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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23
PROFIT IN INJURY
ASSAILED| N HOUSE

Private interests that would make
a profit out Of the injury and death
Of wageworker are attacked by q
house committee that has made fav-
orahIe report on the Fitzgerald work
mems compensation bill for the Dis
trict Of Columbia, according to COM
niunication received by the Central
Labor Council from A. +. Of L. head
quarters, Washington, d. c.
The bill is drawn along the lines Of
the Ohio compensation law, which pro-
vides that the total cost of compen-
sation, including administration, shall
be borne by the industry. Opponents
favor the Underhii1 bin which per-
mits private companies to sell COM
pensation insurance. The most active
defenders Of this measure are Con-
gressman Underhill Of Massachusetts
and Congressman Blanton of Texas.
Insurance company and chamber Of
commerce propaganda against the
Fitzgerald bill has been brought about
by a foreign-controlled casualty COM
pany organization" said Congressman
Keller of Minnesota. Casualty COM
panies claim that this bill invades the
field of private business and that an
opportunity to make private profits
out of the injury Of workmen should
be provided.
"Since the protection of workmen
is made compulsory by this bill there
is no opportunity for an insurance
company to perform any service. To
farm this protection out to private
companies would not only create a
waste of 35 per cent Of the cost, but
would continue the ugly contentious
and i'll feeling between injured work
men and employers or the substituted
insurance company"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23
JOHNSON TO ENTER
RACE FOR SENATE

W. Z. Johnson, chairman Board of
County Commissioners and Secretary
Aberdeen Chamber Of Commerce.
urged By citizens and business men Of
the county, viii be a candidate for
state senator at the coming primaries.
Mr.. johnson is finishing six years as
county commissioner. He has been
identified with the development of the
eastern end Of the county in coopera-
tion with the agricultural interests,
and has been active in every move
ment for the development Of the coun-
ty as a whole, during his residence Of
% years.
In announcing his candidacy for the
senate today Mr.. Johnson said:
Citizens Of the county have urged
me for the past year to be candidate
for the state senate, insisting that
my experience Of he county's need in
way of development and my acquain-
tance throughout the state, that as
senator could be of further use to
he county. have not sought the Of
flee but If / can be of service to our
own great section of the state by be-
ing a candidate am willing to do SO.
Grays Harbor county Is entering on
an era Of splendid development, agri-
culturally and industrially. Our cit.
les are enjoying unusual growth. The
country back of the cities and towns
are feeling this movement. A fine un-
ity throughout the county exists. If
elected senator, shall work steadily
for the interests Of the entire county.
There is legislation needed that win
be of value to this section IN way Of
development Of the agricultural lands
and the country back of the towns
must be built up If the towns are to
make steady and substantial growth.
The people Of Grays Harbor are nat
urally and properly interested in the
opening Of the peninsula to the north.
This area, one Of great natural re-
sources, Is tributary to Grays Harbor
and should receive the attention which
its development justifies. Unity Of
effort upon The part Of all eitisems
Of the county along this line is need
ed and it will be my earnest effort
to give this and every other question
affecting it, my very best efforts"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23
labor leaders PAl
GLOWING tribute TO
PIONEER UAI0N!STS

At the celebration Of the twenty
fifth anniversary Of the founding
Of Carpenters Local No. 77E, of
HoQuiar, in the Worlzmen's Hail,
Wednesday evening, glowing tribute
was paid TO Martin Z. Caelsy, the on
" surviving charter signeF, and to the
guests Of honor, l. Z. Alexander. F.
E. Hite and Joseph Adelsbsreef. who
joined the ranks Of the local soon
after the charter was opened, By Wm.
Short. president Of the Washington
State Federation of Labor; G. O.
lDad) Young, general organizer for
the American Federation of Labor;
William Flynn. president Of the State
Council d Carpenters and P. w. Dow
Ter, general organizer Of the Carpen=
ters.
Musical entertainment Of q high
quality was furnished by Mrs. J. D.
Stephens, Mrs. H. P. Albright, Mrs.
Mckinley johnson, Jack Eadie and
John Moran. John Moran. better
known TO radio fans, labor organiza-
tions and fraternal organisations
khroughout the Pacific Northwest as
the "John Mccormick Of Seattle" af-
ter rendering his first solo, found it
extremely difficult to satisfy his aud
fence, as continuation Of applause
kept him on the job.
F. e. Hite expressed his apprec-
iation for having been invited as
guest Of honor, and said thai
he came to Hoquian twenty
seven years ago. 'Hoquiam was
then what / would term mere water
front town, built mostly on stills. On
" those Of you who have been here
for 4 period Of twelve or fifteen years
can visualize the conditions as they
existed hsre at that time. Soon af-
ter my arrival in this city ! went to
work Cor The Northwest Lumber conn
pany. The first rumofs about form
ipn earpenter4 union in Hoquia1h.
were discussed IN very low tcnes, and
for 4 time ! only had faint concep
lcontinusd on Page Twol
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23
XIV. ROPE MAKING.

