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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-13
THAWING FROZEN
WATER PIPES

During the winter season mucM
trouble is experienced and many fires
are caused by ill-advised and ignorS
ant attempts to thaw frozen wateS
pipes, says Robert w. Hargadine
state fire marshal.
In cases of bad freeze" a plum
Der should be called where possibles
frequently, however, this is not prac-
ticable and first aid methods must
be employed, some of which are futile
and many Of them are positively
dangerous.
The use of an open flame of any
description is always dangerous. Il
frequently causes break in the pipe
which might otherwise be avoided
and is fire menace of the, worst
sort, since freezes usually occur il
or near 'alls and partitions wherS
there is draft or upward flow OF
air, which makes it easy to start q
file.
) In sonic cases ignorant occupant1
have wrapped pipes with cloth sat-
urated with kerosene, which is 81
afire. Tris is little short of crimfna
and Shout never be resorted to unS
uef any clrcumSt ~:lceS. &
Practical plumbers are agreed that
the safest method is to wrap thN
frozen pipe with cloth and pour Over
it hot water. until the pipe is cleared
Of ice. This seems to be the safeH
and r. st, ,,ract.cable method tn ~ til
devised. :. <,
Proper. owners may sac then
selves much trouble by requirtn
plumbers to avoid outside wallis
piping any building and the. bctts
class of plumbers will usually be glad
to adopt any method of running pipe
which may minim: trouble in COLI
weat t==s.. 81 q 3 ss-.Ss sss S
A little care along .lese lines win
result in a substantial reductions
the number so-called cold wea
fires. 49, - Z : 8
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-13
BUSINESS" BOYCOTT LEGAL

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-THE
supreme court of California has ruled
that it is lawful for, an employe dis
charged by firm to solicit trade OF
former customers for competing
firm.
An employe of the New Method
laundry was discharged and then in
duced customers Of that concern to
patronize a company with which he
was connected. The first-named laun-
dry secured an injunction to stop this
practice. but the supreme court rules
that the employe is within the law. H.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-13
FIGHTING INJUNCTION WRIT

LANs1NG, Mich:,> Jan. 11.-A petit
ton two miles long and bearing the
signature Of $4,000 qualified voters
will be presented to the state legis-
lature by the state federation OF labor
to impress: upon the lawmakers the
necessity for regulating the issuance
OF Injunction writs during: strike
times. 5
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-13
MINERS OPPOSE THE
BONUS SYSTEM

COALDALE, Pa. Jan. 1.-the
bonus system Of the Lehigh Coal &
Navigation company is denounced as
a "sweating" process by members of
the United Mine Workers union, who
say the men are speeded up to reach
q certain figure and then the com:
pany reduces the working force and
insists that the record be maintained.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-13

The mo nent a stone is lifted which
hides from sight the sanguinary, de-
spicable tricks Of capitalism, we come
upon a lot Of crawling. Shiny vermin
who prefer the security Of darkness
to the blaze Of public light.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-13

Please remember that it is because.
the people of the south are poor that
the southern, capitalists allow to poor
folks children to work in factories at
tender ages! Somebody has got to
take pity on the poor: folksI
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-13

Secrecy in diplomacy is maintained
because the capitalist class knows
that the less the workers knows Of
this trickery the more of them will
fight for the country. .---- re-, --
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-13

You can hardly expect that worke
to want u better tomorrow who 70 nSe
even smart enough to remember TIN
yesterday.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-13

We'd mdke a change at a faster
pace if it were not for a number Of
comrades who are awful busy just
waiting for it. -" n
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-13

Capitalism would get bumped Oft
ener If it were not for the workers
who have a sneaking feeling that
they might be capitalists some day.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-13

Florida Town Grants Equal Suffrage.
Clearwater, Fla, women have been
given municipal suffrage recently
Several of the Florida towns have
taken this step. 1t would wound a
loyal Tenneseean's pride to see an
other southern state going ahead Of
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-09
Sheriff's Sale.

