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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-20

The choir of the First Presbyterian
church viii sing Dudley Bucks Can
tara Christ The Victor" at the time
OF the regular services next Sunday
evening as a part of the observance of
IL fer Sunday. The orchestra will
assist in the program, which is as fol
lows:
Orchestra
Professional The Choir
Prophetic Decentralization Solo.
Mr.. Gillespie
Tho Eve of the Sabbath Friday
NtghD-
Lamcntation of the Women OIyrie
r~,cjson) Ladies Chorus
The Night Watch Saturday .....
Chorus of Men
Plate (relecting) ......Mr. Mathews
The Easter Dawn Sunday
AS it began to dawn"..........
............. Misses Smith and Irish
And behold there came a great
earthquake" The Choir
Fear not Ye" Mr.. Whitmus
And they departed quickly'...
The Choir
Come See the Place. Mrs. Gillespie
O1ertory Orchestra
The Temperance Sunday Night
and the same day at evening".
The Choir
peace be unto you. Mr.. Westgate
missionary Chant" No. 4O8 in
Hymnal. =. Congregation and Choir
The report of the Watch Sunday
NlShD Mr.. Mathews
The Questioning of Simon Peter....
Thelma Brictson, Ladies' Chorus,
Messrs. Whitmus and Mathews
"Yea, we will strive to follow
Thee The Choir
The Ascension
Alto Solo Miss Norton
Baritone Solo Mr.. Gillespie
Epilogue and Finale ......The Choir
Orchestra
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-20
From the Register
Years Ago

D = =
The tow mill is running full blast.
j. A. Hegeman was at Arlington last
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Saturday from 2 to 1 o'clock. Every
one welcome.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Pres
by.crian church will meet in the
church dining rooms Thursday, April
q. Mrs. II. B. Mathews, Mrs. Shea,
". &. L. Brown and Mrs. Donaldson
vii. entertain.
-
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.
THE items in this column are furnished
the Register by the press correspondents
OF the various churches and societies Al
churches and societies have the same
privileges In the use OF this column
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-22
INSURANCE. men +.
1872 ::tz4=::~-* Gc;::sE:--
|N A ! {! | l|.S 5 b:
Dismissal Of Employees: Who At
tend Union Meeting: Would
Result in Walk Out,

NEW YORK; July 22.4-Intimation
that the Prudential Insurance Com
pany may discharge employees who
attended the union organization meet
ing held: recently jim Imperial Hall,
$50 Fulton street, Brooklyn. was
given when the. 700 delegates unani-
mously decided that should dismiss
ais of workers occur for such reason.
a strike Of all the; employees OF the
company would be called,
The meeting was called to Law
plans for unionizing all of the IL. 900
employees Of the Prudential, 5000 of
whom already belong to the Insur-
ance Mems Mutual Protective asso-
citation. James Donovan, New York
organizer; Charles B. Garfinkel, Sec
rotary, and Harry Lumkin were the
speakers. Each Of them impressed
on the delegates the necessity of q
strong insurance mems union for the
protection of the workers. Great en-
thusiasm was manifested by those
present.
It had been expected that even
more would attend the meeting. but
the rain kept many from out Of town
away. Manhattan, Brooklyn, Yon-
kers, Hoboken, Newark, New Ro-
chelle, Passaic, Paterson, Bayonne
and Philadelphia branches of the
company = were represented. :Tele-
grams containing: good wishes were
received from the insurance men Of
Buffalo. Philadelphia, Chicago and
Providence. -:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-22
CAN AFFORD TO
RAISE WORKERS. PAY

The Wall Street Journal recently
asserted that the profits Of the Allis-
Chalmers company would easily reach
$3.000,000 in 1915 and that there
were enough orders on hand to keep
the plant in full operation for at least
eight months.
Profits Of $3,ooo,ooo would be, at
the rate Of slightly over 10 per cent
on the $16,500,00o preferred stock
issue. :.
Net profits for the first three
months of this year were $740,337
against a deficit Of $3.50 for the first
three months last year. Total earn
ings were $4,374,sf0 against >$2,017,-
712 last year.
In January net profits aggregated
$219,734; in February 3232,Q85 and
In March $2sS,51S.
Untitled orders on the books of the
company March 81, 1916, were $12,-
O32,2S6, against $11,056,5S4 Deem
Der 3d.. 1915: +. 49, +. =
A. dividend Of IL per cent extra
IN addition to the regular dividend Of
\ per cent, was declared May 81 on
the preferred stock, the extra divi-
dend being on back, unpaid dividends.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-22
BY SCOTT NEARING. .
The United Mine Worker.

