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of Wool Eponge
In line with the fad of fancy styles for spring wear, we
have pretty coats of wool eponge in three-quarter length
which are lined throughout with extra quality Bulgarian
design silk, and tho cuffs and collar trimmed ff/7 Cft
with black %-eJvet —and the price is ; J)*Tl.uU
Another very attractive model is that of a, wool eponge
coat in three-quarter length with fancy button trimming,
what the French would call COO Cfl
"trcs chic." Tho price is
The Grand Leader
Ihe Entire J mm
Will Welcome a Case of
EVERETT BEER
It's in the quiet of your home te«
that you will appreciate its excellence. Its fla
vor is mild and delicious. Its brewed of the*
choicest materials. Its purity is absolutely f|,
guaranteed.
b €vemt mmm €o. B
NORTHERN TRANSFER CO.
Office and Storage Warehouse Across from Great Northern Freight Depot
Sunset 191, Ind. 292
American
Dye Works
LEADING CLEANERS
Roth Phones 248
Suits Pressed 50c
2821 Wetmorc Aye.
Butter and Cheese for Less
DAIRY SUPPLY
2006 Hewitt
S. & H. Green Trading Stamps
Everett's Largest Drug Store
CITY DRUG STORE
1010 Hewitt Aye.
Prescription Druggists
CHRIS CULMBACK
Wholesale
Tobacco and Cigars
1405 Hewitt Avenue
Both Phones 237
BARGREEN'S GOLDEN DRIPJ
COFFEE
WILL PLEASE YOU
IMPERIAL TEA CO. i
1407 Hewitt—Both Phone* « $
More than one-tenth of the annual
output of men's and youths' ready
made clothing, amounting to $20,000,
000. it is estimated, has been lost to
New Vnrk city ns the result of the
strike that has been waged by the Unit
ed (inriueiil Workers of America since
Dec: 30 The loss in wages to the.
workmen is between 18,000,000 nnd
$li).oiio.iioo This does not include the
losses In the other garment strikes.
OH poor old Robinson Cruesoe
Was lucky enouch after all.
he wanted to bunt he could it so
Without a new license each fall.
If he wanted to rest, why. he rested-
No boss called him down good and hard.
It tie wanted to Work none protested
itecuuse he had no union card.
There was no one to put him in durance
For his wire's alimony unpaid j
There was no one to talk life Insurance
Or lo tax the pojir shanty he'd made.
There was no one to make him keep tidy
And shave and dress up every day;
Tin re was no one to stir up Man Friday
To strike for less work and more pay.
No doctor with ether could rill him
j And cut out his favorite insides;
There weren't 'steen methods to kilt
hlm-
Tralns, trolleys, airships or joy lides.
None asked for his vote, lucky fellow!
No phonograph rooted him of rust;
None borrowed Ins homemade umhrella
That his pictures u.ll show he possessed
She-gossip nor he busybody
Could hint he was apt to get "stewed;"
None tilled his "woof suit full of shoddy
or put benaoate in bin food.
There was no one to kick at the weather
And make htm feel he was to blame.
80, take the whole thing altogether,
Rob Crusoe was lucky, 1 claim.
-Wultei;U. Uoty in Puck.
A Good Sleeper.
The lawyers got a tartar when, in
a recant trial iv a southern city, they
summoned to the stand an aged darky
who bad been au eyewitness of a light
that had occurred between a number
of persons.
•Tell us what you know about this
dght," said the counsel when old Mose
bad been placed upon tbe staud.
"Fight/" asked Mose, apparently
greatly surprised. "What tightV"
"You know very well what tight is
meant." said counsel. "Tell us about
tt"
"I don't know BO thin' about no
tight," Insisted tbe witness. "What
was it?"
"See here, Mose," exclaimed the
lawyer, "no tritllug! The tight day
before yesterday. You know all about
It. Tell us"
--"Oh. tie tight day befo' yisterday,"
said Mose. "Wen, sub, you see, I's
slept since de day befo' yisterday. and
1 never kin rlcolleet anything after I's
been asleep."
Aud that was all they could get from
him.—Green Bag.
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
J. W DARROW. Chslhtm. N. Tn
E'tilar of the New YirrH Stale Orange
Review
BAYSTATE GRANGE
Some Features of the Work In
Massachusetts.
An- Educational Fund For Young Peo
ple—lncentives to Community Serv
ice—State Master Gardner's Grange
Platform—lncrease of Membership.