BY virtue OF an execution issued ont Of and
under the zeal OF the Circuit Court
IN and for the county o. Turner. aud state Of
South Dakota, upon = Judgment rendered and
dOcke:ed in the said court On the nth day Of
January. A. ID 1917. in an action wherein /. II.
Newly. be treasurer Of Turner County. :. D.,
plaintiff, and Sam Hanson. defendant. IN favor
Of the said plaintiff and against The said defend
ant, for the sum OF fifty six dollars and fifteen
cents (S5h.l5t. which execut ion wac directed and
delivered 10 me ne sheriff IN and for the said
county OF Grant ! have this 25th day of January
l9l7. levied upon all the r,pht, title ard interest
81 the said defendant In aud to the following
described personal property towii: On" Brown
Mare, weight 14t0 lbs, six years old name
Darcy.
Notice is hereby given. that I, the Undersigned
as sheriff rs aforesaid. will cell the above de-
ecrlbed personal property to the highest bidder
for cash At public anclion. at the front door of
the y at Office in the village OF Twin brooke, IN
the county OF Grant and State of South Dakota,
on thu 18th day of February, A D.. 1917, at two
O'Clock p. m. OF that day. 10 satisfy the said ex-
%acution. together with the interest and costs
thereon.
Dated this 9th day OF February, A. y. 1917.
THOS. FINLEY,
fe"-. Sheriff OF Grant County. 5 d
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Manner,

Blackmore is said to have resembled
Horace Greeley. Several inches over
six feet. with a large. beautifully shap;
ed head. on which his hair tossed
wavingly. he wore q beard shaved
away from his upper lip and chin. so
that It framed his face. which was as
rosy as a girls. His eyes were full Of
twinkling humOr and kindliness. and
there was always about him q sense
of the outd0ors-of great. calm spaces.
winds aud f%ragrances. He dressed
carelessly in loose fitting clothes. tax
ing no trouble to keep In the fashion.
His voice was low and musical. and
his had a touch Of old world
courtesy and distinction. He was ut
terly sincere and would never pretend
to agree TO anything because some one
else advocated il. His opinions were
strong and clear. and he stood by them
unWaveringly. -Hildegarde Hawthorne
IN st. Nicholas.
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SPEED OF NO RETURN.
How Fast an Object Must Travel to
Escape Into Space.

Escape Into Space.
The speed OF no return Is that
speed which one would have to send
q body. a bullet. for instance. straight
up III the air SO that 1t would never
come back. The rate Of this speed has
been estimated to be about sever miles
a second. If a bullet could be given
that velocity away from the earth 1t
would never fall back to our planet.
but would travel on into space In an
orbit Of Its own around the sun.
As to the possibilities Of anything
eve attaining this speed. no one can
say. Scientists say all they know Is
that the friction Of the air would prob
ably melt and then vaporize the body
before It succeeded III getting through
the earth's Of air. The speed Of
the modern army bullet Is about nne
twelfth Of the speed Of no return. be
ing a little over half q mile a second.
Instances Of the speed Of no return
r eel when meteors fall into the at
mosphere OF the earth. They very sell
dom actually reach the earth's surface.
but are melted and vaporized by the
enormous amount OF heat evolved from
friction with the air at such an enor-
Q velocity. Exchange.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-09
UNDER SIX FLAGS.
Texas In Her Career Has Had Some
Exciting Experiences.


