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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-01-19
SOCIAL NEWS

Inc American jewish WOrl0, S16
Annex, Minneapolis, Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS.
With the Travellers.
Mrs. L. S. Loeb left Thursday
indefinite stay in New York.
Mrs. Albert Mikolas left Thursd
a few weeks stay in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. H. Ruben left
day for Arrow Head Springs, Cal
route to Los Angeles, where the
spend the remainder of the winte
Miss Hortense Gottfried of
MOines, who has been the guest o
Chas. L. Leavitt, 1912 West 25th
left Thursday for her home.
Mrs. Chas. L. Levitt has as her
her mother, Mrs. Joseph, of Des M
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Lyman ret
Monday from a six weeks visit to
vile, KY.
Miss Margaret Windmiller of
cago, who has been the guest of
Mrs. Louis Freudenfeld, will
leave for her home Saturday,
January Goth.
Miss Tessa Snyder, Humboldt
avenue south, left Thursday for
several weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends in Newark,
N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Essey
pearl Wolfson), Lorraine, Ohio,
are the guests of Mrs. B. Wolf
son, Tenth avenue south.
Miss Rae Phillips of Buffalo,
New York, is the guest of Miss
Sadie Levin, 1918 North 5th
street. Miss Phillips plans to
enter the millinery business here
and will leave for the East next
week to prepare for the spring
opening, returning to make her
home permanently in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Borovsky,
North 9Th street, have as their
guest, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Nath-
: anson and daughters, Mary and
Ann, and son, Loire, of La
Crosse, Wis.
Mrs. Benz. Halpern and Mas
: ter Justin Halpern of Golden
Valley, N. D., are visiting Mrs.
B. Dechter of this city.
Miss Fanny Singer of Dickin-
son, N. d., is the guest of the
Misses Leah and Anna Marcus,
9O3 18th avenue south.
Miss Dorothy Farsht, North
5th street, has left for three
weeks stay with relatives and
friends in Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. I. Lazarus, formerly Miss
Anna Lebowske of this city, is
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Lebowske, 1919 Wash
ington avenue north.
Mr.. J. Kantrowitz, 1925 Hum
boldt avenue south, left Tuesday
for months trip to the West.
Mr.. B. F. Gradwohl left Sun
day, January 14th, for ten-day
stay in St. Louis.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-05
CHICAGO FEDERATION OF LABOR PROTESTS
U. S. WAR WITH GERMANY

y . - y y -
Labor, union labor, at least, is not
for war, if sentiment expressed at
the Sunday meeting of the Chi. Fed.
Of Labor is worth anything.
The federation was unanimous in
protest against war with Germany.
John>J. Walt, a Swiss and an active
Wilson worker in the last election,
led the assault upon Washington war
talk.
They talk of war, these holders of
big offices, bankers and business men
who would benefit by war" said
Walt, "as if it were a matter of con-
Germ to only themselves and a few
more of their kind I tell you it is
they who are concerned least of all.
They stand to lose nothing but dol
lars, for few Of them would enlist,
and they stand small chance of los
ing dollars. They will rejoice at war,
for it will mean wealth to many, sell
ing munitions and supplies to the
government at high prices, and po-
litical glory to others.
But what of the great mass of
people wOh will make up the army of
millions if we come to blows with a
fellow nation? They are the ones
who will suffer. Theirs are the
homes which will be wrecked. They
will bear the brunt of great taxation.
And they are the workers, you here
are these men, you and your brothers
in and out of the ranks of organized
labor who have no quarrel with your
brother who happened to be horn in
another country.
you must protest to your presi-
dent; ask him to reflect what it
means to you; ask him to stop this
country from plunging into a horri-
BILE war; ask him to prevent Amer
lean citizens from entering the war
zone"
A resolution framed by Walt was
4. l.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-05

New York.-Ex-Pres. Taft advo-
Gates cOnscTiptiOn to build up defense
now that war is on us"
MISREPRESENTATION Red Cross
society starts measures to put itself
on footing for active war relief.
BerIin.-Every American in Berlin
is preparing for war between United
States and Germany.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-05

