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The labor world., 1917-11-10
HERITAGE OF WoMANH0oD
ENDANGERED BY HARD TOLL

PlTTSBURG, Pa, Nov. g.
Americas girls who go into the
nlunitiOn factories and mills to
take the places of men gone to
the war are sacrificing their
beauty, laying themselves liable
to physical and moral hazards,
and endangering their chances
OF ever becoming wives and moth
ers, Miss Mabel Crafty, of New
York, told delegates to the war
work council of the Young Wo-
mems Christian association.
The speaker said that "a wo-
man disfigured is a woman lost"
meaning, she said, that when a
man marries he wants q girl with
both hands, whole fingers and not
hardened by daily toll in mill.
The labor world., 1917-11-10

work can be produced in eight hours than in any
longer period.
There is rapidly growing recognition that the
workers the true basis of national strength If
labor's hand is not strong, skillful and willing, not
ship will SAIL not gun will roar. Through this
recognition labor will assume new status in the
nations councils.
Some of our American "Bolsheviki' of the So
ciast party, of the so-called Peoples Council and
other similar irresponsibles undertook campaign
to swerve American labor from the standpoint of
have only demonstrated that among all the mil
lions of American workers there were only hand
full mean or silly enough to join the traitorous
plan
It cannot too often be emphasized that Ameri-
can workingmen are concerned in this great strug-
gle not only Americans but as workers. They
cause it menaced America and democracy, but be-
cause the workers more than any other class stand
to suffer by the triumph of Prussanism.
To the capitalist it need matter little in what
country he lives, his wealth exalts him above the
laws and political government of any country.
With the worker the existence of a military
slave of the state, in Prussia, or whether the
state is his servant determines his whole existence
Therefore labor has mobilized for an early and
lasting peace
It must be recognized, however, that labor's
answering loyalty is not maintained without
rifice. Not only have the men of labor gone forth
as soldiers not only have they redoubled their ef-
forts in mine and factory, but at the same time
they have had to their families suffer through
price increases far beyond any increase in their
earnings. Already the standard Of living has been
reduced far below what is necessary to maintain
their energy unimpaired. All this labor has borne
with wonderful patience
The toilers of America are willing to make sac
rfices, but they must be sacrifices for the republic
apd not for private profit.
Labor is with the government in this war be-
cause we know the government is with labor to
degree SURPRISING any other administration. We
believe, aye know, that the wise 'good-heartaa
man in the White House will not endure abuses,
but will descend upon the war profiteers and put
an end to their pernicious practices.
The labor world., 1917-11-10

PORTLAND, ORE, Street GAR
MEN GET EIGHT-H0uR DAY

PORTLAND, Ore; Nov. g.
Again does Oregon lead the coun-
try" is the boast Of Street Car
Mems union No. 757, which has
secured an agreement with the
local transit company which pro-
vides that $50 far S profitable
the working time of all train men
shall be made eight hours per
day." Wages are increased, arbi-
trati0n agreed to and the COM
pany pledges itself to reinstate
any emplOye with pay for time
where it has been proven, after a
joint investigation by the union
and the company, that he has
been WrOngfully discharged.
The labor world., 1917-11-10
ORGANIZED LABOR WILL BE STRONGER
THAN EVER AT BUFFALO CONVENTION
(By Samuel Gompers.)

