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Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17

New York. May te.--coFFEE- not
more than moderately active, the market
Tor coffee futures made new high records
for the season during today'H trading There
seemed TO be no fresh feature 10 the gen.
nral news that was particularly emphasized
around the ring. but tho market received
support from some Of tho brokers' who had
been prominent buyers on recsnt advances,
and was evidently influenced by the con,
tinuod ateadineaa Of Brazil Prices opened
al q decline 81 1 TO 3 points under little
HcntterinK liquidation. but soon rallied, with
July selling up TO soc, and December %
sic during the afternoon. There seemed
to be a little more coffee for sails late IN
the day, but tho close was within point
u the best and from 9 10 points net
higher sales, $3.50 bass May, s4aei
June, s.bie; July, !. 5sei August, s.bsc; Sep.
teInber, k.64c. October, bgses November,
3 72c; December sic. January, s.sie, Feb
ruary s.seoi March, s.sic: April. sstc.
spot steady. Rio ~, bAes santos ~,
ioke n was reported that about 5000
bags OF santos coffee had been sold by one
Importer 20 another, but that general bust.
moss remained quiet No fresh offering
were received from Brazil.
The official cables reported no change
In the Brazillan markets.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
Census Enumerators
Named by the Board

School census euumerators were
appointed as follows last night b,
the Board Of Education, TO begin
work June /.
bancroft, Mrs Grace Anderson
lieals, Mrs. Howard Miller
bruWn Park Mira Frances 7pnvsk
tRse " nFunsr
Castelar,. Mrs Jessie Christie
Central Norman Hsveriy
Central Park, Mrs Eduh IahnsaR
tlluen iilli, Mrs Caroline christensen
columbian Mrs klisabrth n chrlaty
Tene.nlns Marie y Hohcr,son
Druid Hiil Mrs t.aw Flttef
Dundee Mrs Rela e. smith
'4peni flereuee Lake
karnam phii0menA tiefmAa
Franklin Mlidred E Banker
Naftntt Mrs EtfA HANCOCK
tte,S 'hstH' We Shanffsld.
toward kfaRsdf usfths y Wauhss
daFsaanh heaf Nath
Aelleu W. iefg,,qgs Neal
tincein Mrn ii = LampkfH
iens Mahei A ueFmlsf
lsthfep, Afs tsreifa nfeess
iHeaik nartan hlra
Madison Me- Nlis ilanfats
MniaF tara Aifs nsFths y Nnea
raeffe So e - efssa4a
fefs afs James rsFtaf
tsfstasa tHss kathsfisa AHtffaaA
efWafHta Nflhs Naaa8saHAasf
NhsfHsaH. Wt.tsM Al Etats4aaa
Ha#fM NeNHaiias WWfteM RS
8H8fh antfAN Nsmn ttaHt
aaHth tiH.fI lHhtrah kIa.aa
fFtla Wfs kaas affFaas
tfHt5M WsnfHa HHhattsaa
WalHHi $3.50 MHfh hIHehaft
MHHHEaH tHHfa hHHNF
s8& HNAa AHHa M8ttHWH
Wsasaa sffa hata H&k
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
Quotations Of the Day on the Various
Commodities.