TIL GERMANY
a mass meeting tot be held next Fri
day or Saturday in a downtown hall
to protest against war with Germany,
1t is planned there shall be an anti
war parade before the meeting.
I'VE wish by this meeting to make
it cOnclusiYely evident that the work
ing men of the United States have no
quarrel with the workers of other ma
tons, nor want any," said BeTlyn.
I'VE will demand peace"
Il lost my patriotism at San JUAN"
said VIM. Sims, negro representative
of Flat JanitOTs' union and Spanish
American war veteran. Refuse to
enlist, and if authorities try to force
you into the army, say: Shoot me
down! That will convince the war
lord capitalists that they cannot
make cannon fodder of workers at
will"
Pres. Fitzpatrick said the c.. F. of
L. should act in accord with the
American Fed. of Labor, which is on
record that it will not support con-
gress in any involvement in the Euro
pean struggle.
The federation ordered a telegram
sent to Pres. Wilson reminding him
that he was elected on the slogan:
Thank God for Wilson; he kept US
OtU of war"
Washington, Feb. 5.-Sam1 Com
pers, pres. of the Am. Fed of Labor,
has appealed to the sec'y Of the Ger
man federation to use his influence
and that of his organization to pre-
vent war Having asked this fedora
ton to appeal to Berlin, GOmpers will
himself bring strong pressure to bear
on Wilson.
-O-O
New York.-Ex-Pres. Taft adVo- O.
Gates consumption to build up defense
now that war is on lis"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-06
l4-MONTHS' STRIKE ENDED

Wilkes Barre, Pa.-Street Car Mems
Union No. 164 has compromised its
strike which started October IA, 1915
Under the agreement 100 strikers return
to work Immediately and 60 are placed
on the waiting list. The company prom
ises to rcinstatc the remainder of the
320 just as fast as possible. Beginning
January irSt-ycar men will be paid "a
cents an hour, Sccond-ycar men 26H
cents an hour, and third-ycar men 2S
cents an hour,
This strike was the elimination OF a
series OF efforts to raise wages. \ pre-
vious strike, started in April of last
year, resulted in both sides agreeing to
arbitratc. In . majority award the
board recommended sliding scale. The
mems representative contcndcd that his
colleagues exceeded their authority and
refused to sign the award. Later, the
neutral member Of the board accepted
this viewpoint and asked the company
to reopen the case. This was refused
and the men suspended work October
II. 1918.
The strike was hotly contested and was
marked by much bitterness. State
troops, known as "CoSSackS," were in
Wilkcs-Barrc and repeatedly Clubbcd
strikers and sympathizers, and suits call
ing for 100000 damages were filed
against the unionistS because of picket
ing and alleged violation of contract
The company employed hundreds of
snecial guards and private detectives and
the losses to all parties concerned mount
into the millions
The strikers were given loyal support
by this community and despite faii
service by the company. aided by its hun
dreds of Strike-breakcrS, practically
every one in Luzcrne County patronized
the jitncyS.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-06
LOW WAGES BREED DISEASE

Chicago, Ill.-The recent experiment
by the Health Department on feeding
people for less than 40 cents a day
brings this comment from the Union
Leader, official paper OF Chcago's or
ganlzed street car men:
did you notice any hodcarrlers,
street car men, or husky growing child
rem among Dr. Robertson's diet squad!
Certainly not; all OF them follow light
occupations and do not burn up phySi-
cal fuel like worker at hard labor, or
healthy, growing child who is racing
and romping in the open and can do JUS
ticc to three square meals a day.
yet the diet squad averaged 81 cents
a day for each for food
"Now, none OF the male members OF
the diet squad was breaking pig iron or
carrying pianos up two or three flights
of stairs, and certainly none OF its wom-
Ell members was working in muniton
factory ten hours day.
Notwithstanding these favorable
conditions, under scientific SUPERVISION
the cost for food for each member OF
the diet squad was 81 cents a day.
applied to the average family this
figures $1.55 a day, or Sl0,s5 week, and
$56575 year And for food only.
"Ihcn the question arises, can the
average housewife buy food as chcaply
as the purchasing agent of the diet
squad! Has the average housewife the
necessary money to buy III like quaint.
ties? We think not.
However, figuring yearly food cost
basis OF $565,7j, the average worker
should have wage upwards OF So day
| the year round to meet household cX-
pcnscs and live and rear his family in a
manner consistent with American needs
among our unorganized workers
thousands are receiving wage of less
| than So day,
"IIow do they manage to exist in
| these high cost times ON such a wage:
Take look at their home surround
| ngs for the answer Figure out what
| the future oi country must be where
such poverty and neglect of human wei
| fare is permitted to exist,
| "li SjG515 a year is the dead line for
food cost in Chicago below which fam
| lily OF five can not be sufficiently fed
then the only guarantee oi a properly
fed citizenship is to establish a wage
| that will meet it,
General GorgaS, III his successful
campaign against disease III the Cana
Zone found the key to the situation by
doubling the wages lie has been advo
eating this remedy Throughout the coun
try ever since, yet none OF the health de
partmcnt heads OF our big cities seen
TO have graspcd the significance oi Gen
cral Gorgas' discovery.
THE fertile source OF disease. pov
crty and crime is an inadequate wage.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-06

