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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04
WAGE INCREASES LAG BEHIND
> LIVING COSTS IN GERMANY

WASHINGTON. May 2.-In-
creases in wages paid in Germany
have utterly failed to keep pace
with the increased cost of living
says the April bulletin of the de-
partment of labor.
The average increase. in :,yaees
has been so per cent while the
living cost has gone up 500 per
cent. The greatest increase In
wages has been received by Prus-
Sian metal workers who are now
getting SO per cent more than
they formerly received. Increas-
es as low as 16 per cent have,
been reported.
The purchasing power of mon-
ey has dropped to ore-fourth of
Its value before the war, accord
Ing to the bulletin. German work.
1ngmcn, it says, are being under
led. Sugar is more plentiful, the
family allowance being one and
one half pounds. Coffee is prac-
ticaly unobtainable. Potatoes
are the heaviest item in the or
binary diet. ..,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
SUPREME COURT RULING

MINNEAPOLIS, May 2.--Laundry
employers in this city are acting on a
hint by the United States supreme
court, which ruled in the Hitchman
case that it is proper to issue an in
junction against a unionist who at
tempts to organize a plant where the
employer secured anti-union contr 1cts
or agreements from his employees.
The laundry proprietors are forcing
illy-paid women and children to agree
that they will not join a. union and
will not make any effort Ito bring
about the unionizing of that company
against the company's WISH"
Under the agreement, il a woman
desires to exercise her constitutional
right to join a trade union, she must
quit her job.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04
CALIFORNIA STATE HOUSING
Law IS CONSTITUTIONAL

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.-Super-
lor Court Judge Crowthers has up-
held the California state housing law.
The board of health recently filed
complaints against owners of 20
cheap lodging houses in this city, al
legine that they were fire traps and
a menace to life and health. The
owners of the buildings contested
this claim and insisted that the new
Motel and lodging house act was con-
hscatory and unconstitutional.
The court swept aside this conten-
ton and ruled, in substance, that a.
law which provides for the welfare
OF human" beings is not unconstitu-
tional and that the. particular law is
of progressive character and must
be sustained because 1t is within the
police power of the state.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04

Bankers Launch
Campaign; !! p'|!l!g to::=::nit j
US. Farl|In:Lo / 4 ms
Charges Made Against Kansas In
terests Which Have Been
Forced to Cut Rates.

WAsHIN GToN, May g.
Charges that Kansas: mortgage
bankers instituted a nationwide
campaign to discredit' the federal
farm loan system were made Fri
day i'm a statement issued by the
farm loan board.
Criticism has been directed at
the farm loan plan from several
sections of the country recently
and this is also charged to private
interests, (which have been forced
to lower their rates by federal
farm lOans."
The fight has been carried to
congress by means of the dis.
tribution Of circulars, mailed
broadcast, containing alleged mis-
representations. The circulars.
the statement says, are written to
give an incorrect impression.
Representing that all loans have
been made on over-assessment the
literature sent out actually shows
18 cases where the loan exceeded
the tax assessment value in a. total
of more than 1900 loans. The
figures were gathered entirely in
the Wichita district, but the cir
culars state particulars affecting
loans in other districts may be had
on request.
In making public details of the
new attack ON the federal loan sys-
tenn members of the board declare
they were seeking only to warn
land owners against accepting tin
correct and baseless> information
which is being distributed by
financial interests opposed to the
farm loan law"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04
MONEYS ATTORNEYS PREFER
CHARGE AGAINST PROSECUTOR

SAN FRANCISCO, May g.
Charges of "wilful fraud" and
'W1llful nOOnfeasance and NAL
feasance were made against the
district attorney and police .of
San Francisco in a motion filed
In Superior Judge Griffin's court
Saturday by attorneys for Thomas
j.. Mooney.
The motion asks that the sent.
ences of death against Moonev
and the order denying a motion
Tor a new trial be set. aside. !,
The motion also asks for an
order directing retrial OF Mooney
on one Of the murder CHARGES
growing ont Of the preparedness
parade dynamiting Of July -.
1915. = j. y
Mooney appeared before Judge
Griffin Saturday for resentence.
necessary since the supreme court
denied the motion. for . new trial.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04
CHILD WELFARE BOARD
PERFECTS ORGANIZATION