The story Of rope making centers
around the life Of John Good, an or
phan Irish boy, who owed his success
entirely to his wits. The inventor
was born in 1910 in County Roscom-
mon, Ireland. His father died shortly
after, and when John was years old
his mother brought hif 10 New York.
The first job that he got was in the
industry which made his reputation
and his fortune. He was taken on as
lad in a rope-walk at Bushwick,
now part Of the borough Of Brooklyn.
Apparently he determined at once
to make q life work Of the rope in
dustry. AS it was necessary for him to
know the maehinist's trade, he went
to college, as It were, in Williams
burgh. He served his apprenticeship,
graduated as a machinist and then
took charge, as foreman, of the Law
renee rope-walk at Bushwick
Installed IS foreman in the Bush
wick plant, young Joan began imme-
diately the making Of new devices in
the rope business. His first invention
(not pateuted) was that Of lever 70
pull hemp Of of the lappes. When
"a was zs years old he obtained =
patent On 4 breaker for drawing lax
and other fibre. the novel fdes8 Of
Nick Wefo ts use 81 two chains. one
nz stes than the ether, and tor
the forp4tioa ef The silver without
- aam
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23
EDITORIAL



a hundred years ego 3 lazes pro-
portion e manual workers dio not
know hoR to read, snd while e woo.a
have been benefielal there vas iit1ls
necessity 1or II, 1eE Eney nPa feF Or
CARNATIONS end little political power
Today al| these circumstance are
changed.
Books end magazines are not ape
only way TO acquire knqRis1ks ply
they are a. important way gaE m
terests demand, not only that We keeq
but that We read widely and cafszp.ly.
An able editorial BY Daniel J. loDia
in The March issue q ths gsLle.al
Magazine et the inteFnatloaal D1e.slI ~
erhood Of Teamsters, Chau1fenra' sta
blemen and Helpers sets fnls 1ortn ~
the following words:
A0ne Of the weaknesses amongst
trade unionista today Is the fact that
we do not read enough real labor hit
erature. There should be IN the home
Of every trade unipnlst ct least one
or two monthly publications which
deal exclusively with labor.
The extreme radical Communist
and the fiery-eyed unreasoning So
ciaIist should be given credit for read
ina. and at least endeayoring to un-
derstand their political and economic
Affiliations. The trouble with most
Of them, however, Is that they never
read anything else, and are, therefore,
unable to discuss other subjects Of VI
tai importance from reasonable
standpoint OF f1om knowledge or un-
derstanding Of the Subjects. They
only know and understand one SIDE
Of most questions and subject, because
Of their narrow method q interpreta-
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23
Inyenti0ns That Made Millions
BY ALExANDER J. WEDDERBURN sR. PRESIDENT OF THE
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN INVENTORS

himself none of them was willing to
buy it. He was forced to do nothing
or to do everything himself. He set
up his own plant in Brooklyn. He
arranged with a machine builder in
Boston 10 manufacture the breaker on
q royalty basis; and arranged with
Lawson Of Leeds to attempt the in
trodnetion Of the breaker in England.
Those cordage men who would not be
Interested in the breaker saw it with
in = few years drive out the old meth
DDS in every plant in the world.
The inventor had just begun; he had
some 2O-odd years ahead Of him. In
1885 he perfected his new process
rope, BY methods which made it pos
sibIe to use miscellaneous fiber and
yet have q strong rope. This new
process machine was soon netting
the inventor $150,000 a year and was
soon raised to $780, ,000s Meanwhile
GS6d noticed that harvesting maehin-
cry needed better binding twine.
He supplied Il with his sisal twine,
drawn chiefly from Yucatan.
One invention followed another in
rapid succession until John Good had
eonnlsl - reyolutionized the rope
making Industry with his 100 patents.
He died in Brooklyn at the age Of 6b
after becoming Z millionaire.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23
Carpenters STRIKE
TO GET UNION SHOP