Ferdinand avenue north of Paxton road.
Cost, $1,000 each.
Chas. Boldt Co.. owner, to build n
brick paper mill building on west side of
Eastern avenue, near Mcclure avenue.
Ferro Construction Co., builder; J. l..
Carey, architect. Cost, $4,000.
c. II. Clingman, 1862 Feldman ave-
nue., owner, to build a 1T-story brick
dwelling at Carmaler place, between
Wakefield and Mound Owner is CON
tractor Cost $500.
Cecilia Reisert, 1900 Sherman avenue.
owner, to build 21a-story frame dwell
ing on east side of Baker avenue, be-
tween Sherman and corporation line.
{. w. Henry < Son, contractors. Cost,
$1,000
George j. Hare 1882 Courtand ave
nuc, owner, to build 2-story frame
dwelling on Bell street, between Weyer
and Hopkins. Ralph NJ. Hare, contract
or; Ellison, architect. Cost, So roo.
Fred W. Klein, 21O7 Elm avenue, own
er, to build 1H-story brick dwelling at
1920 Burwood avenue, between Williams
and Shanmoor Fred W. Klein, Jr., con-
tractor. Cost, $1,000.
odInc OW1lc1, 10 Dullu II2-StOry
frame dwelling at 1922 Burwood avenue.
Same contractor Cost, $4,000.
II. II. Kessling, Forest and Williams
avenues, owner, to build an addition to
grocery at southeast corner of Forest
and Williams. John Hart, contractor.
Cost, $l,700.
A. G.. Rapcr, 55l2 Montgomery road,
Pleasant Ridge, TO build a 1-Story frame
dwelling at Baker avenue, between Shcr
man and North corporation. Owner is
contractor Atwood Munce, architect.
Cost, $4,000.
Isaac Walker, Beech and Highland
avenues, owner, to build "A 1-story frame
lunch room and store at southwest cor
ner of Beech and Highland. Owner is
contractor. Cost, $1,000.
Bert Meshbowsly, 1919 Waverly ave
nue., owner, to build at 1H-story brick
dwelling on Cleneay avenue, about $50
feet west of Main Owner is contractor.
Cost, 81 SEQ
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-06
CAN'T END COMPENSATION LAW

Harrisburg, Pa.-1he state compensa-
ton board has ruled that compensation
agreements i'll cases where there are per-
manent injuries may be suspended but
not terminated.
Jonathan Clouscr, of Middletown, sus-
tanned an injury that made necessary the
amputation of thumb at the first joint
of the left hand and the index finger at
the second joint of the same hand.
Clouscr's employer was insured in the
state fund and asked for an order ter
minating the compensation benefits on
the ground that Clouser's hand had
healed and that he had found employ
ment at higher wages than he received
before he was hurt. The board declined
the request for the reason that the en-
ployc may not be so fortunate later. The
benefits are suspended, however, but if
during the period of 500 weeks during
which compensation is paid for disability
Clouser's injury should prove handicap
he can ask the board to reinstate the
benefits.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-06
Building Contracts, Contractors ana
Sub Contractors