The student will search in vain
through the annals Of economic his.
tory for situation more fraught with
destructive possibilities than those now
confronting the American people. The
recipients Of property income( derived
from property ownership and of serv-
ice income (paid for the expediture of
effort) face each other and prepare
for the conflict. Those who have put
forth the. effort declare their right to
the product. Of that effort. Those who
Dwn property hold fast to their prop
erty and to the prerogatives which
are inseparable from it.
Law, custom and business practice
have made property income a first
charge on industry. There can be no
considerable readjustment of income
values until the prominent position of
property is overbalanced by some So
'cial action.
!, The present tendency should greatly
increase the total amount of property
income and the proportion of property
Eincome paid with each passing decade.
Land values should continue to rise as
population grows denser, demand for
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-22
THE OVEN.


"This would be fine cake If. only
my oven had been just right" How
often ffn4 have you heard q friend make
Put S.t ai 4F iithe ms Of you know what that
Uniformity Of heat is a most i'm
portant feature in successful baking.
It requires skill to obtain just the
right heat. Not so very long ago a
great bread bakery found it necessary
to let some Of the great. bread ovens
cool or. After the fires were rebuilt
it was about a week before they could
be sure Of the uniformity Of the bread
baked in those ovens. This merely
demonstrates to. the housewife the
necessity for giving time and atten-
ton to her oven when she intends to
bake. -'.-...g. r-. 80 -,
When the cake comes out Of the oven
cracked it has been subjected to- too
great q heat at first. The cake baked
So quickly at first that the gases did
not have chance to escape and finally
when formed in enough volume they
broke through to the top, levinH q
great crack. When the oven il I'M
evenly heated the cake either rises up
In the middle or on either side, making
1t impossible to make an even layer or
to frost q loaf cake to advantage.
When the cake "falls'' 1t lie because
the oven has been to suddenly cooled
or the cake Jared. :s= ii
Often. when the oven is too hot at
1lrst there will be dark streaks at the
bottom Of the cake. This shows that
the baking powder didn't get q chance,
to expand before the cake cooked. 5
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NE HAVE With US dad"
Baker WHO IS cARPE inter-
and IS EIGHTY YEARS old

original delegates. In the early days
of the Duluth movement, no man was
more maligned and vilified than this
union labor veteran" No man under
stands better the true philosophy of
the American trade union movement
and none has adhered more loyalty
to its principles. He has attended
many conventions of the Minnesota
State Federation Of Labor.
When the Civil war broke out Mr..
Baker was in Iowa and enlisted with
the 31st Iowa Infantry, August II,
1862. He was a member Of Company
r and participated In several impor-
tant engagements during the war. He
was honorably discharged in 1864 on
account of disability.
Mr.. Baker was born in the state of
New York. April 28, 1885, and is
therefore 81 years of age. In spite Of
his advanced age Mr.. Baker is still
hale and hearty. He is probably the
youngest appearing man for his age
in the state of Minnesota He is We ry
fond of athletic sports and may fire.
quently be seen in company with
young men. attending wrestling
matches and other forms Of healthful
sport. He Is admired and respected
by every workingman in Duluth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-22
WOUNDED HAVE GENTLE GUIDES.
Samuel G. Blythe in the Saturday Eve

WOUNDED HAVE GENTLE GUIDES.
Samuel g. Blythe in the Saturday Eve
It is one Of the, fine sights of Russia
to see a pretty nurse-and most Of
them are pretty-a slip Of "a girl, with
her white headdress. marshaling these
great, blond, hulking convalescent
soldiers along the street. Usually one
girl takes out about 10 or -, though
have seer 40 marching in twos under
the direction Of one wee woman.
She directs them with pretty author
ity. scolds them If they stop when she
wants them to 20 on, points out the
sights to them. shares in their wonder
and their open mouthed admiration.
fuses them If they do not mind, and
generally is obeyed as though she was
q field marshall. TX. ~, 'r
They are big chaps most, Of these
Russians-big and broad shou1dered;
and they clump along in their monster
boots, swathed in their great coats
and meekly do as the little nurse tells
them. She calls them my children"
and admontshes them and guards them
and steers them across the street car
tracks and past the busy corners: and
they all look to her with perfect, and
simple and childish trust and faith.
They do not know about cities; but
mah'lee maht-the little mother-wfll
Keep them from harm. r.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-22