st. Louis county's- Child Welfare
board perfected it's organization in
Duluth Monday at a meeting held at
the courthouse =. Rev. Hardy A. Ing
ham was elected chairman of the
board and Fred Ward was named
secretary.
The meeting was called to order
py Secretary Hodgson of the state
board at St. Paul, who explained tho
laws which regulate child welfare in
Minnesota under the state board Of
control, with the cooperation Of
county organizations.
Other members of the county child
welfare board are Mrs. Peter Schae-
fer, Ely, Mrs. Willard Baylis, Eve
leth, DR.. c. w. Bray, Biwabik, N. A.
Young, Duluth and r.. s. >o'Neil,
cnlsholm. s45 4s Il H. - : Ssz1fT 1 ; zsf = Z
N. A. Young, county, superintend-
ent of schools and = Commissioner
O'Neil, chairman OF. the county board.
are members fficio. .aa,.J>.,s., b -. . ::,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04

Awards Not Satisfactory.
''The system of wage awards which
:hus far prevailed has not been salts
Factory" said O'Connell, "because CT
he differentials between various
classes of work and the attempt 20
allow for different local conditions
hat have affected wage rates in the
past. Our men want national STAN
lard rate established, that can be de-
pended upon for a while at least. AS
t. is we never get around the circle
n wage adjustment before it is neces-
5ary to commence all over again."
According to the carpenters, they
were recently approached by agents
of the United States Steel corporation
With an offer Of a union agreement for
'hlpyard work, including a great deal
IT work on ships, if they would con-
,ede the question of hours. The car
oenters refused to take anything less
favorable than the eight-hour day.
thereupon, according to this account,
he steel trust gave up the Idea, and
vent back to the old basis.
Rigorous Prosecution.
The Department of Justice an
1ounces that under the new SABOTAGE
Let it is going to vigorously prosecute
LII persons who interfere with produc-
Ion of things needed for the war
--oroVlded of course, that the hinder
ng OF production is not simply Incl
1ental to trade union activities This
eglslatlon is aimed chiefly at the
:. w. w., and is calculated to drive
arge numbers of men who have had
casual acquaintance with that Or
5anlzation to form labor unions under
he American Federation of Laboc
They will have every chance. undar
he National War Labor board to ui,
'helr immediate industrial demands
IN the merits of those demands.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04
CARPENTERS ARE PRAISED
BY PRESIDENT WILSON

INDIANAPOLIS, May 2-General
Secretary Frank Duffy of the Brother
hood of Carpenters has made public a
letter received from President Will
son IN response to a telegram sent to
MN by the carpenters officials in
winch they gave approval to the func-
tons of the national war labor board.
President Wilson said:
Your telegram of April - con-
Veys a most welcome message. The
action taken by the United Brother
rood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America in their regular quarterly
session at Indianapolis does them the
highest credit, and speaks spirit of
patriotism which am sure will meet
with the applause and appreciation
OF all public-spirited men,"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04

, Makes Partial Promise.
The president needed all the votes
he could get, in the senate, to pass
the Overman bill, which permits the
president to reorganize any Of the de-
partments. and to shift duties and
powers from one departments to an
other, in order to speed up the. ma
chinery for war. He had to have the
votes. of the group of reacttcnary
! Democrats for whom King was
spokesman. He agreed that an ad-
ministrator of labor in the war indus
tries should be named He did. not
agree that this labor administrator
should be outside the Department Of
Labor, nor that he would be an anti
labor man. T.
But the standpat newspapers. got
busy right away. They guessed that
this would finish William B. Wilson.
He would resign, they figured, as slcn
as his duties were handed over to q
big man." They meant, apparently,
that some man Of the circle of Charles
M. Schwab and John D. Ryan was TO
be chosen to handle labor, just like
so much pig iron.
This talk soon died out, however.
and in it's place came suggestions that
some one such as DR.. Charles P. Nc
Nelll, who was labor commissioner
under the Taft administration, SHOULD
be put in charge of war industries la
Dor under the supervision of Secretary
Wilson. DR.. McNeill is capable man,
and has never been unfair to trade
unions but he has not come from the
labor movement, and much of the
time he has worked for big corpora
tions.
Olander Mentioned.
If labor administrator, under the
secretary of labor, is to be chosen, the
labor movement will be satisfied with
the naming of, a man from the ranks
OF the workers themselves nv otne.
selection would run counter to the
whole course of this war. Among the
men now closely in touch with war
work, who at the same time command
the respect Of the labor movement.
there are half a dozen good men: who
could handle this job. The name
heard most often among labor men j.
that OF Victor A. Olander of Chicago.
secretary of the Illinois Federation Of
Labor and a member of the National
war Labor board.> He is a bigger than
the job; there would be no glory in his
getting the appointment. He is the
OF the very few men who have the re-
spect and support of all elements IN
the American Federation of iator
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04
WATERS GET RAISE

