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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19

Favorites and non-favorites dividedS
the honcrs in the half dozen events
provided by the Metropolitan Jockey
Club. While those who enjoy a bit
Of wager on the speeding equnes
seemed quite adept at choosing the
best in the novice classes. they were
sadly at odds with true form when II
came to electing the winners in the
older classifcations, with the result
that the layers Of odds, in the main,
had slightly the better of the after
noon.
Perhaps the greatest upset came in
the classic Paumonok Handicap, the
fourth ILce Of the day, when Sand
Marsh, a despised and almost univer-
sally neglected son of Sandrigham-
MarshmGllow, romped home ahead Of
twelve highly touted performers, head
ed by High Noon. The Finn, Slumber
II, Top o. the Morning and Flying
Fairy
A few Of the wise ones had the tip
that Sand Marsh was on his toes, but
the majority of the bettors considered
High Noon the best Of the field and
backed their choice heavily. The son
Of Sandringham, however. had both the
leg and the courage, with the result
that he breezed home in front Of the
James Butler colt with lengths TO
spare.
Picturesque Bunch.
The first race brought together a
most interesting and picturesque
bunch Of seven maiden -year-olds,
of which August Belmont's Woodtrap
took the eye OF the crowd. and was
soon backed into favoritIsm. The
young racer responded nobly TO the
call of her rider, when challenged in
the stretch by Bally and Night Owl,
and beat those two TO the wire in a
driving finish which brought the
stands 10 their feet, cheering madly.
One fayorite having justified their
confidence, the enthusiasts charged
upon their less sanguine companions
with vigor, quickly installing Foxhall
Keene's bay fillv. Queen Nab as their
favorite in the second canter. Paw
huska also received a heavy play. be-
ing backed down from s 10 4 to
/ before post time. Doctor Gremer.
the second choice. also carried pretty
penny as the barrier went up.
To the dismay OF the admirers OF
Queen Nab. Mr.. Keene's FLY was left
az the post. Pawhuska. however, got
slightly the better Of the poor start,
and promptly took a comfortable lead
over his field. Il was pretty dash,
and the Whaler entry proved, by his
sterling race. that he is TO be reck-
oned with seriously during the COM
inc season.
The third race was the Suffolk Selling
Stake. and presented seven clever two
vear-olds. only the imported Jack
Mount and Andrew Miller's Battle Alb
bey being scratched. Straight For
ward. d clean and lissome son OF Star
Shoot -Frankness, captured the five
furlong dash without much trouble. and
again the student Of the celestial dope
was rewarded.
Crowded a bit at the start, Straight
Forward laid back until the top of the
stretch was reached, when he threaded
through the field and won going away.
Clifford Cochran's Leonie ran an uneX-
pectedly good race and captured sec
ond position, with Solveig, the inside
information" horse, fair third.
Running Shot Balks.
Running Shot, owned by Ralph d.
Earle, baked for five minutes IN front
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
Entries at Jamaica.

FRS, race Oso-y ear-od inaifens: file. AMI geld
ins. I've fur.0nssI-The Dean. III, Co-kiesheu
~. Julia Len. ii2. Bur.esqus. H.. Precise ll2
Second rare three olis AID Upward. selling
one mile and q sixteenth Good Counsel O. Cllr
Haven. loo. star Gaze. l2J 'Sln God 9s.
Third rae. three -yeIr-olds ard upsArd: selling
sfI flrlonss I-'Ash Can. l0T DerFish. III Estima.
be- "a. Flsg Day los.
Fourth rae three yesr-olfs ard upward: N,
Nevada Handicap. sir flrlonssI-C0mely III
Et7lscsn. III. lie VIII. lis. Lord Roczvale. 81
Landslide %.
Flfth race l'1Hr- year olds and unxar4 selling
one mile sri sixteenth -M0nmoufh no. Juliet
no. Devil Fish. l.5. Luther rs. 'M0uoc4-y no
cir Haven. Us.
sixth rae Ithrps yesr-olf, and upward. selling
~ ard q hsN fur'ougs I-Nsushon rs. Dr Grenler
Jos. Chesferon us. Brghouss u.s. 'Afy Dounis
i03 'V0lusca. los. Thesieres. us.
sApprvntice allowances cislnod
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
CLEVELAND CLINCHES
HOLD ON LEAD
Indians Bunch Hits Off Great
Walter Johnson.