The fortieth annual session of the
Massachusetts state grange was held
in Springfield, with 434 voting dele
gates. The report of the secretary
showed 802 granges In the state, with
a total membership of 32,307, an in
crease of about 1,900 members tbe past
year. Worcester grnngo has 58(1 mem
bers, the largest grange In the state.
The lecturer reported the total attend
ance on grange meetings the past year
us 255,322. Tbe trustees of tbe educa
tional aid fund reported receipts ns
follows: Frooi subordinate granges.
11.51)7; from Pomona granges, $228;
other sources, $578. This educational
fund now amounts to nearly $4,000.
It Is binned out In small amounts to
worthy young people who are seeking
an education aud who desire tempo
rary linancial assistance. Fourteen
loans thus far have been made. It
recommended that every grange in tbe
state select the first meeting night in
May tliis year to raise funds by enter
tainment or otherwise for this educa
tional aid fund.
Among other important matters that
were determined upon by the grange
was the adoption of a resolution re
questing tbe national grange to permit
such state granges as desire to pro
vide that the election in subordinate
granges shall take place In the month
of .November and the installation to oc
cur iv .January, as at present.
The grange went on record as in fa
vor of the agricultural extension bill
now before congress. It was voted to
enable all lecturers to attend the con
ference, that their expenses should be
paid by their respective granges or that
the executive committee and state lec
turer should provide means to nssist
such granges ns appear to need assist
ance for this purpose. Tbe grange
placed itself on record ns approving
the work of the state forestry depart
ment.
A recommendation of the state mas
ter to give prizes to those granges
which performed the best work in com
munity service was adopted. The
grange also went on record as being in
favor of an appropriation of $210,000
for an agricultural building at the State
Agricultural college. Several recom
mendations concerning the study of
borne economics were adopted. Dr. P.
P. Chixton of Washington, United
States commissioner of education, gave
an address on "The Future of the
Farmer's Child." The committee on
agriculture believes that there is equal
ly as good reason for urging tbe Unit
ed States government to drain the
swamp lands of New England as to de
mand that the government should irri
gate tbe arid lands of the west. C.
A. Denen was elected to the executive
committee. No other elections were
beld.
In bis annual address State Master
(iardner offered tbe following plat
form for the indorsement of the grt nge:
First. — That we shall recognize the
grange as a necessity In every rural town
in Massachusetts and that we shall en
deavor through a wise extension policy
to speedily bring about the time when
every rural town shall be thus supplied
with a vigorous, progressive and enduring
grange.
Second -That we shall recognize that
for the grange to assume this mission of
necessity Implies serious obligation and
that every subordinate grange which falls
to measure up to such responsibility has
not made good Its promise of rural de
fense, conveying, therefore, our earnest
determination that every subordinate
grange shall make good in the broadest
sense.
Third.-That such defense consists In
the threefold responsibility—(a) to exert
every energy present within that grange
for the development of the forces of that
community toward making It a better
community, real betterment being Inter
preted to include better Individuals, better
farms, better homes" better morals and
better civic life In every respect; (b) to
exert every energy present within that
grange for the federation of the forces
within that community for the promotion
of its highest progress; (c) to lead the
way In the broader union of country town
with country town In the effective cham
pionship of legislation and of appropria
tion that shall Insure a square deal for
rural Interests and a Just share for the
farmer and for the farmer's environment,
in the distribution of the means that make
for the highest advancement of the com
monwealth as a whole.
Proportional Representation.
Regarding the much discussed ques
tion of proiiortlonal representation tn
tbe national grange, Master Hull of
Michigan In his annual address ex
pressed tbe opinion that the adoption
of tbe plan proposed by tbe Michigan
state grange at former sessions is su
perior to tbe one rejected by the na
tlonal grange this year, but that either
plan would so increase the expense of
tbe national grange meeting as to ren
der an increase in dues to the national
grange necessary. He also explslned
that It is difficult to amend the consti
tution of tbe national grange, as
amendments must first be passed by a
two thirds vote of the delegates at a
national grange meeting and then re
ceive the approval of two-thirds of the
grange states.
TRADE UNION NOTES.
Tbe Boston Metal Trades unions
bave begun agitation for an eight hour
day.
The Chicago Federation of Labor
passed a resolution Indorsing tbe ten
bonr day for street csr workers.
Six thousand garment workers In
Boston struck to protest against local
manufacturers doing work for factories
In New York, where strikes are on.