Mill City Cooks Fear Invasion of
Their Field By Japs and ;.>:
49,. >::. 49,: Chinese. ',@* -:

The: minneapolis: Cooks union Is
waging q strenuous, battle to keep
that city from being invaded by Jap
anese:r and Chinese. ~: 1852. =?
During the last week several res
taurants have passed into the hands
Of the orientals, which sounds the
death knell of the organized workers
In those establishments.
Business Agent Sinton, Of the local
union states that where these orien-
tails have opce gained a foothold it
is almost impossible for an American
citizen to obtain a living, as they pay
only the very lowest wages, and even
that goes back to China or Japan.
The union cooks, citizens Of Mime
apolts, request that all people pa
tronize only the restaurants and eat
ing houses that employ white, citizen
cooks.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-22
AT THE LYCEUM

After an absence of more than a
year, Homer Barton has returned to
Duluth and will make his appearance
with the Baldwin Players at the Ly-
ceurn Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Barton is probably the most
popular leading man who has ever
appeared in dramatic stock compan-
res in Duluth. During the last ten or
fifteen years many leading men have
built UP big followings in Duluth:
Among: them Gus Forbes, Willard
Mack and Harry Minturn, but it is
doubtful If any of them were as popu-
lar with so many theater-goers as
Homer Barton.
"Likeab1e" is the word that best
describes Mr.. Barton as an actor. He
is not one of the matinee idol type,
but he has g. personality that ;. gets
across the footlights, and in light
comedy roles he has few equals
among stock actors. Mr.. Baldwin
tried to secure him for the company's
opening in Duluth, but was unable to
do so because of an unexpired con-
tract. Since then Mr.. Barton has
completed his contract and had a.
months vacation. With the expira-
ton Of Mr.. Brickert's contract and
the 1atter's desire to return to the
East, to begin an engagement there,
Mr.. Baldwin promptly secured Mr..
Barton's services, and he arrived in
Duluth Monday for rehearsals.
- The play chosen for Mr.. Barton's
first appearance is "In Walked Jim
tnie." . It will open with the Sunday
nna
with the usual matinees Wednesday
and Saturday.
I'm Walked Jimmie" should prove
an especially Happy choice. It is the
type of play to which Mr.. Barton is
best. adapted, and it offers him a light
comedy role. The play tells the story
Of the rejuvenation Of a: run down
shoe factory. The owner is in despair
and about to commit suicide; the en-
ployes are hopeless, the business a
wreck, when lin walks Jimmie"
Jimmie" is {. youth blessed with an
optimism which will not be denied.
He exudes life and good spirits, and
his optimism is so contagious that all
with whom he comes in contact :ac-
quire it. Jimmie promptly appoints
himself director Of the moribound
shoe factory and revives it. That
briefly tells the plot, but it does not
tell all the comedy situations and the
amusing lines that are contained in
the play. 1t has never been seen in
Duluth.
This weeks play has been popular
with Baldwin audiences. and the at
tendance has been good despite the
counter attraction Of fine weather,
The last performance will be given
Saturday evening, and it will also be
the farewell to Duluth of Mr.: Brick
ert. 70. J.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-22
FAVOR PENSION
ET|RED.E||NPL0:YES
House Committees Reports Favor
ably Upon Measure to Aid
Postoffice Workers.

The house committee on postoffice,
and post roads has voted to report
for passage a. retirement measure
which will enable postal employees
who have reached the age of 65
years, after rs years of service, to re-
tire on an indefinite leave Of absence
with an annual allowance Of 5000.
= '"This indefinite leave Of absence
plan, as agreed to by the house COM
mittee," said Secretary Flaherty Of
the National Federation of Post Of
iice Clerks, "is not ideal and does not
meet with the requirements of the
situation. It is, however, start in
the right direction. It will help to
bridge over a gap and save the old
men Of the postal service from. facing
dismissal or demotion."
The clerks are being aided in their
effort to secure retirement legislation
by the American Federation Of Labor
and at the recent convention Of the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-22

