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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30
WALSH RESIGNS
FROM WAR i / BOARD
Private Business Demands It,
tention Of Chairman Of
Labor Adjusters.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-Frank
P. Walsh, joint chairman with Will
liam H. Taft, of the national war
labor board, has resigned from that
body. In his letter to the president
he says:
professional engagements, many
assumed prior to the creation of the
board, make it imperative that
should return to my practice at the
earliest possible moment. OF course,
I could have no thought of resign
ing, small as my actual service may
have been, during the hostilities.
Your confidence in mer and many
acts of kindness during my service
upon the board I appreciate b>~ond
expressions; although my respect and
admiration for you personally, as we'll
as my devotion to all Of the things
which you represent, could not have
been enhanced" ..~
If the president accepts the resig-
nation William Harman-Black, alter
nate for Mr.. Walsh, automatically
becomes chairman of the board, un-
less other arrangements are made.
Prior to Mr.. rWalsh's letter the
'poaTu eu-GSecretary OF Labor
Wilson that they were anxious to re-
turn to their private affairs, but
that they would be guided by the
presidents wishes. Secretary Wilson
was requested ito bring this matter
to the attention Of the president in
order that the board may be in
formed of his wishes in the presimes."
1t is stated that cases pending be-
fore the board. which the awards
will have .retroactixe~- effect number
more than 100: T here are some 800
cases in which hearings have not be-
gun.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30

over THERE AND over. HERE.

Over there, a fighting American
battalion, cut off from the rest OF
the Yanks, held out for four days
in the Argonne forest. Short of am
munition and without supplies. All
German Attempts to djslodge them
failed, and at the end of the four
days, haggard, exhaufted,, but un-
daunted, they were re- leycd. They
had subsisted partly q leaves, and
they were SO hard pre4 4sed that even
the wounded had tot take their
turns standing guard but they
cheered as they drove back the at
tackers-and they held out.
Over here, out in Fargo. N. D..
hundreds of women volunteered
for fall harvest work. They were
mostly indoor workers, and they
found the strenuous labor a severe
strain. But they E. remembered
what their work meant to their
boys overseas. j. They composed 20
per cent of the Fargo "shoc!x
trOops''-and they held out.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30

As 10 Wd3eSeS1 *
LAS to wages: - It may be: startling
fact to : some; but :nevertheless, the
research. of our government shows
conclusvely. that prior to the war the
great majority Of the common la
borers of the country were earning
far below enough to live upon. =
1.-THE deficiency was made up by
public and private Charities, SO that
the community as a whole carried the
lleaviestslb lba.alen- = sf the eest OF in
adustry. a: :eeGgi4lls-4lae 81 .1ncreased cost Of:
living during the war, It was found
that the lowest possible wage upon
which, a worker and, his family could
subsist int:health andereasonab1e COM
fort was, :7311 cents per hour: this.
of course, based upon the actual g.
hour day.
THE National" War Labor Board
fixed the. minimum rate for common
labor at a. r. cents per hour, a bare
subsistences wage. II the Industries
of the country are to be on a self
sustaining basis after the war and
common laborers are not to- be forced
to live in part upon charity, 1t is
obvious that: there :can Be mo: re-
duction Of wages, atrleast, in the field
of common labor. ::
Wages Not High:
Likewise, as to: the wages paid
skilled mechanics, considering the
preparation for the work and the
value Of the product. turned ept. as
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30