LABOR JOURNAL
THE GRANGE
Conductrd by
J. W DARROW ChMhtm N. V.
Editor of the A>u.' Y>rK stale (iranoe
A SUCCESSFUL FARMER.
R. P. Kester, Lecturer of Pennsyl-
vania State Grange.
It. I. Kester, tbe newly elected lec
turer of Pennsylvania state grange, is
a farmer in Clearfield county. Pa.,
where be. with bis brother, conducts a
fruit, truck and hay farm. In Ills boy
hood days Mr. Kester was one of tho
great army of farm boys who dreamed
of a plan for a time when they could
get away from the farm Into some
tiling they thought better than farm
life. So for several years be was a
teacher and engaged in educational
work, but tbe "call of tbe land" was
naturally with Dim and continued to
Influence him until fifteen years ago
lie took up practical agriculture In
earnest, beginning on a rundown farm,
R. P. KESTER.
and by tbe application of scientific
met bods made a reputation as a suc
cessful farmer.
Because of this success and his abil
ity as a teacher Mr. Kester has been
engaged in the farmers' institute
work of the state conducted by tbe
state department of agriculture of
Pennsylvania for eight years and is
one of tbe leaders in that work and
has traveled In every part of the state
and in other states. He has been an
active member of the grange for twen
ty-five years and has addressed grange
picnics and special meetings. Two
years ago be was appointed state dep
uty by Worthy Master Creasy.
NEW YORK GRANGE NOTES.
Interesting Information About the
Grange In the Empire State.
Livingston Pnniomi tins an escep
tloimll.V good Hftli degree tenm. which
is considered n valuable asset to the
grange
Cayuga Pomona is interested In hav
ing a fnrui bureau established in that
county. A committee was appointed
10 help push the matter aloug.
Albany Pomona contributed $2."> to
the National Dairy union to help de
rend tbe farmer's interest against new
oleo legislation at Washington.
State Lecturer Alexander has called
a lecturers' conference for Thursday of
lie week of state grange meeting and
urges all lecturers to be preseut.
The state lecturer lias just issued a
e'turers' handbook. Which is to be
furnished to every subordinate lectur
er In tbe state It contains many use
ful suggestions about programs
Oswego Pomona has already taken
.-ttena to secure the state grunge meet
ing for WM for Oswego. That's tak
ing time by the forelock This grange
also proposes to have a farm bureau
In the county if possible.
Columbia Pomona secured State
Overseer S J. Lowell of Frodouia to
visit every grange In the county dur
ing January Be installed officers and
dedicated two grange balls during the
itinerary The meetings followed each
other on consecutive dates, some being
neld in the afternoon, but most of them
in the evening
State Master W. H. Vary has trav
eled '20.000 miles the past year in the
Interest of tbe grjnge. He tinds au
encouraging condition of things
throughout the state. There has been
■ large increase In membership the
past year. About thirty-five new
granges have been organized. The rec
ords will show a total membership of
close to 105,000 In the state.
A committee of twenty-six Dutchess
county grangers, including a member
from each local grange in the county,
met at tbe courthouse, Pougbkeepsie,
and listened to an address by State
Senator Franklin 1). Roosevelt on the
question of an amendment to the ag
ricultural law that is intended to safe
guard the fanners, fruit growers, gar
deners and shippers of farm produce
from the dishonest corfimisslou mer
chants and produce dealers We be
lieve this a most excellent way to in
struct our representatives In tbe legis
lature as to what tbe grange wants tn
regard lo legislation, and it gives these
representative* the Information they
desire, but do not always get. as to
tbe grange position on public measures.
9 ~ "9
TRADE UNION BRIEFS.
o
The membership of the Ladles' Gar
ment Workers' uulou Is 52,000.
Tbe molders bave a total of 437 local
unburn, with a total membership of
60,000
Tbe National Print Cutters' associa
tion meets In convention at York, Pa.,
on April 26
Tbe Steel and Copper Plate Printers
union baa secured uu Increase of 20 per
cent In wage* In Pittsburgh.
THE TRADE UNION.
