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The labor world., 1918-04-27

be reinstated with full pay for all
time lost.''
No Discrimination.
The report continues:e Relieving
that in this national emergency past
differences between employers and
employees must be forgotten in the
common determination to produce
the maximum possible number Of
ships, the board will not tolerate any
discrimination either on the part fof
employers or employees between union
and non-union men,"
"Emp1oyes shall be paid at least
once a week on the company's time
and In no case shall more than five
days pay be held back" the report
states,
No Medical Assessment.
mo employees shall be required by
the employing shipyard to pay any
assessment for insurance, medical at
tendance or other benefits. Compe-
tent medical first aid shall be pro-
vided for employees requiring such
aid and paid for by the employer"
The Shipb,nlding Labor Adjust
ment board is composed of V. E.
Macy, L. A. Coolidge and A. ]. Ber-
res, and its jurisdiction is limited to
shipyards which have direct con-
tracts with the navy department or
the Emergency Fleet corporation.
The labor world., 1918-04-27
WHEN COMPETITION IS FAIR
BY REV. CHARLES STEIZLE.

ny 1CEVs V11Z3ftIEzS SIE0ZIE.
Never had a fair show? Some fell
low in the shop always working
against you? The foreman has it in
for you? Too bad. But, here
maybe they are more than half right.
Possibly you've deserved all that came
to you. Honestly, have you always
given the other fellow a square deal?
Perhaps so-but here's suggestion
for YOU: quit coddling yourself-it
never helped man to think that he
was being terribly abused, whether he
was right or wrong.
You are quite welcome to all the
notions that you can carry concerning
social and economic reform-IN not
The labor world., 1918-04-27
PAINTERS make BIG GAINS.

v LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 1S.-
Organized painters in this city are
jubilant over six months organic
ing campaign, which has unionzed
the local painting industry. Wages
were increased on April to $3.50 a
day, with IS day on September 1
and 44-hour week. One incident
connected with this campaign is sig
nificant-the employers appeared be-
fore the union and discussed wage in
creases
The labor world., 1918-04-27
LAND VALUES INCREASE.

LANSING, Mich, April Island
values in this state have increased
more than 33 per cent in the last
three years, according to a report by
the federal bureau of crop estimates.
The average price of farm land in the
entire state in 1915 was SCI an acre,
and this year it is SIS.
The labor world., 1918-04-27
TAHORS RAISE WAGES.

NEW LONDON, Conn, April 25.-
The new agreement of Journeymen
Tailors' union provides for a wage
increase Of Is per cent, a nine-hour
day, time and one-half for overtime
and an annual one weeks vacation
with pay.
The labor world., 1918-04-27
INCREASE WAGES
OF men IN GREAT
LAKES SSh|PfARDS

CONTINUED From Page ~
The labor world., 1918-04-27
TRUST CONCERN BEATEN.

ST. LOUIS, April 18.-Nearly $500
striking employees of the Liggett &
Myers Tobacco company forced this
subsidiary Of the tobacco trust to
reduce the work day from 10 to 8.
hours and advance wages 10 per cent.
Most Of the strikers are members Of
the Tobacco Workers union
The labor world., 1918-04-27
MAILERS RAISE WAGES.

NEWARK, N. j., April 1s.-Mail-
ers employed on local newspapers
have secured a new wage scale Of $40
a week, which will be increased to
$21 the first of next year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
Keep Saving And Investing

LOW well has the thrift lesson been learned? II If has
Deen learned well 1t VIII stick and the frugaiy
which was acquired in time of emergency to help toward
the winning Of the will continue be practiced It
VIII hep toward winning financial independence and that
measure OF contenment which the absence Of worrv about
money matters brings
The American has helped his government Whv not
keep on and help himself and his family? 1t has been
proved that good many millions of Americans who never
saved anything for themselves able to save for their
country and they have found that what they had pre-
Yousy regarded as next to impossible accomplished
with little Inconvenience
as matter Of fact little temporary Inconvenience
little self denial now is worth while when if means %
saved for future independence --'4''
Soe people are already getting nd of their Liberty
1uus ana savings stamps and are spending tbe r,oo
nat was to be expected. They did well to hold on While
n VI" lasted and now, for them, the saving incentive n
enu II Is to be hoped the number of them is reIstivaI
ana mat the bulk of the American people will mot
my hoo al the government securities they have acoid
Dut VII save more money and buy government or ofbs
invest IN good real estate put the money in
alike. -Hu4'luuaS and nations
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
Little Interviews
Little lntrpieus
Hopes Chamber of Commerce Will Be Thoroughly Revived
Not Very Easy To Indict Men Who Victnize MexicanS