'iterences in Wages Should
Be Based on Pro-
ductiVity.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nov. 2S.-
omen doing the same work as men
N receive the same wages with
III proportionate increases as the
n are receiving in the same in
'try,' declares the Department of
DOR in a statement just made pub
:: through the War Labor Policies
ard.
:'he proclamation is a decided vic
" for the organized workers, who
,'e made persistent fight against
determination of the organized
,ployers to substitute women work.
for men workers because the
men could be compelled to take
'er wages. The governments state
Mt continues:
Slight changes made in the pro-
) or in the arrangement of work
uld not be regarded las justifying
over wage for a woman than for
IAN unless statistics of production
w that the labor cost of a job in
stion is higher when women are
!oloyed than when men are en-
.1ed. If difference in cost is DEM
:trated, the difference in, wage rate
uld> be based upon the difference
production for the job as a whole
not determined arbitrarily, %
he War Labor Policies Board al
'u1es that the basis Of determining
minimum wage for women shall
as with men workers, not the
of buying a living for the in
dual worker, but the cost of. buy
living for. the family: -. The
-rd says: 49,. .-.~ .-... !. -: = = ::
The minimum wage rate should
sr the cost Of: living for a family
not merely for the Individual"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30
CIGAR MAKERS GAIN.

: HANNIBAL, Mo-, Nov. 2s.-Organ-
lied cigar makers have secured their
second wage increase within the last
severaf weeks. The latest averages 18
Ter; cent, .,1,..G O.. $50. a.. ., ~ y<
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30

= CITY LABORERS GAIN. ...
BALTIMORE, Nov. 2S.-Hereafter
city 1aborers will be paid 40 cents an
hour for an eight-hour day.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30

Continued. on Page 3.)
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30

,..-.A -sA .,oa. .,5,.se; - .,4- .
The columns Of, this paper afford
an excellent advertising medium for
all kinds Of merchants. Printers Ink
says that space in. a labor: paper is
superior to that in: any other pnhlt- :.
cation, reaching the consuming class
and the rates are much lower.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30

Continued on Page 3.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31
Africa Second Largest.


Africa is the second largest of the
continental divisions Of the earth, con-
tainlng 11,632,O0O square miles. Eu..
rope contains 36T1. oO4; Asia, 17,47O,-
$50; North America, 7,118,OOO; South
America, 7,344,O0O. At the outbreak
Of the present war, August, 1914, Eu-
ropean states had established protec-
torates over it, BY agreement. Great
Britain controlled about 100000
square miles; France, 4,422,O0O; Ger
many. 931,000; Belgium, 100000; Por-
tugal, 100000; Spain, $4,000, with ma
tive ownership ignored everywhere.
These areas Of control have undergone
material changes since the war began
and no doubt will be further changed
at its conclusion. The different areas
have been held and governed as col
onies, the only politics being a contest
among the nations to obtain and hold
MS much rs possible. 1t has been what
might be called in common phrase "a
grab game" on large scale, with a
continent as the spoils.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31
sORCERERs BURNED AT STAKE
Custom Of an Early Age Wren Thou
sands of Unfortunate Students
Were Put to Death.

Alchemists often believed that by
deep thought they could find q way to
turn base metals into gold, but al
chemy itself was much deeper and
broader than this, according to writ
er. 1t was supposed at this time that
there were seven heavenly bodies
the sun, moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus,
Jupiter and .Saturn-and seven metals
gold, silver iron, mercury, copper,
tin and lead. There were also seven
days in a week and seven colors in
rainbow. There were twelve signs in
the zodiac, twelve months in the year,
twelve precious stones, and twelve
parts to the body. It seemed to the
alchemists that there. must be some
hidden connection between these
things of nature, and in trying to find
1t they spent much time in watching
the sky and in bending over their
crucibles and retorts.
During an age when superstition
was rife such nocturnal activities
could not fail to arouse suspicion, and
to be accused of being sorcerer was
generally followed by burning at the
stake. Many thousands of such un-
fortunate students were put to death
during these dark centuries, but in
spite Of the dangers men secretly
studied alchemy.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31
How Bombs Are Dropped.