Trade unionism reaches forth
iN protecting hand to all tollers
w ho desire lis btlpstrungenough
to Require membership, nnd the
waves of sssanlt, greed and mal
ice break harmlessly to those
within its shattering folds, it
strives for human and humane
jostles for nil men It enables
ihj weakest member to battle for
the right with the power of the
strongest among us. It holds out
the star of hope for better things
to the downtrodden and tbe op
pressed. It lights the lamp of
freedom and Independence In the
d. rkesl home of the toiler. It
champions the cause of those
who most need assistance. It
watches with zealous care the
welfare of the human race. It
supplies In the hour of sorrow
the helping hand of friendship
and consolation, it lightens the
burdens on tbe backs of those
least able to bear them. It pulls
away the veil of Ignorance from
the brow of toil. It educates tbe
Immigrant In the ways of our
government. It teaches the gos
pel of honor and light. It fur
nishes n refuge to tbe wronged
of our Industrial Meld. It untan
gles troubles and harmonizes
life. It leads tbe way to loftier
ambitious and more noble ends.
Its gospel is good will, uud its
goal Is justice.
CONTRAST IN STRIKES.
One Body of Employers Favors Unions,
While Another Opposes Them.
Ralph M. Ensley, chairman of the
executive council of the National Civic 1
federation, sent a statement to the
members recently in which be discuss
ed the threatened strike of railroad
Bremen and the garment and shirt
waist strikes. He said in part:
In a strike of 40,000 shirt waist mak
ers we find that the officials of the la
bor organizations, of which only 2,000
of the women were members, called
out the whole 40,000, with a view to
getting them all into the union, so that
they might make a protocol or contract
with the organization of shirt waist
manufacturers, und we further find
that this organization of shirt waist
manufacturers wus perfectly in sym
pathy with the union in calling out the
girls nnd organising them, because it
was just as anxious to have a protocol
as was the union, and this could be
made only between people organized
on either side. Also the manufactur
ers' organization, which included the
larger and better class of manufactur
ers, could not meet the sanitary and
wage requirements of the union unless
the Independent manufacturers were
placed on the same basis, and this
could be brought about only by a pow
erful union.
In contrast with this situation was
the strike of 25,000 garment workers.
In this case, while the union was work
ing for a protocol or trade agreement,
the Manufacturers' association re-
I fused to deal with the union in any
way, but announced that it would deal
Individually only with Its own men.
In this case, however, the independents
reversed tho order and formed an or
ganization to treat with the union.
In the first case the strikers were suc
cessful, nnd a protocol was signed by
all parties to the controversy,
j Under tbe protocol the preferential
| union shop Is assured. Instead of
: working from fifty-two to sixty hours,
as heretofore, the minimum week will
be one of fifty hours, and after cer
tain other features of the protocol have
been worked out the time will be re
duced still more to a forty-nine hour
week. The Increase in wages, while ,
the amounts cannot be definitely stat
ed owing to the complexity of the dress
and waist business, will range from 15
to 331-3 per cent, the highest per
' centage going to tbe workers who are
lowest paid at present.
Good sanitary conditions are assured
! through a joint sanitary board. Provi
sion is made for a grievance board,
which will take care of all complaints
and petty disputes. A "white label," j
■ which is to staud as a symbol of sani- j
tary working conditions, Is to be ap
, plied to all garments made In the shops j
; which are parties to the protocol, and i
this label is expected to give way ul
timately to tbe present union label. A i
board of arbitration, the final Judge '
In disputes which cannot be settled by i
the board of grievances, is also pro- ]
vided.
The preferential union shop plan pro- j
; vides that the employer is not to be •
deprived of the privilege of obtaining '
skilled labor outside of the union, but •
; union workers are to be given the pref- \
erence. In the second ense the strike •
was continued five weeks nnd resulted ,
in n partial victory for the garment
workers.
Employees Share Profit*,
The Washington Hallway aud Elec
tric company has Just put Into effect a
profit sharing plan which is altogether
distinct from the change in the wage
scale made last February, by which
men who had been in the service of
the company for five years were given
an advance amounting to $0,000 for
the year. By the new plan some 8.000
employees received checks. In the ma
jority of cases for $28.72. the total sum
distributed Being $10,123. A novel fea
ture meant to encourage thrift is the
: provision ihnt men receiving profit
sharing checks may have added bene
fit if they deposit them with the relief
association, the amount then being In- |
creased by an allowance of 5 per cent
per annum, payable semiannually, with
principal and iuterest guaranteed. — J j
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Thon>p»on Plumbing & Heating Co.
MAKE it a point to save a
certain amount of your
earnings each month
and deposit same with us in our
Savings Department.
4 per cent interest credited semi-annually
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INTEREST a " , 4 Per Cent
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Compounded opened with this bank interest
with a deposit of one
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Each Year — bu " ne " dav Deposits
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