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Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-12-19
TO THE PEOPLE OF DELA WARE

In no way the spirit of Christmas
be SO well expressed as by becoming a part
of that organization, Worthi!y known as the
Red Cross. 1t is the one activity in this
World War that is in perfect keeping with
the Ideals of the Day. The message of
cheer, GOOD will toward Men," and help
fulness can be more effectively sent by the
Red Cross than in any other way. 1t is
making the sentiments usually expressed at
this season. real practical force. So po-
tent for good that Red Cross membership is
almost essential in fulfilling our duties to
those who giving their all in defending
the Truths clustering around this Day.
Today, in a world of strife and conflict,
6ropinS for expression usual to the season,
it is hoped that citizens will join in this
campaign for the Red Cross.
Task that our ministers and teachers take
advantage of this opportunity for service,
in calling attention to this work.
Let Delaware remember her place in all
these movements for the Nations good and
again hold true to her position. Every or
Sanizaion in the State, religious, social or
business, should very definitely see to it that
they become part of this work of mercy
and helpfulness.
Then, let us all resolve to renew our
devotion to those thoughts around this
Christmas Day and renew our ener6ies to-
ward it's defense.
JOHN G. TOWSEND, JR., ,
GOVERNO
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-12-19
WEDDING
jefferson

Miss Elizabeth Jefferson, for
NO years state leader of home
aemOnStration workers in Della
ware and Mr.. Lester w. Tarr, for
one year assistant in the depart
aent Of agricultural chemistry,
Delaware College, were quietly
married at the home of the bride,
10 Danville, Ohio, at 1890 on Tues
'sN December 18th. Mr.. Tarr re-
Sgned his position at Delaware
as' spring to accept a position as
@emist . in the experimental sta
W., non Of the Dupont Company in
Wilmington.
Alter a short wedding trip, and
months absence On duty for the
TTaPont Company, Mr.. and Mrs.
u IsFr will make their home in Will
nington.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-12-19
Ihlldren's Entertain
ment On Friday

Inc Children's Xmas entertain
Ielt' given for the last three years
" clvics committee, will be held
" usual this year on Friday after
rooA' :, December 21st, at 2 o'clock.
'De entertainment will be simple,
'I0 owing to war relief neces-
"'eS' there will be no gifts. Chill
wen are being reached through the
'U0olS. Mothers with young chill
@'u not enrolled, who are not
,"efWlse reached by the commit
~ are invited to come and bring
,ae little folk.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-12-19
DELAWARE STUDENTS
REDUCED IN GRADE
AS Result Of Cutting Classes

The faculty committee appointed
to investigate the action of Della
ware College students in cutting
classes from November 30th to
December 1st, reported last Thurs
day, their recommendations, at a
special faculty meeting, being un-
animously adopted. The disciplin-
ary measures, as adopted, were
modified, it is reported, from those
at first anticipated. According to
the ruling of the faculty, for
the remainder of this year,
no cuts shall be allowe d,
that is no student can be absent
from any class without having
some good excuse. If a man does
cut a class, one such cut will be
sufficient to drop him from that
class, and if a man shall be drop
ped in two courses, he shall be
dropped from college. Further
more, all grades for this year shall,
for those men who cut classes on
November 30 and December 1, be
reduced one letter. Another of the
recommendations provides that the
student government association
shall be re-organized, that is, the
constitution must be revised, and a
new council elected.
Following Dean Cullimore's talk
in chapel on Friday, DR.. Green
field, student advisor, suggested
that the various classes meet and
that the three upper classes elect
a delegate to a committee which
shall consist of these three dele
gates, the four class presidents,
and the four class advisors, the
committee to formulate some plan
for the reconstruction of the Stu
dent Government Association.
The three upper classes held
meetings Immediately after chapel
at which time Marvel Wilson, Gar
rett Cantwell, and Donald Dare
were chosen members of the COM
mittee.
Following a meeting on Friday
the committee has recommended
that the former officers of the Stu.
dent Council be appointed a tenn.
porary governing committee, to de-
wise ways and means for the
revision of the Constitution anC
the election of a Student Council
Owing to the fact that there has
since been no vacant period il
chapel, the report of the commit
tee has not been acted upon by the
= students.
In response to an apparent mis-
understanding on the part of tn,
students relative to the ruling O.
the faculty, Dean Cullimore ad
dressed the body at chapel o,
Tuesday, explaining that under tn
demotion of marks system no stu
dents will be automatically drop
ped from college, nor required t.
repeat a years work. "The inten
tion of the faculty. Dean GULL
more stated, "is not to force an,
man to drop his college work. Ha'
the committee found any men de
serving such punishment he woul'
have been expelled at once"
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-12-19
Christmas Cantata On Sunday