The housekeeping mechanism Of a
Zeppelin captured by the British was
described in a recent number of the
London Sphere. There are 60 bomb
choppers for conicaI bombs. The base
is slung in straps, and there is strap
around the neck. The latter has re-
leasing hook, and when the hook is
operated the small end first drops
down and the base slides out of it's
straps. The bomb then rights itself
and drops base downward. The bombs
are slung in one or two lines along the
under side of the mail hull. The re-
leasing hook is operated by an electro
magnet, and there is a small switch
board in the cabin for controlling the
release. Each bomb has separate
switch. The bombs can be released by
! hand levers also in case the electric
! means fail. Each bomb has a safety
device and is not 'alive" until it has
! dropped several hundred feet.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31
RUSSIAN NAMES WERE EASY
Pronunciation Not to Be Compared
With Talk Between Baby and
Parrot, Proud Parent Boasts.

Reference at social session was
made to lingual dexterity when Con-
gresham John M. Evans of Montana,
said he was reminded of little incl
dent along that line.
Down at the cigar store one night
the regulars were talking about the
war and remarking how it gave one
something worse than face ache Ia, pro-
nounce the Russian names that appear
In the news.
Those Russian names are nothing"
remarked man named johnson, with
an expansive smile. "You just ought
to hear what I stack up against In my
own home every day Of my life."
What's thatr demanded one Of the
regulars. amaSedly. 'sDo you mean
that Won have somebody In ynnr fatniie
who can put kink n -aloea 1nstno
4. u. - !. s-ll---- =;
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31
Wonder World.

Surgeon Gen. Sir A. Sloggett, wlro
has recently been made *. G. M. G.
by King George is responsible for the
following:
Mamma, it appears, was one day bit,
ing her tingernails at. dessert, and 1T
tic Johnny was moved to ask the rea-
son why.
Nervousness, DEAR" answered his
mother. at made me so uneasy to sec
you swallow your grapes whole that
I didn't know what was doing. You'll
get appendicitis, If you're not careful"
A few days later, however, Johnny's
mother was herself taken i'll, and the
case was diagnosed as appendicitis.
An operation was performed and
the patient was relieved. The surgeon
discovered that what had caused the
trouble was the presence Of small
piece of fingernaN in the appendix.
"It was all your fault Johnny" she
said. ''This would never have happen
ed If you hadn't swallowed those
grapes whole"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31
Death to the Puppies.

The details of the snatching from
this life of four brindle Boston bulls
In the prime Of their puppyhood We're
recited when q woman reviewed her
married life in the court of domestic
relations in New York. "OnIy last
week." she said, "our bulldog, Ida. haa
a family that would have been worth
5000 if 1t had grown. My husband
went to a veterinarian and the doctor
told him il they wouldn't take milk out
of a saucer to put some milk in his
own mouth, but n nipple in his mouth
and feed them that way, just like dog
fanciers Go. At first he didn't even
want to do it,
"Well," said the court, "and what
has that to do with the case?"
Because when he did do it, I tell
you, the dogs died"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31

The attempt Of Senator Stone of
Missouri to play politics by charging
republicans with obstructing the
plans for equipping the army, is like
~ to prove boomerang. The SEN
ator is the last man who should make
such charge. as he was one of the
few Instructors at the time war was
declared. and has never since been
conspicuous as q booster for it. The
ridiculous feature Of his argument is
in the fact that the charges OF ineffi-
cheney in the war department were
brought by the senate military COM
mittee, composed of ten democrats
and seven republicans. Senator
Chamberlain, the chairman. who in
troduced the bill for change of pol
icy, is himself a democrat. The
charge therefore that it is a political
move falls fiat. The result was that
in defense of himself Sen. Chamber
lain gave some facts learned by the
committees investigation, showing
that there has been gross inefficiency
in the management Of the war depart
ment. That the providing Of equip
ment, both in guns and clothing, for
our soldiers has been inexcusably lax.
That our soldiers now in France are
using guns borrowed from the French
and English while those countries are
straining every nerve to supply their
own men, and that 200, 600 coats and
200, 600 blankets for our men had to
be purchased from England and that
our own boys in the canton ments are
some of them drilling with wooden
guns. It is proper that the people
should know these things. and it is
important that the defects should be
remsdieds II ia not q question Of pol !.
itics. No one cares whether the
work is done by democrats or repub-
licans, but it must be done. The
plan proposed by Sen. Chamberlain
may not be adopted, but it is very
evident that: some one with more eff
cheney than Secretary Baker is need
ed to manage the supply department
for our army, .
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31
Passing Of London Landmark.