SEATTLE, May 2:-Wages of or
ganized walters have been increased
- week. No demand was made
by these workers-that is, the en-
ployers didn't give the walters a
chance to present demands. The
FORMER acted first, and now everyone
seems satisfied.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04
METAL WORERS GAIN.

: WASHINGTON, - 81 May a. Sheet
Metal Workers union No. 1o2 has Sc
cured a one-year agreement with en-
ployers. Wages are increased to $500
9 day until August 81, when the rate
will be Sc. s3..s. 4 :ts- ...s, 4
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04
SECURE, RECOGNITION.

TORONTO, Ontario, May 2.-For
the first time in the history Of their
organization the Machintsts' union
has secured recognition by the Tor
onto Employers association. Wages
are advanced cents an hour and
working conditions. are improved.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04
PAINTERS RAISE WAGES.

NEW LONDON, Conn, May 2.-It
was necessary for Painters union No.
sS7 to suspend work: for a short time
before employers: would accept a new
wage scale which, calls for $3.50 for
painters and $4.754 for paper hangers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04
GROCERY CLERKS STRIKE

81. LOUIS, Mo-, May 2.-Despair-
ing OF improving conditions by con-
clllatory methods, additional grocery
clerks are joining the strike move
ment OF these workers. Long hours
and wages that range from $11 to. SIS
q week is the rule.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04
STREET CAR MEN IN TWO
CITIES WIN CONCESSIONS

GRAND FORKS, N. D., May o.
Inc Street Car Mems union has won
Is hrst dispute with the Grand Forks
street Railway company. which agrees
nat hereafter the union will be rec,
ognized and differences arbitrated
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04

EVERETT, WASH, May "a wage
Increase of cents an hour has been
ordered by the Puget Sound Interna
lonal Railway and Power COMPANY
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04
CONVICTS TO BUILD ROADS

TRENTON, N. j.. May 2.-The
state highway commission will en-
ploy convicts in the construction of
the state highway. system. - 8
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04
JOIN UNION; GET EIGHT HOURS

FRESNO, Cal, May 2.-The new
union of blacksmiths has reduced the
work day from nine to eight hours
The change came SO easily that these
workers are now. wondering why they
didn't take. collective; action long ago.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-04

BUY THRIFT, STAMPS
Although the third Liberty Loan
campaign was splendid success in
Duluth, there remains al untitled
quota of the city's allotment of thrift
and war saving stamps. Learn to save
that loose change by investing In
these stamps.
The Ordway new era., 1918-09-27

were roasted. This was the first en-
tertainment of the year. but 1t ia
not the end. More good times are
coming.
Letters have been received from
Paul Easleton, who is attending
school at Boulder this year. He is
much interested in all branches of
study offered there. particularly
French. Paul is greatly missed by
the Junior class, as he is one who
has been with them thru all the
grades RE expects to visit us about
Christmas.
Emerson Eagleton, graduate of
on Tuesday morning. He left t:iis
week for oBulder. where he will en-
ter the university.
On Wednesday morning the thr ,e
upper classes were entertained in the
Junior high with an interesting pro-
gram. rendered by the ninth grade.
The boys of the Junior and Senior
high schools are enjoying a privilege
hitherto unknown IN Ordway. Cap
tain Downey benefiviently offered to
give them military training, and all
elected 1t with the greatest enthLs-
iasm They drill' two days of the
week. Tuesdays and Thursdays. wv
ing to their numbers. the boys have
had to be divided. the older ones
drilling after school h,'urs.
A novel idea of planning and serv-
ing luncheons has been adopted by
the advanced cooking class. Six tray
lunches will be sold at actual cost
on Thursday Moons. The girls do
their own menu-making. and the
lunches are required to be attractive
and well balanced. The cost is not to
exceed $35. and the money is to be
used to defray expenses. All teach
ers and students who remain at the
school building at noon will, at differ
ent times, be given this opportunity
of warm noon lunch. The class ex-
pects-to serve these lunches at Inter-
walls thruout the year.
The Ordway new era., 1918-09-27
RED CROSS NOTES