WASHINGTON. July 22.-The
Kern.McGillicuddy workmen's COM
pensation bill for injured federal en-
ployes has reached the senate, having
passed the house by a vote Of 2S6 to
3. The three votes against the bill
were given by Congressman Cannon
Of Illinois, Dies of Texas, and Page of
North Carolina. This bill was prom
1sed In the Democratic platform of
1912 and it is part Of the administra-
ton program to get it out of the way
before the fall campaign.
The bill, If passed by the senate,
will replace the inadequate law of
1908 which provides for less than
one-th1rd of the federal employees.
The Kern bill provides two-thirds of
wages and medical attendance during
disability for all civilian employees
injured in the service of the United
States. In its provisions the Kern
bill is similar to the workmen's COM
pensation laws of California, Ken
lucky, Massachusetts,, New York,
Ohio, and Wisconsin.
There are nearly 5000 accidents in
the government service annually
Many OF the victims, for whom no
provision is made under the existing
law, seek relief by introducing pri-
vate claim bills in. congress. Often
it has been many years before these
were passed and meanwhile the in
jured employee has ben forced to be-
come recipient OF private charity.
Members Of the. committee on edu-
cation and, labor to which the Kern
bill was referred in the senate, when
interview raid, with the exception of
the chairman, Senator Hoke Smith
of Georgia, that they were anxious to
expediate the passage of the bill. Sen
ator Smith intimated that there will
be no action during the remaining
month of this session unless q vigor-
Gus demand for it is made through
out the country.
1t is evident that to prevent this
bill from being buried in the senator
1a1 graveyard It will be necessary for
every labor man. to write his senator
without delay. This bill must not be
left to next MONTH or, next ses-
sfon.': The senators must know they
are being watched. Before the fall
elections is the time for their plat
form pledges to be fulfilled! Write
your senator today!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-22
NEARING DECLARES FUTU RE FRAUCHT
+ WITH DESTRUCTIVE POSSIBILITIES

land are perfected. The returns to
capital (the interest rate) show every
land increases, and methods Of using
indication of. advancing. It certainly
will not decrease in the near future.
Meanwhile the characterization of
capital proceeds apace. The day when
capital could be easily dissipated has
passed away. accounting systems, in
boards of directors and trusteeships,
conserve capital, reduce risks, distri-
butte dangers, and in general provide
against misadventures for which In
terest, at least in part is supposed to
be recompense. When once created,
capital does not disappear. Instead.
every conceivable method has been
devised to perpetuate It. It may even
add to itself, as it frequently does,
when earnings, instead of being used
for the payment Of dividends, are re-
invested and turned directly into new
capital.
The workers, meanwhile, are living,
for the most part, hand-to-mouth
existence, successful If they are able
to maintain health and keep up ap-
pearances Against the value Of the
products which their energy creates
is charged the property incomes for
which labor of some one must pay.
Today the producers of wealth are
saddled with an enormous property
$xa@ ~ ~
each passing year-increases far fast
er than the increase in the population
and which, from its very nature,
cannot be reduced, but must be con-
stantly augmented.
Were there no protest from the pro-,
ducers Of wealth, the future for capt.
tai would indeed be bright one.
With increasing stability, increasing
safety, decreasing risks. an increasing
interest rate, and increasing land val
ues, the property owners might face a
future of unalloyed hopefulness:
Fortunately, no such situation ex-
lists. On the contrary, there is every
indication that, with the passing years,
the producers of wealth" will file a.
protest Of ever increasing volume
against an economic system which au-
tomatically gives to those who already
have.
While the spirit Of protest grows In
intensity, the form remains a matter
which future years alone may deter
mine. An appeal to the available
facts leads to the conclusion that the
most effective protest the producers,
can make will be based on a clear.
recognition of the distinction between
service income and property income.
Shall the economic world decide that
each person expending effort is en-
titled to all the value for which his
effort is responsible-no more and no
less? Shall the economic world set
its stamp Of approval on effort, and
its stamp Of disapproval on parasitism
by turning the income from activity
into the hands Of workers, and deny /
Ing income to all others? Has the
time .arrivbed when a few may no
longer live in idleness upon the pro-
ducts created BY those who gave their
lives to labor? f.. 7s5 II B,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-22