Another fine old London landmark,
st. Olave's church, in Southwark, is
to be closed. 1t derives its name from
Olaf, the Christian Viking Of whom
Longfellow sings in stirring strain,
writes a London correspondent. But
England possesses churches with Dan
ish associations of different kind.
When these pagan sea rovers invaded
England and were caught, the ancient
English used piously to fay them and
nail their skins to their church doors.
In the College Of Surgeons are three
grim relics of the sort, one taken from
church at Hadstoclk, Essex; sec
ond from Copford in the same county,
and third from the north door OF
WUtuySsY ya5lNAlsNsk
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31
Profits in shipbuiIdina.

The sale of the schooner Glynn, the
first ocean commerce carrier built
south Of Newport News since the war
began. has brought out facts, says the
Manufacturers Record, showing the
remarkable profits to be made from
shipbuilding and the operation of
freight ships under war conditions.
The company made a profit of 25 per
cent on the building Of the vessel; her
purchaser, James s. Bradley, Jr., re-
ceived $50, 1000 freight for the voyage
to Italy with naval stores and then
sold her to French interests for 800, 600.
After deducting S21, 800 for insurance,
Quitting and provisioning and the sal
aries and wages, the Glynn netted him
49, 500 in six months.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31
}, BON HOMIE >. THuRsDA1 JANUARY 81 la1s.

fused to grant them. Rempfer would
repeat the follies Of the bolshevikl
of Russia. by disbanding our armies,
thus placing this country completely
at the mercy Of Germany, then pros
trate ourselves at her feet and humbly
plead for justice. The experiences Of
Russia would convince any one but
fool or prof. German that the plan
wont work. Mr.. Rempfer can hardly
be classed as the former, but his rec
ord places him very appropriately in
the latter class.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31
less sweep Of oceans, plundering and
numbering on the worlds highway.

less sweep Of oceans, plnndering and
numbering on the worlds highway
Diplomatic intriguer: Thon Hast
faithiessly broken age.old treaties,
thou hast torpedoed hospital ships.
bombaroed defenseless cities, and un-
leashed liquid are and poison gas
outlaw demons Of destruction. In the
epilepsy Of the worlds horror thou
art not bowed with sense Of unfath-
enable guilt and sodden shame; thou.
the arch gutter-snipe Of civilization,
art more unsparing than Torquemada.
more scrus than Nero, more atrocious
than Caligula, more crafty than Gee
ronimo; thou hast loosed the hosts Of
i'll ui5on peaceful world and dark
ened the heavens with blasphemy.
Thou art chased by the maddening
pillows, the deeps. in malice open to
receive thee; ashen faces turned to-
ward 'f1ame-lit skies. appeal for ven-
geanee.
My presence gives courage to endure
the appalling strain and omnipresent
peril of battle.
bestow superhuman nerve, sleep
less caution, capacity for sacrifice;
and the justice Of my cause palsies
the hand of brutal might and insen-
safe ambition.
pity the victim, not the violator !;
the sorrows / bring wear no weeds Of.
mourning. IS
/ open new era in history; / FIRE
the human soul with new daring and
new hope; i will survive this conflict
and pronounce its sentence.
When the name of Kaiser shall
have lost it's stencil and been covered
by the dust Of remorseless centuries,
shall still be glorified as the main
stay of democracy-the peace maker
of the world. Taken from Quarterly
Journal of the University Of North
Dakota.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31