be obtained In these cases, mostly.
the victim was persuaded through a
eleverly staged affair 20 aid some
feigning unfortunate fellow by buy
ing pawn ticket from him. at an
absurdly low price The abSurdly
low price turned out 70 be a very
high one as against the worthiessness
Of the pawn ticket, which upon being
cashed Melted about one fourth OF what
the victim paid for IL The game Is
started by a stool pigeon pretending
hearty goodfellowship for the re-
turned Mexican who. he knows. IS IN
supecting and ignorant and in need
OF advice.
THE inveiglement Is simple in q
case Of this sort as all the possible
aid and befriending that an unsus-
pecting fellow could wish for is prom
ised the victim. And that is done
only to gain his confidence. The rest
is left to the eagerness OF human
gratitude and the interminable desire
Of human nature to take advantage
Of a monstrous opportunity. Some
stranger comes to the good fellow
pleading for him TO buy a pawn ticket
supposed to be worth three times the
amount asked The good fellow knows
u Is worth three times the amount
but unfortunately IS out Of funds
This goes on in the presence OF the
uesllneo victim Who being anxious
10 help the unfortunate friend OF his
friend. and 10 obtain the big profit
that goes with the kind act. buys the
ut seems 10 me that the government
IS making a mistake by turning ef-
iorts towards a commercial develop
ment rather than the agricultural"
SAID VIM Graves. In the case OF
England, Il Is necessary that the COM
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

~ WANT TO commend the article In
! The Herald the other day about the
chamber Of commerce IN Houston and
the way It works." said Robert Kra-
kzuer. and I feel that since they are
going 70 make some changes at the
chamber OF commerce here-I mean
some changes in the bylaws-they
might as well do something real, that
Is. something that viii be effective.
Simply TO change 8 word OF two. or
one or two ideas in the bylaws at this
time Is not sufficient II the 0rgani-
ration IL to be revived and made a
factor. as Il should be, in FL Paso life
land by this statement I mean no
criticism OF any Individually, Il had
better be done thoroughly, with a
rejuvsnation Of the membership as
well as changes in the bylaws and
constitution Here Is a meeting now
that vitality affects the future Of the
chamber Of commerce and TO some
exent the future Of Fl Paso, and It
should behoove the members Of the
chamber OF commerce to come down
20 that meeting and have their say
at the meeting and not afterwards
talk about the other fellow on the
streets and corners. and what they
had on their minds but never ex-
pressed for the benefit Of the rest Of
The recent complaints OF imml-
grant Mexicons who. while stopping
in Fl Paso on their way back to
Mexico. we're fieeced by inveigling
good fellows, cannot be prosecuted as
easily as one thinks" said county at
torney VIII H. Pelphrey. Evidence
IS required before an Indictment can
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

mercial side be developed for she is
not country that can support her
self without It. With the United States
it is different. for there are unlimited
land resources and more wealth could
be acquired through an agricultural
policy than a commercial. II the gov
eminent would offer special induce
ments TO young men who would take
up farming as a profession there
would be back TO the soil movement
that would make itself felt in the
country's industries"
7 have Just returned from Waco. 8"
said z. P. Rhodes. and It is like com
ing back TO q little country town to
pc IN FL Paso. Waco is the most
thriving place I have seen for some
time The streets are crowded, II
seems that there is an automobile for
every man. woman and child. bushes
places remain open until Il o'clock
every night and are crowded until
closing time. Travel from that point
IS immense. People begin lining Up
at the ticket office at o'clock IN the
morning and the line continues to
grow as the day progresses I have
never seen buster place anywhere"
IF either Friday or the 18th are
unlucky days, have never found any
evidence Of their being So" said r.
A Shelton, for one day is no less
lucky for me than another. The SUPER
stition about Friday must have arisen
from the fact that all hangiugs were
done on that day but I do not know
about the superstition OF the 18th.
since both Friday and the 18th are
considered unlucky, the two coming
on the same day should be doublv SO
but have never known ANYTHING
awful happening then"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
Give Them A Good Hand

