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Linens
Umbrellas
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Jewelry
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Silverware
Pottery
Sweaters
Wool Scarfs
Hath Robes
Petticoats
Kimonas
Aprons
Fancy China
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Doctor Holding
Union Card Will
Locate Here
Dr. J. Oren Watson
It certainly will interest the union
men and women of Everett that we
will have among our local physi
cians in the future one carrying a
union card.
Dr. J. Oren Watson, physician and
surgeon, announces in an ad in this
paper that he will commence prac
ticing here December 3. He has
been practicing in Seattle for the
last five years, but intends to move
to Everett in the near future.
For some time he will be here
only at the days and hours an
rounced in his ad.
Dr. Watson is a member of Local
Union 392 of the Railway and Steam
ship Clerks. Was a candidate for
coroner of King county on the
Farmer-Labor ticket, and has been
a delegate from his union to the
Central Labor Council in Seattle.
He is a member of the committee
of one thousand boosting the Union
Record and is the family physician
of Jimmie Duncan.
Smoke BLUE K/BBON 5( Cigar
The member who is too busy to go
to union meeting is the silent part
ner of the un'on buster.
Handkerchiefs
Neckwear
Silk Underwear
Muslin Underwear
Toilette Articles
Hand Bags
Dinnerware
Lamps
Fancy Work
Silk Hosiery
Wool Hosiery
Blankets
Comforters
lied Spreads
Cut Class
Eetc.
HELP FIGHT
TUBERCULOSIS;
BUY SEALS
The double-barred cross, under
which sign the nation-wide cam
paign against tuberculosis is being
conducted, is not only of historical
value, but has a two-fold signifi
cance. It is a combination of the
Croix de Loraine and the cross of
the Greek Catholic church, both of
which are symbolic of charity and
help to humanity. The combination
was effected to be the symbol of the
hope of civilization.
The emblem of the world's fight
against tuberculosis was adopted in
October, 1902, when the internation
al association met in Berlin, upon
suggestion of Dr. G. Sersiron of
Paris. Since when the Nation-
al Tuberculosis association was
formed, the double-barred cross has
! been carried into the remotest cor
ner of the United States as an em
! blem of hope.
I It would be difficult to tell all the
I things which this beautiful emblem
collsiderad by the world's greatest
artists to contain the most perfect
proportions and to be the most strik
ing figure ever used for symbolic
I purposes, has accomplished. It has
been lifted aloft in the greatest
health crusade the world has ever
witnessed; it has created more than
600 institutions in which cures have
been brought about; it has promoted
legislation which has lessened the
danger of the disease; it has co
upe rau-d with all humanitarian or-
ganuations in stamping out the
plague: it has provided 43,000 beds
for tuberculosis patients: it has her
alded international gatherings; it
appears on the headdress and arm
band of the visiting nurse; it has
helped to organize over a thousand
anti-tuberculosis associations in the
country; millions of school children
over the country have learned health
rules under its guidance. It has
been the> beacon in well planned ed
ucational campaigns, exhibits, clinics;
it is recognized by physicians, health
officials, scientists and laymen. It
has reduced the number of tubercu
losis patients throughout the coun
try at a greater ratio vpar by year
as it carries its message.
*■ The double-barred red cross is
found also on the Christmas seal,
thus carrying the approval of the
United States government.' Six bil
lion of these little seals must be sold
if the cross is to continue to hold its
hard won supremacy in humanity's
greatest problem—the conquest of
tuberculosis.
Smoke CHALLENGE 10* Cigar.
INTERNATIONAL
LABOR NEWS
( AN A I) V
Alberta.—ln order to relieve the
condition of the farmers in this prov
ince, due to the severe drought, the
public works department has ordered
80 road undertakings with a view to
giving each farmer work to the
amount of $100.
(MILL
Antofagasta.—Strikes—High Wages
—The "Redondilla" system is the
fundament of a lockout among dock
workers, employers refusing to ac
cept the indiscriminate turn of la
borers that the system exacts. It is
interesting to note that the wages of
day laborers here have averaged
$22.18 per day, while those of steve
dores averaged $42.<>4 per day dur
ing the past 10 months.