Washington, May lS.-Cleveland
punched hits Off Walter Johnson to-
day and defeated Washington by a
score Of TO 2.
Two triples and double gave the
visitors two runs in the second inning,
and in the seventh a double, triple
and an error produced two more.
The Senator'S scored one run IN the
third on two singles. a sacrifice and
an infeld out, and one in the seventh
on two hits and two bases on balls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
MICHIGAN FINALLY
DEFEATS ITHACANS

Ithaca. \. Y, May ls.- Michigan
turned the tables on Cornell here this
afternoon, in the last Of a series Of
three games, and won by the score OF
4 10 ?. Costly inheld errors, espe-
cially by Eckley, were largely respon-
sible for this defeat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
REDS WIN AFTER
NUMBER OF DEFEATS

Cincinnati Ohio. Nav 1s. Cincinnati
broke its long losing streak here TO-DAY
bv defeating Boston, 3 to 2. Inc Nlsl-
tors took the lead in the first inning
when Evers was passed. and scored on
singles by Collins and konetcny'
Tho scorc follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
Total .s715c7ieo Total b.

T7Fo-6a5e f'T5"WIIeI- -Ts-eT- ~ N-T1- -
-SDo'ten MaNans Hooper ~. Sacrifice hits
Johnson. Pratt Miller 90. Double pays-Neiiman
10 Pratt 10 Sisler johnson % Pratt 20 Siser. Eos
ter 70 Janvrn n HobiiueM LEFT on base, s.
Bsses On balls-Or Welman. Of Foster. 4. Hits
and earned ulns-Or Wcimsu 8 hits ard ! run On
innings: N Foster. ~ hits ard rms IN inn
ings struck out-By Foster. .. Umpires Nallln
and Diueeu Time a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
BROWNS WIN FIRST
VICTORY FROM FOSTER

Boston, May 49, st. Louis batted
Foster hard to-day and defeated Bos-
ton. to !. Welman had the locals
at his mercy, holding them 70 five
singles Boston also hit the ball hard,
but usually to a waiting fielder
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
rotals...a17Ai33l rotals....S2

T,vo-base Murphy. Home run-McInnb sac
riAce hits-J Collins. Mclnnis. steilbauer. Myers
Double play--Witt. Lsioie ard Nclnni' len on
srrors-CFicago. 2. Philadelphia. 3. Bases m balls
or Fsber 3 Of Nfyer . Hts snd earned runs
or Faber hits and runs in l-8 tnninSs, o1
Williams BIT ard no runs IN % inning on Benz
! hit and no runs 90 ! inning - MeTE US
,rd I nun in Q innings Hit by pitcher By faber
Ipgrt1 Strlck out-By Faber. 3. Dry McH. 4
via pitch-Myers. Umpires -Hildebrand and
Evans. Time a..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
WHITE SOX LOSE
TO CONNIE'S MEN

Philadelphia, May 49, The Phila-
delphis Athletics drove Faber Oft the
rubber in the seventh inning to-day,
and defeated Chicago by a score OF
3 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
Club Standing
in international

GAMES TO-DAY.
Newark at Montreal.
Richmond at Toronto.
Providence at Buffalo.
Baltimore at Rochester.
RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY.
Baltimore. 3 Rochester, !.
Newark at Montreal wet Erd's).
Richmond at Toronto tooldl.
Providence at Buffalo (oold).
STANDING OF TEAMS.
WI.P.C.I W. l.. PC.
Newark. 10 .s57 Montreal. 'soV
Richmond II 5 SIS Rochester. ~ .29t
baltimore - 6 .6s7 Buffalo. ~ .25O
Provid'ce. 10 ) .667 Toronto. IL wv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19

Two base hits-Wsnbssanss ~. Three base hits
Wo.,a-d Crarey CoyeiesAe. stolen hsses-Grsney
Turner (2l. Speaker Sacrifice hiis-nmer. Milan
Double plsy-Morgsn. Mcbride, Judge 20 Williams
base on errors-Cleveland. ,. Bass on bals-O1
johnson. .. or Coveeskie. q OF Bagby. HIS
IN 8 IL innings: OF Basby. / hit and no runs in
2 % innings Hit by ptcher-By Johnson lGandi).
Struck ou,-By Johnson. Q By Bsgby. l. Jmpi-es-
Chill and OLoushlin. Time--200.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19

