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New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
By SARAH ADDlNCTON REID

NNJANUARY II Senator Eon R. Brown
rose in the Senate of the New York
~ State Legislature and introduced
measure, .'relative" he said, ito the enforce
ment of certain laws to hours of labor"
The bill went quietly through the usual form
ar proposed legislation, and was ordered to
the Committee on War Measures as Senate Bill
No. 115. The Albany correspondents stuck in
modest paragraph about the bill in their
snt stories.
That first day thus passed uneventfully, but
%. on January IS. when the women of New
York read the modest paragraph from Albany
announcing the introduction Of the BILL there
was mighty seething and stirring. Meetings
we're called formal protests were made, reso-
utions were telegraphed to Governor Whit
man, Senator Brown, and Senators and Assem-
olymen at the Capitol For this innocent
sounding bill was none other than the identi-
cal Brown bill' passed by the Legislature last
year, fought to the bitter end by the women of
the state, and finally disapproved by the Gov
srnor. Senator Brown has fshed it from his
pigeonhole this year and started the fight all
over agaiu-
And fight it is, for with their newly-won
power of political pressure the women aye out
to win-and Senator Brown is not celebrated
for pacific methods in the Senate. It is the
frst test that the woman power of the state
has met since November g.
But what is this bill that is agitating the
women of all classes. kinds and creeds in the
state What does Senate Bill No. is mean?
It means, briefly, that if it becomes law all
lsbor regulations. including those of hours
sanltatlon. ventilation fire protection, may be
lifted at the discretion Of the State Industrial
Commission whenever for the prosecution OF
he that commission deems it necessary.
It is a blanket waving of the laws FOR safe
guarding men, women and children in industry
during the period of the war, and for not more
than two months following, at the discretion
Of the commission. It particularly is aimed at
the women and children. because it is around
hem that the safeguards have been built, care
fuly, year by year. There is, for example. no
'egulatio2 Of hours for men by law in this
state.
What the Administration thinks about labor
qlestlons, however, and what women think,
wat progresslves among both men and women
ank, matters very little to the Senator from
Hatertown, apparently. But when he intro
suces bill IN the face of warning from Eng
and the patience of his opponents begins to
zane.
For this very same thing happened in Eng
and at the outbreak Of the war. In panic,
aoor laws we're waived at first, factories ran
light and day. After few weeks sickness
and loss of time increased among the workers,
sorn out by long hours and Sunday work, and
sse'ency o7d output actually fell
ihls, then, is Englands experience and
Warning, and yet Senator Brown introduces
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
By ELENE FOSTER
(Netu to Sufrage)

Gk"HE BROWN BILL" A fortnight ago
| had never even heard of ''The
Brown Bill It might just as we'll
have been the Smith bill or the Jones bill so
far as l concerned. The mere idea that
it was any sort of political measure
enough to strike terror to my soul.
| had much the same all-gone feeling at
the mention of the Brown bill that I have
when something goes wrong with the engine
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10

THINK OF
safeguards
of the nation rather
oring fhemsei,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
FACTS THE BULLETS OF THE WOMEN'S
TRADE UNION LEAGUE