Organized labor of the United States as repre-
sented In the American Federation of labor will be
stronger when it assemblies for it's annual conven-
tion in Buffalo few days hence than ever before.
This great increase in strength is evidenced
whether we measure it by the growth in member
ship to more than two and half millions, by the
union scales and conditions are obligatory bv the
governments ever increasing recognition Of organ
lied labor, or by the degree of solidarity.
1t is no exaggeration to say there never has
the principles and practices of industrial democ-
racy as since the United States forced to enter
the world conflict.
And mark this point--in every case this extern
sion has been made not to impede the nations war
preparations but to accelerate them by promoting
cooperation between the employers and labor. The
initiative in this extension of democracy to indus
try has been taken by organized labor, but its
wisdom has in every instance appealed to federal
officials.
The workers in hundreds of establishments in
the past, denied every form of recognition. with
their wages, hours and working conditions arbi-
trarily determined, are receiving the union
scale and have their grievances equitaby adjusted.
In four great branches--the ship building can
tonment construction, mercantile marine and long
shore work-agreements have been perfected be-
tween the government the employers and labor to
safeguard even the unorganized. men, These agree
ments have government sanction because of an
ever-groWing realization of the necessity not only
for industrial stability but for proper standard of
living as the basis of efficiency.
Already the 8-hour law for government con-
tracts has greatly extended the 8-hour day. for in
many branches there is hardly firm not working
on government contract
Although many establishments are now work.
ing nine or ten hours, the basic eight-hour day is
in effect and the payment of time-and- -a-half for
overtime beyond eight hours is sufficient check
on the employment of men more than eight hours
except In cases of genuine emergency, such as the
present.
predict the wars end will find the eight-hour
day practically universal in American industry, as
the result not of any spectacular general strfke''
but OF the recognition, at the tnsstence of organ
lied labor, that In the long run more and better
The labor world., 1917-11-10
SHOE PLANT UNI0NlZED.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Nov. S.-The
3attreal Shoe company has signed a
lnion shop agreement with the Boot
nd Shoe Workers u1.ion. The COM
any has tired of dealing with a Sc
<eding organization, whose lack of
tanding in the world of labor Mas
can discovered
The labor world., 1917-11-10

Women Are vietas After sev-
enty Years; Ay|a Gets Laig-
est Plurality Ever Given.

NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-The women
citizens of New York. state were given
unlimited suffrage in Tuesdays elec-
ton by a majority which is expected
to reach 100000. With 1,34S out of
5,772 election districts missing, the
vote stood 533,519 for the amendment
and 446,791 against. The vote in
New York city complete was: Yes,
334,011; no 241,315.
In the long fight for the ballot in
New York state Of almost 70 years
the women long since learned to ex-
pect defeat, but their fears were early
turned to hope and, as the big vote
began to pile up, to jubilation that
knew no bounds.
On the sweeping character of Tues
days victory in this state the leaders
predicted that congress would be in
fluenced to act favorably upon the
constitutional amendment.
Tammany "COmes Back,''
Tammany Hall returned to power
as the result of Tuesdays mayoralty
election. Not only was Judge John F.
Hylan swept into office by the largest
plurality ever given to a mayoralty
candidate in New York city, but there
was elected with him the entire Demo-
cratic ticket, giving the new admins
tration all of the Is votes in the
board of estimate, which controls all
city expenditures.
The vote for mayor stood:
John F. Hylan (Dem0crat). .297,282
John Purroy Mitchell lFusion) las, 1907
Norris HillQuit (Socialist) .142,178
William NJ. Bennett (Rep.)..... 53,67S
Big Socialist Gain.
Aside from the overwhelming Tam
many victory, the outstanding feature
increase in the Socialist vote. In 1913,
Charles Edward Russell, the. Socialist
candidate, polled out 32,1O0 votes. At
the presidential election last year AL
Ian A. Benson, Socialist candidate for
president, received 31,788 votes.
The labor world., 1917-11-10
POTATOES Are
ALLOWED TO ROT
500 Carloads Found in Chicago
Freighbards;; Also at In
danapois.

CHICAGO, Nov. 8.-More than 500
carloads of potatoes, most of them
frozen, rotten and unfit for con-
sumption, were discovered in various
Chicago freight yards last Saturday,
according to police reports. The des-
tination cards had been removed and
detectives have been unable to deter
mine the consignees.
The police declare they discovered
10 carloads Of potatoes being dumped
in refuse yards on tho West side.
The potatoes were shipped from
all parts of the country. the largest
consignments coming from Oklahoma
and California
The police communicated with Her
bert Hoover national food admins
traitor .
The labor world., 1917-11-10

NIACHINISTS' RAISE WAGES.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y, Nov. s.-Or-
ganized machinists employed by the
Curtis machine corporation have Sc
cured wage increases Of 7k per cent.
The labor world., 1917-11-10
OHIO IN DRY LIST.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. s.-Un-
less there are discrepancies that are
not known at this time or unless the
official vote varies to an extreme ex-
tent from the unofficial, statewide
prohibition in Ohio has carried by a
majority of approximately 1,6OO.
Presidential woman suffrage was de-
cisively beaten.
The labor world., 1917-11-10
PRODUCE sPOILS IN CARS.

