN the outlying districts
Cigar stores we're posting today
the following quotations.
Even money that Bungstarier
vc,es for himself
7-hre. 70 one that Bungstarter
neither wins nor loses.
Ten 20 one that he WIN no; lose
b. more than 10000 votes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28
One-Time Seattle
Girl Stays Self

NEW YORK. Feb. 2s.-Miss Bel
assoc Martin, formerly OF seattle,
and said By the police 20 be sec.
ond cousin OF David Beiasco. drank
liquid shoe polish In her Riverside
drive apartment and died today be.
fore the arrival OF physician.
Miss Martin. %. was an actress.
sho had a small part in VERY
Good. Eddie" in 1916. but more re.
Gently she was unemployed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28
DERRICK HITS MAN

Los ANGELES. Feb. 2s.-county
Building Inspector Robert Barton
was casting his eagle eve over the
new temple OF justice today. when
n cable support OF the derrick
snapped.
Barton was buried beneath the
wreclsge. badly bruised. and hur-
ried 20 the receiving hospital for
treatment.
THAT derrick Is defective. the in
spcctor ruled. as hospital surgeons
patched him UP.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28
CHECK ARTIST HELD

PORTLAND. Feb. 2s.-Authori.
ties today were attempting TO find
more complaints against Robert
Maxwell. 20. who was arrested yes
terday on a local bad check charge.
He is alleged TO have opcrated ex.
iensively in Western cities.
He Is alleged TO have obtained the
following sums az various places.
san Francisco. $500; Los Angeles.
$500: Oklahoma City. 5000. He is
wanted al Denver and Sacramento.
where extent of his ALLEGED activi-
ties Is not known.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28
Woman Strangled
in Motor Smash

OREGON CITY. Ore. Feb. IS
Mrs. Anna Howard. nurse. was pin
ned under an overturned automo-
bile and choked TO death today near
here. when DIR. Albert Mount. with
whom she was riding. lost control Of
his machine on hill. DR.. Mount
was only slightly injured,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28


The golf season win open shortly
and we big business executives viii
soon be telling our secretaries that
We are in conference and unable 10
zee anyone this afternoon"
There ,cas vopuo man named
Nose
Who icas ono Of Jis 0ai's. best bose ;
~ a party Of her nsomn's
He Ucnt IN his pojdDtas
Because they said. "Wear Evening
cIofilcs."
More than 5000. ooo.o bottles Of
carbonated water we're consumed in
tho United States last year.
Gee pi1izz,
w DIARY
february ~
This eveninr 20 the Coliseum play house
10 zee Colleen Moore In Painted People"
whIsh xss made from q sfrfy by Richard
senn<ii. with whom { did room many
years ago. and mefhinks Dick should
have followed hi. true vocation n prize
nfbtinK. for indeed he did have n mighty
right ppp~rcut. And nj late hour.
10 home. and did eat three DIN pickles,
and did drink quart Of milk, and 20 10
10. shere, . little later, very sick.
A. }. 9.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28
WEATHER
Home Brew

IIowdy. folks, Don't forget TO
vote for Old Joe Bungstarter for
mayor.
Bungstarter's platform Is the most
sensational ever put forth by can
dldate for office.
4 stand. he says. for efficiency
and economy
\ knsso Doc Brorn.- says JOE
Bnnossarfcr. "schen ne didn't hare
. soap-bor 10 his name"
-f I am elected mayor" an
nounccd Bungstartcr today. II viii
have the city council pass an ordi
nance permitting married men 70
stay out until o'clock NJ night"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28
"Pm No Quitter!"
Says Daugherty,
Who Is Anger ed
by News Queries
ny JOHN NI,fICK

Omitted Prsss STAFF correspondsnt)
CHICAGO. Feb. .s.---Tm no
gutter" Atty. Gen. Harry NJ.
Dangherfy told the United Press
when he arrived here today for
conference with federal Off.
cisis conducting the grand jury
investigation Of tho United
States Veterans bureau.
pausherty was greatly heartcned
By teiesrarns Of confidence from al
p@rts rf the country.
"A winner never quiss--a gutter
never wins" one telegram stated
and Dauyhcrty showed Il with pride
That's my position" he said. I'm
no qnlttsr."
When Daugherty arrived IN Chi
cagc he went to the federal building
for conferences with his aides. Hs
put up AZ the Union League club
where he probably win remain until
he leaves Chicago for Miami. Fla. "a
VISIT HIS invalid wife
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28
Rumor Japanese
Prince Is Dead

TOKYO, Feb. 2s.-Reports persist
in Tokyo that Prince Matsukata is
dead and that announcement OF his
death is being withheld until the
prince regent can confer certain hon.
ors upon him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28