A Christmas can,ata, entitled
cat Bethlehem" will be given in
the Newark Presbyterian Church
by the choir on Sunday evening at
seven-thirty. On Sunday morning
a sacrificial offering for the War
Emergency Fund of the Board of
Foreign Missions will be taken. A
cordial invitation is extended to
all services.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-12-19
Gifts To WOmen's College

All the wreaths of holly used by
the Decorating Committee for the
Junior "Prom" were the gift of
Mrs. R. l.. Wilson of Harrington,
Delaware.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-12-19
MUSIC NIGHT
POSTPONED
New Century Club Program
Called Of

On account of heating Difficult.
ties the Community Singing"
night at the New Century Club
was not observed as announced in
last weeks Post. The program has
been postponed until some time in
January.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08
HAMSTRINCING
DEMOCRACY

President Wilson called this: "A
war for democracy"
The senate of the United States is
trying to add: america excepted"
What other meaning is there in
the bold attempt now under way to
lift the wars financial burden from
the rich, who are best able to pay,
and place it on the poor and their
posterity, for generations and CEN
turies to come?
The senate is now seeking to MAIN
the house taxation bill so that one
quarter, instead of one-half, of the
wars cost viii be raised by taxation;
and so that the profits and incomes
Of the rich will continue to pay for
their luxuries while the pennies of
the poor will fall still shorter of
buying the necessities of life!
Poor men did not protest when the
income-taX exemption was lowered to
$1,000 for married men with chill
dren. But wealth raises an unholy
howl at the prospect of giving up
part of its eXcess-and the senate
heeds the howl. There seems to be
a maggot in democracy - Seattle
Star.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08
MISS HITS LEAVES
FOR CONVENTION
IN KANSAS CITY

Miss Joanna Hits left for Kansas
City Thursday, where she will spend
the next three weeks representing the
Seattle Women's Card and Label
League and the Central Labor Coun-
ell at the national convention of La
bel Leagues and women trade union
lists. Miss Hits will introduce res
olution protesting against the impor-
tation of coolie labor and will also
ask for the passage of resolution
calling upon Congress to pass legis-
lation prohibiting laundry work in
Easements and other unsanitary en-
virons. Miss Hits is a laundry work
er and was discharged from a trust
laundry a year ago.-Seattle Union
Record of June 2.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08
NO EXHAUSTED FOE
CONFRONTS US

