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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-18
so Per CENT OF. RAIL WORKERS
= GER uNDER$f5kMbNfH

WASHINGTON, May 1e.-Fifty-
one pers.eeHtf pf* : III aiload en-
plofes drr4 necembefs 4S17, re-
cetved SIS d month or less; so per
cent received 800 per month or
less, the railroad wage commission
report says.
"The greatest number Of en-
ployes on all the roads fall into the
class receiving between $50 and SOS
month-181, 1898. Those getting
between $50 and SIS number S12,-
761. In December, 1917, there were
111,477 clerks receiving annual pay
of 5000 or less. In 1917 the average
pay for this class was but $56.77
per month. There were 27O,S55
section men whose average pay was
$5O.21 month; 121, 900 other I'M
skilled laborers averaged $58.25;
13O,O75 station service employees,
$58.57; 1895 road freight brake
men averaged $1O0.17, and 49, e5
road passenger brakemen averaged
$91.10. :: s.' - ~
And each dollar now represents
in it's power to purchase a place in
which to live, for food to eat and
clothing to wear, but II cents, as
against the 100 cents OF Jan. 1,
1915, the report adds.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-18
:;> ~ lYCEUN|

Romance youth, 'sentiment, mys-
terry and adventure are all said to
play almost equal parts in the Fred
eric and Fanny Hatton merry COM
edy, upstairs and Down." that
Oliver MorOsco is to present for the
first time in this city after it's sue
cessful runs Of one year in New York
city, four months in Chicago, two
months in Boston, one month in
Philadelphia and is now beginning a.
tour across the continent that will
take it back to the city of it's birth,
Los Angeles, where it was given it's
initial production in June, 1916. at
one Of his Los Angeles theaters. up
stairs and Down" is a story of the
idle rich and their servants cleyeriy
contrasting the somewhat loose morals
of the drawing-room with the ada
mant morality of the denizens of the
kitchen. upstairs and Down" IS,
strictly speaking, a social satire, with
the Idle rich for it's butt, but was in
tended by its authors for an amusing
evenings entertainment but it at the
same time teaches a moral. 1t is
light and frothy entertainment and
1t serves to introduce to the stage a
character that is new to 1.-THE "baby
vampire" This young debutante is in
her first season." but she is as
worldly and wise as a woman twice
her age who thoroughly understands
life and has lived it. Oliver Morosco
presents upstairs and Down" at the
Lyceum theater for two days COM
mencir1g Monday, May Goth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-18
HELP WIN The WAR;
EAT MORE POTATOES

To boil them so that they will be
'ht for king" drop the unpee1ed
potatoes into boiling salt water and
cook 20 to 80 minutes. Drain water
of at once. II they are cooked too
strong or allowed to stand In tho water
they get soggy.
II you peel potatoes before cooking
them you will waste time and po-
tatoes both. You may throw away
a sixth or even a quarter Of the good
part of the potato with the skins.
Also, If the potatoes aren't covered
up by the. skins while cooking, some
OF the valuable material will soak out
into the water. Even very small po-
tatoes can be economically used, if
they are boiled in their skins.
For best mashed potatoes. Peel the
boiled potatoes, mash and beat until
very light, adding salt, butter or oleo-
margarine and hot milk, q halt cup
of milk to six potatoes. If dinner 10
not ready to serve, pile lightly in a
pan and set in the oven to brown.
Potatoes are good in breads. Get
Farmers Bulletin No. S07. BREAD
and Breadmaking in the Home" from
SAA0 A~oPAA sAAoAG " <16A ACNAIuAS, w
tngton, D. c., to learn how to make
potato yeast bread.
Potato corn-n1eal muffins--2 table,
spoons fat. tablespoon sugar, 1 egg,
we'll beaten, 1 cup milk, cup mashed
potatoes, 1 cup corn meal, 1 teaspoons
baking powder, teaspoon salt. Mix
in order given. Bake 40 minutes in
hot oven. This makes IL mullins.
They are delicious.
Potatoes are good in cake. They
are often used in this way to keep tho
cake from drying out quickly. Mash
tho potatoes and beat up with milk
until very light. You can use your
usual cake recipe, substituting one
cup Of mashed potatoes for one-half
cup Of milk and one-half cup Of -four.
Potatoes tor your main dish: Po-
tatoss, left over or fresh, may be
combined with cheese or nuts OF meat
or other material, often to make the
main dish Of 4 meal.
Potato 1ausaxtt--1 cup mashed 20.
tAtots. ! cup ground nuts, Dish or
meat, Aes, well beaten, III teA-
E1p8Ans. alt, ~ teaspoon pepper, salt
HtxtHNzbAoon |ors other fat. Mix the
mashed potatoes and seasoning with
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-18
UNFAIR SYSTEM:
Of WEIGHING 4 !:
MINES IS SCORED /:
Unions WIN Sue on Basis Of Fed.
efaFR Report to Recover
Earnings Withheld.