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-THE
industrial Association IS aiding car
penter contractors TO secure strike
breakers. The entire Pacific coast is
honeycombed for carpenters, who are
told the usual fairy tales.
Organized carpenters in this city
and the Bay district suspended work
to enforce the union shop. For seY-
eral weeks prior to the suspension the
Industrial Association flooded the
country with stories Of a labor
scarcity here.
In contracts the strikebreakers must
sign, they agree to waive all claims
for compensation or damage, ipclud-
ing workmen's compensation, IN the
event Of injury in employment. Thu,
according to the agreement, is the
sAmerican Plan"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23
CITIZENS SHOULD Nor sHiRK

N4FA|9
It is not high patriotism for 9 citi-
zen to claim he ''takes no interest in
politics"
Because politics is the science Of
government" every citizen in demoe-
racy SHOULD be interested in politics.
II they fail to do so, selfish inter-
ests gladly assume the task Of gov
erning.
A democracy can not function unless
citizens take part in politics; unless
they assist in molding sound pub
lie opinion, participate in primaries
and elections and at all times insist on
high ideals II public affairs.
These ideals will be apprOximated
in proportion to the activity Of citi-
zens
Corruption in politics often disgnsts
citizens who refuse to longer continue
the struggle and who lose interest IN
the affairs Of government.
This brings joy to privilege. They,
too. affect q disgust. but this IS q
gesture. They have . free field to
secretly manipulate government when
citizens ,ratire from the field.
The test Of cur faith in free gov
ernment is our zeal and our vigilance
in behalf Of that government.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23
SEATTLE CATHEDRAL TO
BROADCAST SERVICES

The music and sermon Of st. James
Cathedral, Seattle, win Be broadcasted
every Sunday from 1910 to lilo p. m,
beginning next Sunday, April 25, over
station KTCL.
The Cathedral Choir Of one hundred
men and boys, DR.. r. s. Palmer, organ
ist and director Of music and Mr..
Graham Morgsn, conductor Of boys
choir, win sing. Rev. Ignatius Con-
roy. passionist missionary, win preach.
The Easter musical program viii be
repeated.
Musical Program
Organ Prelude chriatus Resurrexit.
Ravnne1lo.
ProcessiOnal-oFiIii. surrexit, Tradi-
ti6nal.
Mass Cum JubiloY Gfeeorian.
cFedo III cresolihn
Motsts- -Dextsra Domini. o sacrun
Conyivium, Viadana.
Organ Postlude Grand Choeur u'a-
lognp, Gigout.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23
By A. EMERSON CROSS
Former City Attorney.

In this article / propose to show
that the cost Of construction, main
tenanee and operation Of the Wy
nooche Water and Power Project viii
be realized without costing the City
Of Aberdeen one penny in taxation.
It is usual to attack proposed rnu-
nicipal plant by raising the cry that
lt VIII increase taxation. It is sought
to induce the voter to believe that the
cost of the project win be reflected
in his tax statement. It seems to be
tie determination af he opponent To
municipal ownership TO continually
endeavor to drive home the idea that
the taxpayers burden win heincreased
BY suehdevelopmeht
Two Kinds of Bonds
There are two kinds Of bonds that
can be issued for the construction Of
any municipal enterprise. One is that
known as general obligation bonds,
and the other is by what is known as
public utility bonds.
The cost of the Wishkah bridge, the
repairs to the Chehalis river bridge,
for the city jail, and for part Of the
cost Of the Simpson avenue paving, are
by general obligation bonds, payable
only by taxation. These improvements
are what is known as dead invest
ments, making no direct returns which
can be used toward their liquidation
and payment of the bonds issued for
their construction. It becomes necess-
airy in such instances to issue general
obligation bonds.
We do not question the need of
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23
GILMAN SEEKS FURTHER
AID FROM INDUSTRIAL
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT

