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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27
SANTA CLAUS OF REDS GOT
nuRNED.

By Paul Scharrenbefg, Secretry Cali
fornia State Federation Of Labor.
The California Federation Of Labor
opposed enactment Of the criminal
syndicaliam law six years ago and at
tempted to have the law repealed in
the three last sessions Of the Ieeis-
latl1re. About seventy radicals con-
victed under that law are now in the
State prison: The California Labor
movement has never asked for the
release Of these men.
Following the recent Supreme Court
decision various local unions and cOun-
ellis have petitioned the Governor to
pardon Anita Whitney. An amend
ment to such motion in the San
Francisco labor council to include the
rest Of the /. w. VS. was defeated.
The Governor, in public statement,
has declared that until Miss Whitney
herself applies for pardon be wiz not
act. She has been quoted in the pa
pers as saying that she viii not ask
for q pardon.
Anita Whitney for years vas the
Santa Claus for I'll Reds and other
wild men. She burned her little fin-
gers playing with fire. ]
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27
SEATTLE LAUNDRY BODY
VOTES RAISE IN DUES
(spselal o The Labor Press.l

SEATTLE, Nov. 27.-A measure
increasing the dues Of the members
Of the Seattle Laundry Workers un-
ion was adopted at a meeting of the
organization here this week. Under
the new scale women members will
pay one dollar per month, while the
men will pay one dollar and fifty
cents.
It was pointed out that the old dues
Of so cents for women and IS cents
for men, including the Labor Temple
assessment, were considerably smaller
than dues paid by the mattresses and
other crafts not receiving as high
wages as received by the Laundry
Workers.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27
WELAND TO OPPOSE
MCDONALD ELECTION

Declaring that 80 persons who
failed to vote in the primaries have
assured him Of their support. and that
practically all Of those who did vote
for him have announced similar In
tentions, Councilman Z. E. Wieland
announced at the Central Labor Coun-
ell session last week that he will run
as a "sticker" candidate as council
man from the first ward.
Councilman Wieland said that Ted
votes. Mr.. Wieland reviewed the
many benefits the first ward had OBJ
tanned from the city council since he
has been the representative, and as
serted that still more viii be forth
coming II he is returned to the city
hall.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27
BUILDING TRADE SDODY
TO GATHER IN EVERETT
lspaeial 70 The Labor Preaa.l

EVERETT, Nov. 27.--The North
west conference Of Building Trades
and Common Laborers' Unions will
meet here Deeembsr 5. and the local
Building Trades Council IS making
elaborate arrangements for the enter
tainnent of the delegates.
Speakers Of note and prominence in
state albor circles win address the
business sessions, and the entertain
ment planned is said to rival that
rendered the delegates to the State
Federation Of Labor At Aberdeen last
summer.
The recent increase in prices Of
union barber shops have caused q
further decline IN the ranks. the list
OF non-union shops now numbering
seven. The deserters think they viii
make more money BY leaving the
union, but the lOyalists are holding
fast.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27
Miners Send Words Of Cheer
TO Striking Brothers II United States

From his office Il PhiIadsIphia,
President Lewis sent the following
reply:
Dear Sir and Brother: Twas indeed
pleased to reoeive the kind letter Of
fraternal greetings and good wishes
which you addressed to me from To-
kyo oH October 5. The mine workers
Of America are always glad to receive
q message from the mine workers Of
Japan. We appreciate that our fellow
craftsmen in your country and else
where enconter the same problems
and are Obliged to sufznount The same
Please be assured that the 15e. 900
members Of our Organization IN the
anthracite field nov engaged IN TIE
great industrial struggle win join ne
"a appreciating your words Of cheer
and reciprocate the good wishes Of
the Japanese miners.
very truly yours.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27
CHEAP FRAME HOUSES BUILT IN NEW YORK
CITY, SEEN AS BIG FIRE MENANGE
ToiIers Must Live in Sums Until Financing Costs Are
Reduced, Housing Commission
Is Told