The Wolnen's Trade Union League through
its secretary, Mrs. Maud Swartz (who, by
the by, is also the chairman of the Labor Com
mittee for the New York State Woman's Suf-
frage Association J, is also taking a very active
part in the campaign against the Brown bill.
In discussing the pros and of this bill
(for there are a few pros) 7 limited to Mrs.
Swartz that there are women workers who
are strongly in favor of the passage of the
bill because they are anxious to earn the extra
money that the extra work would give them.
Then those women should be protected
from themselves" replied Mrs. Swartz. "The
state should step in and tell them what
is good for them. They must be made to real
ze that by lengthening their hours for work
they are lessening their own strength ard the
number of years that they will be able to work
From the point of view of the state it is an
economic question absolutely, for the state
will be called upon to look after them when
their working days are over
Mrs. Swartz's ideas Of the author of the
Brown bill are interesting. She points to the
fact that Mr.. Brown is an old man who knows
little or nothing of the conditions under which
the laborers in our modern factories work He
will tell you that he was brought up on a farm
never did him speck of harm" and "look at
the men and women of those days. Who ever
heard of nervous breakdowns or cutting down
the hours for work."
Twelve hours day." says Mrs. Swartz;
twelve hours spent in different occupations
in the sunshine and open air, and that for only
a part of the year. What of the long winters
when the greater part Of the day was spent
sitting by the stove and doing nothing? l
should like to take Mr.. Brown gently by the
hand and lead him into one or two factories
that know and let him see if he would care
to work twelve hours under the high pressure
that is required Of those workers. Let him
breathe the bad air and listen to the deafening
noise OF the machinery for just one day. and
then see il ne will advocate suspension of
the ffty-four hour law.
WHO SAID UNCONSTITUTIONAL?
Of course, the main question agitating those
who are interested in the Brown bill is this:
II the bill again passes the two houses and
goes to the Governor will he stick to his
original text and veto it again, or will he be
influenced by the manufacturing interests and
the arguments of those who are urging its
passage as war measure and either sign it or
let it go by default?
Nobody knows. But, in case worst comes to
worst and the Governor does sign the bill, I'll
whisper a secret--there is still a Vice. small
'nigger in the wood-pile." for the Association
of the Bar of the City Of New York, in bull
letin recently issued, declares the Brown bill to
oe unconstitutional because it gives the Indus
trial Commission power to set aside provi-
sion of the labor laws without legislative re-
strlctlon or guidance, an illegal proceeding.
So there you are
All in all it doesn't look as if the Brown bill
had chance in the world, does it? And vet
political wiseacres say "You never can tell,n
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
Shall 1t Be Possible to Ex-
bl0it Women's and ChiIdYem'S
Labor as q War Measure i?
Finding Out About the Brown
Bill From Those Who Know

welfare of the women workers. 1t has been
her experience that these women work at the
highest speed and pressure for the nine hours
per day and at the end of that time they have
used up every scrap of their strength and
energy, and any extra hours which they spend
in the factory would yield very little and
would, moreover, decrease their strength for
the work of the following day
Miss Swartz points to the fact that the
better class of manufacturers recognize the
wisdom Of the present labor laws and are not
in favor of the Brown bill. 1t is the heads
of organizations who do not employ union
labor, who pay no heed to the laws of labor
unions and whose factories inefficiently
and badly managed that advocate the extern
sion of working hours.
THE CHILD LABOR COMMITTEE AND SECRE-
TARY BAKER SPEAK
The New York Child Labor Committee is
leaving no stone unturned to maintain the
laws concerning the labor of children for
which they have fought so long and untr-
ingly. In a pamphlet which they are scnF ng
out. and which deals with the subject Of THE
Wartime Needs of New York's Child Work
ers,' they quote from speech of Secretary
Baker, as follows:
begun to appreciate, that the person who tends
The power driven machine is far more open to
fatigue and to the posons that affect the system
and thai come from over-eXerton, than ever be
fore We cannot afford when losing boys
in France to lose children in the United States
AZ the time"
THE Y. W. c. A. JOINS THE ACTIVE PRO-
TESTORS
The Y. ". c. A., through it's industrial
secretaries, is also fighting the passage of the
Brown bill, and every working woman en-
rolled in its ranks has been asked to write
special personal letter of protest to the Sen
ator and Assemblymen representing her dis
trlCt in Albany. Such letter from woman
means a heap more to-day than it did last
June, when the bill was first presented for
every solitary one of these protests comes
from voter and the man who receives it
realizes that a sufficient number of these
voters ranged against him can make or mar
his reelection.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-05-22
delivered by J. w. Hal1oyvcl Representing mr. Hoo
Meeting OF Minnesota,s County Food AGz2;EsEr2tcrs