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. >s.-1ndiana
commission merchants are using
freight cars for storage houses and
paying demurrage while the produce
rots. This was revealed Saturday in
a statement by DR.. HI. E.. Barnard,
representing Food Administrators
Hoover in Indiana.
The labor world., 1917-11-10

The Labor World is endeavoring to
render invaluable service to the work.
ers by keeping them informed as 20
the vital problems affecting their well
fare. che labor press must be sup
ported by the workers. so this is an
appeal for subscriptions-$1 year.
The labor world., 1917-11-10

The columns Of this paper afford
an excellent advertir.ng medium to
merchants of every description.
Printers Ink says that space in a
labor paper is superior to that in any
Ietffr publication, reaching the con-
suning class-and the rates are much
>weF. Try it.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-31
RAIN SAVES NEBRASKA CORN CROP;
GERMAN WARHgENTIMENT WEAKENING
The Bees Americanism is What
Brought On That Stop Order
Mr. Meyers Correspondence Makes it Plain He
Wants Paper Sympathetic with Kaserism.

Omaha, June SOTO the Editor of The Bee l am as
tonshed at the letter of Mr. L. Meyer to stop his paper
but you fair with him giving him this undesirable ad
vertsng? you not assuming that he objects to The
Bees stand for America First when he may have
tirely different reason? Yours for fair play E. B.
Note by other inference is pos
sbe except that Mr. Meyer wants to read
paper and took this way indicate his dsapprova of The
Bees saunch Amercanism in the face of threats and attempted
intimidation by German sympathizers.
We have had many letters from Mr. Meyer which have
had to refuse space the last written just the day before
his sop ORDER finding fault because did not print certain
stories entitled Senator Reed Attacks Herbert Hoover
Food Gambler" and Quebec Hints at Revos Secession of
French Province Advocated by Leaders, etc. which he he
found in papers published in other cities Still another letter
written only last month from Mr. Meyer trying to prevail
to run pro-German paper concludes with this
Nor believe that you wish encourage recent
about the starting of another daily paper in Omaha
No. The Bees prime aim to be perfectly fair with every
one and this case we are have done Injustice
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-31
Troop Ship, Hit
By Steamer, Kept
Afloat; All Safe

An Atlantic Pert, July 30.-The
American transport Saratoga, at an
chor waiting sailing orders, was
rammed by inbound American steam
ship Panama here today.
The Saratoga was kept afoat and
finally was warped into a dock and
made fast.
Meanwhile those on board were
safely taken off in life boats or by
tugs and other craft in the harbor
which responded to distress signals.
So far as is known no one was in
jured.
A deep hole in the Transports port
quarter extending from below the
water line to the rail resulted from
the collision. The captain of the
Panama held the bow of his ship tight
against the transport, effectually
blocking the wound until all on board
were taken off.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-31
DESERTER FROM
BRITISH ARMY IS
LANDED IN JAIL
Federal Officers from Omaha
Capture Man, Who Tells
Wierd Tale of His
... Adventures.