NEW YORK CITY Nov 25Workers can't expected to
in modern sanitary and sun houses and they live
the ss and ss until cheaper of financing house
building found This the burden of the evidence presented in
the closing session Of the State Housing Commission It's report
to the Governor will be ready January Meanwhile public sen
ment Is cystaizing for housing program for workers
Builders testified that miles of frame
most sections Of the city have been erected wage
es at about $4,000 for six and The
50 poor that already warpng and falling apart They
are built on 20 to 25foot lots and half feet from
one side and three feet the other The great
fire menance according to Fire Chief Kenon stiff from
the sea making possible great disaster
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27
CULINARY ORGANIZER
TO VISIT IN ABERDEEN

Mrs. Mauda King, business agent Of
the Culinary workers, has been noti-
fled that an international organizer
from her organization win Be in ABB
erdeen soon. and win work to streng-
then the already splendid organizes
tion served BY Mrs. King.
The organizer win spend several
days in Olympia before coming here,
working in behalf Of the bill to in
clude mattresses and cooks under the
workmen's compensation law.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.s Nov. 1e
The Nippon Kofu Kumiai, which be-
ing translated Is the Japanese Miners
Union, with headquarters ct Tokyo,
sent the following communication to
President John L. Lewis Of the United
AIne Workers Of America;
Dear CoEnrade IN the name Of the
Annual Conference Of Japanese Min
s Union held October in Tokyo,
Fz ate very clad to pay our regards
"a teaE brave fight against ne attack
Bee Anet|e1a nine owners on tie
ea LIVING t victory ol De-
aEes|& 6 ast ol miners
11 4a|z b4- gt1 are fighting
11.Y 1 0 date en-
4 a M 4nf|aught Of
sfHe that the
M A4at|s and hop
t last, with
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27
NEAITHl California
SOCIETY WOMAN
FACES PRISON


Anita Whitne. wealthy California
society woman faces penitentiary
sentence Of violating the State crim-
inal syndicalism law. The conviction
has provoked Q storm Of comment
both ways. There are heated ex-
pressions Of protest against the sen
tence and emphatic expressions o. ap-
propal
The Liteary Digest devoted page
TO the discussion. California labor pa
pers and labor officials have expressed
themselves, and they divide on the
merits Of the sentence.
international Labor News Service.
in cooperation with this newspaper.
has collected leading opinions, which
follou
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27

German labor delegation returns
home after two months study Of labor
and industrial conditions in United
States.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27

Questions end Answers en La
bor: What It Has Done; Where
Il Stands on Problems Of ths Day;
Its Ain and Program; Whor Hho
IL tie Tanks Of The 0rsnnlzsd
Toilers, etc.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27

British Houses Of Commons votes
approval of Loearno security pact;
majority of Labor members vote for
ratification.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27
SAYS SHE'S NEEDED TO CLEAN
PRISON

From Long Beach News.
By all means send Anita Whitney
to San Quentinl
Hiss Whitney has been all her life
engaged in making dirty places clean.
Back in the free-and-easy days Of EN-
CONTINUED on Page EIGHT
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27

Bruce government makes gains over
Labor Party in general elections in
Australia.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27

QWhere dos organized labor
stand On wages and tie Increasing
prodnefigity e medern infns1Fy3
A-The American Federation Of
Labor. aE is last convention. declared
n favor Of demanding wages Il pro-
portion to the increasing productive
capacity Of machinery new sources Of
power and improved management.
What did organized labor dc to
free aeamen from archaic laws which
held them IN virtual slavery
A.-The Amefican Federation Of
Labor. n 1916, secured the passage
| Of the La Toilette seamen's law. which
the Federation declared. marks 2
great step forward in the the march Of
human progress and freedom. Il re-
moves the last vestige Of Involuntary
ssrvitude from the laws Of the United
States" Seamen new may leave their
ships when in safe harbor.
o-Wh6 il Ieadine the activities Of
the Union Labor Life Insurance Com-
| pany, formation Of which was recent
| u authorized7
A.-Matthsw Woll, president Of the
international Photo -Engravera' Union
Of North America and vice president
Of the American Federation Of Labor,
is directing the preliminary organiza-
ton work Of the Union Labor Life
Insurance Company, assisted By Goe.
w. Perkins and other prominent trade
union executives.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27
SAYS IT WILL MAKE A MARTYR
OF HER.