Sacrifice hits-Niemann Clan First bose on er-
rors- Lahadie struck out-By Sutterhy. = By
Miller Base OF balis-O~ Sutterhy. 81 MI
ler l. Hit ~ pifcher-Eckley Passed balls
dunno Earned rurs-Reem. Labaiie Wild pitch
Sut.rrty Double plays-Burpce funassis'cdI .
sau'ers 10 Buuee. Brsrdei 20 Casweu 20 Newell
Umplre-Dr F3nn. q Rochester. Tine q game
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
Baltimore, 3; Rochester, /.

A. koUHe.fer ~ =
Baltimore ... 0 o %
Barteries-shsunan and M-A1oy. Kerusy'' a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19

-7ITT' 'I- FTI'IT :" ITT.-I7t -
fBafted ,or Mccarthy ~ the ninth innlns
chicago ......... 0 0 0 Il
Tro.baSs hits Zimmerman 90. saisr. schultz
Three base hit Johnston. stolen base -flsch sac
rifro hfs-Flack ~. Williams. Double p'S
Archer % Mccarthy T>'f on bases- Brooklyn, =
Chicago : FIRST base ofi errors BROOKLYN, 2.
Base on balls-OH Rucker. / OF Cheney or
~eAtou { Hts and earned runs-ON kucnr
iife ,rd nm. IN 3 "a innings ~ Cheney. hts
and nin In 3 % innings. oT Pierce. his and j
r.u iu inning none out I'm secoudl o. Seaion $
llis and no runs in innings Struck or Is!
Vurkcr 3: by Cheney. 5. b. Seaton. .. Pas'en
ball-Muer. Umpires-O'Day and Eason. Time
Z.l0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
Results of Games in Two Leagues
And Standing of Battling Teams
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

GAMES TO-DAY.
Detroit at New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Washington.
81. Louis at Boston.
RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY.
Cleveland. 4: Washington. ,.
81. Louis. Z: Boston, ].
Philadelphia. 5 Chicago. I.
Detroit vs.. New York (colD.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
W.L.P.C.' W.L.P.C.
Cleverd 20 9 $50 Detroit - l6 AS
Wash'n Is 10 .643 Chicago II II AZ
y. York IL II $50 Phila... II 10 .iOI
Boston. - IL ISL st. luis 10 10 $50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19

Three base hit Connolly. Home Nl.i,
s s,4ee,4.1 Double pIsy-Loudeu 10 He7os 20
chase Ter, ba,es-Bosioa T'n''I ps.l; On
- 90 pc,iihsch s. ~ Schneider. J. MS
Pa .sd .,rnsd runs-on ReuIbseh. : hiis .nd va :
nuns IN innings. ~ Schnsidsi, ~ ms H.,,ib1-
IN 1Lan,d.7 by Scfneidcr Go,vdy. Struck OUT
Rs1ibsch 8; hy Schneider 3. Time 70 I'm
uires-Klcrn and Emsle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19

Tine. OF . Sisrf gor1- Won goinF sVay.
Winner. D. r.. % by Star Shoot trsnkness Owned
By r. r. Wilson. ir. Trained by T. j. Hesly
FOURTH RACE-Psumonok Handicap For thrse
esr-ods and upwarj. Purse s.. 800. Sir fur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
GAMES TO-DAY.
>eW York at II Iouis

New York at st. Louis.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
Boston at Cincinnati
RESULTS OF CANES YESTERDAY.
New York. 3 81. Louis, 0.
Chicago, 4; Brooklyn. , 90 I'M.
Philadelphia. 3; Pittsburgh. 0.
Cincinnati, 3 Boston. 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING
W.L.P.C. W.LP.C.
Br'klyn IL Q .59llSt. Luis II IL .4S3
Boston. - Q .59l y. York 10 - 1875
Phila.. II 10 .5S3 Cin'nati Is II 1873
Chic'go - 10 $50 Pittsb'h IL II 1898
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
Results of Racing
at Jamaica Track