SSCREIARY Of the navy Daniels has ordered 4-7e;.
- wasnPs which have been patrOlling European wsteTs
~ uin nome When they arrive this side of the A.
antle tney ought to receive the same grateful vaIc
Is oelng given returning soldiers maj
.e most OF the fighting has been done BY the army
nee Is oanger OF forgetting the navy But the officeT
ana men Of the more than 1900 ships COMPRISING t 49,
ian meet nave been brave and devoted as tbsir CO..
aeS IN the army and they have rendered service without
feetiVe part in the war Aen On e.
The battleshps desrOysrs and converted yachts o.a
s submarines and mines, fought and captured or de-
s9yeo oooats and helped keep the enemy warshps bof
tied up in their harbors They conveyed tbs t-S;
through submarine infested waters making If poss;b r.
Aelcan army and its vast tonnage Of supplies to be
transported to France. ~ O
Many good Yank sailor went down fighting the Hun
O-Doal either as member of yacht OF DESTROYER rra-
q Is one OF gun crew on armed merchantmen But
every one thus lost there others to take his place
And they clamored for places in the euu cres az he
monster naval guns which into France to destroy
the enemy at long range
They have done fine work. these lads of the American
navy, and they deserve good hand
CO.'S Some other troops got more fighting but it fell to the
Sh DIVISION composed largely of Texans to march into
Germany and show the people how an Occupying army
ought to conduct itself.
The way the Germans are fighting among tb.n,s,v.,
the government may have to cal the allies for pro-
It would be easier to fight the BOshevik If they'd
shave and come out of ambush.
Inc kaiser IS said to be writing book Bomb throw
eFs can't get to him. but some enterpsng publisher must
have
Franklin < Lane get returning soldiers TO settle
up table desert and swamp land, it viii be truly great
achievement for secretary Of the interior
o
One OF the benefits Of peace is that the people of Eng
land VIII soon be seeing what new automobile looks like
The small boy is again washing his face and hands
oombing his hair and writing letters to Santa Claus
German toymaker cut off from the worlds trade can
face another Christmas with sad retrospection
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
Roundabout Town

and watched the veteran SIX
teenth regiment crossing. Com
pany F OF this regiment. COM
handed By Captain Erickson. led
the first raid by an American
patriot over the German lines
more than year ago. and 10 had
the honor OF first carrying the
colors upon German soil today.
INDOOR SPORTS KNOCKING TIE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IND RE-
FUSIa,G TO GET OUT AND HELP IT DO
BETTER
A negro soldier at Columbus, so
the story goes. wanted 10 90 out TO
see his sweetheart, but his SER
geant refused to get a pass for him
That evening he started anyhow
the sergeant blocked his way.
Drawing big, dangerous looking
razor, the negro said:
Sergeant. lie got a father In hell,
a mother in heaven and a sweet
up nah mind TO visit one Of EN- to-
night"
The story does not say what hap
pened, but there was no funeral.
=
II Chris was older I might have
been able to explain that mother was
probably only doing some high finan-
stin giving herself time 20 get the
money there TO meet the check. as
many often do.
Someone had written one OF those
anonymous letters that towards are
SO free with, and II had been re-
ceived at The Herald office. suggest
ing things about people and things
generally.
was commenting on the thing and
said the world was full OF such
towards.
why are they towards, Daddyg'
asked little Chris.
Because they don't align their
names. son" I said.
rs everybody a coward that don't
sign his name? Ny mother sent
check to the butcher the other day,
and he brought il hack and said she
hadn't signed her name. Is she a
coWard?"
=
Our iden Of n snaps Being n
military official and wishing to
have ones way In Fl PasO.
Things to forget: The war time
custom OF attributinE disioyalty to
everybody who dared criticise the
numerous things offered as war win
ming measures.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
NAMES IN THE NEWS

Rapid fi-er: Policeman on duty IN
public dance hall.
Conscientious Director: One who
protests at going home every night
and finding his wife not home and
no supper ready.
Olive drab: Piece Of cloth that
usually changes color when washed.
Intelligence officer: Military man
who has private government car
and can disguise his movements In
suit OF "cits."
Here's one that Alves Dixon says
got the goat" Of one OF the Oldest
conductors on the Highland Park
line:
A girl from the country got aboard.
The car had not gone far when
the conductor said. affably;
Your fare. miss"
The girl blushed.
The conductor repeated. Your fare.
miss" and the girl blushed more
By this time the conductor began
to look foolish. After a pause he
We'll" said the girl. they do say
I'm good looking at home but I don't
see why you want 10 say II out loud"
-
The galley boy says # he mas ASKED
for his opinion on local politics. he'd
bet the next raise he hopes he'll gel
that Charlie Davis can be MAYOR again
f he'll run.
=
A French sentry stood HIS post one
cold night last winter when an am
buiance drove up. according TO a lst-
ter from Lieut.. Frank A LOTUS.
Halt. who goes there2' said the
sentry.
French ambulance" answered n
voice from the darkness.
Pass on, French ambulance"
After a while another ambulance
drove up.
Haiti who goes there7"
English ambulance"
Pass on. English ambulance"
Soon a third ambulance drove that
way and the sentry called: Haiti
who goes there2H
Who the he'll wants TO know
came the reply.
Pass on. American ambulance"
said the sentry.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14