BY William Locke, Assembly Leader
who led fight for passage Of
syndicalism Law.
Execution Of the 1z-yeaE sentence
against Miss Whitney [sAys Mr.. Locke
in a public statementl viii make her
3 martyr in the eyes Of the radical
element and arouse ; common cry
against justice. The law was never
intended to halt free speech nor to
punish persons for their thoughts.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-27
THINKS CONVICTION MENAeEs
OTHER LAWS.
BY Anita Whitney, from one Of hel
Public Statements.

HT AIIItI WTIIIIoT1 INUIT VIIN q III
Public Statements.
At my trial no attempt was made TO
prove that / had ever made sedi-
tious statement, advocated force or
violence, or committed any overt act.
That such proceedings can be in
slituted and put through the courts IS
the menace Of all the so-caIled syndic-
aIist laws. The existence Of such laws
practically nuilifies freedom Of speech
and makes it possible for local hys-
terra to initiate proceedings which
may terminals il convictions carrying
31rocious sentences.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-29
His Speed Was Awful.

A big sedan lying alongside
Highway &c the other side. of Con
over one day last week, showed
what speeding on level, wide high
ways will do. This car had been
pushed to the limit in speed on a
perfectly level and wide stretch of
the highway; had started to crawl
from the center when it struck a
soft spot in the roadbed. Then ii
headed for the ditch and sure did
smash up the material. Front
wheel smashed and the front of the
car caved in where it had plowed
into the bank across the ditch. And
it is safe bet to say that if the
driver had been questioned he
would state that he was going
very slow" Evey once in a while
you see where justice has been
meted out to these road hogs and
speed demons without any injury
to innocent people who are either
travelling with them or who hap
pen to meet EN- on the highway at
some narrow and dangerous place.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-29
Ball Clubs in Trouble.

reports from various newspapers
state that the ball teams of Rhine
lander, Tomahawk and Wausau are
IN need of assistance; caused by
poor attendance and lack of sufi-
Gent funds therefore to support
the paid teams. This will mean a
hardship to the baseball fan in the
upper part of the state, and the
only thing left for him to do is
either give up tanning" or move
where the people appreciate and
support a team. Eagle Rivers team
has fallen by the wayside for some
reason or other. Pretty hard to get
the public to attend ball game
when there is so much other excite
ment up here during the summer
months.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-29
SAY WILL OPEN IN WEEK
Directors of Farmers & Mer-
chants State Bank Expect
to Resume Business Soon.

This morning directors of the
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
save out to the Villas County News
mat # possible the bank expects
70 open next week and that all de-
posItors will be paid in full. Be-
lore the week ends they expect to
inlSh ,Ioating the remainder of the
9lOOO in stock which will make
up the deficiency in the bank.
AT q meeting Of the bank direc-
Tors and stockholders last week,
'he examiners reported that there
was a shortage of $4,000 and
Irozen paper to the amount of $780,
Uo0 This, according to some Of the
directors who were interviewed
inns morning, will be made good by
Ihe stockholders who are meeting
NE assessment levied, and with
The addition of new stock sold.
already $4,000 of the necessary
$4,000 has been subscribed and the
end OF the week the directors ex-
pect to have the remaining $4,000
placed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-29
Has Installed Fire Apparatus.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Seng of Land
o Lakes-summer visitors there
from Wilmette, Illinois e
down to Eagle River the first part
of the week. w. P. carries with
him Northern Wisconsin smile
that never fades during his sum-
mer stay with the family at May
Be Farm, his summer home on Big
Portage lake southwest of Land O
Lakes. He has installed a fire APP
paratus, portable engine and hose,
to be used should his summer home
be endangered by forest fire like it
was this summer. Mr.. and Mrs.
Seng are true boosters for this sec
ton of the lake region.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-29
TAXES USED ON ROADS
Sol. Levitan, State Treasurer
Says Cas- Tax Money Goes
to This Fund Only.