FIRST RACE-For maiden two year. dds By
sIbscrIption Of s. each with $500 added Five
furi0ugs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19

Tine LIZ - Start COOL Won easily. Win
ner. b. e. (. by Ssndrirgham- Marshmallow. Owned
by z. Rose. Trained uy r.. q. Miller.
FIFTH RACE-Selling. four year dds and ID
ward. Subscription NJ s. and $500 added. One
mile and one sixteenth.
Ho-- Weight Jockey Odds - Ftnish
sam McMeekin. l.ll6. Haynes II out 10,
Gailop 5...........ll5 Is. .MetcaH ll-5 Out. -
Luther. e..........ll3.. Tap.in l2-l IS 3
Time. ~. start COOL Won handilv Win
Belmont Trained by S c Hldrsth
SIXTH RACE selling. three year olds and up-
ward By subscription OF s. with $500 added.
Sir furiougs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19

ro,als...'a:s@l5s. Totals...''t'sri
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19

b. h. by ChappsQua Merceiha. Owned and
trained by John Whaicn.
THIRD RACE-Suffok Selling Stakes. for two
year ods By subscription % SIS. starters SIS
additional Value. $500 Five furlonss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
Giants Score Eighth
Victory in a Bunch
Clear the Track!

Two base -McKechnie Bschor. Three base
hit-Doyle Double plays Fletcher - Doyle 20
MerkIc. Mckenzie TO Doyle 20 Merkle LEFT on
bascs-Ncv York. ?: 81 Louis. q Fist base on
crror-NeW York. 81 Louis. O. First base on
hsus-OW Renton. or Ames, g. HTS and
earned runs-ON Benton. hits and no runs In ?
innings. or Ames 5 hits and nuns in innings
Iiit hy piichcr-By Ames. Merkle. Struck out BY
BENTON T. by Ames. I. Tme-l'N Umpires-
Byron and Quiglty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19

rotal,~.a.7also. Totals....'ia9:7 1913.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-15

back into the school system. If the
president says they have been cured
would vote to put them back into
employment"
You attached a stigma to these
three persons in the statement of the
president June q, that the teachers
dropped were superannUated, inefh-
cient, insubordinate or mentally I'M
sound" said Max Loeb. UNLESS you
tell us in what particulars they have
changed you cannot expect us to
vote for these appointees."
Following is the vote:
For Election-Mrs. Vosbrink, Hol-
puch, Kruetgen, Young, Eckhart,
Mrs. Thornton, Piggott, Jacob Loeb.
Against Election Lipsky, Collins,
Peterson, Max Loeb, Mrs. Mcmahon,
Mrs. Gallagher, Huehl.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-15
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

ELENINAEIl DINlEE y
New London, Conn.-Mrs. Annie E
Howe, President Wilson's sister, who
is critically i'll here, still weaker to-
day, said official bulletin.
Savanna, IIl.-Gay CasteII, chief
engineer of Upper Mississippi dredg-
ing crew at work in river here, fell
from dredge and drowned.
Berlin, via Wireless to SayViIle.-
Presumably in retaliation for stop
page of coffee shipments to Sweden
by British government, Sweden has
detained 10000 tons of coffee des-
tined for Finland.
St. Paul, Minn.-First snow of the
season reported falling at Little Falls,
Mimi, while temperature remained =
below freezing. Late corn and vege-
tables damaged.
San Francisco.-Reports that bark
Star Of Chile was aground and in
danger off Point Pedro, south of the
Golden Gate; denied.
MISUNDERSTANDING to news.
papers here, test mobilization of the
Dutch army has been ordered for
Saturday.
New York;. J.. Shubert, theatre
cal producer, sued for separation by
wife, who says he is worth more than
$1,00O,O00, but has failed to support
her.
Peoria, III.-AIex w. Tying, "a, mill
hOnaire, and Miss Hilda Anderson,
80, eloped.
Neutrality-suspicious. persist that
Sec'y Of Commerce RedfeId will re-
sign to become chairman of new tar
if comm and that DR.. E. Pratt, chief
of bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce dept, will succeed him.
Kingsport, Tenn.-Mary, big eIe-
plant which killed circus trainer
here during performance, found
guilty of murder by state authorities.
Sentenced to hang. Swung from der
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-15
NEW CHAPTER IN MATTERS
CASE is SPRUNG