New York. May le.-FLouR--steady.
but quiet
wHEAT-spot. irregular; No / durum,
ti2gA; No. 4 hard, ti2sh No. 1 north
ern Duluth, sf,abA No. ] northern Mani
toba. i1.34 T. o, b. New York. Futures were
firm. May, ti,24h
coRN-spot steady; No. 2 yello'V, Sfko
Q. l. Now York
oATs-spot, steady. standard, Sao, No.
. white, b0Wb0hc.
HAY-strong; No. I iitbqi,boi No
i3gQ14oi No. ., si.2o@i.so; shipping
HoPs-steady. state, common % ehoice.
1915, i3M28o; 1914 0Wsc; Pacific coast
1915, l20ibo; 1914, sWipo.
HtDEs-Firm; noEota, ssWsto; Central
L.fEETHER-Firmi hemiooh firsu s7ei
seconds 36o.
PRoVIsIoNs-Pork steady; mess, ,3b.bo
a26.00, family, I2s.00W2s,0 90; short clear
t23. 90 n 1900 Beef. steady; mess 1880
als00; family, $4,000 1000. Lard, easy
middle west, ti3tbWi32b.
TALLOW-tlulet; city, 1Qhci special
iic country i0h n10Ac.
CfTEEsIJ-Firm; receipts LIZ boxes
state held specials. ISM Ti9hct fresh spe.
cfais. tTMc. fresh average fancy, l7ei
Wisconsin twins, held, ism ~ lse
POuLTHY---Alive, firm broilers gSW
37c; other prices not settled dresHsd, quiel
chickens, i7@52ei fowls, i7hW22e' tuf-
btjTTER- Firmer. receipts, 1000 tuhe,
creamery extras, sou n ~ lact creamery
flrsts, 2ai5 " soc; seconds, 2hM1ac
EGGB-Firm, receipts 20,z21 cases fresh
gathered extras, 2fi4 m2bci regular packed
firsts, 2gm2Sl4os seconds, gOh Wslhc
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
asaa-
GIRL WITH RED HAIR
WANTED AT OMAHA U

Girls with Titan hair are at a premium
at the University or Omaha since the
students began preparing for Gala day,
the largest and brightest social affair
Of the school season which will be given
Friday evening in John Jacobs Memoir
ial hall
In the freshmen play "a Barsaln at
Blumstein's" two OF the auburn tressed
goods are needed and as the freshmen
class boasts OF but one there is a pos
sibility that one OF the young men Will
have TO masquerade under a nom de
plume wearing red wig as a number
Of the lower class girls have emphatically
refused to appear on tire stage with other
than their original locks.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
STOCKS AND BoNDs.


New York, May iB.-speciaitler, par
ticularly the war group and motor issues
were In further demand at the renewal OF
trading today. Dealings were active and
diversified with free action Of large lndi.
vidual offerings Gains OF ! to almost
points were registered by crucible Steel,
eohol and American Zinc and National
Lead, while WHY'S Overland scored a now
high record on Its appoint advance 10 276.
Mexicans also were strong, American
Smelling rising briskly New York Cen
trial, Canadian Pacific. Baltimore Ohio.
Erie, Norfolk e. Western and United States
Steel gained substantial fractions.
Trading fell away In the afternoon, q
squirt In Can issues furnishing the only di
version OF that dun period. specialties and
coppers showed greater heayiness and the
list whole was disposed TO yield.
The following quotations are furnished by
Logan & Bryan, members New York Stock
exchange. ais South Sixteenth street.
Number Of sales and leading quotations
an ntoehA todnv yeras
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17

ST. Louis, Mo. May lG.--cATTLE-- RE-
ceipts $500 head; market steady. native
beef steers i1.b0ae.ss yearllng steers and
ers and feeders. ts.B0as.b0; Texas aud
Oklahoma steers, fb76mefb; cows and
heifers. ib.00WE 90, prime yearlinR steers
and helfsra, tkbbMa.b0; native calves, 80. 90
uii 90, prime southern steers. g9.00dgb0.
HOds-Heocpts, 1880 hesdt market
lower. pigs and llghts, sl7bmio,0b; mixed
ti0hbmIn.10
SHEEP AND LAMBs--Reeelpts, 1900
i lambs. 1890 10; clipped lambs. 81 %
$1,000 clipped owes, f.604s.b0. spring
lambs $40 0udDitn0.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17