Federal officers from Omaha, sent
out BY Marshal Eberstein, head oi
the bureau of Investigation, arrested
Daniel Wallace at Davenport, Ia. He
is now in Jail to answer charges Of
treason and failure to register for
the draft.
Wallace admits that he is a desert
er from the British army and he
claims he was "shanghaied" into it.
He has written a pamphlet which
purports to be the story of his adven-
lures. He says he was a COW puncher
travelling salesman and movie" actor
successively in the last few years
preceding 1915. One day in January
of that year, he says in the pamphlet
he was standing in front of a news.
paper bulletin board in New York
when he was approached by a man
who proposed to get him a position
breaking horses for the British gov.
ernment at SIS week. He says he
declared himself a British subject and
went to England to accept the place
Arriving there he alleges he was
forced to join the Coldstream Guards
He then gives long account of his
alleged adventures in France and his
final capture by the Germans. He de-
votes much space to telling of the
kindness of the Germans to him as
their captive. Finally he was recap
tured, so he states, by the British.
Then he and another American
planned to desert with the assistance
of a sailor on an American steamer
(Which he fails to name), then at Mar
settles. But they got drunk and went
aboard the wrong ship, which finally
landed them in Egypt. He was con-
demned to be shot, but was pardoned
"An Egyptian woman" is the next
heroine introduced into his alleged
narrative. She supplied him with
Arab clothing and walnut stain and
he left Alexandria for three weeks
Then hearing that his division had
been transferred to Sa1oniki he re-
turned, washed off the stain. shaved
and put on American clothes" He re-
lates then how he called on the Amer
ican consul and told him a string oi
lies, after which Wallace's narrative
naively concludes: "He believed my
story and signed me on tank steamer
bound for Philadelphia"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-31
SINGLE OFFICER
ADMINISTER
CONTROL OF FOOD
Conferees on Administration
Bill Agree That Presidents
Demand Shall Be
Observed.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, July 30.-Conferees on
the food bill today agreed to Presi-
dent Wilson's demand for one food
administrator instead of a board OF
three, as proposed by the senate. The
individual administrator will not be
subject to confirmation.
The senate conferees yielded and
agreed to strike out the senate
amendment for three-member board
and accepted the house provision for
one-man control. Those voting to re-
cede and accept one-man control were
Senators Chamberlain, Smith of
South Carolina, Kenyon and Warren.
Those standing out for a three-mem-
Der board were Gore, Smith of Geor-
gia and Page.
The presidents position was made
clear today to Senator Chamberlain,
one of the conferees on the bill. The
president considers the committee on
conduct of the war a reflection on
himself and insists that there can be
no question of the greater value OF
an individual food administrator over
an administrative board of three.
Might Veto Bill.
Senator Chamberlain left the White
House convinced that unless the con-
ferees eliminate those provisions the
bill must go back to the senate and
house for further action. The posi-
bility that the president might veto
the measure if they were left in il
was widely discussed in congress.
The president, however, it was said,
gave no intimation to Senator Cham
berlain that he was so strongly op-
posed to the provisions as to veto the
bill.
Senator Chamberlain said he
thought the senate conferees would
insist on both the three member food
board and the congressional commit,
tee, causing disagreement on these
two points alone. n ~
Chairman Lever of the house agri,
culture committee also conferred
with the president and later conferred
with Republican Leader Mann, who
is expected to renew his fight for the
congressional committee despite the
fact that many republicans are op-
posed to it.
In agreeing upon a single food ad,
ministrator, the conferees adopted a
compromise provision that board oi
three members, appointed by the
president, and one of whom shall be
an agricultural colleg- president, shall
administer the selection for minimum
prices for wheat, stipulated in the bill
to be 81 per bushel for next years
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-31
DRAFT NOTICES
FOR exams ARE
Being SENT out
First Sessions Of Boards Tues.
day; Drafted Men Given
Five Days in Which
to Appear.
First examinations for drafted men
orohabiy uill he held todav