Mr. Hoover sends message OF gratitude encouragement
TO Minnesota: Gratitude for the spirit understanding and wiling
ness 10 practice seldcna which the families OF this
great state are exenpyng nnumerable voluntary activities to
conserve TODD for those who fighting battles abroad There
IS much work still to be done Minnesota make the people as
"hoe reaze the necessity of food order that
the ever increasing needs Of Allies Army and Navv
are to be satisfied and the Food is confident that this
work Will be done both loyalty and efficiently
"A message OF encouragement possible Mr. Hoover is
able to announce that exports Allies of pork
products and beet PROMISES thus alternating somewhat
the anxiety and strain under which the Allies aborng
winter when the railroad congestion this country was the
of falling far behind the promised volume Of exno Fxoe
wheat improving throughout the countrv
increases.
During March, exports the Allies Of wheat and other
cereals aggregated 100000 bushels which about 10
bushels wheat beef 100000 pounds pork products the
heretofore unead of total of approximately OOOOOOO Dounds
the April record q exports equally encourag ing.
What Godsend France England and Ita]v? This accom-,
pshmen would have been impossible except for the voluntary CO.
operation OF the people and food country
with the continued stress of warfare broad
ana with the rapidly numbers troops over there
problem feeding both Allies Army and Navv
becomes more and This REQUIRE the continued
loyalty of the American People following the requests which the
rood Administration may make from time time.
Until the next harvest, cry suffering France will
pe TOR wheat wheat and wheat We remember
nat we are sitting at table with the and
that as there not enough go good manners
to take smaller portion y
We have the balance food the ba1anc-
OF hghng strength Food fuel for fghes which we have
and they need does belong and our own oon
abroad The Food Administration with the assistance Of nch e
ling citizens A. D. Wilson, Food for Min
nesoa backed by this wonderfully rsoucefu country Of ours
intends that they get it, ~-~-.
LET US GIVE UNTO THEM OUR DAILY BREAD!
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The Red Cross Drive.

A man ought to be pretty thankful
when he sees a Red Cross solicitor
come around. If one is the right kind
of man, he has been feeling dissatis-
fed with himself to have been doing so
little for his country.
He has been thinking that millions
OF our boys soon will be standing up to
the German gun fire. They will be
taking the chances Of captivity al
most as bad as death, and of wounds
that will cripple them for life. They
will be shivering in wet trenches, when
we are comfortable in sheltered homes.
Meanwhile here in Marshall county
we are not doing all we can or ought
to Go. Subscribing to Liberty bonds,
of course. But that is merely good
business investment. No sacrifice
about it at all. Planting garden, let
ms hope. But that is merely ordinary
prudence in times Of high prices. No
sacrifice about that either.
The Red Cross solicitor gives US the
chance to make just little bit of
sacrifice in return for those who are
giving us their all. We should accept
it with joy, as just the kind of thing we
nave been wanting to do, but haven't
had the chance. How it will help us
to greet the boys when they get back,
If we can feel that every time we were
asked to give for their protection we
responded cheerfully, even if it did
scrape the bottom Of our pocket books
a bit.
There is no possibility Of getting too
much money. The more funds avail
able, the better facilities, the better
treatment can be given to the wounded
men, the more of them will come
through the valley of the shadow, and
return safe to their rejoicing friends.
If the solicitor has not yet seen you,
you had better look around for him.
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ADVERTISING.

Leslie's Weekly says: Bradstreet's
statement that 81 per cent of all fail
ures are among non-advertisers is
significant. Intelligent advertising has
become an essential in every modern
industry, but what shall the advertiser
do in the face of the war situation
when he finds it difficult to get goods
to fill his orders? First Of all, it
should be remembered that the founla-
ton purpose of judicious advertising
is to fix indelibly the trademark in the
public's mind. A let-up in that cam
paign must be fatal to any product.
So, we find Mr.. George H. Charts, vice
president Of the American Rolling Mill
Company declaring the companys pur-
pose to continue it's advertising, al
though for two and half years it had
been unable to supply the demand for
its product. eve are building" said
he, "a permanent business edifice, and
some day we would have to spend
millions of dollars buying the business
and goodwill of our clients if they are
forsaken in this emergency" Unless
advertising is kept up without break
the advertiser loses the results of the
initial effort. Here is warming to the
advertiser who neglects the dull sea-
son in summer. When advertisements
are feWest is the very time when a
to the public will get the most
attention. 1t is good psychology" to
push the advertisement of a winter
product in summer and of a summer
product in winter.
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HERE is AN ANSWER TO
HUNDREDS OF QUESTIONS