/" A NY man with money
n has to look out for
women these days. Some
of them will do their best
to get it. You betcha"
Felix Dubois, wealthy
Tacoma money lender, who
got his start in that city
ed Hin z vegetables 80
years ago, shook his head
with emphasis as he made
that statement. He is the
defendant in a $4,000
breach of promise suit that
was recently filed against
him by Mrs. Anna Holtz,
a Tacoma Divorce, and
which will come up for
trial in March.
Il wouldn't marry any
WON an in the world"
Felix continued as he
thrust his battered derby
far back on his head, re-
vealing his silver locks. IF
YOU were a woman would
you want me this way?
No. No woman would want
me unless ] had money"
And the old man sur
veyed his tattered overcoat,
his frayed trousers and
his faded and stained vest.
Felix has lived in Ia
coma 35 years. He never
buys clothes. He boasts of
the fact. When he first
started in business, people
gave him clothes. He still
gets them that way.
There's nothing to this
love suit" Felix declares.
I'D never promise to
marry a divorced woman if
| did intend to get mar
ried. And ] didn't even
know the woman very
well.
mo boy should ever
marry a girl unless he
knows the girl knows how
to save money. When /
married my first wife she
had $4,000 and a nice
home. She was a fine cook
and made a fine home for
me. 1t was quite a change
from my habit of sleeping
in the stable with my horse
and eating bread and oat-
meal for breakfast.
II worked hard for my
money. Now / loan funds
to peddlers who can't make
a go of the business. The
trouble is that they stay in
bed until Z o'clock. If |
had done that I'd be in the
poorhouse today.
1--WE got enough money
so no one will ever have to
worry over keeping me,
and when ] die that money
is going to a children's
home. No woman will ever
get it.
People will say, Felix
Dubois was a good man.
Look what he did for the
poor children.
And Felix hobbled off,
little concerned over the
trial which comes up next
month when Mrs. Anna
Holtz will seek $4,000
because she alleges Felix
Dubois failed to keep his
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28

IRA Campfire Girls and the Noun
rainesrs ara enthusiastic over the
carnpafEn literature Issued By Joe
Bungstarter. 1T makes the grand
e., bonfires we ever had" members
said "wednesday. enthusiastically
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28

Miss AbaEaiI
Applesauce. civic
leader. who an
nounced today that
that she viii In
dorse Bungstarter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28

The creditors OF Joe Bungstartcr
have organized solldiy 20 put him
over. ~If he Is elected. Wen have
chance OF collecting" is their slogan
Pardon the depression. but Is an at.
torney employed to defend man
charged with violating the 18th
amendment called a '.scofflawyer"7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28
CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON
IVY CLUB

PimpIy faced youths who hang
around the exits Of big office
buildings and department stores
at closing time. fondIy imagining
that they are affording a treat
10 the young women who have
just finished real days work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28
UNDERWOOD AGAIN
NAMED IN WIRE

Underwood was named again in a
telegram to Mclean from an en-
ploye on tho Washington Post. Nc
Leans paper. saying that Senators
Curtis and Ienroot had advised
that Underwood be seen in an eff
fort 10 have Walsh called off. In
this telegram IL was added. how
ever. that the effort thru Under
wood was not considered Of any use.
Production OF this evidence thus
definitely putting Underwoods name
among those who were 70 be APP
preached in an effort TO halt tho
oil investigation at the very time IL
was on the eve Of disclosures which
Turn TO Page 0, Column 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28
palmer CALLED
BEFORE Senate
OIL Commute
Must Explain His
Attempt to Help
Mclean Evasion
on Falls Note
BY PAUL n. MALLoN

BY PAUL II. MAT.LON
United Press Staff Correspondence
WASHINGTON. Feb. .s.--A.
Mitchell Palmer. attorney gen
erai In tho Wilson cabinet. win
be summoned by tho senate oil
committee 10 tell whether no
helped r. n. Mclean. Washing.
ton publisher, try 70 sIflc
senate investigation OF Nc
Leans dealings with Albert D.
Fall.
Palmer viii appear nssors the
committee tomorrow morning. u
was decided AFTER a conferences be.
tween Senators Dill. Walsh. L<nroo,
md Palmer.
Palmer Will be asked BY Dnl. who
got tho COMMITTEES TO request his ap.
pearance. 70 explain his participa.
ton in the affairs OF Mclean and
Fall as revealed in kilograms
which the COMMITTEE. has.
The COMMITTEES today decided to
subpoena Primer. whose name ap.
pearcd In telcgrams exchanged be
tween Mclean and his employee
which were submitted 10 the com.
mittee. Palmer. IN SOME OF these
teiegrams. wa. reported 20 Mclean
as preparing 10 ask Underwood 10
work on" Senator Walsh. leading
Investigator Of the committee. 10 get
him 70 refrain from questioning NC
Lean about a 100000 loan 10 Fall.
Senator Walsh disclosed TO the
committee this morning that sena.
tor Oscar Underwood. presidential
candidate. did mention Mclean 10
him Just after the senate committee
had decided 70 send Walsh TO Palm
Beach 10 question Mclean. Under.
wood. in that conversation. asked
walsh whether Mclean would be
called.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28
I'D Never Marry Any Woman

Says Felix Dubois Tacoma Pedder Who Is Being Sued for
Woman for Alleged Breach of Promise
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28

Dear Homer: II invite a girl "a
the theatcr. send her flowers. hire
taxi and treat her 10 supper after
the play. should / kiss her good
night7-D. 8. II.
Dern II, no, You will already have
done enough for her.
a lot Of modern business men can
speak on their feet. The trouble Is
that they don't confine themselves
to that subject.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-28

A surprise move by the teIe-
phone company, which brings
the rate increase fight OF this
state before the U. s. supreme
court April II, caused conster-
nation among attorneys oppos.
ing the movement, Thursday.