Mrs. Meta Wright Hartman, wife
of Fred Hartman, owner of Aristo
theater, 1850 Lincoln av, wrote
new chapter in the strange story of
Fred Matters, late husband of DoIlie
Ledgerwood Matters. Mrs. Hartman
said that before her marriage to
Hartman she had an "affair" with
Matters and from the "affair" son
was born. She promises further &C
ton.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Central West Side Y. P. 81. will
meet at Workers institute, 920 S.
Ashland, Friday tonight
Debate tonight at Social Turner
hall, Belmont and PauIina, by mem
bers of Socialist party of oath ward
on Should America Prepare for De-
fense?"
New York. - Oliver Morosco has
leased new theater being built across
from Hotel Aston Says he'll have
theater in Chicago next fall.
Helmets for aViators have been
been invented with wireless receiv-
ing telephones built into the ear
flaps.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-11-16
RULES AGAINST LABOR.
Supreme Court Refuses to Review Con-
Vietion Of Mine Workers.

Supreme Court Refuses to Review Con-
Vietion Of Mine Workers.
The United States supreme court has
refused to review the convictions Of
four labor leaders in the 1913 West
Virginia coal strike, who were SEN
fenced to six months imprisonment
for contempt of court In failing to
obey an injunction by a federal dis
trict judge.
The cases are another outcrop of liti-
cation in connection with Judge Day.
tons decree that the United Mine
Workers union was an unlawful con.
spiracy in its organization and opera
ton. The defendants were members
Of the union and were found guilty of
melting miners to leave or refuse EN-
ployment Their conviction was affirm.
ed by the fourth federal circuit court
Of appeals on the theory that Judge
Dayton's decree against the United
Mine Workers was valid.
The case ia set for rearraignment be.
fore the supreme court during the pres
emit term. The four leaders were Fan.
ME Sullens, Frank Ledvinka. James
Oates and Hiram Stephens.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-11-16
EYEsIGHT OF WORKERS.

Poor Lighting and Bad Sanitary condI-
tions Cause injuries In Factories.
'The Eye In Industrial Accidents"
IL the title of bulletin by DR.. Nelson
M. Black of Milwaukee, which has just
been published by the department OF
general information and welfare of the
University of Wisconsin extension di-
vision, to urge cooperation among fac
tory workmen. foremen and superin-
tendents to reduce the number of In
juries to eyes.
saThere may be individual instances
Of sheer, wanton negligence OF the
dangers OF destroying eyesight and the
methods of prevention by both EN-.
ployers and employees" the bulletin
declares. "In the vast majority Of In
stances, however, what may appear SUI
perficially to be criminal indifference
or negligence is most likely to be q
lack OF complete understanding OF the
various ways that eyes and eyesighi
may be destroyed"
The pamphlet takes up the discus
sion Of accidents In which the eye Il
factor. the kinds OF eye injuries. the
prevention OF eye injuries and the
equipment and work in first aid to eye
injuries. Dr.. Black lists carelessness
poor lighting and poor sanitary condi
lions as some OF the prime causes.
"One Of the most frequent sources
Of eye Infections In Industries Is thu
attempt to remove the foreign body
from the eye by one who knows moth
Ing about the proper method Of doinf
such a thing, and who uses the cornel
OF a dirty handkerchief or the point o
a dirty knife blade. the chewed end o
] a match or toothpick or some simila
oh1eck.a
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-11-16
In the District Court of the Third Ju-
diclal District, State of Idaho IN
and for the County of Ada.
IN THE MATTER OF THE AP-
PLICATION OF MRS. IDA A.
BURT TO CHANGE NAME.

