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A 1.ABOR INJrxmOX
A N>
York court has just issued an injunction in a labor dif?ute
Whicfi «r
ould give a new aspect to fie attitude habitually taken by organ
ned 1'
ibor toward court orders designed to secure the enforcement of con
tra
ts between employers and employed. In this instance a labor union
is the applicant, and the injunction was directed to an association of em
plovers to comp«l them to abide by an agreement it had made with a labor
union with respect to wages and corditions of labor.
This is said to be the first instance in the United States where a labor
union invoked the power of injunction in equity proceedings to maintain
the sanctity of a contract with employers. It proves false the assertion too
often made that the courts are open only to the employing class: for while
this may have been the first time the appeal has been made in this form to
the courts for protection aga.nst contract-breaking employers, the success
of the effort in this case ought to establish a wholesome p-ecedent. The
novels of the preceedmg is due to the circumstance that employers rare
ly break agreements with labor, but to the reluctance heretofore displayed j
by orpanijed labor to look to judicial processes for the maintenance of
their rights.
This ruling is of special interest not orU for the reasons above indi
cated. but because of the nature of the case itself. It arose out of the at
tempt of an association of garment manufacturers to revert to the piece
system in the payment of the workers, in violation of a contract establish
ing the weekly payment system, a contract which did not expire until June
1. 1922 Judge Wagner, in grant tig the lttjunct.on. not only commented ,
sympathetically on the just struggle of the workers to improve their con
ditions of employment, but said that the decisions of the courts in such
cl ^putes should be in harmony w.tfc modem conceptions of justice and hu
manity. He added:
"It Is elemectarv and sometimes reqn'res eirphas s that the door of a
court of equity is open to employer ar.d employe alike. It is no protector
of persons, it ts keen to protect the legal rights of all "
Perhaps. after all. even though the ruling ma> be followed by damage j
suits .it is this aspect of the case which » II attract widest attention and j
have the most far-reaching results.— Philadelphia Public Ledger.
FARMING IN \l-ASKA
The news from Alaska that two societies have just heen in corpora ted
for the purpose of "devotir.g t eir trears ard energies to the agricultural
development of the territory" s a disconcerting reminder of the fallibility
of «Ecyclopedias. A work of that kind to which we instinctively turn when
in quest of knowledge on almost any topic gave, for example, that "Alaska
is too far north to be of any importance as an agricultural country." The
soil, says the same authority, is very fertile, but the expense of prepar.ng
it for cultivation is enormous. And even as we read the words, written
some fifteen years ago. we know that the territory has so far taken farm
ing seriously that it has formed one organization for co-operative market
ing. with a capital stock of $100.0'■ and that a livestock association has
had its stock largely oversubscribed.
Nature knew what she was doing when she put the Japan current on
the map. and also when, in a strange mood of giving compensation where
she exacts hardships, she made the summer days long and sunny to atone
for the intense cold and the interminable night of winter. The census of
■>900 showed only 159 acres devoted to farm crops in the entire territory:
already there are thousands of acres "under the plow" and many more
awaiting only the enterprise of new settlers for their deve'opment.
The pioneers on those 159 acres showed the way. They proved that
the hardier, quick-prowing vegetables can be grown to perfection in Alas
kan soil and season, but in particular that grasses of enormously nourish-,
ing quality could be grown, furnishing excellent feed for cattle. Moreover
in the short space of a decade much has been learned concerning the
breed.ng of new varieties of grain which are adaptable to particular local
ities. It is no longer true, for illustration, as it was a short while bark
that oats cannot be brought to maturity, and the extension of the silo has
atoned for the difficulty in some sections attending the curing of hay. De
termination to co-operate in making the most of these new sources is one
of the most encouraging signs of all.
In area Alaska covers about 590.000 square miles, which is greater
than that of the original thirteen colonies and is equal to about one-sixth
of the entire Vnited States. The importance of its ut.lization to the full- j
est extent possible is obvious In view of the growing demand of the
world's population for food, but it is especially significant in its relation
to the livestock industry in a period in which the extent of the cattle rang
es is being constantly curtailed.—Portland Oregonian.
Whether it is Herbert Hoover's idf-a or the idea of somebody else, it is
an excellent plan to pet the railway managers and railway m-orkers into
conference over wages and working conditions to see what agreements can
be reached without going to the T'nited States Railroad l^abor Board. They
should resort to this last refuge only if and after relations have become
strained to the breaking point
There Is no more sensible body of men in the country than railway
workers when they are not willfully misled by their own leaders or wan
tonty inflamed by itKVdiary politicians. The\ know. and ther know It of
the.r own experience. thai traffic rates aw too high for farm prod art*, lum
ber, coil and other commodities to flow freely to market- They know by
the name test that traffic ra:es mow come down in the intere« of a rene*-*)
business revival and in the interest of providing a; d maintaining employ
ment for the railway worker* themselves, whose ;obs under present condi
tion* daily become fewer and les* Mx ere. They know the only way rate*
can come down (n any worthwhile measure is through a general and thor
ought readjusment of the operating e.vpetses of the carriers. They know
the creat bulk of operating expenses is in the hands of tbe workers.