DO not beat or prod the animal!
Nth sharp sticks or clubs. Bruised
meals are condemned and their food
value is lost.
1T WAS on a card
on THE wall
OF THE waiting room
OF A railway station.
AND WHEN I read It.
! WAS 50 pleased
THAT 1 copied It down
IT MADE ne SO glad
THAT THERE was some one.
WHO WORKED for the railroads.
WHO HAD a soul
AND WHO knew.
HOW THE pride OF a COW.
OR OF a steer.
NIGHT BE made to suffer.
IF IT happened
THAT JUST at the moment
1T WAS about to die.
AND BE shipped away.
TO DO It's pit
THAT SOME one.
SHOULD LOOK it over.
AND FIND some marks.
WHERE IT had been prodded
WITH A sharp stick.
OR MAYBE a club.
AND THAT some one.
SHOULD RAISE his hand.
AND SAY
at IS not good
1--WE SHOULD eat this animal
'1IE HAS been bruised
CAN'T YOU imagine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
Roundabout
Ell PaSo To Alamogordo Road Praised by Clovis Paper
An Ell PaSo Regiment In Vanguard of Army In Germany

'THE completion and opening Of the
state road between Alamogordo
and e. Paso by state engineer James
H. French opens another link IN the
Postal highway and the Amarillo.
Roswell and FL Paso short line. and
lessons the distance between Clovis
to Ell Paso by more than 50 miles
and shortens the running time by
more than three hours" says a copy
OF the Clovis Journal. Just received.
This is the road TO which Fl Paso
promised to contribute $500. less
than half OF which has yet been paid.
The Journal continues:
This section OF the road vas con-
ceded by all TO be the worst in the
state, but those recently passing
through II now pronounce It TO be
one Of the best In laying out this
road. which viii be used by a dozen
transcontinental and state highways,
the state engineer laid a rule on the
map and drew straight line from
Alamogordo to FL Paso and told his
road men TO get busy. It passed
through many miles Of sand beds,
picturesque sand hills, capped with
green shrubbery and Shifting sand
dunes that were the despair. OF every
autoist and almost gave Che road
builders heart failure when they
counted almost 20 miles OF this road
material which has baffled the road
builders from time immemoriaL
The trip from Alamogordo to FL
Paso IS made in about three hours
over the new highway. which Is
paralleled on both sides by noun
tains. through OroEande. where ex-
lists copper and coal mines. and Ft.
Bliss. where many hours may be
pleasantly and profitably spent
Sightseeing"
An infantry regiment that was
long stationed at FL Paso. in Camp
Cotton addition-so long that Ell
Pasoans knew almost everybody in il
from Col. Allaire down TO his new
est recruit-Was in the advance
guard Of American soldiers when
they crossed into Germany. This
regiment is a part OF Gen. Dickman's
division now occupying Germany. A
dispatch from Treves. telling Of the
crossing Of the American forces into
Germany from Luxembourg says:
Maj. Gen. Joseph T. 5ickman.
commanding the Third army. and
Brig. Gen. Frank Parker, COM
handing the First division. stood
on the bridge at Wasser bulig
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
lis Convincing, So
Whats The Diferenceo
nY an HLEsENER