All of the money raised by the
gasoline tax in Wisconsin is used
for highway purposes, Solomon
Levltan, state treasurer, declared
Tuesday. His statement was issued
in connection with reports that
money raised by a tax on motor
fuel was being diverted to other
than highway purposes.
II do not care what other states
may be doing" Mr.. Levitan said,
but | want the people of Wiscon-
sin to know that every cent of
money raised by gasoline tax is
used for highway purposes"
Expenditure of the funds raised
by the tax of 2 cents a gallon,
levied by the recent legislature, is
fixed in the law creating the tax.
Sufficient funds to meet the federal
highway appropriation are set
aside by the state highway commits
sion; $4,000 is allotted for the ex-
pense of collecting the tax and adj
ministering the law, and the re-
mainder is returned to the counties
to be used for road purposes.
The sum to meet federal aid will
amount to approximately $4,000
900 this year, against which the
federal government will make ST.
S73,0 900 available for highway work
in Wisconsin, Mr.. Levitan said.
Forty per cent of the sum which
goes to the counties is distributed
on a basis of the number of auto
mobiles in each county. The other
go per cent is distributed according
to the number of miles of roads
within the county. Wisconsin S
gas tax will raise more than $4,000
600 year, all of which will be
spent for highways, the treasurer
stated.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-29
HAVE TELEPHONE LINE
Boulder Junction Company
Organized for District Ser
vice Line.

A new telephone company is be-
ing organized with S. J. Williams
OF Boulder Junction, formerly OF
Merrill, as president; Ralph Oxley
as vice-president, and w. ]. Alt as
secretary. Directors will be the
president, vice-president and the
following: j. l.. Wilson, C. A.
Robert, Harry Benham, John +.
Ross, C.~Drusen, w. H. Wones and
James Blaisdel.
Mr.. Williams was in Merrill
Thursday to draw UP incorporation
papers and meeting will be held
as soon as these are in shape. The
company will serve Boulder juno
tion and Trout Lake and a connect
ing line will be built by the Wis.
consin Telephone company from
Trunk 10. The new companys ex-
change will be at the S. J. Williams
store at Boulder Junction, and the
line from Boulder Junction will be
plugged into the Wisconsin Tele-
phone company's long distance
Office at Rhinelander.
Five miles of this line has al
ready been built and the company
will start operating with about &c
miles. Two resorts have already
signed up, Oxley's and Wilson,
Wild Cat resorts, and it is expected
that five others at Trout Lake will
subscribe.-Merrill Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-29
New WAY to Cure Hay.

Make hay while the sun shines
was good advice when grandfather
pedaled a high-wheeled bicycle, but
today it is, in a manner of speak
ing, hot air.
Experimental engineers Of the
department of agriculture, Uni
versity Of Wisconsin, have reported
on a new method in hay making
recently demonstrated at Genesee
depot experimental farms down
state. By means Of a high pressure
hot air fan, new mown hay was
ready for baling eight hours after
raking.
Several hundred farmers wit
messed the demonstration.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-29
Editors Wonder Why.