CATTLE-Hscelpts we're liberal this
morning, 2bs cars being reported IN This
brings the total for the three days up 20
e,s27 head. which ls smaller than last
week and a year ago
The market for beef steers was very ae-
tive and everything IN that line sold quickly
at prices that were fully steady 70 . little
stronger Good beeYes sold as high as 1895,
the best price paid thus far
The general run Of cows, hsfera, stock
ers and feeders was steady with ycstef-
day.
Quotations on cattle Good to choice
yearlings, fe00Me.60 good to choice beeyes
ss.OoWssbi fair 20 good beeyes, ts7bap 90.
common 70 fair beeves, t76bUs75; good to
choice heifers, sTb0as75. good 10 choice
cows, S1s90msi0. fair 10 good cows, $500
100, common 10 fair cows t4.2bu6.B0, good
10 choice feeders tzeBQ6.2b: fair 10 good
feeders, f,t0N7s5. common TO fair feed
ers, sgt0uig0i good TO choice stockers
N,7bms.2b; stock helfers, sT2E4B2bt
stock ealyes, s7.0oaa 300, veal calves, ~ 90 d
ll6o; bulls stage, etc, tsoeqsO0.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
GRAIN And PRODUCE MARKET
Wheat Receipts Arc Fair, But the
Run of Corn and Oats is
Very Light
MOST PRICES ARE UNCHANGED

OMAHA May 10, 1915.
wheat receipts were fair today, but the
receipts ~ corn and oats were very light
No. 3 hard wheat sold az about cent de-
cline IN some instances, but most or the
wheat sales were made az practically I'M
changed prices.
The corn market was very quiet, duo 70
light receipts. and the trade IN this cereal
was unin4poriant Tho demand however.
for corn was pretty fair sad the bulk or
the samples went at unchanged prices
There were only a few cars Of oats sold
and the market for this cereal remained
steady.
rye sold a half cent higher and barley
was quoted unchanged.
clearanoes were Wheat and flour equal
TO 600 bushels; corn, 10000 bushels
oats $4,000 bushels.
Liverpool close Wheat. unchanged 10 "a
lower. corn, Nd to ID lower.
Primary wheat receipts were bREenV
bushels and shipments $4,000 bushels
against receipts Of $4,000 bushels and
shipments OF 7os. 900 bushels last year
Primary corn receipts were bs6 900
bushels and shipments 70st000 bushels
againat receipts Of ssi 900 bushels ana ship
menta Of 900 bushels last year
Primary oats receipts were l,OIhVvy
bushels and shipments i,stb,ooo bushels
AGAINST receipts OF 8s9 900 bushels and ship
iaents Of sci 900 bushels last year.
CARLOT RECEIPTS.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17

Omaha, May ls-pRAIRIE HAY-cholce
upland. ~ 600 tisb0i No. l. tto,o0Qll.oo !
Choice midland. stobo@iioo. No, i, 1900
ml0003 No. n tf.nnNe.0O. No 4, sG00m
00 Choice iowland. fab0QiA 90; No r.
$500
STRAW on the market No de.
mand 60 speak Of Choice wheat, $500
8 co. choice cat OF rye. 81 ,0nm6h0.
ALFALFA~Chniea tta.khWta.B0; No
tli.50Wfe.6es No. 2. 5000 1899.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17

Kansas city, May 6.CATTLE--Re &c pts
$500 head. market strong prime fed steers
ss86ma.sbi dressed beef steers, ts2b@Q.ab
western steers. ts.3b@9.s0; stookers ant
feeders. s700as.ft bulls, s6,O0@7.1b
calves, kst0mo76,
Hods~ Receipts, 1000 head; market
lower bulk ~ sales. tss5aash, heavy
~ gOmas2h packers and butchers, 80 SO a
sec, lights, t9bbmg.sbi pigs, tsS0as.00
SHEEP AND I.AMi3 Receipts, s.0ai
head market highkr; lamha. fi0.O0Wli.3b
yearlnRs, ". feWlt.sbi wethera. ss00ma.t0
ewes, 81 hnda3b
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17