First examinations for drafted men
probably will be held today.
Exemption boards which did not
send out notices Saturday. when the
master lists of numbers drawn in
Washington reached Omaha, mailed
them out Monday.
Sixth district exemption board, the
country precincts, and Fourth dis
trict exemption board, First, Second
and Seventh wards, worked Saturday
night and Sunday making out the
lists of double their quotas and sent
out notices to drafted men.
The other boards did this work yes
terday.
Though the law provides that no.
tices be sent out to drafted men in
the order drawn, so that one-third
double the quota will appear on the
fifth day from the time of sending
them out. one-third the sixth day and
one-third the seventh day, there is
nothing to prevent men from volun-
tarily presenting themselves for ex-
animation for that time.
The Sixth district board expects
to begin examining the bulk OF the
drafted men in its quota Wednesday.
The Fourth district board figures the
most of the first one-third will ap-
pear for examination Saturday.
Other boards are sending out no.
tices so the men will appear the first
three days of next week.
Are Given Five Days.
Most board members, however,
interpret the draft regulations to
mean men can appear if they wish
any time after notices are received,
but not later than five days after
ward.
Extra doctors, in addition to the
one physician on each board, will 'ex-
anime men.
Exemption boards wish to impress
the fact no claims for exemption will
be heard until after all examinations
are held.
Acting County Judge Sundblad,
chairman of the Fourth district board,
announced his board will meet in DR..
c. w. Pollard's Office, Keeline build
ing, instead of the court house. Mem
bers of this board decided the county
court would be too public place to
conduct examinations.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-31
Over Billion Pounds of
Tobacco Held in United States

Washington, July 30.-Leaf tobacco
held by manufacturers and dealers in
the United States on July |, amounted
to 1,266,778,903 pounds, the census
bureau today announced in its quar-
terly report. That compares with l.
406, 1858 pounds held on April |.
Chewing, smoking, snuff and ex-
port types held, aggregated 9l4,445,-
262 pounds, compared with l,04443l,
SIS on April /; cigar types totalled
304 4,502,874 pounds, compared with
312,470,336 and imported types, A.
830.767 compared with 1921 ,462.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-31
BERLIN PAPERS
TALK OF BRITISH
UST0F CONQUEST
Comments on Asquith and 3D.
mar Law Speeches Seem to
Indicate Lack of Conf
denCe in Future.

Berlin, SATURDAY. July 2S.-(Via
London, July 30.)-Commenting on
the addresses made in the House of
Commons July 26 by ex-Premier
Asquith and A. Bonar Law, chancel-
lor of the exchequer, in which they
dealt with the peace resolution
adopted by the German Reichstag,
Vorwaerts says: ,-,s4 ~
Between the unqualified and sin
cere love of peace of James McDon-
aid. socialist and labor member of
the House of Commons, and the con-
ditional war will of the conservative,
Bonar Law, lies the somewhat quail
fed war will of the former liberal
PREMIER, Asquith.
"The latter, it would seem, is ready
for peace provided Germany restores
the independence of Belgium. He
also probably would be ready to dis
cuss the question of Belgian indem-
nifty. With a government, however,
which is animated with the spirit of
Bonar Law and Sir Edward Carson,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-07-31
Grit and Determination Make
Heating Crack Army Rifle Shot

Determination will overcome al
most any obstacle. For example take
Captain Keating, Company B, Sixth
Nebraska. With his trigger finger
missing, Captain Keating has yet
manager to become a crack shot. In
1906 he tried to enlist in the United
States army, but was turned down
because the index finger of his right
hand was off at the first phalanx.
Most persons would have taken an
easier way and tried to serve the
country by some method not requir-
ing the use of the index finger. But
not Captain Heating.
"I'll show them / can shoot, first.
Then, perhaps, I'll try other lines" he
said grimly.
First he enlisted in the South Da-
kota National Guard 1906-8, and went
to maneuvers at Fort Riley, Kan. Ali
the time he was practicing marksman-
ship and in 1909 he tried for the state
rife team of South Dakota and got
last place on the team of alternates.
Next he went to the national match
at Camp Perry, Ohio, where the team
found it expedient to put Heating in
as third man. After the preliminaries
he qualified as distinguished expert
rifeman, Class c.
In 1909 he distinguished himself as
a shot at the national maneuvers at
Sparta, Wis, and in 1912 he again
qualified as distinguished expert rife
man, Class c.
Promotion came along with this
success. In 1910 he was commissioned
first lieutenant of the Fourth South
Dakota, Company D. In 1913 he was
with the National Guard of Iowa as
second lieutenant and then, on join
ing the Fourth Nebraska in Omaha,
he was commissioned first lieuten-
ant of Company B.
After border service he was unin-
;,,rad aod dar;dad 20 b,.ot ,,r. .a.,a