Punta Arenas. —A general strike
prevail I here and this district is en
tirely isolated from civilization. Pun
tii Arenas has long been an asylum
for migrant outcasts, often criminal
in disposition, and this element con
trols the situation.
Talcahuano.—While the I. W. W.,
which organization has been con
duct inp a strike of port workers
bore for three; months, signified wil
lingness to terminate it, the employ
ers refused to reopen work under
norma! conditions until the "Redon
dilla" system was abolished. The
"Kedondilla" means the enrolling of
wcrkeri by the captain of the port,
and each employee takes his turn
when .lobs are open, leaving employ
ers no initiative in selecting lahor.
The latter declare that pilfering, lazi
ness and incompetency result.
ENGLAND
Bradford. —An agreement made
through the National Wool and Tex
tile Council that the hours of "pro
tected workers" (females and males
under IN) should be only 48 each
week under ordinary conditions, and
overtime privilege granted only by
the approval of the Council, is a sub
ject of controversy. Textile plants
contending for overtime, while the
workers hold that the number of un
employed would be reduced if over
time work should be distributed
among the involuntary idle.
London.— Unemployment. — While
official figures on unemployment in
dicate B decrease of 1,380,000 since
the climactic number of June 30, the
outlook for the coming winter is not
encouraging. In the meantime, pro
cessions of the unemployed are fre
quent in London, but it is said that
these are largely dominated by for
eigners of communist procilivities.
Women Workers.—By order of the
minister of labor, the minimum wage
if female workers on metal wees
(stampers, ;apanners, braziers, lac
qtterers, etc.) is reduced from 8 to
10 per tent, with a variant scale
based on length of servjcs. The
same reduction prevails in wages of
woi Iters in carbonated waters.
Shipyard Wages.—Tho board of
arbitration having under considera
tion reduction of war wages in the
shipbuilding industry, has submitted
findings that riveters, which class
had received a 45 per cent increase
during the war, should have this re
duced 36 per cent in three install
ments of 12%, 10 and 12V 2 , all to
be concluded by February. 1922. The
same applies in proportion and time
limit to licuworkers.. caulkers, plat
ers, ironsmiths, drillers, and boiler
makers.
EGYPT
Machine-made Cigarets.—Although
igaret manufacture by machinery is
SX—Labor Journal
common in other countries, it is an
innovation in Egypt, where the\ first
group of 150 cigaret-rolling machines
has been installed since January 1.
The quality oi the Egyptian cigaret
had for years created a world-wide
demand before the war, but in the
last three years competition from
other countries has grown so keen
that the manufacturers found it nec
essary to reduce the selling price
and consequently the cost of produc
tion. The adoption of machines ha?
driven large numbers of hand roll
ers into unemployment.
FRANCE
Meurthe-e.t-Moselle.—Of 4,805 in
dustrial establishments damaged oi
ik stroyed during the war, 3,824 have
wholly or partially resumed opera
tions. ,
GERMANY
Trade Unions.—Membership in the
trade unions throughout Germany,
which at the beginning of the war
numbered roughly 2.500,000, has in
creased to 9,330.000 at the end of
October.
HUNGARY
Emigration.—There is organized
an 'Altruistic Bank" to induce Hun
garians residing in the United States
to return to the native country. The
bank expects some returns from their
plans next spring, although the re
patriation of Hungarians thus far
during the year has been negligible.
Budapest—lron Production — An
nouncement is made by the Hunga
rian-Belgian Metal Manufacturing
Company of Budapest that unless
government contracts for public
works are forthcoming that their
works must close, as they are being
operated at a loss. Lack of com
mercial treaties between Hungary
and its neighbors is given as the
reason for the depression.
Living Costs.—From data official
ly compiled the Hungarian worker
spends 37 per cent of his earnings
for food, 18 per cent for clothing,
20 per cent for rent, and 19 per cent
for sundries. The price of bread is
12% per cent higher in 1921 than in
1913. Cost of living decreased dur
ing the first five months of 1921,
but the fluctuation of the Hungarian
crown caused it to advance again.