New York May H. MET Al. S--Lead,
s. lAqi7 IS, spelter weak East ST. Louis
delivery, flhIb asked. Copper firm cleo.
trolytic nearby nominal. August and
later, ksaoAH3et0 Iron steady and I'M
changed. Tin firm SPOT, SO n0riO o.
a. London. Spot copper, its pounds.
futures, iG pounds eleetrplytic. las
pounds. Tin, spot, NJ pounds, ita. fu-
lures ia1 pounds ths Lead. ~ pounds
i5si speiter, ai pounds
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17

New York May ~EVAruRArEn
APPLIES 4uints fancy fMAei choice q
ehr prime. 8NkAr
DRIED fNuiFA rfuHes ftrm call.
fafniss a. NE. taFfEons fWter Arfleats
ataadfE fhHiCe. : afft gktfa choice ~
miia fantH tlHttkc reaahss. steady
thHlse tMA4 ehtfa choice AAMAMct
fAhrfs A&WFAG Haislna aalet loose muA
ratels. kWA.F ehniae te fsnef. seeded
asei sssiiess. "a Nt3f
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
Kansas CITY Grain and Provisions,

Kansas city May ig.--WHEAT cast No
hard. ti0e@ti7 No red, ti,OsWllbi
May, l.07A, July. tl,09k
CoHN-No. mixed, 70i5 @7lei NO.
white, 7IM7fhc; No 2 yellow. 72N72hei
May gbe. July, GoM 1gaAc.
OATs-Ho, 2 white, $50 7oi no. mixed
40 a. 2e.
BUTTER--Creamery 2oe; tirsts, 2foi
seconds, 2Ec packing, csc,
EGaag=FirHts, ave.
POuLTRY-Hens lbci turkeys we
springs 2bc.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
MInnenpoIis Grain Market.

Minnenp0lla, May NV HEAT-..Ma3
ff.22! July, tt2tl Cash wheat No,
hard 81 III, No ! northern fi22Wisb; No
2 northern, ti.lBh mt.22iz
FLOEH~~-unchanRnd
BARLEY 7bet
RYE~~aAm9bc
BHAN-fip.00mi050
G4 2Fs-Ns / SyS SIIis" ts1l!:s@4tgafe
FLAXBEED--tl.a6A H2,00ts
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Cate, stonEi Hogs, Weak sheep,
Strong.

Chicago, May ls.-CATTLE-Receipt
1000 head market strong native beef cat
stockerg ana feeders, Ss0Oms.s5. cows and
heifers. 1880: calves, s. 00M II 90.
HOGs-Receipts 1000 head; market
weak, 16e lower; bulk Of sales. fs.a 1910.
lights, 3970QiOl0; mixed. ts.70910.ibi
heavy, SS.70@i0.i5. rough, tsI70Ws.s5; pigs,
t7BO99.40.
SHEEP AND LAMBs--eReeeipts ~, 600
head, market strong; wcthers, s7.B00l0.00;
ewes, t5.s009S0. lambs. f9.00ml2G5.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17

ti.Isaf2I' NO 2 hard, nominali May
d9daNmao,. y Z, P1Q7aAei No white. u
47Ah0; July, 75ci MAY. use.
OA'rS-No. ?. 4aci No. white, nominal
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17

cows and heifors. ,s.750LoO. bulls. stays,
etc s. 010 $40.
HOGs-Raeelpta, s. 900 head. market ! DC
lower; heavy g8gba970. mixed, $3.50
q65; light, t925a9.tbi bulk o. sales, 1850
09.70
head
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Sixth Annual Mozart Orchestra Con.
cert is Given at Library
..5 Hall.
ONE OF SERIES OF FREE ONES