Residence - Alterations in country
home at Loveland, O. Owner, George
Sawyer; architect Chas. r. Strong, St.
Paul Bldg, Cincinnati, O. Contract
awarded to VIM. Miller & Son.
Oil Station-Oil Station No. 5, to be
built at Mclean avenue and Barnard
street Owner, the Moore Oil Co.. archi-
tects, Samuel Hannaford & Sons, HUI
bert Block, Cincinnati, O. Contracts
awarded as follows: Excavation, con-
crete and cement work, Chas. V. Mae
scher * Co.; brick and cut stone work,
Platt x Dickinson; carpenter work, the
NJ. Marcus Building CO.. roofing and
sheet metal work, Edw. +. Anspach /;
tile, the Martina Mosaic and Tile Co.. /;
painting, Bertling Bros plumbing, Thos
Canary; electric work, Al Becker &
Son.
t Electric Wiring - Electric wiring in
residence to be built on Baker place.
East Walnut Hills. Owner w. Y. Cart
wright; architects, Tictig & Lee, Fourth
National Bank Building, Cincinnati, O.
Contract awarded to w g. Reuter-
Residence-Iwo brick and stucco resi-
dences to be built at Rcdway avenue and
Winding Way. Owner, w. A. r. Bruehl
Sr, and w. A. r. Bruehl, Jr.; archi-
tects, c. {. & +. A. Weber, Citizens
Bank Building, Cincinnati, O. Contracts
awarded as follows: Tile and marble
work, 7. II. Winston Co.; hardware
floors, Herbert & Glcsscn; roofing, X. l..
Brown; concrete and cement work, the
Billing Artificial Stone Co.; excavation
and masonry, Fred Schmidt & Co. brick
work ] L. McDermot; cut stone, the
Cincinnati Composite Stone Co.; stairs
Borcherding & Co.. painting and glazing,
A. ]. Miller; plastcrng, A. w. Hay &
Son; plumbing, II. Printz; electric work,
Fischer Bros. Co.; iron work, II. Ley
& Co.
Lighting I'ixtures-I'ixtures for In
frmary Building, at Lebanon, Warren
County O. Owners, the County Com
missoners; architects, Weber, Werner
x Adkins, Mercantile Library Building,
Cincinnati, o. Contract awarded to the
Peoples Gas Fixture Co, and for hard
ware for same building to Fischer Bros
Co.
II. w. Cordes, owner, builder and
architect to build a 2H-story frame
dwelling on east side of East Hill ave
nue., north Of Poguc avenue. Cost,
STO5O0
II. l., iachoud 20, owner ana builder,
to build 2H-story brick dwelling at
34G5 Grcenlawn avenue. Cost, $3.50.
Same, to build a 2H-story frame resi-
dence at 1858 Evanston avenue. Cost,
$1,000.
Same, to build a 21l-story frame resi-
dence 1t 1858 Evanston avenue. Cost,
SO, 800
Albert Bcrold, owner, to build frame
dwelling on northwest corner of Dixon
and Sturgis avenues w. {. Lobitz,
builder c. f. Mencfee, architect. Cost
$1,000
C. G.. Haynes owner, 2ll1 Becchmont
avenue, to build frame store at the
above address. b. +. Hart, contractor
and architect. Cost, $1,000.
Carl Jahnigan, owner and builder, 3l45
Markbrcit avenue, to build two "
story frame dwellings on east side OF
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-06

trustees; James Price, chaplain Henry
Mill sergeant alarms; and Sandy
Mitchell, guard.
The local will give its annual banquet
next Friday, January IL, when fried
chicken, pork chops and sweet potatoes
will be served in abundance.
Phil +. Smith, the recording secretary,
was reelected for the ninth time He
is also delegate to the Building Trades
Council
Bro. Smith has been nineteen years
member of organized labor and a
hard worker in the interest of unonsm.
He has put his best efforts forward in
the interest OF the llodcarrers and has
been factor in helping his organization
to get to the front in all matters relating
to reduction of hours and increase Of
pay.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-06
BARBERS RAISE WAGES.

Billings, Mont-After short strike
the BARRIERS Union has raised wages
from SIS to S25 a week and reduced the
working day from 10 to o hours. After
80 days wages will be increased to
S26 60, and after another 80 days this
rate will be raised to $2S
A feature OF the agreement is the
abandonment OF the old percentage sys-
tenn, which provides that employees shall
be paid a certain amount after they take
in, during the day or week, stipulated
sum The new contract abolishes this
system and Billings BARRIERS are now on
the same basis as other workers.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-06
CHICKEN AND PORK CHOPS
Will BE On the Bill of Fare for the
HOdcarriers Next Friday Night.