Editor Scott of the Shawano
County Advocate wonders what
would happen if the newspaper 5
told the truth for one week, anu
surmises that the editors would
have to take vacation Newspap-
ers should, and most of them do
tell the truth. That is, what they
print is practically the truth. II
they did not tell the truth they
would soon be without readers.
What Bro. Scott probably means is
what would happen to the news
papers if they told the truth about
everything that happens in the
community. But they don't. Be
ing charitably disposed they wisely
omit printing many local occur
rences. 1t is the mission of the
local newspaper to build up, speak
encouragingly of local enterprises
and people and as much as possible
avoid unfavorable criticism.-Gil-
lett Times.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-29
Auto Men Object

Down at Clintonville it is claimed
Ihat there is a big sign which tells
travellers over highway 26 to detour
ON highway D; better road and
more scenic and such stuff. Quite
number have entered complaint
~ Ine state automobile association,
canning that highway D is not
"nat the sign calls for-say that
II Is rather rough and loses time
% the traveller who is hitting It for
.I'e pig woods section. Just how
.Lue TINS Is we do not know, but
''lere are many kicks being made.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-29
HE HAS SPLENDID HERD
Herb Warner of Sayner is
Showing What Can Be
Done With Good Cows.

A recent test of his herd of mich
cows shows Herb Warner that
good cow costs less than the aver
age "boarder," and to prove this
statement he recently finished a
test and it proves to him that the
dairy man, whether operating a
dairy farm for business only, or
whether a resort man in it for the
fun of the thing, should know at
all times just what his mixers are
doing.
Mr.. Warner, together with his
son Bert operate Forest Home re-
sort over on Plum lake in Villas
county, and this they have been
doing for many years. Herb started
the proposition and ran it for years
alone with the help of Mrs. War
ner, and that was 'wayback in the
early COS when handling summer
resort was some job. They raised
their family and put their resort
UP among the big ones. 1t took
yeoman labor but they accomplished
it, and now with the assistance of
their son Bert who has been in the
harness for quite number of
years, are reaching that point
where success is looking them in
the face.
Warner senior some years ago
rather dropped out of the resort
game actively, turning the burden
over to Mrs. Warner and son Bert;
he likes to log and lumber, and
started a mill and lumber yard at
Tomahawk Lake station as a side
line in activities. But, during this
time he started building up a dairy
herd for his resort; good fresh
cream, milk and butter for his
guests was the prime idea, but
later on he saw that he had too
many "boarders' among his cows,
and started wedding out the un-
desirables. In order to reach the
point he was after he must needs
balance the rations to each COW,
and then keep an accurate &C
count on just what she was pro-
ducing.
Last week he finished his testing
of nineteen cows and the results
seem to satisfy him in the showing
made. The herd consists of grade
Guernseys and here is what the
COWS show for a week of careful
testing: Fourteen of the COWS tested
As, while five COWS tested so each.
Their average in milk production
was better than he expected and
his aim now is to create a dairy
herd and operate it in conjunction
with his resort as a matter of bust
ness. He has a farm just across
the lake from his resort, and
stands a fair show of making an
other record for Villas county. This
county cleaned up most all the
honors on potatoes the past years,
and why not now clean up the
prizes on dairying.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-29
FIRE DESTROYED HOME
Three Lakes Family Lose All
in Early Morning Fire Sum-
day.

Barely escaping with their lives,
members of the Theodore Cegilski
family at Three Lakes were forced
from their home early Sunday
morning by fire which completely
destroyed the building and all of
it's contents.
With electrical power shut off at
II o'clock each night in an effort to
curtail power, as a result of the low
level Of the lakes and streams from
which it is obtained, it was impos-
sible to turn in an alarm.
A chemical truck is kept at the
Badger garage at Three Lakes
when electrical power is available
in the village, but this service has
been dispensed with during the
power shortage.
The fire, of unknown origin, had
gained considerable Roadway be-
fore members of the family were
awakened by the smell of smoke,
and they just had time to get out
of the building -Rhinelander News.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-29
Attention.

On Saturday, August Ist, tic
American Legion Auxiliary will
hold their Bazaar in the annex of
Strong & Manley's hardware store.
All kinds of fancy work, dresses,
aprons, quilts and dolls. Home
baking and homemade candy will
be for sale. The proceeds of this
sale will go into the service fund
to be used as needed for hospitals
and at home. We solicit your pa
tronape. 29-It