Pete Ohman Of Hoquiam sustained
an internal injury in a logging camp
in 1917. In 1924. while in the employ
Of the Poison Logging company he
sustained an injury Of the spine, ae-
eording to local physicians. Chiro-
practors have informed Mr.. Gilman
that his case is helpless. He has been
unable to work since September, 1926,
and the total amount of compensa-
tion received to date Is only ss6 from
the state industrial insurance bureau.
Mr.. Gilman has applied to noted
medical authorities for medical aid,
and they have in turn advised him
that his case was one for the state
Of Washington to handle.
Mr.. Gilman has returned the 435 to
the state industrial insurance bureau,
stating that his injuries had left him
in such condition that he was unable
TO work or support himself in any
manner. He is making an attempt
to receive further assistance from the
industrial aid and has statements
from various Hoquiam citizens as to
the seriousness Of his condition.
Is there any reason why Gilman
should not have some consideration
from the state? This is just another
instance where our present state ad-
ministration has exemplified their use
fullness to the workingman, and have
sought to make our compensation laws
of minor importance.
Mr.. Ohman asserts that he was con-
fined in the Hoquiam General Hospital
for q period of twenty EIGHT days in
1917.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23
No TAXES FOR pVN00gHE PROJECT,
SAYS FORMER GIH ATTORNEY cross

these improvements, or the judgment
OF the VOTERS in voting the bonds to
construct them, but we cite them as
e4amples Of improvements requiring
u Issuance OF general obligation
bonds ta construct them. Any inn
provement that cannot carry its own
l0ed, in the form Of revenue. must be
made by the the issuance and sale Of
general obligation bonds.
II the development Of the Wynooche
Water and Power Project It win not
be necessary to issue general obliga-
ten bonds payable by taxation, and
s.slle utility bondss payable solely out
q ibs revenues Of the project, can
be issued and sold, within the legal
restrictions provided BY lay.
Wynooche Bonds
I quote the provision in the bond
ordinance providing for the payment
of principal and interest on the bonds
to be voted upon. 1t reads as followss
s1From and after the date of issu-
ance of any of said bonds, and 80 long
thereafter es obligations are outstand-
ing against said fund, the City Treas
urer shah set aside and pay into such
fund, thirty days prior to the re-
spective dates on which interest. or
principal of said bonds shall become
due and payable, certain fixed
amounts out Of the gross revenues Of
said municipal hydro-electric light and
power plant and system, including all
additions, betterments and extensions
hereafter made thereto, equivalent to
the respective amounts of interest, or
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23
MUssOLINPs COAL.

Kussolini has challenged TFetaky as
l,inr Of the world and trouble Is IN
store for ordinary individuals who
believe in Liberty.
Trotsky hfSpftsn declared that ms
dictatorshib must be worldwide, and
now comes the Intalian antoerat With
the same claim. 4.
aWe have won our battle az home"
says MussoIini, who truthfuliy addss
eBut our battle is not yet won
abroad
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23
PACT ASSURES PEACE
IN LARGE PAPER MILLS

, SAULT STE. MARIE, Dnt., April
22.-An agreement that specifically
declares against any strike OF lock-
out has been signed by the Spanish
River and Paper Mills and the Inter-
national Brotherhood Of Paper Max
ers.
Where an employe has been uDjustly
discharged he shall be reinstated with
pay for the time lost. An equal rep
resentation Of management and en-
Iployes shall consider all matters Of
mutual interest between the two par
ties. Members Of the brotherhood
shall be given preference when new
men are employed.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23

Twenty-one workers killed, six hurt
Is furnace explodes at iron plant near
Birmingham, Ala; victims engulfed
bx tons Of molten metal. s-
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23
MTYICAN nATFRa UNITE.

: Los ANGELES, April 22.--Mexi-
can bakers have organized and ara AZ
Hlltted with TIE trade union move
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23

STOVE MolINE lis GAIN.
PORT CHES1EK. y. - April ~
reenizsd store Nlcupfet5 heYe
raise wages % - : day.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23

CONTINUED on Page Four
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25

Governmental investigations in
japan have developed that the num-
her of women workers is steadily in.
creasing. >.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25
MANY EXHIBITS
INTRODUCED IN
MATTSON TRIAL.