WASHINGTON, May 1e.--1n west
ern Maryland is coal mine operated
by the Consolidated Coal company Of
Mary1and-a, 1nultimillionaire cor
poratton. For more than a generation
the coal miners have been struggling
to maintain a union, in the face Of
persecution, gunner, j&iling of or
ganizers, and all the usual story Of the
dealings Of a big industrial corpora
ton with "discontent."
Twenty years ago these miners
managed to elect two Of their number
to the legislature, and bill prepared
by one of them-David J. Lewis
providing for reforms IN the method
of weighing the coal was partially &C.
cepted and passed. The miners were
paid according to the number of tons
of coal they dug; they knew the mine
scales were unfair; they tried to get
honest weight. All the legislature
conceded them was a partial reform.
A few months ago the United
States bureau Of standards made an
investigation Of the scales in that
mine, and in the other mines in the
same district.
Weighing System Unfair.
The government experts discovered
that at this big mine the scales re-
quired $40 pounds Of coal to be placed
on the platform before any weight
whatever was shown They reported
that this utterly indefensible'' con-
dition had resulted in cheating the
miners of very large totals Of pay
nent for coal weighed, during at
least four years." The miners declare
that the Same condition has existed
for at least 20 years!.
The mine bosses, refusing to per-
nit the men to have their own check
weighman, had admitted for a long
time past that the scales were "off,"
but had compelled the miners to &C.
cept q compromise weight, based on
an average between the weight shown
on the scale when the car Of coal first
struck the platform and the much
lower weight registered when the car
came to rest. The report on this
method OF guess work was as nearly
profane as scientific language can be-
District Now Organized.
War has brought the coal miners
| union in western Maryland into it,
| own at last The union has organized
| the district 100. per cent. The fuel
administration is: this week arranging
machinery of adjustment Of all in
dustraal disputes between the COM
pany ~, end tbs ,,.,union union. It is being as
sisted By Secretary OF Labor Wilson,
| whom this company once caused to
be arrested for trying to organize its
employees.
The general convention Of the
United Mine. Workers Of America has
instructed its executive board to bring
suit to compel the company, and all
| the other companies in that district
to repay the men. Tho closest esti.
mate for the Consolidated mine IS that
it owes the miners something over
100000. The other mines will brina
the total claims to nearly double that
; amount.
OF course, the report does not show
that the 620-pound shortage in the
| scale was deliberate. But the com.
pany has taken the money from itf
employees just the same, and the union
is going to recover.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-18
PACKERS EARN $7,408,171.

CHICAGO, May 1e.-Wilson & Co.,
meat packers, made a profit Of $7,40S,-
III last year. an increase Of $1,697,714
over 1916. This concern, together
with the Cudahy, Morris, Swift and
Armour plants, comprise the "big
five" which established the eight-hour
day In the packing industry after their
employees organised and forced arbit-
ration. = - - :,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-18
BIG PROFIT IN MATCHES.