INDIA
Conciliation in Calcutta.—By order
of the governor in council of the
presidency of Bengal a conciliation
board is inaugurated for the settle
ment of labor disputes affecting pub
lic utility services. Other industries
may secure the offices of the board
upon application of disputants in
volved.
ITALY
Chestnuts as Food.—A campaign
is on in the Province of Piedmont to
induce the government to curtail the
exportation of chestnuts because they
Form the principal article of food
for the poorer classes during the
winter.
Unemployment is reported as de
cidedly decreased, due to a partial
revival of industrial activities and
emigration to various countries.
Tobacco Raising.—Comment has
arisen over the disposition of farmers
in Southern Italy to raise tobacco in
stead of tomatoes and other food-
THE LABOR JOURNAL
stuffs, which rDdkates the increased
cost of living and scarcity of food.
Palermo. - Striking printers have
accepted a 10 per cent increase in
wages, instead of 26 per cent de
manded, and the publication of news
papers is resumed.
\OKTH WAI LS
Mining Wages.—Notices are post
ed b> employers announcing that
work would be discontinued in the
mines unless reduction of wages and
cost of working could be effected.
NORWAY
Christiania.—By governmental me
diation the strike in the paper indus
try was settled October 20 and the
mills have resumed operation with a
20 per cent reduction in wages, to
be further reduced 6 per cent in
February, 1922.
The strike of the workers in saw
arid planing industries was also set
tled by a 6 per cent reduction of
wages.
PORTUGAL
Lisbon.--A marked labor tranquil
ity is shown in the early days of the
month; however, the plight of cer
tain laboring classes is pitiable on
account of the failure of the paper
money, by which they nre paid, to
covur the necessaries of life.
Physicians Strike.—A partial strike
of the subordinate employees of the
public health department has result
ed in the government proceeding
against physicians who fail to per
form their duties, and holding them
as criminals.
SIBERIA
Vladivostok — Drastic regulations
have been issued by the labor de
partment prohibiting tho employ
ment of foreign subjects in any kind
of work. Should employers be un
able to to secure Russian labor they
are directed to apply to the local
labor board. Large numbers of Chi
nese laborers in this territory are
suffering from the enforcement of
these new regulations.
SOUTH \\ \LES
Wage Arbitrament.—Mine workers
and employers have agreed to resume
work while their wage differences
are being subjected to arbitration.
SPAIN
Barcelona.—The office of The Au
rora, syndicalist newspaper here, has
been closed by the authorities, when
the alleged discovery was made that
production of anarchistic literature
was being carried on there.
General Strikes. — Practically no
part of Spain has been spared dis
astrous strikes of a general nature
during the last few months. Bakers'
strikes went on in all of the leading
•it it's, and in Seville, Santander, and
Madrid these strikes were in vogue
for two months.
SWITZERLAND
Geneva.--The question of women's
suffrage submitted for election on
October 27 in the Canton of Geneva
was defeated by a voto of 15,160 to
0,629.
URUGUAY
Montvideo.—Economical houses of
three and four rooms are being con
structed by the government here, ad
jacent to the packing houses. This
the residences are to be rented but
housing, and the law provides that
is Uruguay's first step in public
the law, allowing workmen to pur
movements are under way to amend
chase them upon easy payments.
WORKERS PARTY
TO ORGANIZE
IN DECEMBEI
NEW YORK CITY, Nov. 22.—
More than a dozen organizations,
representing approximately 50,000
members, will meet together in con
vention during the Christmas holi
days, in this city, to organize the
Workers' party of America.
This gathering will be the result
of several months of negotiations
between the representatives of the
various organizations involved, and
constitutes the first big effort to
unite all the elements that have left
or been expelled fVom the Socialist
party during the past three years.
The leading elements in the nego
tiations were the American Labor
Alliance, Elmer T. Allison, secre
tary, 201 W. 13th street, New York
City, and the Workers' Council of
the United States, Louis J. Engdahl,
•secretary, 80 E. 11th street, New
York City.
Representing the American Labor
Alliance in the negotiations were
James P. Cannon, Jay Lovestone and
A. Bittleman; for the Workers'
Council, in addition to Engdahl,
Alexander Trachtenberg and J. B.