VIM. C. Redfield Secretary of
Commerce, in an article in the Hard
ware Age, says there are three arm
les in the field in this world-war
and each must do its duty, and each
Soldier" in each army must do his
or her duty. He urges the farmer
and the manufacturer, particularly
the latter to aid the government by
making those things which the gov
ernment needs.
All are soldiers in this war wheth-
er employed on farm, factory or
field The secretary, in the fol
lowing words seeks to dispel the
foolish notion of some of our peo-
pie that the enemy is about eX-
hausted. In the article Mr.. Red
field addressed himself particularly
to manufacturers, saying:
eve are to consider here how man
ufacturers may help. 1t ought not
to be thought that they have post
poned help until this hour. In many
practical and efficient ways the in
dustries of our land have been aid
ing their government since long be-
fore the war began. We are how
ever to consider in what special
ways the industries can further
bring their aid to the mighty task
we have in hand. First Of all then
let US visualize, if we may, that task
itself. We enter it in the spirit Of
seeing it through to the end when
ever that end shall be and what
ever we may be called upon to give
to bring that end about. We enter
it with no delusions as to the power
or the ability of our enemy. We
mean to exert ourselves as if the
task were ours alone to do. Slow
to enter the fight we purpose be-
ing equally slow to leave it until
the high ideal with which we en-
tered it shall be wrought into liv-
ing fact. We expect it to take
sacrifice of life, Of money, of many
cherished things, but the evil that
threatens all free cherished things,
but the evil that threatens all free
peoples must be cast out, cost what
it may. Let no one, therefore,
think that an exhausted foe con-
fronts us or that we can afford to
do less than our utmost in the fight
that is on. The war will call for our
best and we must be prepared to
give it. The giving may have to
be done patiently, steadily for
long time. We do not know. But
there must be no relaxing, no hesi-
tation. We must tread the thorny
road to the very end"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08
To Save Transportation Ener.
gies for Moving Of Coal,
Food, Material and
Troops.

The Railroads War Board, organ
lied especially to operate all the
roads Of the country as one system
for the purpose Of national defense,
has advised railroads TO adjust their
service to conserve fuel supply, and
increase the capacity Of the lines as
a whole. This is done to secure the
maximum transportation energy for
moving coal, food, materials and
troops necessary for the successful
conduct of the war.
The communication to the individ-
ual railroads says in part
l. Consolidate, where practicable
through passenger train service and
eliminate trains which are not well
patronzed.
2. Reduce the number of special
trains and give up running excursion
trains.
3. On light and branch lines,
where two or more passenger trains
are operated, try to reduce to one
train a day.
L. Substitute, where practicable,
mixed train service for separate
passenger and freight service on
branch lines. Closely review num-
Der of scheduled freight t,ains.
where tonnage is insuffici9n, to load
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08

be remedied if all would unite in
movement to restore the independence
and prosperity of our small cities
and villages. A movement to this
end showed some sign of crystaliZing
when the war drew attention away
to other things. This, | feel, is
most regretable, for | am convinced
that the most perfect national pre-
paredness, industrial, economic and
military, will be found in develop
ment along these lines. Democracy
for the nation, if it is to be real and
enduring, must be founded on local
communities as economically indie
pendent as it is possible to make
them. The failure to maintain
this economic independence Of the
units is the cause of most of our
industrial problems and unprepared-
ness today. We have had a most
striking example of the tolly of ne
glecting this economic independence
i'll the peril of starvation now con-
fronting England because of the
German submarine. 1t is a lesson
that the smallest communities should
heed. And, remembeg this, the pow
er to exploit any community by any
monopoly interest is reduced in pro-
portion as the economic independence
of the community is increased This
is matter worthy Of the most
consideration of the Council
of National Defense and of all true
patriots.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08
FALSE REPORTS
ABOUT SINKING
OF u. S. SHIPS

Secretary of the Navy Daniels is
sues the following statement:
at is with deep regret that | note
the daily stream of false reports with
regard to the sinking of American
ships. Brokerage wires are a par
ticular source for these baseless ru-
mors that can not but be the cause
of needless distress to every true
American as we'll as to the mothers
and fathers of the nation who have
sons at sea.
"The department has given re-
peated assurance that it's policy is
to be one of absolute frankness with
respect to disaster. If it should be
that ships are sunk, full information
will be given out officially and
quickly
"The reason for these false re-
ports can not be ascertained. The
one hope is that the press will re-
fuse to aid this campaign of vicious
rumor that is being carried on so
industriously by persons unknown"
Smoke Chas. Sheets CHALLENGE
Tfnar
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08
RAILROAD WAR BOARD TAKES STEPS
TO CONSERVE THE FUEL SUPPLY