Railroad managers and railroad workers always have cor-prehended
their common problems better when the? went over them together In heart
to heart talks than when somebody else went over those problem* for them.
There is a natural understanding and sympathy among the manager* and
workers. They have grown up together, working s de by side, many of
them, and they speak the same language
The managers and the workers alike, knowing that traffic is the life
blood of the carriers, are more likely to find tbe solution among themselves
for rate, wage and other readjustments to produce the traffic than anybody
else Is to find it tor them —New York Herald.
THK INTERIOR Wil l. BOOM
The completion of the government railwav, frPJE peward to Fairbanks,
marks a new era of development for the interior. \\ ith cheaper freight
rates and direct communication to t' e coast, honsat d of prospector*,
homesteaders, and business firm* will Hock to the proat Inland Empire
The excursion from Anchorage to Ta rhankv ar d rr urn has demon
strated that good time can he made over the road, and that a rate po rea
sonable that it appears ur.true. has beer. irsrted
The season of 1SI! will witness unusual s."irity !n ail line* of trade
along the government railway, and It w 11 also witness the resumption of
mining, which has practically ceased on account ot high prices for trans
porting oil. powder and supplies.
The government raj]w«\ will prove to be the stitr.cls.ru to trade long
reeded bj interior residents.—Vaidei V • er
With twelve represent*• ves and t}-ee s< -ater< to be elected from the
'
ority of them will not be found to be ir fax or of removng the capital to
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HIIU.K THOrKT
»\»R Ton AY
V HERE IS TOl'R TRKASmr"
—Where vour tre»i..ire Is. there will
THK CHRISTMAS THKGTS STORV
The following article taken fron
the Ketr' :kan School Nof- ' was
writtsn bv a yoonR lady weil fno*"n
in tfi» community The Reverend
Frod falconer livd in Skac-vsx in
early days and th«n wen", to Klnfc
wan. where he married and raisrd a
larpe family, havinp moved from
there a couple of yeprs apo to Ket
chikan Jean falconer spent son ie
time with frit :dt, here last summer
Tt was Xmas Eve, and In the dark
fores; stood a little Xmas Tree He
was so small and it was so dark in
there that he would never ha*'
'
the tall Xr as trees whispering ove
his *• .d It was suany arotind the-r
heads, in the dark shadows it was
very cold and the ranall tree shiver
f*3 until he heard the tallest treo
s.\j "1 shall go to »he public s<juarf
ai.d he all decked with lights and
Tinsel. Many peopV shall see ire
and the little chiljrem shall dance
around my feet."
"And 1." s«'d anM>er tree, "shal
go to a Sunday School party or
X
ren too. and they rill see how pret
ty IT be. I know because I heard
\
ind came close."
Another tree spoke up and said
"1 shall see just ai beautiful sights
as you for I am t« be carried to a
rich man's home and there I will
be tr'mniod with th* best t!nsel and
silver and gold ha1 la."
Tl-en mot* spokt until the llttie
lonesome tree beneath them could
hear nothing but a pleasant mur
mur
He sighed to himself, "Ah' how
hard it is to be c'-ieerful when all
these beautiful trees are going away
to make so many people hkppy. It
will be many years before X can do
that."
But even as he finished, a sonnd
of footsteps cou.i be heard ap
proaching and the murmur above
him ceased, soon tbe tiny tree could
see a majj approaching with a avr
in h;s hand. He was gazing at tl.e
large trees with a Aery disappointed
expression.
"Hard lines." he said, "these trees
are all too large for our small bouse
and for our small baby, too."
The little tree was getting excit
ed. "but then," he said. "I am so
small that he will never see me."
Indeed it did se*m so. for while
the man was very close, he st?ll
looked at the higher trees. Sudden
his foot caught on one of the roots
of the tiny tree.
"Aha!" he cried. "Just what I
wanted, the very s.re and suited in
every way for our Jimall home "
Tbe axe descended and soon tbe
tr«e was swung to the man s show!
: "hey wrryiflf tr.Tartf
a!»!«* «xrui coreor of * !!«'» toir.iv
jkan falconer.
BAKBONTS 1 CITATIONS
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TCR CRFW TS A FY»op
Ke ler Brother «t* »prving th«tr
Pnrw'f' Stsimf If* Cr»»n>.
Y<*o mikr a wHtnlrf
If jou do t«t at
THE
Pulien Bouse
DwMf Uc*itt
Room* StncV drftS" ll»
Raiht nr »»•*! floor
F 8 PVLLEN. Tror>
Skur»T • • Alam
n?Kl> H?KSO\, IIOXKKR. HAS
iltxed in v.u-nrat 2i vi vr*
Twenty-nne years situ t ert 'Vpril
Fred Ntjrsrn. a w«tl) kro«n Vi ni. >
pioneer. landed on the be*.'h i.ear
the old townirit*. romln* h«-re from.