Salutsky, and for its affiliated or
ganizations, the Jewish Socialist
Federation, George Wishnak, Paul
Juditz and I. B. Bailin, and for the
German Workers' Educational So
ciety, Ludwig Lore, editor of the
Volksseitung, and Louis F. Wolf.
Among the organizations affiliated
with the American Labor Alliance,
in addition to its English member
ship, that will participate in the
Christmas convention are the Finnish
Socialist Federation, the Jewish
Workers' Federation, the Scandina
vian Socialist Federation, the Greek
Socialist Union, the Irish American
Labor League, the Hungarian Work
ers' Federation, the Italian Workers'
Federation, and others.
Invitations to the convention are
being sent to the Proletarian party,
with headquarters at Detroit, Mich.,
to the Bohemian Socialist Federa
tion, at Chicago, 111., that recently
withdrew from the Socialist party,
while special appeals will be made
to the left wing elements remaining
in the Italian Socialist Federation,
the Socialist Labor party, the Jugo
slav Socialist Federation, and other
similar organizations.
The call for the convention out
lines the conditions confronting the
workers in this and other countries,
declaring that:
"At this critical moment we must
have an organization that will "not
only valiantly defend the workers,
but will also wage an aggressive bat
tle for the abolition of capitalism.
Only a revolutionary workers' polit
ical party can fulfill this task.
"Such a party will and must grow
out of the unity of all political
groups revolting against their old
reactionary leaderships, unable or
unwilling to meet the new condi
tions. It is not necessary to create
this desire for unity. It is already
a living reality, grown out of the
very struggle of the masses during
the years since the ending of the
world war and the inauguration of
Soviet rule in Russia."
Smoke OLYMPIC CLUB 10c cigar.
Right Makes Might.
Let us have faith that right makes
might- and in that faith let us, to
the end. dare to do our duty as we
understand it.—Lincoln.
TOO MUCH IDLE
TIMBERLAND
Portland, Ore. Nor. 21<
United States produces more than
half of the entire lumber cut ot the
world, and uses D 5 per cent of that
amount right here at home. said
Col. W. B. Greeley, chief of the
forest service, who passed through
Portland recently from the forest
fire conference at Mather Field, I*l-1
ifornia. . , ]
"The exhaustion of our timber j
supply is coming about, not because j
we have used our forests freely, but]
because we have failed to use our
timber-grow in g land. The problem
in a nutshell is the enormous area
of forest land which has been so [
logged and burned that it is produc
ing little or nothing. We have more
than 80,0(10,000 acres, an area great
er than all the forests of France,
Belgium, Holland. Denmark, Ger
many, Switzerland, Spain and Por
tugal, which have been denuded to
the point of absolute idleness so far
as the production of any timber of
commercial value is concerned.
We have other enormous areas of
cut-over land now growing but a
fraction of the amount of timber
which they might produce. And we
are adding to these areas of idle or
largely idle land from 10,000,000 to
15,000,000 acres every year, as de
structive logging and still more de
structive burning progress. In west
ern Oregon and Washington alone
it is estimated that there are 1,050,
--000 acres of denuded land which but
for fire would be producing timber.
"This situation," the forester
points out, "can not long continue
without grave consequences. If we
are to remain a nation of wood us
ers, we must become a nation of
wood growers. By some means or
other we must see to it that forest
lands not needed for agriculture are
not allowed to lie idle, but are kept
at work growing timber.
In 1920 Washington led all other
states in lumber cut; with Oregon
second, these two states producing
over eight and a half billion feet
board measure. If the Pacific North
west is to maintain its lead in lum
ber production it must keep out fire
and put its idle forest lands to work
growing timber.
"Where Americans need more for
ests," states Col. GKreeley, "is large
ly on these 80,000,000 timber-denud
ed acres which could be made pro
ductive 'again with proper attention
and protection against fires," Some
;>f the chief reasons why these for
ests are needed are as follows:
"Our manufacturing centers are
drawing at an enormous rate upon
our timber supply—from two to four
times as fast per capita as the coun
try at large.
"Our railroads require 125,000,000
wooden crossties annually to main
tain their roadbeds in fit condition
and take care of new construction.