William c. Rempfer, young at
torney of Parkston. who has been
gaining some unenviable notoriety
since this country engaged in war.
was forcibly elected from Mitchell on
Wednesday Of last week. He was
there to attend a. socialist meeting
and while standing on the sidewalk
was apprehended by four, men in an
automobile They forced him Into
the auto and after taking him about
five miles into the country, informed
him that the walking was good and
he might hoof it to Parkston; also
that his presence in Mitchell was not
again desired. Rempfer is secretary
of the Peoples Council of America
for Terms Of Peace, an organization
So sed;tious that many states have
refused to permit its meetings to be
held. He was also attorney for the
Hutchinson county men who. were
recently convicted of violating the es.
pionage act by signing a seditious
petition to the governor, and it is
generally charged that he was instru-
mental, in getting the petition circu-
lated. He is . radical socialist and
2acifist, and many of his public ut
terances have been very exasperating
to loyal Americans, even though they
might not technically be termed sedi-
ti0us.
Of course Mr.. Rempfer was furious
and threatened prosecution of his alb
ductors, but it is probable that after
a little reflection he will come to the
wise conclusion that he had better
drop the matter anG be thankful that
he got off as light as he did,: He has
issued long statement attempting to
deny the charges of. disloya1ty. He
claims to be in hearty accord with
Pres. Wilson on the. following de-
mands:
l. Total disarmament Of all nations.
2. international tribunal with pow
er to enfoce DEGREES.
8. No annexations.
4. mo indemnities.
s. Right 9f sAIf determination Of all
peoples great and small. a
The difference between Rempfer's
peace terms and thosesof Pres. Will
SON il that the president demands that
tbsse conditions be accepted by ouz
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31

Now it is reported that the major
ity vote Of the bolsheviki is against
accepting Germany 8 terms of peace
will be quite disappointment to
Trotzky il he is unable to work the
Russians to accept a German peace,
but he still holds trumps in the game
The has disorganized the Russian
army so that the Russians are power
less.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31

as n substitute fol. asbestos,

,ftfsllng atnp TIC Scientific A.stssi;,5
{. IL sDHsalIs il melted tly:y,it ssitli i
3,s.ti8n of fTeestuna and iin@st9i a
i.anF steani, al IN immense T'i'assas,
creed through t'ac luiG, The i,,
sae.lz, tlns aerataa, flies into the
md falls in Cakes y" r
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31

wen, 1 should say tnat nave, re-
iained Johnson. "You should come
around some time md hear the baby.
and thesnarrot when they get to talk-
ing tosethcr.'
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31
Making Mineral Wool.

An American firm operating in Aus-'
tralia has started works near Mel
bourne Tor turning the local basalr into
ealnnnna SDn1 ~. NzRAanE inaeaeA ~.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31

We would suggest that in tagging
dads coal shovel Mr.. Hoover has the
wrong pig by the tail. He should tag
the weather man. I'd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-16
RENT-COEJGE HEARING TODAY
South Philadelphia Realty Man
to BE Questioned bv Councils

Nickola Perrella. head of the Perrella
Realty Company, Sixteenth and Moore
streets. Is scheduled TO be the star wit
ness at the rent profIteering investiga-
ton to be held this afternoon by n spe-
cial committee of Councils. Perrella is
accused of raising rentals on an entire
block of little houses in South Stanley
street.
Mrs. Jennie Russell, 1881 South STAN
ley street, and fifty of her neighbors
will tell how the rents of their homes
have been jumped from $11 last year to
$l3 this year, and how the tenants have
been served with Il notice that the
rent in August will be SIS.
Several witnesses will testify to state
ments attributed to Perrella that he
before the end of the year
Evidence already before the commit
tee is to the effect that many of the
houses are in bad repair and that already
some tenants are being forced to pay
the fifty women have been served notice
to pay or move, and say they have been
warned that the entire block will be put
out in the street on August |.
Perrella will be given an opportunity
to explain his methods of doing busi-
ness. Many of his present tenants are
families Of soldiers and sailors.
A petition. signed by torty-tive ten
ants on Carpenter street between Fifty
ninth and SiXtieth, charging their land
lord, Charles Il. Hallowell, with threat
ening them with eviction unless they
agreed to large increase in rental, has
been received by Congressman Darrow.