When some chaps are sitting about,
telling everybody how much they know,
as to what numbers constitute certain
divisions Of our army, remove your hat
and read the following to them-hav-
ing previously, Of course, pasted this
clipping in the aforesaid hat:
An army corps is 10000 men.
An infantry division is 10000 men.
An Infantry brigade is 1000 men.
A regiment of infantry is 5000 men.
A battalion is 1000 men.
A company is $50 men.
A platoon is 60 men.
A cOrporaPs squad is II men.
A firing squad is 20 men.
A supply train has 283 men,
A machine gun battalion has 296
men.
An engineers regiment has 1908
men.
An ambulance company has 66 men.
A field hospital has IS men.
A medical detachment has 10 men.
A major general heads the field army
and also each army corps
A brigaider general heads each in
fantry brigade.
A colonel heads each regiment.
A lieutenant colonel is next in rank
below colonel.
A major heads a battalion.
A captain heads company.
A lieutenant heads a platoon. In,
A sergeant Is next below q lieuten-
ant. t.. 20. -. r"
A corporal is squad officer.
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RED CROSS NOTES
By Mrs. f. P. Bernard

IN locking over my book, | find that
some OF the accounts don't quite check
~. VIII the ]Initters please help me
Out by finishing up their work and not
taking out any more yarn until they
nave done so, that is, knit I'D the warn
they already have on hand. Three
skeins are all that any one knitter
should have on hand at one time. I'm
very anxious to have the accounts
Strengthened out before July LIST.
Miss Olsen has just given in the re-
port of the class that has been knitting
under her instruction since last March.
The names Of the knitters follow. with
the number Of garments knit by each
one. Those who knit two Jackets are:
Clara Peterson, Florence Palmer,
Edythe Eckblaud. Those knitting one
Jacket each are: Edythe Ericsson.
Louise Ericsson, Clara Halyorson.
Esther Hilleboe, Florence Iundsren.
Adella Winberg, Celia Malm, Edith
Allen Aileen Harris, Fora Rafferty,.
Marguerite Blavd, Lillian Arness.
FLORENCE Palmer. Mary Saus, Elizabeth
Aoungdahl. Bertha Anderson, Ellen
Bergman, Alice Nelson. Elsie Ander-
son, Inez johnson. Esther johnson. i
Elma johnson, Hilma Skoog. Zelma
Cederland. Della Lodoen, Edith Skoog,
Martha Grindeland, Agnes Johnson.
Alice BOSNIAN, Freda Sorenson. Ethel |
Rosendahl. Helen Lundgren. Madeline !
Larson, Pearl Barlow, Helen Rays, |
Ruth Johnson, Esther Truhn, Ellis
TruXell. Those knitting wristlets are
Hazel Munger, Agnes Lundgren, Mar
CARTE Patterson, each ? pairs, Mar
CARTE Miller, Laura Nelson. each l
pair. Nearly all Of the work sent in by
Miss Olsen is very good. Some of the :
knitting is a little too loosely done. but
they will do better next time. And we
trust the boys and girls will keep right
Oh knitting as long as the work is need
ed. We shall have more work to pub
lish next week.
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Airoplane mail service was inaugur-
ated on May 18th between Washington
and New York with Philadelphia as a
midway stopping place for receiving
and delivering mail. Airoplanes
start simultaneously from New York
and Washington, about three hours be-
ing required for the trip. No serious
accident has yet occurred in the
service, but they are no doubt unavOid-
able in the long run. Each plane
carries about 40 lbs. of mail. The
innovation reduces the 259 miles mail
service between these cities from 80 to
3 hours-all done within the last
eighty years. In 1892 when by a COM
bination of stage coach, railroad and
steamboat, the service was reduced to
&c hours, everybody thought the feat
most remarkable. Verify, the world
does move
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very we'll entitle one to a masters de-
gree II not to a PHI. D.
The fact is, we have taken the hum
bic COW too much as a matter of course,
like the weather. We have NOT given
her credit for the part she has played
IN human advancement. In ancient
days, when civilization existed only in
small spots here and there on the face
OF the earth, men got along very we'll
with the OdOriferOus $and bellicose GOAT
or that mountain range on stills, the
Bactrian camel. But when civilization
began to increase and spread, when
men~began to congregate more largely
in cities, and their food needs began to
multiply, the goat even after extend
ing her diet to tin cans and outwOrn
human garments could not supply the
milk demand. Increased production
became a necessity, and the COW gave
the necessary increase. It was then
she began to receive special attention
from the captains of the dairy indus
try. With all due regard for the TO-
nance attached to the horse. it may be
said with absolute truth that the COW
has done more for the human race than
any other animal under the sun. The
milk Of human kindness ought to flow
out to her
AS a matter of mere sentiment. then.
the campaign for increased milk con-
begun this week in Mime
apolis and to be extended to every part
of the state, under the direction of W.
\. MckerroW, dairy specialist of the
agricultural extension division of the
University of Minnesota, ought to re-
celve the support of every man, woman
and child in the state.
There is more than sentiment, how
ever, to commend support Of the move
ment. Certain elements in milk are
absolutely essential to human health.
These elements may be found in other
foods but not in the same abundance.
Moreover, enormous stores of milk
products have accumulated during the
winter and we are at the opening of
the flush season Of milk production,
and milk and milk products may be
had in abundance. By using these we
can put our agriculture on a sounder
basis, stimulate crop production, multi
ply our own energies, and help to
cam the kaiser, which will give the
cow another chance to promote civili-
acknowledgements Farm Review.
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minnesota State News;