The sixth annual Mozart orchestra
concert was given last evening before
a large audience at library hall. Di-
rector Henry J. Book led the players
and was greeted with praise. ~
The concert, which was one OF a
series Of free ones staged at the il
brary hall, was popular Many OF the
South Sides best known musicians
were present The program:
wedding March, t.tstt.'.t. 'tss.' =: NessIer
Aus der Uelmat' t.ts.+,...s ..s.s. BmetHna
Miss Clara Schneider.
Prelude .t,ts.st+.ttt. ...sf stftssss boch
ChanAon n Amour. Fst s.,t. 80 brdla
Misses Myrtle and Bessie Roy Messrs.
Fredrcksen and Hefregler.
Oyerture-A Day in Vienna .,.t4..... Suppe
Trio OPP s7--Andantiuo- scherzo "a. Lachner
Miss Myrtle Roy and Messrs Friedrich
sen and Hefregier
Allegro from q Minor Sym ,..#........ Mozart
Liebesfreud ,.....tt.s ..,sss....., Kreisler
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17

HOGS-The biggest one-dRy run OF hogs
rocslved 80 far this month was on hand
today. receipts being estimated at 32i cars
or 1900 head Total for the two days Ia
2a,a2s head being $500 larger than last
week, but smaller than two weeks ago b.
few hundred head, and 1890 short OF the
same days last year
Conditions we're ali in favor Of buyers to-
day and the market opened any way loo
lower Shippers did not want great many
hogs and what they could use they got 81 a
full loo decline Early packing purchases
were also made at nat dime decline and
most buyers wanted even greater conoes.
sions than that. 80 that before any great
number Of hogs had moved 100 i6c lower
rho close was about the meanest propo.
sition seen here IN a long time, and was
described by most sellers as simply rotten.
before much more than half u the supply
had been cleaned UP bids were dropped 20
a flat ihe lower basis and aven AZ that
buyers dld not seem TO care much whether
or not they bought tho stuff for towards
tho close offers were quoted a. even worse
Than that on goed kinds
slump and that was that the market was over
supplied. Packers did not have USE for
All the hogs that we're here and ship
psrs teek only a ANAL share q Was no
more than natural that some should be-
left what hogs sold we're teattc loser.
trade openins dime down. and sales made
% ,ss t earlier ,Tsas ,pss ssssms8 4 T.
popular figure. and bulk MAS quoted al 81 90
ua4e. silh TOP 81 teso
SHEEP
Another modefate ran a. ninst paials
and sulauraGins adNiNea framl an nthaf
mafkets save thn market hulliAh tans
fight ttegn The start assin thls morning
snd nearly syeFYthins IN he line ~ FED
ne ass FsstardsE me caf ~ Colorado
het,fan made W pfsftifai1 tbs rptife
WoaieA lsMh Eurpif4 And thaF eeid % fifat
fnaaas gems Y = shippef ~ 81 At whlgh
Nas lbF advance eyef yestefaAY and d
YES fssufa iaf THE msfket
tiifpsd hmts Hsfe mafr rianifal aat
hHfefs Hatgfaiif faak ilttla mnrn tiWs
ahaat Hskina thalf eaiaHtieaa. hut enHia
HNt helA nFtes AaNH. an1 ID th# eed thaF
sagFnA We tgls g ~ sheta iigmass ~
sasiii7 rtssksa Ifia4aRft safe IL Il
Has pata 90 fans nsafit - hsaF1 HsnAq
eesiffss mstt see tesfH lar tts nas
49, go e NsH - iaa ss yes -
Ref6s esa w gaWtaYuta seriaa amts
watas n fssis#AAFs tttsaa tfeastf
tfaHtf maa4f seiHas Htt NsH fi|H.t tha
50 saft Naf He eit HHaf affa 81
ltts Aat lt,f kHHsAfsi q sssfs ths aws
" ia n Ntf s.
tttF sias tssst ~ tif&
&c, 800.
ss & &fiM
hF#Ht ts4tattna 4as 81 80 AHF6R@
lt EH tta fsH shN AH
satA ~ o. taff ta
sihse t7 tfltEkft.
4.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
80 AnrA Mona, MarhsI.