Six flags have flown over Texas. in
GLIDING the banners Of three foreign
poWcrs-France. Spain and Mexico.
First came the French flag. which was
carried down the Mississippi river to
the gulf of Mexico by the interpid La
Sale. Following this was the Spanish
emblem. first thrown to the breeze un-
priests. Then came in succession the
Mexican flag and the Lone Star EN-
blem of the republic Of Texas.
The stars and stripes followed the
Lone Star. but was supplanted for a
time by the stars and bars of the Con
federacy.
In the struggle for ascendancy among
these various groups it Is needless to
say that much blood has been spilled
and countless tragedies have taken
their places on the pages Of history.
The history Of the republic Of Texas
is Il OF the most unique examples Of
national sovereignty that the world has
ever seen.
A province of 10000 people won in
dependence from u nation Of several
millions. But these 10000 were gen
orally men Of sturdy Anglo-American
stock.
A few years later these same fear
less and independent Texans voluntari-
" gave up their sovereignty to become
II OF the galaxy of-stQrs under the
banner Of the United Stakes.-Chicago
Journal.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-09
Notice Of Time Appointed for
Probate Of NONRESIDENT Estate
en- Foreign Court Proceedings
In County Court
hpfnvo

State OF South Dakota In County Court
County of Grant s. Lockhart, Judge
In the matter of the estate of Ethan Wandell.
nonresident, deceased.
The etate Of South Dakota sends greeting 10
the creditors and all persons interested in the
Estate OF Ethan Wandell, late of the County Of
Delaware, and state of Iowa. deceased.
Pursuant to an order OF said Court made on
the 18Th day Of January. 1917. notice lie hereby
given that Saturday he 10th day Of February, 1al7
nt : O'Clock In the afternoon Of said day at the
court room Of eaid court, in the Fret National
Bank building IN the County of Grant, and state
u south Dakota, has been appointed the time
and place for hearing the petition filed herein.
prxying for the probate and admission 10 the
records OF said court ~ q probate of e8id eetate
certain papers pnrpOrting 10 be duly certified
and authenticated copies of proceedings of =
foreign court In the matter Of the probate and
hnal distribution OF saId estate, when and
where any creditor Of said deceased may appear
and show csnse why the prayer of said petition
ehOmld not be granted.
Witness the Hon. s. s.. Lockhart, Judge Of
the County Court and the seal of eaid court this
18th day OF January .::l9i7. at his Office in the City
OF Miibank, Grant county, South Dakota.
s. ). LoCKHARr
Judge
Attest: Earl I l0GtTr, Clerk
GEo. &. RIx, Attorney fpr Petitioner
jun. 26- fe 90
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TEMPLES OF JAPAN.
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Them Dot
the Island Empire.

tho Island Empire.
The choicest examples of the mar
velous art crafts Of japan are to be
seen In the temples founded by the
shoyuns Of old Japan. A German
traveller. visiting the sanctuaries Of
Shimba. remarks. One is ovcrwhelm-
ed at each step by the richness Of the
materials. the prodigality Of the deco
ration. the tincness Of details and the
solemn masniticence Of the entire spec
tacle." Idols. or sacred images. as
they are sometimes called, are much in
evidence. Millions of sculptured Bud
dhas of all sizes. both wood and stone.
embellish the buildings and the tenn
pie gardens.
There are today more than 100000
sanctua1tes. both Shinto and Buddhist.
scattered up aud down the island EN-
pire. There are 10000 in and about
kyoto. once the sacred capital Of Nip
pom. For thousands Of years it has
been a Japanese custom to build a
shrine by the roadside where the way
farer may enter and refresh the soul.
Here the rank and file go to pray and
WOO the favor Of the gods. A priest
dressed In a long robe OF red silk con-
ducts the service. preaching two short
III for the edification Of a hand
full OF women. girls and old men.
In the large temples Of the cities u
company OF priests in white. yellow
aud brown robes takes part In the
services. regularly held on the LIST and
18th OF the month. usually in the after
noon or evening. The opening hymns
are sung. accompanied by flutes and
other Instruments. OF late years some
of the Buddhist leaders have intro
duced the organ to aid them in max
ing the temple music more pleasing
and inspiring. Exchange.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-09
THE WORD CASUALTY"
First Used ~ a Battlefield Term In ths
Crinean War;.