To the District Court of the County
of Ada, State of Idaho:
The petition of Mrs. Ida A. Burt,
respectfully shows to the court that
she is over the age of twenty-one
years and resides in Boise, Idaho.
That she desires to take another
name than that which she now has;
that the new name which she proposes
to take and assume is Miss Ida
Schnell;
That the reason for her application
for such change of name is that since
she is no longer married she desires
to take and be known by her maiden
name, Miss Ida Schnell;
That your petitioner was born at
Harvard, Clay County, Nebraska; that
her father is not living, that her
mother, Mrs. Margaret Schnell, and
her brothers Adam and Pete Schnell
all live and reside at Harvard, Nebras-
ka;
That no previous application for
such an order has been made by pc
titioner to this or any other court;
WHEREFORE, your petitioner
prays that the order of this court,
granting her leave to take the name
of Miss Ida Schnell in place of Mrs.
Ida A. Burt, her present name, pursu-
ant to Title 8 Of the Code of Civil
Procedure. and for such other relief
as may be proper.
MRS. IDA BURT.
Delana & Delana,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
State of Idahol
IS:
County of Adal
Mrs. Ida A. Burt, being first duly
sworn deposes and says that she 4
the petitioner in the above entitled pc
tition; and says that she has read the
above petition, knows the contents
thereof and believes the same to be
MRS. IDA A. BURT.
Subscribed and sworn to before ms
this 23rd day Of October, 1916.
z. S. DELANA,
Notary Public, Ada County, Idaho
! (Seall
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-11-16
Lsbor Makes Rseerd.

More wages were paid to workers In
the factories Of New York state in
August last than In any month since
the war began. according to hgures by
the state department of labor. From
July to August there was an increase
Of 2 per cent In wages and slight in
crease in number Of employees. Total
wages in August last were SO per cent
greater than In August. 1915. and "A
per cent greater than in August. 1914.
Total employees were IS per cent
greater in August last than In August.
1915. and % per cent greater than IN
August, 1o1A
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-11-16
LABoR's TIME AND OUTPUT.
Why the Shorter Work Day Tends 70
Increase Production.

Why The Shorter Work Day Tsnds 70
Increase Production.
What a commentary on the intelli-
gence Of the countryF' exclaimed To-
cal merchant as he scanned the head
lines Of the paper, writes H. J. Bar
rett in the New York World Strikes
declared on all sides, and more to
come. And the cost Of every strike is
finally met by each one of us in the
shape Of higher living costs. It's a
mad world, my mastersr Each man
for himself, and the devil take the
hindmost.
II see that President Wilson has as
serted that society now recognizes the
justice and reasonableness of the eight
hour day. There is a peculiar feature
about the shorter work day which has
but recently been discovered. Scien-
tiflc tests have established the fact
that in many lines of manual labor
man win readily accomplish more in
eight hours than in nine or ten. This
is not due to any sentiment Of graft
| LunC 1OE bnc AG0uNbAOA IA NUM- AG
man consciously exerts no more effort
In an eight hour work day than In
nine or ten. But, because the toxin
Of fatigue has less opportunity to poi
son and exhaust the system, his eff
cheney is increased and his production
Increased.
"In Belgian plant the hours Of the
piece workers were reduced from
twelve to seven and half. The men
resented the cut because they expected
1t to lower their earnings Within a
short time their pay envelopes contain
ed more money than under the old
regime. This surprised the men, but
not the management. which had taken
the step with just this object in view.
"An English manufacturing plant, To-
Gated at Manchester. tried the expert
ment of cutting their work week from
fifty-three to forty eight hours The
result was an increase In the per cap
lta production.
these are but two Of many similar
instances. Thus we find that, although
Dor demands the eight hour day be-
cause it wants more time for rest and
recreation, the fact Of the matter is
that In many cases 1t is to capitals In
terest to grant 1t.
Cant you see a grotesque element
Of humor In that situation2 A strike
is called for shorter hours; the en-
ployer says that he can't afford to
grant the demand and thereupon hires
force Of men to break the strike
Riot and anarchy prevail production
ceases-the militia is called out. and
you and / complain of the increased
cost Of living. And If both parties tc
the controversy but realized 1t the men
are trying to force the management to
make more money If you doubt this
read Miss Josephine Goldmark's book
Fatigue and Efficiency issued by the
Russell Sage foundation of New York
You'll begin to realize that many ap
parently conflicting interests are really
not so at all; that, as Henry Ford says
the squarer deal you give your mel
the bigger your bank balance be
comes"