HTHEN you were a little chap you
w used TO play Ike" you were
big. You played house. you played
train and you Initiated your folks
dressed up IN their clothes-and you
were in the height OF happiness when
you were playing you were what you
weren't
We never outgrow the habit
The business man uses the little
game every day. He plays It with
such earnestness that he almost con-
vinces himself he is what he isn't.
and he really does convince the pub
lie IN many cases.
The society woman Is constantly
playing ike" she Is what she isn't
She Is successful. too. She uses the
"playllke" game on everything from
her features 10 her age
Every young man IS an artist a.
the pastime- He plays like" It's
money when it's only keys; he plays
Ike" his fathers car is his own he
plays like" he Is a good sport. and
he almost convinces himself that he
is as important as he feels
We got the habit when We wers
small. and. a. the saying Is. first We
make our habits. and then our habits
make US" II we took the habit away
in this case, there would be lot OF
bankruptcy cases and lot OF disap-
pointments.
-
What Is the natter You're look
ing sickZ'
Work. work. nothing but work.
from morning till night" was the an
swer.
How long have you been at IT."
start tomorrow.
II II said that Milton often
would spend weeks on one para
graph. What about the fello1
who spent six years on a single
Hentencef
Some people are human dynamOs
-everytHing they have on Is charged.
Science says the moon affects
the tidet observation says II az
fects the united.
RECENT CENSUS SHOWS THAT
THE MOST POPULAR BOOK AMONG
YOUNG MEN N AMERICA IS THEIR
FATHERS CHECK BOOK
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
While Battling H. c. OIL.
Falls Heir To 100000

Knoxville. Tenn. Dec IA Justice
or the peace clerk here awakened the
other morning to find himself heir to
500, 600 and his sister heiress to
fl50O.O00. He was battling against
the high cost OF living on a meager
wage, trying TO feed four hungry
mouths.
Walter ". Scranton, who resides on
North Broadway. Fountain City, Is the
lucky young fellow. The fortune was
left Mr.. Scranton and his sister. Mrs
William Montgomery Brown. wife Of
bishop Brown, retired. OF Gallon, O.,
by a great aunt
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
Kultur And Culture

Is an kulur
oer rubbish they've c away; broken sceuters and last
years east off with py handme-
ooEnG we've what it
noy peasant and made Of him brute bombas in
soreeo; displaced
II nTo9 mighty empire to ruin and decay dump
o spelled And
o. me nee the soul uplifting culture the kind that's spelled
absorbed
vince them soon late that love of
long the truth churches the culture of
schools VIII bring the light Of
to savh peoples the truth that makes them enghter
the kind that's spelled with &C."
Copyright By George Matthew s--7 WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
What? Only One Days
Xmas Vacation? Awful!

Sidney. o.. Dec 1.-THE schools OF
this city expect 10 make up the time
lost during the flu Epidemic There
viii be but one day vacation at Christ
mas time, no spring vacation and the
remaining days lost viii be made up
at the spring vacation time There
viii be two or three additional weeks
OF the school
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

Chicago. Ill. Dec. 14.-Dr. George
F. Vincent. president Of the Rookie
teller foundation, which has an en-
downment of $1OO,OOO,00O an
nounced that the organization. after
diverting its activities for four years
to war and relief and army welfare
work. in which II expended $4,000. =
600, viii Immediately resume its
work Of attempting to rid the world
OF disease.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
Shoots At Hubby Who
Dmed With His Friends

St Louis. No. Dec 14--Becauss her
husband failed TO come home to dinner
as usual, Mrs Lillian Wagner. Of this
city. set out IN search OF him, armed
with 4 revolver. she found him dining
with Lulu Vanceleck and others and
broke up the party by firing three
shots Wagner and Mss Vancelscz
escaped
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
ills Well To Be 4 Cow When You
Are About To Be Sent To Slaughter

e. B. auilaiiElurr-IiinIus
HOW MUCH better.
IT WOULD have been
IF THE happy GOV.
OR THE happy steer.
IN THE fun knowledge
OF ITS forthcoming journey.
N 4 nice ice box
on A nice train
OR A nice boat
SHOULD TROT right along
WITH ITS head up.
AND go vest.
WITHOUT A bruise-
FROM \ sharpensd stiek
OR ANYTHING.
EXCEPTING THE place
WHERE TIE butcher HI. IL
WITH THE axe
AND As I sat
IN THE waiting room
AND Scanned the card
ABOUT THIS cattle
A wOsIAN came.
WITH = saan child
THAT SIZE vas dragging
By THE right arm
AND I said to ny wife
ITS TOO bad.
at HADN'T been twins"
SHE MIGHT have used them
FOR INDIAN clubs
AND thought to myself
HOW MUCH better.
TO BE cattle:
WITH SIGNS to protect you
THAN A small child.
WITH A rubber arm
1 THANK you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

ceed when It IS alive and active and It only be kept
alive and active by the cooperation of all citizens.
dead chamber of commerce reflects community
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

clothing Shoes stockings and food for little They all
children parents poor for he but they humans
and they entitled square deal YOUR MONEY viii help them