Nss YarE. May h MERCANTILE "a.
pWWMHA per cent
sTwRitlG EXCHANGE 40 dar hllH
taftk demand ttttA cables iAfs Ills
zee cent
SILVER nsr, ftNc MsKiean aollsfs
finNns 0aysrnmsrt steady fsiifead
hanhs STEADY
INNS LnANHsaEasY3 sittF dAfs -
rsf cent nlnafF aafa ANAA tet tNNts 50
innntks . rFr FeHt
rAfI. MhNNf steady hisb : psf eeni
ieu \ raf reat FalirN gsts Fef fRH1
ass lama q see EmA8 glnAtna Ft8 = R@t
FaHt affnHsA at ! Hef cent
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
Highest Price Established.

Clay Robinson & Co. at the stock
yards sold two carloads OF lambs on
Mondays market for Victor Peter
son OF TT. Collins, Colo, which
brought Sl220 per 100 pounds, or the
highest price ever paid in the his
tory of the market The consign-
ment averaged eighty pounds in
weight.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
Cunningham Case Thursday.

The case Of James Cunningham,
local barber ARRESTED yesterday aft
ernoon by Detective Gillen and Off
Ger Danbaum on a charge of wife
and child abandonment, has been
postponed until Thursday morning.
A case is in district court at the pres
ent time against four prominent To-
cal saloonkeepers brought by Mrs.
Cunningham.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
Debate on "SingIe TAX,

A debate on Single Tax in which
several debaters Of the South High
school will take part will be staged
Thursday evening in the South High
auditorium. A prize OF $40 collected
among South Side business men has
been put up for the winning speech.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17

Omaha Nsr Es ttshk risafHFs e.
fiss.hs taHaf aets tlAtistt is snf CO
tha 5asHaagHnflnE aHf ass ser atsA8
ftRtt
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
SUNDAY
REcEIPTs-cARa.

Receipts and disposition of I've STOCK ~
the t'nion stock yards ia omaha for
twenty four hours ending at Q o'clock yes-
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-17
Magic city Gossip.


