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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-10-17

On the ground that Mr.. Brewster
voted for and advocated the election
OF Mr.. Hensley in 1916, Deggendorff
of the Potosi Journal scouts the
Americanism of the Democratic can
didate for Congress in this district.
never before heard Mr.. Hensley's
patriotism questioned, and it is graft
tying now that the i~nsinuation comes
from the source it does. AS to Mr..
Brewster, on this score his good name
needs no defending. A more ardent
advocate for such prosecution of the
war as shall result in the destruction
of miiitaristic autocracy does not live
i'll this domain. He never questioned
the righteousness Of Americas dec
laration of war against the insoient,
law-defying, numbering Huns. Can
Mr.. Deggendorff say the same of his
candidate for Congress? Can Mr..
Deggendortf say it for himself?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-10-17

OLD HORACE GREELEY's cutting
quip, "While l DO not say that all
Democrats are horse.thieves, all the
horse-thieves know are Democrats"
gave unlimited hilarity 10 the Repub.
licans OF those days. When the OPP
perfume time comes round, may not a
Democrat be pardoned for paraphras-
ing that famous gibe? Say, something
like this: II Go not assert that all who
vote the Republican ticket this year
are pro-Huns, but all the pro.Huns l
know will vote the Republican ticket"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-10-17

THERE is no uncertain sound in the
Presidents refusal to agree to an
armistice with Germany. 1t virtually
ear unconditional surrender"
No council table shall destroy the
fruits Of Allied victory. The Hun
must 60, and 60 forever, and hispow-
err to destroy be taken from him. This
to the blessing of all the world, in
GLIDING the German people them
selves. Our armies are driving the
enemy from France and Belgium, and
the Rhine will not stop them. The
end will once more corroborate the
Scriptural truth that "He who lives
by the sword shall perish by the
sword"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-10-17
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25

campaign for sheriff. The funeral was
held Thursday morning from the
Sacred Heart cathedral, and the re-
mains were shipped during the day to
Chippewa Falls, Wis, for interment.
When paddy" Mcdonnell passed
away he left behind him very large
circle of friends to mourn his loss.
Big hearted, sympathetic and liberal,
he won his way through life, which
he began as woodsman. He was
at one time numbered among Du-
luth's most prosperous citizens, but a
series of recent reverses depleted his
fortune and for a while threatened to
wreck his business career.
His indomitable will and untiring
energy saved him. At the time of his
death he was coming back to his old,
prosperous state. Always interested
in politics he contributed literally to
political campaigns, but never sought
office until this year, when his friends
successfully urged him to become a
candidate for sheriff. He began his
campaign with the same energetic
spirit that distinguished him in his
business life. He worked from morn
ing until late at night interviewing
friends and planning his organiza-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
Will CAMP A|CN
FOR T|LkQU|ST
Local Railroad Men to Form
Committee to Help Brother
hood Candidate.

Local railroad men will soon form
a committee to work for the nom-
ination of F. F.. Tillquist, candidate
for the Republican nomination for
railroad and warehouse commits
sioner. Mr.. Tillquist is member of
the state legislative board for the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen. He has performed
distinguished service for labor in
Minnesota and is regarded as excep-
tionally we'll qualified to serve as a
member of the state commission.
Railroad men have long believed
that they should be represented on
the Minnesota commission, and the
10000 railroad employees in this
state will be urged to support Mr..
Tillquist to a man. He will also be
supported by members of organized
labor generally, although many of
them will not be permitted to par
ticipate in the Republican primaries
on account Of the fact that they do
not affiliate with that party.
Mr.. Tillquist will arrive in Duluth
early next week to confer with his
friends here, and assist in promot-
ing the campaign in his behalf.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
NO POSSIBILITY
oFSTR|KE IN Twin
PORTS SH|PYARDS
Employees Of Three Plants De-
eide to Submit Grievances
to Adjustment Board.

Despite a great deal of dissa tisfac-
ton and discomfort among the work.
men in the Head of the Lakes ship
yards because the wage scale award
handed down by the Labor Shipbuild-
ing Adjustment board on April 10 is
not being observed, there is not the
least possibility of a strike, notwith-
standing such rumors.
At mass meeting of employees of
the McDougall-Duluth, Superior and
Globe shipyards Tuesday night In SUI
perior it was decided to submit all
differences to the labor board, which
was represented at the meeting by
A. c. Harding.
1t is contended by the employees
that the shipyard managers have
failed to observe several stipulations
in the April 10 award, particularly
that providing for a weekly payday.
1t is also claimed that the retroactive
provision for back pay has been
sighted.
After the meeting Tuesday Martin
Severson, secretary of the Superior
Metal Trades council, sent the follow
ing telegram on behalf of the men to
Walter L. Fisher, Chicago, examiner
for the wage adjustment board:
I'VE, the employees of Superior and
Duluth shipyards in mass meeting as
sembled, demand the payment of re-
troac tive pay from April 1, not later
than June /; and also demand the
basic eight-hour day as embodied in
the award, from 8 a. m. until - noon,
p. m. to p. M, with overtime
rates as provided by the award"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
MEYER LONDON URGES W0RkMEN'S
CIRCLET0 SUPPORT PRESIDENT