Aitkin.-The houses and other build
1ngs on the E. E. Moricle farm, two
miles south of Aitkin, were destroyed
by fire. -
Pine City.-Private Louis E. Patz.
oldt of this city, previously reported
missing, was announced in today's
casualty list to be prisoner.
Detroit.-From reports reaching
here it is said that the recent freeze
did considerable damage to growing
field crops, particularly barley and
oats.
Brainerd.-Damage amount to sew.
eral thousand dollars was caused here
by a heavy storm. The $4,000 barn
of William Hildebrandt was blown
down.
Crookston-Official have received
word from Mcintosh that twenty-sev-
en- of the boys and girls of that city
which is being put on through Polk
coenty.
Fergus F'alls.-A rain fall Of 2.15
inches was registered here Saturday
night. This is the heaviest fall in
more than a year and is of immense
benefit to crops.
Rush City.-The organization of
Chisago county for the Council OF
National Defense, woman's committee,
Minnesota Commission of Public Safe
ty, is about completed through the
chairman, Mrs. Marilla Stone of Rush
City.
East Grand Forks-Word has been
received here from MAJ. Loring that
the battalion parade Of the Home
Guards from Crookston, Ada, Thief
River Falls and East Grand Forks vii!
take place in this city on Sunday,
May 26. #r. b =. ~
Bemidji.-Roy Bailey, while fishing
In Red Lake, landed a 1s9-pound stur-
geon. said to be the largest ever
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caught in that water. The same day
| another fisherman brought in a stur.
geon weighing between 100 and 40
pounds.
Minneapolis.-A wind storm that
swept the Lake Minnetonka district
caused one death, unroofed houses,
uprooted trees, demolished small
buildings and inflicted heavy damage
to telegraph and telephone poles and
wires. John August Thor of Carlton,
Iowa, was drowned when he set out
to cross Stubs bay and was caught
in squall.
Pine City.-Fire destroyed the
barn at the home of S. E. Frazier.
travelling man, on the St. Croix road,
east Of here, and the two Frazier
boys, Morse, 8, and Emmett, s, were
burned to death. The origin of the
fire is not known, but as the boys
were inside alone it is presumed that
they started the fire that claimed
their lives.
Duluth.-Forest fires, famed by
high winds, wiped out homes of
score of farmers at Swan Lake, south
of Hibbing. Similar fires swept
trail eight miles long and two miles
wide northwest of Duluth, causing
loss Of timber, cabins and settlers
property. Brush flames swept through
valuable timber on the Little Brule
river, Wisconsin, taking toll Of sum-
mer homes along the stream.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. city women are
determined a policewoman shall be
employed as regular member of the
police force. Money is being raised
among boys and girls to finance the
plan. Throughout the city women's
clubs are taking united action to bring
about the employment Of a police
woman without delay, since, they
say, the situation here demands there
Be prompt measures to prevent . re-
turn Of. former conditions. z
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YOUR LIBERTY BOND COUPONS,

Half years interest is now due on
your bonds of the Second Liberty Loan.
The coupons detached, can be cashed
at the postofice or any bank.
You can put it into War STAMPS.
that's compromising the interest-more
than that, it is putting it into an in
vestment that pays compound interest.
1t may look like working Uncle Sam
to take the interest he pays you and
lend it back to him at compound inter-
est. but be sure that it is perfectly all
right.
Or
There's the Red Cross, you know
you can add your coupon money to
your Red Cross contribution this week.