An eight pound son was born 10 Mr.. and
Mrs Jimmie Regan., 23iS street, yester-
day Hegan y commission man and a
bowler Of no little fame,
reward has been offered for the return
Of two large pieces OF canvass stolen from
IN front o. the Jacobsen a Furen iewelry
time during sunday night Night Watch
man Jack 'Bren has offered a reward for
the return Of the canvass
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Highland
HIil INSTRUMENTATION church will meet
at the church at Twenty seventh and Mon
roe streets Wednesday afternoon at ?
o'clock,
Mr. Harding Will hold meeting at the
First Christian church this evening. The
topic. THE Bible, Its Compilation; II,
Translation Its Authenticity" viii be dls-
cuseed
The ladies' OF the First Christian church
Will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home
OF Mrs II. ~ Hodgen, 4403 South Eight.
zenith street, az o'clock, Mrs. II. =.
Hodgen and Mrs o. C. HodKon will act az
assistant hostesses
The Hawthorne school base ball team de-
feated Lincoln school In fast game Mon
day afternoon re by a More q . 70 O. More
than goo students waHhed the game.
The Highland Cubs defeated the Albright
Merchants, Glass players. by score Of
TO sunday afternoon. The Cubs are
anxious Tor Eame with any i1.yeRr-old
team; For Information call William Hack
enholtE at South 1885.
The ladies Of 81 Agnes church will give
card party Wednesday afternoon al the
NcCranh hall. At 2:aO o'clock sharp. Eight
prizes Will be given.
The knights and Ladies' Of Security club
viii be entertained al the home OF Mr. and
Mrs Fred Algcr. 1904 o street, Thursday
afternoon
vincent Cain and Rudy Rothholtz were
honor guests at formal dancing party IN
Council Bluffs Thursday evening
a new automobile has been presented Rev.
Father Ionitas, priest OF the Lithua nian
church a. Thirty second and streets The
the priest doesn't know where 20 give his
thanks ~
We wish 70 extend our heartfelt thanks
20 the many friends for their Kindness in
our recent Bereavement "
GEO. N. CANFiELp AND DAUGHTERS.
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reds Of men left idle winter after win
ter, and practically destitute in the
winter Of 1914-1915, have been gradrta
ally drifting out; and now with immi-
grafton cut off, there is not the GUS
tomary influx to take their place.
When the unemployment problem Is
keen, as it was two years ago, there is
everywhere much discussion Of send
ing all the surplus labor supply Of our
cities to the farms. And there are
hundreds Of thousands of acres in
northern Minnesota that are still to be
cleared. But the truth is many of
these foreign people do not and will
not enter farming.
Employers Want Them.
The employers of labor, the landed
men, contractors and a few others
profit by the arrival of these rough
laborers from Europe and can al
ways be expected to preach that
America, as the land of opportunity,
should not close its door to its
brothers from Europe. And others,
secure from the deteriorating influ-
ences, may regard the immigration
movement with tolerance.
But Unless we wish to see worlxmen
suffer, and our standards Of living
pulled down, we must stem or control
this tide Of immigration. For the pres
5ent, at least. the European war is
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when many of them are men without
tamlly and only the despised "Bo-
hunks' anyhow? If nine-tenths of all
workmen Of marriageable age on the
range had families, the companies
would have done much more than
they have to relieve this situation:
else they would have found them
selves short handed when the rush
season came on.
There is much evidence at hand Just
now to substantiate this point. I'M
migration has practically, come to a.
standstill since the war broke out, and
with a busy winter behind and the
prospect ahead of boom year in min
ing this spring, as result of the great
ACTIVITY of the steel trade, brought on
oy the war, there is much talk Of an
expected labor shortage.
Fear Labor Shortage.
The lumber companies have paid
practically 100 per cent more for men
IN the WOODS this past winter than
the year before, and have had diff
Guilty in securing sufficient numbers.
Miners wages have advanced, and vet
tne mining concerns are wondering If
they will be able to get the labor they
need this summer, -:
OF course, the steel boom" is par
TALLY responsible for this. But another
explanation clearlysis that the hund-
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doing this. Partly as a result there
have been no wage reductions in the
lumber mills, lumber jacks have been
well paid, the working men have for
the most part been engaged through
out the winter, and miners wages
have advanced.
Must Check immigration.
This situation which has formerly
brought aliens to this country in quest
of religious and political liberty has
most disappeared, and the flow of inn
migrants has become largely a purely
economic phenomenon" declared
Prof. E. A. Ross. University of Wis.,
consin, in speech in Milwaukee,
Wis. He said that those who come.to
America without their families and re-
turn after they have enjoyed for a
time the high wages of the American
labor market are continually increas-
ing. .'.
'The influx of immigrants from
southern Europe, with their standards
OF lower living than those who form.
erly constituted the bulk of immi-
grants to this country, have caused
acute industrial, social and political
problems, particularly In American
cities" continued Prof. Ross. ''The
influence Of immigrants, as a whole,
in recent years, has been to delay the
advance toward the. best things Of
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10 per cent of the population. OF
these immigrants only IS per cent are
from Scandinavia, Germany or Great
britain. The remaining IS per cent
come from Russia, Italy, Austria or
the Balkan countries.
Those who come from the region of
the Balkan states live very much like
cattle. The typical privately owned
boarding camp has long table in a
room downstairs with a. stove near one
end. The food, seasoned literally
with garlic, is placed on the table and
the men bring out their eating uten-
sils, like as not, from under the bed
clothing, and devour the food. The
walls may be lined with hunks, one
over the other. All the beds are al
ways kept warmed, the day and night
shifts alternating with each other.
Send Money Back Home.
These people send most of their sur
plus money home, and when they have
accumulated enough they expect to re-
turn. They are mostly illiterate, and
may never learn the English language.
Ghey do not, and will not, enter agri-
culture. The inadequate scale of
wages which prevails is riches to them.
and they can afford to loaf through
the winter months for the prospects
oI summer work. Sunday is no diff