; NEW YORK. May 16.-The 1917
financial report of the Diamond
Match company shows a profit Of
$2,6S4.S63, against $2,7sO,120 in 1916.
This decline of about 100000 was
caused by war tax of $1.O00,000.
Despite this inroad the company in
creased it's surplus from $520,055 in
1916 to $74S,O60 in 1917.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-18
OPPOSE BIG STRIKE FUND.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 16.-The GEN.
trail trades and labor union has re-
jected plan to establish perma-
nent strike fund. One argument
against the plan was that the central
body should not be pledged to finance
strikes unless it has the power to say
when such strikes should be called
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-18

WOMEN WORK ON DOCKS.
NEW YORK, May 16.-women are
being employed along the docks in
this city. Checkers are paid % cents
an hour and delivery clerks 21 cents.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-18

the ground nuts, fish or meat. Add
beaten egg. Form into little cakes or
.sausages, roll in -four and place in
creased pan with small piece of fat
or salt pork on each sausage. Bake
in a fairly hot oven until brown.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-18
SATURDAY.

RAISE WAGES TWICE.
CINCINNATI, May 16.-Organ-
lied pattern makers have raised
wages S cents an hour on two occa-
sions during the past month.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
Dawson Bates.)

Getting by" is rather common
expression these days when progress
seems to outstrip genius, and these
two words furnish the basis for q
volume Of thought. And, when Miss
Opportunity knocks at your door, be
prepared to open and let her enter.
Take advantage Of every opportunity
and do not waste your time killing
two birds with one stone. Stones are
more plentiful than birds.
Do not be satisfied at merely get
ting by Some people are content to
stop at q certain point; disaster is
|sure to follow. No man ever mounts
the ladder of success until he makes
IAN honest effort to start at the bot
tom and climb up to the top by de-
Egrees. Corporations are made up OF
men; men Of stamina and progressive
ideas, men with talent and leaders OF
society. They do not get by" just
because they have wealth and high
social position, but because they have
brains and education--and these arc
considered the most essential assets
to the man higher up.
The possibilities Of today are sc
numerous that we must take advan.
ltage of every golden moment. Con
lidence in ourselves absolute knowl
edge of the truth, concentration ant
perseverance, will help US climb thu
ladder of success, and reach the goa
Of happiness.
Friends, after this awful worlt
struggle Is over, this country will
need men and women to take tn
places of the boys that are laid I,
rest lover there" The country will
need men and women who are physi
i,cally qualified to carry heavy bur
dsns, and we should prepare our
selves today to shoulder our own re
sponsibilities Getting by" on a lin
tied mentality will will not work. 70
will always have question mar
stamped on your countenance, and tn
men and women who stand high 1
their communities do not feel secur
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
I:y,S3|l AND FL

take mans place. As character Is
as essential as mental ability 1t is Of
great Importance that We train our
character as thoroughly as we do our
minds.
Every child should have an aim in
life, because the person that has no
ambition and Is contented with the
same daily routine is no better Oh
than an animal. God gave us q soul
80 that the highest branch of the an
imal family should so civilize the
world that we could occupy place
in after life without going through 50
much transition. If this is not the
case, then God Is the embodiment OF
paganism, using man as a playthins
II those of the past generation had
not the welfare of posterity at heart
the great majority of the people today
would be in comparatively primitive
stage This welfare is the invisible
hand OF the Almighty directing the
advancement Of mankind. The et
pansion OF the doctrine of Christ re
quired great strength Of character ID
the men that were champions of this
cause. Men who are willing to die
tor an ideal or suffer the cruelties o.
an inquisition are the great martyr
OF the world and should be rewarded
as such. 1t is nothing but fairness 70
civilization that we should hand down
TO posterity as much In return as We
nave received frsa sr ancestors
The exigencies :: rae present time
nave brought forward the foremoH
men of the nation, men who have
built their character ON solid four
oatlon and whose price Ia justice snu
right These men have forged to tns
tront and shown their patriotism "
sacrificing their own personal gain 50
mat we can live up to the reputation
that has taken us over a century
establish. Men Of this calibre a'
stlii in the making and they are tn'
immortal souls whose deeds will +"
the admiration of history. Their li'"
VIII have the demarcation Of estsp
fishing presidents that will be tn'
goal Of men till the end Of hns
Men that stand idle at the presep'
time making the dollar their Cod az
Mt subjects of Kultur, and they WI
fade into obscurity as fast as then
worthless bodies return to dust
Continued on Page 81
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What Counts
Continued from Page ~