Fargo, n. D., March 25. sNPl III
PRODUCTION Of more than 20 states
exhibits for identification featured
the fourth day Of Martin +. Mattson's
second degree murder trial in Cass
country district court today. The
Grand Forks auditorium janitOr's
room contained several bottles Of
medicine and instruments used in ad.
ministering medical attention, two
witnesses testified in Mattson's trial,
his second on the murder charge
which grew out of the death Of IL
year-old Mabel Anderson.
Adjoining the room in the auditor
ium basement, where the Anderson
girl died, was Mattson's store room
and in it the numerous bottles in
troduced were found, the witnesses,
Sheriff Odin OVERLY of Grand Forks
county, and Police Woman Mary
Berg, swore. Contents Of many OF
the bottles were told Wednesday by
the chemist who qpalyzcd them. The
other articles introduced were a
bicycle pump, around the rubber end
of which was wrapped colorcd gauze.
and some gauzc cloths. The Grand
Forks officials identified the objects
handed them rs those found in the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25
VEIN OF GOLD
is F0U Nd IN
KRAMER HILLS
PrCspcct0r Abandoned Shaft
90 Years AgO-Only |
More Blast Needed

San Rcrnardino. Calf. March o5.--
Np For IS years a rich vein Of gold
lay waiting in the Kramer hills with
the holes already drilled for one last
shot Of powder to expose it.
The romantic story Of the dscoV.
cry was told here today by Ed k"r-
Eelrath. who located the new strike IN
the Mojavc Desert.
III 1899 the late Austin Burcham,
owner Of the yellow Aster nine, sank
II shaft 40 feet in the Kramer hills
and then abandoned the property
when word came of new riches in the
yellow Astcr.
Herkelrath said he found holes
drilled for Burcham's last shot of
powder while exploring the abandon
cd haft. The powder had never
be placed in the holes.
hought ] would see what Bur
cham's last shot would uncover" said
ilcrkeirath ~ put in the shot and
il exposed ore running 81 900 to the
ton.
Albert A. Bucham. chief Of police
Of san Bernardino. brother Of Aus
tin Burehan.. confirmed the story
He worked with his brother on the
prospect in 1898.
a big rush has started for the
Kramer hills and the country has
been stakcd for many miles. The
scene Of the strike is % miles north
Of Adelanto
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25

TOO fKkQ contains true or.
ssasssstsA eksae dSaS. a1aic ir,nn iifs tha,
"a the blood. ana IA spinach and lentils.
Nuxated IRON increases strength q two
weeks or money back. Win not injure
teeth O disturb stomach like mineral
iron. For sale 1t Oh good druggists.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25

tioning resulted from information
gathered in the east by Mr.. Reyes.
Reyes also directed Fits 10 issue
the statement that Mable Normand.
who previously had been questioned.
had "long since been completely e.
onerated Of any connection with the
matter" and the queries he planned
to ask her upon his return to Los
Angeles were ..only Of minor import
ancc and of a general nature"
Some mystery was added here yes
tcrday by reports printed in an af-
tcrnoon paper that records Of the
case had been stolen from Mr.. Davis
hotel room. Davis subsequently de-
MED this. and explained that all i'm
portant new evidence obtained in the
east was in safe keeping elsewhere.
While Mr.. Davis maintained that
salts factory progress was being made,
he declared the murder was not sOlv-
ed and might never be solved.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-25
TAYLOR CASE
is CLOTHED
IN MYSTERY
Statement From Los Angeles
Tells Of New Progresses
Being Made in Probe

Chicago, March %. tP) The Viii
liam Desmond Taylor murder case is
gathering an cver-increasing mass Of
rumors. reports and new mysteries
AZ the investigation moves across the
country.
Los Angeles officials. here on
their way from an eastern tour Of in
quiry, have spent most of their time
denying the mounting flood of rum
ors, combining their official utter
ances to unadorned statements that
Satisfactory progress" was being
made in unravelling the mystery.
But while Asa Reyes. district at
torncy Of Los Angeles county, and
Harold Davis, his assistant, were dis
counting stories of stolen documents,
secret conferences with Chicago Of
ficials and the shadowing Of Chi
cagOans, Il definite statement of new
progress came from Los Angeles.
New Information
Valuable new information was sup
piled there by two men who hereto
fore had not been mentioned in CON
nccton with the Staying. Dnron
Fits. chief deputy district attorney,
who made the announcement, dcclin-
ed to divulge the names Of the men
but described one as prominent real
estate operator and the other as a
we'll known film actor. Their ques-