"Our average American uses 125
pounds of paper a year—made large
ly from wood—and the growing cir
culation of our newspapers and mag
azines is increasing that very gener
ous per capita allowance.
"Our average well-kept farms, us
ing the Upper Mississippi valley as
an instance, require 2,000 board feet
rf lumber annually for repairs and
"The fruit shipments from the We
natchee, Yakima and Hood River
valleys alone, £or marketing, re
quire 25,000,000 boxes of five board
feet each, every year."
"One Big Union" Plan
Rejected in Germany
Chicago, Nov. 26.—Sky-shooters
and bubble-blowers, who talk "one
big union," and want workers thrown
into a jumbled mass, will hardly
capitalize a recent vote on this
question by food-producing unions
in Germany.
The unions are the bakery work
ers, butchers and the brewery-mill
ing workers, raving a combnied
membership of 173,000. But 69,
--017 was interested enough to vote
on a plan that trade unionists in the
United States and Canada are told
will save the world.
Charles F. Hohmann, editor of
the Bakers' Journal, published in
this city, reprints figures on this
election, which was held throughout
Germany on October 9. The vote
shows, he says, that "it has not
com': true what the advocates of the
•imalgamation have always contend
ed, tha . the masses would be strong
ly in favor of it." He says that the
lack of interest among workers in
his own craft "was simply phenom
enal."
"In one district, where 'great en
thusiasm' was being artificially cre
ated, about one-fifth of the member
ship participated," although every
effort was made by the one big union
advocates to get out the vote.
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Xmas Suggestions
THIS IS THE TIME TO BUY!
—For selection is unrestricted now—Christmas stocks are
complete, and variety is at its best. Every day you put off
buying means—not only twenty-four hours nearer Christmas
but smaller assortments to choose from. For more folks
I vying early this year than ever before. They believe
in shopping early that they may be sure of satisfaction.
HOSIERY GIFTS
—What would make a more acceptable or appropriate gift
than Silk Hosiery for Xmas? And they are not only a hand
some gift, but a very practical one that no one gets too
many of. The Xmas stocks of fine Silk Hosiery are most
complete now, showing a large variety of styles in plain
colors, in sheer, fancy lace and fine embroidered clock styles.
Moderately priced, from $1.25 to $4.95.
Your photograph will help to
solve the problems of your
gift list.
Price from $2 per dozen
and up.
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STORES
Saturday Specials
Butter, lb 46<
Cocoanut, bulk, lb 17£
Cocoa, bulk, lb 1 2c
Navy Beans, lb 1 1 <
Sago, 2 lbs. for I4f
Darkies Spices, 3 for 25c
Pacific Nut, lb 25<:
Ginger Snaps, 2 lbs 25£
As indicative of this lack of in
terest Editor Hohmann quotes from
the official newspaper of the Bak
ery Workers' union before the elec
tion :
"It has been apparent that in con
nection with no other question has
there been such a lack of interest
as there has been shown for the
proposed formation of an industrial
organization. Nowhere was there to
be found any enthusiasm or love for
the new form of organization. Only
a few of our members are its con
vinced supporters, and the great I
mass seems to be absolutely indif-!
ferent to the question."
Editor Hohmann intimates that
flamboyant convention declarations
do not necessarily express the sen
timents of a union's membership. He
shows that since 1908 the German
bakery workers, have unanimously
declared in conventions on four dif
ferent occasions for the industrial
form of organization.
"The result of the recent referen
dum seems to indicate, however, that
but a small part of the membership
favors the same." he says.
Let us each and all resolve to
give greater support to patronizing
of union-made goods and such places
as display shop and store cards. If
we but realize the necessity of doing
our full duty in this, splendid results
will accrue to this branch of our
movement.
Bill: "Ullo, 'Emery! Get that
crate of chickens you sent the wife
all right, but next time I wish you'd
fasten 'em up a bit more careful.
Comin' from the station the beastly
things got out. I spent hours scour
in' the neighborhood, and then found
only ten of 'em."
'Enery: "Ush, Bill; I only sent
six."
Friday, December 2, 1921
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SUNDAY
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in
"SHAMS"
Story of a limousine life on
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Comedy
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A
like
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Dean's Pharmacy
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HE CITY OF
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