Vallejo. California Mr Hleson s.»»
nerer been Ootstdr titter <hn ltn.r.
and In an interne* recently I
that he did not k^ow if he would
ever fo Outside, a* he was hvp>
and satisfied liere and was doing n*
veil or better than he coald do .r.
the States
Mr Hiireon hi* s nice home hero,
and spends a lsrce part of hia time
purdenlnp. hi* atrawberries and po
tatoes y,elding him an ample income
for his wants. At one time fore
man of one of the largest ranches Is
the San Joachin valley. he has foqrd
contentment in the nortbland. and
| with his numerous friends and *c
quaintancM is as vatisfied as ;f ht
Mred in the lartcett citv in ifcf
| State*.
It is this type "*f m*fi who fca?
made the northlard: flterr faith It
its future preatneu" remaining un
shaken.—Valdes Miner.
.
TH1 mtrtX*R l.KTTFR
Ho* d»ar to my twart I* rir
rglir l«w that (cm* i<> my nr."
turn <virh KomiRt %y tnafl It"* of
for and areument r.mldn't h» br-i
tho hnnon: .lohn It had rt
the lll<> lpitlbK MCh «t*'t TC-!
with exqntaftr p>u-««r»>. and s**r«i
low with |rt>«o. th» *Tnnt etm i
W»: it'* fanny to I..ink ho** • ■>
eo'.X+n tny tm«a*tirp. and |>nt
parent* exprwly tor m?
would TKfif rrn thr spur of
m*rt. >r.4 till out tb* h'sik v
Iatnodoralwfcwk 1 would fort
t twrk
with ft'* fervid ren-lnd**
home the harsain with r "f>
Jar utem-wlMjpr.—:«
»!r«. xh* thin* ?* l finch
*o handy. In maftf r th* coin
can't po »»tr>y- )*l-ovr if
dears. lhat the ti>llf>*'« * dt
who react'e* my ht«rt tti thai v-r*-v
lar way...,The cmular Jettc
I Coo* >m otif better. -that ofers
bargain* from *hot «trinp> to
the Wc yellow lertf ' the «ti
( tr^ttw. that V lock* tht
merchant a« Wind as a hai
Pro<jwron* Plumhlnc H'>at!ic
Short Metal Bosln«s« for *a!e
!Thoti*mrd Dollar* ca*h.
Sanitary riumbitiF Co Jttr<e»n
Alaska. J-J-IS. Si
tt irore <"**•* J tMP e#-^ne
©f ih* ccuTitrr th*r :T.. Mfc*r <1
>ut tJMPetb^r «**d f«w *"•*?■» ft *uf*
f*on#sd ;c N* inPumM* D*xM -rv p—#rr«b*4
J<v-al *r><5 hy -Mi«t!»r: ^ 'Hti.nft
U rur» m-Uh J«v-ai tre^Tmef rr°r ''B'"**,
1 h IwmMi. CMv'it u ft |ee»l 4ii i*®
greatly influent \y contrttu* tonal <*of»
flit*™* ard t^WgfATt r+qr tv* c*t»rtW%
t^MAal treatrrem HfcH's Catarrh MhR
cine, marufartwred r J » •
Co., Toledo Oh to. 1* % cwfratlnnal
fWRf4Ky. t> tmitfti In^mal-T *-*a
thru lh* Plrv*d rn th.- v- u« «i!rfmcee
of the J*r-*T^rr One Uur-tr^d « »^Uar*
*r*rd t* offered for arr ■-«*» that
Cutarr> Med! in* f*« « *• "®- *<** *W
otrcumr* a.?»d
P J CHEVE T ft . ToVflrt. ObMv
Hi *y ' vmanf
B&H'a Family r»ii# lur coneiipatum.
STRAIN TOO GREA1
I nnnlrr«1» of Slasioi Reader* I'ir
Dalh Toll a R»M«-a
The ho«11e and »*orrr t»f hn<- nr!
ittPTI.
The hard work and Moop:np
worklnit men.
!Tbf> woman"* hrmarhold rar*>«.
Often vnltfii ti.* kMn«T>
Bickache, lead*.'he. <Htrlre«s
| J Kidney trouble*. orinar> tront
; ■ —ferquently follow.
Redd the followf-yt and learn :
J way to find relief
j' Wm MrGrrp-r. W«rkfr>i:v..
l-llle-h St.. r»"i!etc- On
"Kidney comp rint »*a~ p •
1 *!• no bad T r.mldtt N*
5' bark to (ret under d boree. 1 '
* all t_rod out . d H) i ■!
: trpecnlarlv Tfie kidcev «
J wert painful -n pawsac
p no Mrenclh at all. n;j hn. t « at
t lame and eor* Alter a ithr.M t
? of Doan'c Kidney rv<i I mi >1 '
(Statement piren November I
1*12.)
On Jnne IT. 1S2I*. Mr MfCray«
j I Ooan'a Kidney Pill* a* when J ei
! i dorvd them before 1 glcdly <•••"
2 firm all I «vd prnt^l-'t I' c
3 thev nrver fail to p.re tnr p\t ■ < i
5 relief fro:® kidney lilmentj "
5 ! f Of, at *11 dealers. Foster-M
i burn Co., Mfr»., Buffalo, X. T.
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