them, with a view to reducing the
number Of trains.
3. Where passenger trains are
doubIe-headed for speed, readiuat-
ment Of schedules or cutting out or
cars, where possible, will release 10.
comotives for freight service
s. Reduce, so far as practicable,
luXuries-such as observation cars.
Reduce, also, in the interest of econ
omy, the present rather elaborate and
luxurious bills of fare furnished on
many dining and restaurant cars.
7. Move company freight and sup
plies on underloaded trains. Operate
work and construction trains, rs far
as possible, in slack times. Store
fuel in slack times.
8. Make the question of train
loading of primary Importance with
division officials and train and yard
crews, through close checking of the
records Of train performance. Give
publicity to those making good and
poor records.
The War Board, in explaining the
reasons for these orders, says that ii
finds it inevitable that from time to
time it must recommend the adoption
Of policies which will curtail conyen-
fences the public has previously en-
joyed But the Board relies upon
the support of public opinion in the
present national emergency, and feels
that this sacrifice of personal con-
vonience will be ungrudgingly
granted.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08
CONSCRIPTION
OF WEALTH is
ADVOCATED
(From British Columbia
Federtionist)


The organ of the federal govern
ment in this city, says The Voice,
Winnipeg, which has been gloating
over the application of conscription
as applied to men, goes out of its
way to deride those who ask for a
conscription of wealth. The organ
argues, fatuously, that the only con-
scription of wealth is taxation and
that there will be plenty of taxa
tion in the future.
Well, we are pretty well persuad-
ed that there will be much taxation
in the future if the friends of the
organ remain in the seats of the
mighty. But tax&tion grinds the
poor without noti'eably affecting the
comforts and luxuries of the rich.
What is meant by conscription of
wealth is something muck different
from general taxation. Inere are
many people who have great boards
of cash or liquid assets, boards so
large that they can never spend
them all except by insane prodigality.
If the state is in danger these boards
are in danger of being lost. If the
danger is so great and so impending
as to call for conscription of mems
living bodies, in order to save the
country, then these boards of cash
and liquid securities should be utilized
to pay the cost of the war.
A certain limit of individual pos
session should be set when matters
come to crisis grave enough to
bring about conscription. All over
and above that mark should be
swept into the Golfers Of the state
to pay the expenses Of the strug
gle.
Of course the government organ
will argue against anything which
might reduce the lucre-hoard of it's
millionaire hacker, the Hon Robert
Rogers.
But before the war is over, or at
least, before the great post-bellum
problems are settled, the principle
of conscription Of superfluous wealth
will have been adopted. In the face
of the poor, who are losing their
dear ones on the field of battle while
trying themselves to exist despite
high prices, the organ may sneer in
a heartless way and argue the cause
of the profiteers and the sacredness
of property. But the war, if it is
doing no other good, is driving peo
pie to see and accept the fundamen
tails After the war is over the civil
lized world will not stand for bloated
fortunes on one hand and soul
grinding poverty on another. Our
volunteer soldiers who suffered asd
died on the field of battle did not
fight for such a country.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08

Washington, without shifting the
gold. 1t is not difficult to believe
that the relations between the Fed
e1al Reserve Bank and the Bank of
England may yet Justify the control
of international exchanges in the
same manner, under the safeguard
of an exchange OF securities as good
as gold.
These uses give a value to the
Liberty Loan which can be shared
with no other bonds. The modest
holder Of a few hundreds or thou
sands of the worlds premier security
may consider that such uses are
nothing to him. That is a mistake.
He may not want The loan for those
purposes, 5ut the act that the loan
has such uses adds to its value in
the hands cf even the smallest hold
ers. The Liberty Loan is a national
utility, whoever owns it, and its util-
ity Increases with the universally of
its ownership"
The Liberty Loan Bonds are the
premier security Of the world to-
day.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08
FOR DEAF YEARS