weak II will continue to be service.
able. AS the moral fiber. of girl
Is OF finer material than a mans It
Is easily shattered never to be re-
built. 1t precedes the body back to
dust. The abyss Of life has been
crossed from which there Ia no re.
turn. Girls are seemingly more
careful OF their associates than q boy,
but when those associates are the
kind that camoufage their dissem,
bling nature behind a pleasant face
they are far more dangerous than the
girl who has already sunk to the low
est depth of degradation. Even this
imbecile has soul that remains dor
mant until another of her sex is ap
preaching the precipice of destruc
ton, and 1t is not her desire to see
another suffer the inferno that she
knows so we'll. The other type tends
to lower instead of raising the moral
standard of the femme race. 1t "a
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04

their idea to debase another as much
as possible and then assume the posi-.
tion of a Judge condemning their
own doctrines that have ensla we'd an.
other. & J..
The youths OF today are going TO
be he men and women that control
the d'stiny of a nation a few years
hence and IL they are not qualified
for the trust 1t will pass on to those
who have reached the required stand.
dard. Our nation Is still In It's In.
fancy and it's position in the future
depends on the children of today. The
men who will be rewarded with DO.
sltions as leaders In the present cris.
is will not come from the illiterate OF
those who have not developed their
morals as well as their minds. In
every person there is at first a poten
tial evil and the way that we are
reared determines whether that evil
win eventually pass out Of our lives
or come to the surface, so we car
readily discern that environment and
association are the determining fac
tors in our lives. The time when one
meets their Armageddon is when they
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
Grammar School Graduation Essays
Keep The Home Fires Burning

keep the fireside ready for his re-
turn. Thus the greatest incentive a
soldier has to put fight into him and
help him win Is the preservation OF
his own home and through that the
saving Of the nation. The home 10 the
dearest treasure of ell and the true
beginning Of all government. The
Germans knew this fact when they
devastated Belgium and continued
their cruelty to women and children
In that country.
The sad times Of war make people
think more Of their own dresides and
more time ought to be spent In home
building and not so much In public
work. No club or organization can
stand above the home In the truest
sense. The girl who studies the ar,
of home-making will do more In the
END for the soldier boy than she who
leads in any Of the movements to hell
carry on the war. They are good n
their time and place but they stand
second to that which prepares th'
place that should be waiting for eacf
boy upon his return.
If we cannot go into the trenches
and help fight the enemy we can have
courage to be strong at home ant
thus give cheer to our brave boys.
| (Song by class, Keep the Hom'
Fires Burning.")
We as class desire here TO &C
knowledge our indebtedness to al
who by word and deed have helped u
in our career.
We wish especially to thank tn
ministers and all citizens who b,
their encouraging and helpful word
lave set before US higher ideals o
character and conduct and have Civ
; en- us inspiration to renewed effor
and we hope to show them In tn
, coming four years that their sugges
tons have not been unheeded, bu
, that we may prove to be credit t
, them and to the Lakeland publ
. schools,
u We also wish to express our thank
to the teachers for their tintiring 81
forts to guide us in the right pat
, and particularly to Mr.. Jones for tn
standard Of excellence that b
, has always held before us and for nj
, interest, sympathy and enthusiasm !
, urging us toward those standards.
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have responsibilities thrust upon
them. Some can always assume this
trust, but the majority are not quail.
flied when the crucible test comes.
This is mainly because of the minor
things that took place in early life.
When duplicity is the inherent
quality that controls the thoughts
and actions Of people it is often in.
stigated by the influence of evil com.
panions. When a child cannot be
relied upon there is a small chance
Of change taking place in later life,
because those principles and habits
that are formed all through life can.
not be changed in a day, too firm q
foundation has been laid and 1t can.
not be obliterated at moments no.
tice.
W1men are gradually taking their
long denied place in the worlds
realm, and the fact that you are a
girl should make you redouble your
effort to attain height that has be.
fore this time been unapproachable.
Girls who 60 to school merely to
pass examinations at any cost or for
the novelty afforded are soon to be
discarded as debris and the sitting
out Z! that class is going to be I'm.
remittins and thorough The duty OF
the femme race to the advancement
OF civilization is as great as that OF
the masculine and the idea that WON
en- are put In to existencs to propo
gate the race or to DO parasites on
society is fast becoming obsolete. The
place that will be occupied by them
IN the future is their prerogative
May / live to see the day come when
the young woman will demand tina,
same virtue, purity and chastity In
the young man that he demands Of
} her. This is the only means through
which the morals of man can be
raised. When men become so de
: based as to stamp the morals Of
women out Of existence it is the time
when persecution and failure grin,
: them in wise Of steel. No man car
make success in life who does moi
l respect women, when he looks with
3 suspicion on every girl, he ia Their
even doubling the virtue Of his owl
mother and every man should re
: spect and reverence his mother sec
ond only to his God. The women q,
: the nation have been called unon -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
(Honor Glover.)