The IIodcarriers' Local No. 127 held
their election December %, 1916, and
elected the following officers: NJ. Hag-
gard, president; Harris Haygood vice
presidents Phil f. Smith, recording sec
retary; II. w. Sanders, financial secre-
tary; J. W. Schearers, treasurer; Ed.
Sims, John Croakes and John White,
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-06
That Depends.

"It always gives a man confidence"
remarked the popular candidate proud
ly, "to know that vast body of people
are behind him"
"Not if they are coming too fast"
murmured the hores-thief judiciously.
Widow.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-06
LITHOGRAPHERS GAIN.

Denver, Colo. - Organized litho-
graphers employed in this and SUR
per cent through conference with their
employers. The agreement includes
many departments that have heretofore
not been recognized in wage contracts.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-06
CONCORD CAR MEN RAISED.

Concord, N. H.-The Street Car
Mems Union has raised wages from
23M to 20 cents, instead OF % to 26
cents an hour, as formerly. New men
will start at the lower rate and will be
increased for five years, when the maxi
mum will be reached.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-06
EIGHT-HOUR ROW Is FATAL.

Cumberland, Md-Clarcnce Wolf is
dead at Irona, small mining town west
of Oakland, Md, as the result of an
argument over the Adamson eight-hour
law, and Tobias Miller, so years old, is
in jail charged with murder.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-06
GRASSES" GIVEN TO 1000.

Chester, S, C.-Four thousand en-
ployes at the Springs Cotton Mills have
been given a 10 per cent increase in
wages. Three of the mills are at Lam
caster, two at 1T. Mill and one at Ker-
shaw s. c.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-16

result of your work. For then you would have seen these miserable, fawning, slny creatures that take the dirty money of Germany, some of them-shamed I am to tell you of it. some of them with American pass ports in their pockets.
 You would have seen that disloyal senator going from crowd to crowd upon that field and repeating your words of treason, quoting you; quot ing what you say in the senate Of the United States when you intro duce a resolution demanding that the Allies shall state their terms, within three weeks those words will be re- peated by the agents of Germany. When you introduce a resolution in congress looking toward peace con- ference within three weeks those words will be repeated upon the fields of Mars. s, Rl
 That, disloyal senator, is the re- suit of your work, and every word that you utter in the senate Of the United States in behalf of peace or in behalf of treason every one of them is a poisoned dagger plunged toward the heart of your country. (Applause)
 Ut is terrible work, traitor, that you are doing, for upon your work hangs the possibility of the loss of a million American lives and twenty billion dollars of American money.
 So. then. nothing is so dreadful. nothing is so appalling as to see man that calls himself an American, arising in the congress of the United States to preach this most poisonous and ;perilous doctrine of disunion at this time. Instead of any sucn thought as that, instead of even the alluring terms of peace, when there can be no peace, instead of any doc- Urine of holding, of hesitation, what is required now absolutely for the safety of democracy, and the safety of the liberty of the world is absolute union, absolute standing together and absolute spirit of sacrifice to the last drop of blood if that Is necessary, ab- solutely everything we have" (Ap- plause).
New Britain herald., 1917-08-16
FUND TO PROTECT GIRLS.
Mrs. Hum1ston Leads Organization of
 New York Women

New York, Aug. 16.-To give moral Humiston in her search for missing girls, 50 women, who met yesterday morning at the Biltmore hotel, or ganiZed a womans committee to be known as the Ruth Cruger Elmer gency Fund.
 Our immediate task" said Mrs. William Curtis Demorest, who had called the meeting 'is to obtain for Mrs. Humiston the support of the the causes and conditions of specific cases of missing girls whom the po- lice have been unable to find. The committees work has the approval and cooperation of Commissioner Woods.
 Although we shall immediately take vigorous means by a public ap- peal to raise an emergency fund of $50,0O0 to make it possible for Mrs Humiston to begin her work at once, the work of the committee does not stop there. Any young girl in dis tress or the father or mother of any such girl may come quietly to any member of the committee and be sure of full sympathy and of whatever di- rect assistance We can give. At its discretion the committee will present these cases to Mrs. Humiston for in- vestigation.
 Mrs. Humiston will carry on her 1 work for the next six months in close