Luke McLuke in the Cincinnati
Enquirer, filings forth the following
precept:
"Never Do Privately What You De-
nounce in Public"
Luke, old boy, you must have been
thinking of Washington's 'bone-
dry" legislature. Very few members
of that august body of solous even
missed a drink without regretting
it. Many of them spoke and voted
for the "bone dry" bill with the
stink of alcohol on their breaths
But the boozy bunch of hypocrits left
enough alcohol in the bill to preserve
their memories.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08
THE SAFEST OF
INVESTMENTS

The law aatho;izing the issue of
the Liberty Lean Bonds Of 1917 in
vests these bonds with certain ad-
vantages which no other bonds in
the world be they national, state, mu-
nicipal or corporate, possess and
makes them in many respects
uniquely desirable investment.
These bonds are not taxable by
the nation, state, county or city;
nor will any war tax subsequently
levied by the United States during
this war affect them. State, county
and city taxes often amount to as
much as three cents on the dollar;
the exemption from taxation of these
bonds makes them in such cases
equivalent to a 612 per cent invest
ment. An investment absolutely
safe bringing in 6'2 per cent is eX-
ceptionally desirable.
The holders Of these Liberty Loan
Bonds are given the right, should the
United States subsequently during
this war issue bonds bearing a higher
rate of interest, to exchange their
Liberty Loan Bonds at par for sim
liar bonds bearing the higher rate.
Holders of Liberty Loan Bonds are
assured that their investments will
not be impaired in market value by
coming in competition with later
bonds of the government bearing a
higher rate of interest.
There is yet another quality at
taching to these bonds which give
them a worldwide value and char
acter which no other bonds in the
world possess, and which will not
only create the widest possible mar
ket for their sale when normal times
come again but which will stabilize
their value throughout the world.
This is best expressed by the New
York Times:
cone merit of the Liberty Loan is
the market which it will have. No
other bond will have equal value
throughout the nation, or a like in
terna nal value. No other bond
can be bought and sold on a uni
versal quotation and in leading CEN
ters i'm any amounts without spelling
the market There will always be
bids and offers for the Liberty Loan,
and they may be cashed or bought
for cash with the greatest ease. The
Liberty Loan will be related to the
money market more closely than 9th
err bonds, and, Furthermore, will be
related to the gold market as con
sequence of having an international
market.
Government bonds are now being
exchanged so generally and in such
sums that there is a prospect of
realization of the idle dream of the
past that a substitute could be found
for international shipments of gold
on the balance of merchandise eX-
changes. 1t is easier and safer to
ship securities than specie, and the
international relations are now be-
coming SO intimate that bonds in safe
deposit may be sufficient guarantee
of credit exchanges without shifting
even securities from one side of the
ocean to the other. The Federal Re-
serve Bank now balances credits by
telegraphic orders on a gold fund at
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08
JOHN p. WHITE,
President, United Mine Workers of
America"

Nicholas Rudebeck has leased the
Florence-Rae Copper properties in
the Sultan Basin to Seattle parties
to be worked by the lessees on the
royalty plan. Work on these prop
critics will begin in few days.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08

Ole Hanson is in line for appoint
ment to a place on the Federal
Trade Commission to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Win H.
Parry. The appointment of Mr..
Hanson would be satisfactory to a
majority of progressive citizens.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08

As a rule man seeks your friend
ship with motive in view; the wo-
man who does so usually has two
or three of them.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08

The town Of Gold Bar will on
June 30th vote on the proposition of
taking over the water and lighting
systems of that thriving little city.
Thriving? Yes, and progressive.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08

People get rid of their worst
troubles by waking up. The method
should be more generally applied
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-06-08

Try "BLUE RIBBON" Cigar, &c.