In ancient times 1t was considered
had luck for the fire to die out on the
HEARTH for fire was considered the
symbol Of the home life.
The Romans had public shrine
where A fire was kept constantly
burning. vesta was the Goddess OF
FIRE and the domestic hearth. the
xuardianship Of the sacred IRE IN ner
temples was given to priestesses
called vestal Virgins who spent thir-
ty years Of their lives In this sacred
service. being chosen at the ages OF
six or ten years.
ia vestal Virgin violated her vow
she was stoned to death or burned
alive.
The FIRE symbolized the life and
spirit of the Roman nation. When the
Roman soldiers were carrying on war
In distant lands, the thought OF these
fires burning at the shrine at home
gave them courage to go forth to pat
tie. After many centuries the fires
on this sacred hearth were allowed
10 die out and then the power OF the
Roman nation declined and the arm
les ceased to go forth on their con-
quering marches. The spirit OF the
Roman nation died when their hearth
fires went out, and thus any nation
will be unable to conquer when the
home fires have gone out and the
spirit Of the nation is dead.
And now in order that our natiol
may win in the present great worlf
war the fires must be kept BURNING
brightly at home, sending forth TIM
spirit to conquer and win the worlf
for democracy. Only part Of this wal
can be won by the men at the front
and to the women Of the nation II
given this vital part.
The saddest thing that could COM
to the heart Of one OF our boys at tn
front would be to know that tn
spirit Of his home was gone ant
that no ideal of home life remaine'
to which he could look forward upol
his return from the war. Not onl,
must we give our money and tim t.
supply the needs Of our soldier bo'
and make him comfortable but eacl
everyday home task must be done t
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04

year ago. They have realized that
America Is hindering their progress
and are now putting on their great
offensive to try and break the Allied
line before America gets started at
full gait. They know that America Is
determined and they must do some
thing before all the "Sammies" get
over there and start to putting the
hot lead and cold steel into them.
The average American is mentally,
physically and morally efficient. II you
were not mentally efficient you would
not nine times out of ten get higher
than doing high class manual labor.
II you were not physically efficient
you could not hold down q Job with
any work at all to It.
II you were not morally efficient
you would be Of no use in the up
building Of the world
The majority Of people In this coun-
try are mentally efficient. These peo-
|ple save some Of their earnings for
future use when they may need It,
Many people in this country are
physically efficient.
They are able to work sixteen hours
q day and sleep eight, and still be In
the best Of health.
There are many people in this cour-
try Of moral efficiency; they are the
ones who elevate the moral standing
Of this country.
In inventions America is efficient.
For instance, take Eu1son, one Of
the worlds greatest inventors. HI
found that he had gift for invent
ing so he centered his ambition ir
that line. After a while success re
warded his efforts and now he ha:
perfected many electrical devices.
To be efficient In anything a person
has to put his whole mind and effort.
in what he is doing. If a person doe'
this he will almost always succeed.
Now, on the other hand, take eff
cheney centered in autocracy or des
potism Germany is good exampl
nf this kind Of efficiency which the
call kultur). They center their eff
cheney in militarism. They believe i