H1BB1NG,s, July 19.-J. H. Baker,
member Of Duluth Carpenters Union
No. 361, who had an important place
In the parade last night is without
doubt the oldest ranking trade men,
ber in the state of Minnesota Mr.
Baker Joined a local carpenters union
at Grand Rapids, Michigan. in 1856.
He remained member of this union
until after the Civil war, after which
he affiliated with the local assembly
of the knights Of Labor. This was
in 1876. In 1884 he assisted in or
ganizing what is now known as the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners and was closely identified
with P. J. Mcguire, the talented
founder Of that organization.
Mr.. Baker came to Duluth in 1887
and was instrumental in organizing
the local union of carpenters, which
was chartered June %, 1887. He has
carried a union card for so years,
and for the last 20 years has been a
member of the Duluth Carpenters
Union. He has made it rule to al
/ ways pay his dues in advance.
! Until quite recently, Mr.. Baker was
an active member of the Organization
committee of the Federated Trades
land Labor sAsembly Of Duluth, Of
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-22
(By Betty Graeme. New York;.
faro YOU on this call?':

':Are you on this call?''
The words were. directed at me by
q young inferno and were the first
spoken to me after I secured permis-:
sion to ride tho ambulance" in the
tragic fight being made in New York
against infantile paralysis, the dread
disease that is reaping a death har-
vest Of one baby an hour.
To the inferno I was, in my nurse
garb, merely one Of many nurses
working in this great campaign
against death.
''Have you got your blankets, night
gowns. pins? There will be five this
trip
''There probably will be scrap or
two. Are you afraid?"
said I thought 7 was, but it
wouldn's prevent my going ahead
with the job; that I would not faint
or scream. did not tell him it was
my first trip to the East Side.
Scrap Seemed Likely.
-'Well, you know they are pretty
excitable, these foreigners, and they
object to giving up the children, so
We have to take them by force. II
there's any trouble we'll get police
man. Somebody will get a knife be-
fore we get through" -
/ I began to wish had never started
to play. -
/ We stopped at a grimy tenement on
Henry street and immediately g.
crowd swarmed around us like flies
at a picnic. Down dark, narrow
passage, up q dirty stairs flight after
flight, the doctor, knocking at every
day, making inquiries. But no one
had ever heard Of Mikel. For they
are all banded together by ties Of race
or fear, and none will give informa-
ton. We finally located the room.
The child was gone.
This is one reason for the spread of
the disease. The victim is passed
from family to family to escape quar-
antine. To these people contagion is
not even a name. The plague is but
an indication of the wrath Of Je-
hovah. Often it is impossible to. per-
suade them that the child is affected.
They will explain with many gestures
that it is only because "Ikey has a.
fraid on you" that he is unable to
move one side OF his face or unable
to stand upon: his pathetic: little legs.
Father Blocks Door. =:
The next call was in the italian
quarter on Delaney street; and they
were prepared The father blocked
the door, and when, with a quick
thrust Of the ARM. the muscular
young inferno caught the man and
pushed him out 81 the way: we were
met by thanking squad of male rela-
tives.
Two policemen brushed me aside
and bore down upon the fray, leaving
the doctor free to examine the child.
Wild >howls Of rage and anguish rose
from the throats : Of the mother,
grandmothers, sisters. cousins =, and
aunts: 1t was Bedlam: broke loose.
Chairs were splintered, heads were
bruised. I. saw a big zb1rly fellow hit
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-22
MURN|k|F HEADS
7RADEsAssEMBILy
U. S. Government Asks for Data
Regarding Necessity Of
Raising Wage Scales.

w. F. Murnian was elected presi-
dent of the. Duluth Trades assembly
at its annual meeting at the Owls
hall. Other officers chosen were:
James Mcclellan, vice precident; w.
j. butcher, secretary; w. r.. Thorn
son, treasurer; A. A. Barr, reading
clerk, Peter Schaeffer, sergeant-at-
arms; Fred Bernard, r. J. Cole and
James Graham, trustees.
A.. G. Catlin, w. J. butcher and A. A.
Barr were named as a special COM
m1ttee Of three to investigate and Sc
cure information, so that a letter
which has been received from the
United States department of labor
asking Tor data as to the Increase Of
wages in: Duluth and the amount of
the increase. if any. might be. an
swered.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-22
WOULD UNITE UNION
LABOR AND FARMERS

The conference and outing Of the
American Society Of Equity and the
Milwaukee Federated Trades council
in State Fair park, Aug: rs and ~,
Will be the first Of it's kind in the
United States.
The idea on which the event is
staged is the common interest of the
farmers and city workers.
Speakers Of national prominence
are being negotiated for and thou
sands Of trade unionists and farmers
will attend. The conference will be
opened by G. P. Norgoord,, state COM
missioner of agriculture, who will
speak on THE Farm and the State"