First Used n a Battlefield Term In the
crimsan War.
When did the word casualty" first
assume the modern specialized mean
ing with which it is associated in war
reports? think 1t must have been
at the time Of the Crimean a for III
the latest volume Of 'Disraeli's Life"
have come across the following pas
sage. dated Sept. ,. 1855: Lady Lon
donderry Is in despair about her son.
who IL now In the trenches. =
Casualties. she says. and. truly. what q
horrible word to describe the loss Of
limb aud life!"
The undermining and the comment
seem to show that Disraeli. one of the
greatest masters Of words. found its
use unusual. Murray's Dictionary
does not give much assistance on the
point, for all It's quotations, such a.
one from the Duke Of Wellington's
dispatches In 1870. 1.-The casualties Of
the service" do not necessa rily imply
anything except loss by Unavoidable
accidents.
My suggestion. however. 10 borne out
by the following from St0cqueler's
Military Encyclopaedia" published In
1853. which says. "Casuals or casual
ties. . term signifying men that are
dead (since 6ret enlisted, or have been
discharged or have deserted"-in 9th
er words. total losses. No mention Is
made. It should be noted. Of the appli-
cation Of the word to temporary losses
caused by wounds. 1t was Lady Lon
~dOnderry's use Of 1t in this sense per-
haps which Disraeli found strange
Westminster Gazette.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-09
Rabbits and Squirrels !. Swimmers.

\ funny though able swimmer is the
rabbit. He submcrses his body with
the exception Of head and tail. The
latter sticks away up into the air, and
his hind legs make ''soap suds" as he
churns the water madly to get away.
But with all his awkwardness he is a
swift swimmer and is only beaten by
the squirrel among the land animals.
The squirrel swims with his heavy
tail sunk away down in the water and
his head held high. He cleaves the
waves like Z duck. and ! man in 1
rowboat has al he can do to keep
abreast Of the swimming squirrel.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-09

i bird Much liko . Fish.
The birds Of Z feather" that "dock
together. Do not belong 70 the penguin
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-09

Charles Monselet In his .'Curiosites
Litterares.' tells Of a friend Of his liv-
ing ut Bordeaux who. glancing through
a Paris booksellers catalogue. saw the
title OF a book which he had vainly
sought for thirty years. Looking at
the clock. he found there was Just time
to catch the morning express for Far
is. Stopping only to take some money
from his cash box, lie dashed of TO the
station and arrived at the bookshop
in time to Iii the prize. AS he
wrapped up the book the shopman re
marked. II suppose you live in this
street. monsieur" No; l have just
come from Bordeaux" was the reply.
The man looked astonished. aud the
bibliophile discovered that in his eager
ness he had Travelled 800 miles in dress
ing gown and slippers and had never
noticed any deficiency Of attire.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-09
Industry.

"Bliggins SAYS he got on by burning
the midnight oil
Well, keeping late hours did help
him somewhat. He danced all night
three or four times a week till finally
he met II rich girl and married her.
Washington Star.
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Notice to Creditors.
State of South Dakota,

County of Grant.
In County Court.
In the matter Of the Estate OF Benjsmin w.
Van Duzer. deceased
Notice 10 hereby given by the undersigned, Z.
IL. Baiedirt. administrator Of the estate of
Benz imin w. Van Duzer. deceased. to g. . credi-
itors OF. and all persons having claims against
the said deceased, TO exhibit them, with the
vouchers. within six months after the
first publication of this notice. 10 the eaid l..
II Benedict, ut The Merchants National bank
building, In Milbank. in the county of Grant
In the state of Sou h Dakota.
Dated January I'D, 1917.
f. II BENEDICT.
Administrator of the Estate of
Renj4mtn w. Van DnZer, Deceased
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family. as they are entirely destitute
OF feathers. having for a covering a
kind of stiff down. Another penguin
popularity is that 1t swims not on. but
under. water. never keeping more than
It's head out. and when fishing coming
10 the surface at such brief and rare
intervals that All ordinary observer
would almost certainly mistake 1t for
a fish
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-09
Combination Of Both.

What have YOU there. L%ucille-a
business letter or a love letter."
II hardly know how to answer that
question. This letter is from a duke.
proposing for my hand. and addressed
to my lawyer."-I.M,isville Courier
Journal.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-09
Lease Of State Lands.