All Red Cross chapters are re-
quested to provide their share of a
large requisition from the Red Cross
commissioner for France, of urgent
ly needed hospital linen. Each fam
lily is asked to contribute one article
or set of articles of household linen
from their reserve stock. By this
plan it is not necessary for the Red
Cross to go into the open market
where prices are unreas6nably high.
By this method. without material
reduction either of the household
stock or of the sources of supply
we hope to secure these much needed
articles.
The articles wanted should be new.
or substantially new. and should be
of strong rather than fine texture.
The allotment for Crowley county
is 1000 pieces as follows:
Bath towels, 19x38 inches.
Hand towels, 1Sx30 inches.
Handkerchiefs, 1SX1S inches.
Bed sheets, 64x102 inches.
The time for the collection of these
articles is during the week commenc-
ing Sept. 80.
The average daily attendance in
the work rooms for the last week
has been three workers.
Watch for announcements of the
time. the place, and the "eats" for
election day.
The Ordway new era., 1918-09-27

were held at the family home, east
of Olney. Wednesday afternoon at
one o'clock. Interment was made in
the cemetery at Sugar City.
J. H. Cowden was in Denver from
Wednesday to Friday last week at
etdning county affairs with the other
commissioners from Crowley county.
Miss Mable vorhees was an over
night guest OF Mrs. w. r. Ferguson
in Ordway Friday.
Friday afternoon Mesdames ]. H.
Cowden, R. E. Montgomery, F. Mont
gomery and Edith Gardner were shop
ping in Fowler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Adam are the
proud parents of fine girl baby
born Sunday.
Last Sunday Raymond Mcclure
and Alfred Norton motored to Pu-
eblo to visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Thomas and
family motored to Hugo Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Harry Baker and cvhildren
moved into Olney last week. They
will occupy rooms in the Henry Roth
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cravens. of Sugar
City. and Mr. Roberts, OF Olney. were
supper guests at the j. s. Conard
home last Friday evening. Sunday
school affairs were discussed in par
ticular.
Mrs. NV. Roberts and little daugh-
ter, Anna, spent last week on the
homestead, north of Olney.
The Ordway new era., 1918-09-27
SCHOOL NOTES

The senior English class has been
increased by one member this week.
The Seniors are a bit behind the
other classes, but their time is COM
ing. They have planned to 'hike"
to the old reservoir next Friday even
ing and have generously invited the
rest of the Senior high to hike with
them.
We have not built our roof gar
den yet, but we have made a recita-
ton room out of our rest room.
The Juniors and Sophomores, with
few invited guests. enjoyed VEIN
er roast at the canyon last Friday
night. Seven car loads of girls and
boys with the Misses Mcintosh. Fras-
ier, Hunter and Naylon, constituted
the party. After games had been
played a huge fire was built, over
which weiners and marshmallows
The Ordway new era., 1918-09-27
OLNEY SPRINGS NEWS

Miss Ida Bell Largent went to her
home in Boone Friday night to at
tend the funeral of the young soldier
who was killed in wreck in Kansas.
Saturday evening the Misses Eve
lyn Vorhees and Vesta Richardson
Raymond Mcclure spent a pleasant
evening in Fowler.
Clarence Richardson was sent Mon
day by the Crowley examining board
to Pueblo for special examination
He was excused from military service
on account OF broken arches.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Gribbie and
children went to Pueblo to the fair
Wednesday.
Ida May Wells and her little sister.
Louise, went to Pueblo Monday for q
week with relatives and to take in
the state fair.
Mrs. Metzgar returned Tuesday
from two weeks in Rocky ORD.
Mrs. Hill received a telegram Tues
day from the government that her
husband had ben severely wounded.
Mrs. Bert Williams returned from
a isxdays' visit in Montana with a
sister who was Ill Monday.
w. N. Dennis is home from Wyom-
ing where he has ben all summer
pasturing his cattle.
E. T. Dennis was in Manzanola
Wednesday on business affairs.
Mrs. w. N. Dennis is very serious
ly i'll at her mothers in Roswell, New
Mexico.
Mrs. Fitzgerald and Mr.. and Mrs.
Butcher, with their children, stopped
TO renew acquaintances with the Com
stock family and other old friends
in Olney Saturday while on their way
TO Sugar City for the week end.
AL Craft took Mr.. Hanen, Mr.. Hack
worth and Mr. Monroe to Pueblo
Thursday to take in the fair.
Mrs. ]. N. Bishop will give a sacred
eantata on 1.-THE Life of Christ" as
a graduating exercise, for her class
from the four years intermediate
work in Sunday school the first Sun
day evening in October.
Everyone in the neighborhood is
grsived over the death of Earl Spill
la 5 Monday. He had been sick of
typhoid fever for couple of weeks
wien he died. The funeral services
The Ordway new era., 1918-09-27
Given Away