Notice lie hereby given that on March ~, 1917,
al OF the Unbiased state lands In Grant county
will be offered for lease at public auction be.
tween the hours of 10 O'Clock D. IN. and 5 O'Clock
p. m, at the court house in said county.
Dated ut Pierre, January II, 1877,
jan19 9.ml3 n. f. KNIGHT.
Commissioner of School and Pubic Lsnde,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14

countants for the benefit of finan-
ciers. whose aim has been to critl-
else the factory and to make 1t re-
sponsible for all the shortcomings OF
the business. In this they have sue
ceeded admirably, largely because
the methods used are not so devised
as to enable the superintendent to
present his side of the case. Our
theory of cost keeping is that one
of its prime functions is to enable
the superintendent to know whether
or not he is doing the work he is re-
sponsible for as economically as pos
sible.
'In order to get correct view OF
the subject we must look at the mat
ter from a different and broader
standpoint. Let us suppose that a
manufacturer owns three identical
plants. of an economical operating
size, manufacturing the same ar
ticle-one located in Albany, one in
Buffalo and one in Chicago-and
that they are all running at their
normal capacity and managed
equally well. The amount Of indi-
rect expense per unit Of product
would be substantially the same in
each OF these factories as would be
the total cost. Now, suppose that
business suddenly falls off to one
third of its previous amount and that
the manufacturer shuts down the
plants in Albany and Buffalo and
continues to run the one in Chicago
exactly as it has been run before.
The product from the Chicago plant
would have the same cost that 1t
previously had. but the expense of
carving two idle factories might be
50 great as to take all the profits
out of the business; in other words,
the profit made from the Chicago
plant might be Offset entirely by
the loss made by the Albany and
Buffalo plants.
"If these plants, instead Of being
IN different cities, were located in the
same city, a similar condition might
also exist. in which the expense Of
the two idle plants would be such a
drain on the business that they
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14

for this work. We have, through
our expert accountants, cooperated
with trade associations which are en-
deavoring to work out uniform and
adequate cost accounting systems for
their entire industry. If we receive
the appropriation from Congress
which | believe the importance of
this work warrants, it is our purpose
to divide the country into zones and
10 place in each zone a number of
cost accounting experts whose duty
it shall be TO educate business men,
through their trade associations, IN
better methods of keeping their
books and working out their costs of
production. It is not our intention
TO urge any particular method. Each
particular industry must work out
IT, own plan, and in its own way.
When the manufacturers in given
industry, however, have found sys-
TEN that is uniform and satisfactory
to them, and this system is present
ed TO the Federal Trade Commission,
the Commission will consider the
plan carefully and if it is sound
will approve it as the standard sys-
tenn for that particular industry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-14
When Government
Should Cooperate

With an adequate cost accounting
system in the industries of this coun-
try the gathering OF information
would be made comparatively easy
and the task Of government in its
solution Of public problems would be
greatly simplifed. Cost accounting
would also be Of great benefit to in
dustry itself. and anything which
makes industry more intelligent and
efficient ultimately benefits the pub
lie as a whole. A good business man
is a more vital asset TO a community
than a poor one. He employs cap
ital and labor, and increases sub
stantially the wealth Of the commu-
nifty. In asking business men to bet
ter their business methods the Fed
eral Trade Commission believes that
it is doing a substantial public SER
vice.
Business men, after they have
put their factories in order, must
learn the lesson of wise cooperation.
believe that there is a
legitimate and desirable field of CO.
operative effort among business men,
particularly in their trade associa-
tons, and ! have urged competitors
TO meet and discuss the questions of
cost accounting, the Standardization
OF processes and products, and other
phases of their industry which tend
toward efficiency. am glad TO say
that to-day there are thousands of
business men who are endeavoring
in a constructive and cooperative
spirit to work out their common
economic problems in this way.
Nowhere is cooperation among