Conjurer-"Now. to help me with
thisSnext trick. l want the services
of boy-just any boy in the au-
dience. Yes, you will do. my little
man; come along. Now. you've never
seen me before, have you?
Boy Cinnocently)-"No father!"
Another Illustration
And this" said Miss Prim. teacher
of the primary school, els the rhino-
ceros. Look carefully at his armoreG
hide"
Yes" said the boy at the foot of
the class. An what's this one?"
That answered the teacher, "is
giraffe
OH" exclaimed the lad. Gust
look at his periscopei"
The Ordway new era., 1918-09-27
Pure Imagination

The teacher was trying to give her
pupils an illustration of the word
perseverance"
''What is it," she asked, that car
ries man along rough roads and
smooth roads, up hill and down, thru
the jungles of doubt and thru the
swamps of despair?"
There was silence, and then
Johnny. whose father was an auto
mobile dealer, spoke up
please, ma am" he said. there
amt no such automobile. From
The Peoples Home Journal.
The Ordway new era., 1918-09-27

Ignorance and fear. are the boobs,
who put the dent in dentistry. DR..
Brenneman, dentist. Miller build
ing. 9-27
The Ordway new era., 1918-09-27

A milk syndicate is figuring out a
scheme to catch and milk the whales.
1t will be a whale of a job.
The Ordway new era., 1918-09-27

Are you down-hearted and oppress-
ed by high prices? Watch for the
One Cent Sale.
The Ordway new era., 1918-09-27

Mrs. F. w. Woodard returned to
her home in Colorado Springs Monday
after a short visit with her daughter.
Mrs. f. o. McCleary, and family.
The Ordway new era., 1918-09-27
L,AROR CONDJ1

LABOR CONDITIONS
There is a big demand for men to
work as soldiers ever in France. APP
ply to Uncle Sam.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-14
APPLY FOR CLERI
CAL JOBS IN WASHINGTON

Washington, D. c., Ma:ch,-1918.-
That American men and women are ca
ger to accept every opportunity to help
in the nations greatest undertaking is
evidenced by the responses received to
the announcement Of the United States
Civil Service Commission Of the need
for general clerks. The Commission
ent out call for clerks to be employed
in the departments in Washington, Jan
), February 9, ana March 9, were set
as examinations. A large percentage
Of tho applications came from persons
rhoss sole purpose in seeking Govern
1ent employment was to help keep the
machine moving. This prompt and hea-
w response has made it unnecessary to
hold further examinations for general
Jerk in the near future. Examinations
for stenographers and typewriters and
for clerks trained in certain special
or technical lines are still being held.
The most pressing need Of the Govern.
ment service in Washington right now is
for a large number Of well qualified
stenographers. The Civil Service Com
mission urges persons who are equipped
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-14

means, beef, pork, or mutton, as well
as al meat products derived from this
source.
2. The butcher shops are to be closed
on Tuesdays.
3. Retail Grocers are not to sell meat
or meat products on Tuesdays. This
includes hams, salt meat, bacon, potted
ham or meat, lard, or lard compound, or
other meat products of other kinds.
REGULATIONS OF SALES OF
WHEAT
:. " .ac-. az !, 70 be observe! as Z
wheat.e>s ,'ar Ba!-ers are to be close!
Oh Wednesday. They are not to bake
or sell any bread, cakes or any other
products on that day.
2. No extra supply is to be baked or
sold on Tuesday, neither to the consum-
err or grocer retailer.
3. All bread must contain at least 90
per cent of the wheat flour substitute.
t. Grocery stores are not to sell
bread, flour or other flour products on
Wednesday. Flour products includes