P1TTsBURG 23.-Meyer Socialists
delegates by his national
the
"organized so
and has split dshonored which only recently
which finds itself the poisoned clutches Prussan
England countries
which complete recognition and
possibility OF
the fight for the deaist President Will
all liberty loving
considered
Workmens Circle
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25

ton. In the m idst of this work and
the excitement attached thereto his
heart gave out. His physician advised
him to 'slow up" as Paddy put it
himself, but it was not in his make
up to take things easy, with the re-
suit that death overlook him in his
work, and as his friends verify be-
lieve on the eve of victory.
Pages might be written of the kind
and generous deeds performed by
Paddy Mcdonnell. No appeal for aid
was ever made to him in vain from a
worthy source. He lived an open life,
made no false pretenses, stood man
fully by that which he believed to be
right, and played the game of life
square. His death is a community
loss.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
-DjUSTS MANY
CASES IN APRIL
ate Labor Department Attends
TO Considerable Compen-
Sation Work.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. May 23.-'rhe
partment of labor's record for as
lance in. adjusting compensation
Ses extended to 259 eases during the
>nth of April. OF these 116 were
w cases and:143 old cases: ia in
stiGations and conferences We're
,de. In only one case was court
ion necessary. The department has
Instantly sought to lay stress on it's
orts in adjusting cases informally,
us preventing litiga ton, rather than
It's poWer to represent an injured
rty in court.
In one disputed case in the month
vered it was necessary to hold an
topsy in order to secure the facts
eded for an adjustment.
The question of the basis of ~
nsation for the loss of hearin! n
G ear was also brought before the
partment for an opinion. q 1t was
ind that there was Il district court
cision not hitherto published, ac-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
STANDARDIZATION
OF WAGE SCALES
BEING SOUGHT
By U. S. Employment Service to
Equa|ize Labor Supply in
All Sections.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The De-
rartment of Labor Employment Serv-
ice has made the following announce
ment:
The Department of Labor, through
the United States Employment Service,
is seeking a Standardization of wage
scales for common and skilled labor
in war Industries. Such equalization,
it is contended, is absolutely essential
to the success Of the governments eff
forts to more rapidly and equitably
distribute the available supply of
workers.
The great discrepancies in wages in
different industries and in different
sections of the country make it i'm
POSSIBLE to stabilize employment con-
ditions, facilitate labor "stealing' by
one essential industry 1T the expense
of another, and, with poor housing
conditions, contribute to the enormous
labor turnover, which, according to
Secretary of Labor Wilson, is as high
as 100 per cent week in some plants.
On top of a growing shortage Of COM
mon labor, the widely varying wages
offered-some sections Offering twice
as much as others-is placing the ef-
forts of the Employment Service to
supply laborers under an almost i'm
possible handicap. And the same holds
true of it's skilled workers recruiting
and distributing activities. The lack
of standardized wage scales in war
production, I. w. Litchfield, chief of
the clearance section, said, has been
one of the greatest obstacles which
the Employment Service has met
Last week an industrial district near
the South Atlantic sea5oard was Of
tering % cents an hour for common
labor. Up in New England at the
same time the offer was 40 cents,
while a third district west of the Ohio
River was drawing common laborers
with the magnetlike wage of so cents
an hour.
Similar inequality prevailed in the
wages offered skilled labor. One large
plant manufacturing guns sent in an
IS o 81 call for toolmakers. But it
offered 65 cents an hour, while other
concerns, some of them not far dis
tant, had wage scales ranging from
72h cents to so cents an hour.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
Big CAMPAIGN RALLY
Shriners' Auditorium, Duluth
MONDAY, MAY eth, 800 p. M.
Come and Hear the Issues of the Campaign Discussed
by Fearless Champion of True Democracy
EXCERPTS FROM LNDBERcH'S SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE

end. To refuse to take this step is
to court defeat and the interests of
comparatively few profiteers should
not be allowed to jeojardize the fate
of democracy.
"The National Nonpartisan League
is unequivocally pledged to carry out
this program. 1t was the first poll
tical organization in America to de-
mand war control of industries and it
is the only political organization in
America today that is backing up
President Wilson in his fight with the
politicians and profiteers to carry out
this program. That explains why the
Nonpartisan league has been at
tackled by the supporters and news
paper apologists of the profiteers.
That also explains why garbled ex-
tracts of my books are used in an
loyal.
"These interests fear to meet
discussion of the facts. They know
that they can neither deny nor de-
fend their unpatriotic exploitation at
time when every true citizen is
sacrificing for his country's good.
Therefore, these profiteers and their
political henchmen dodge the real is
sues and bring fake charges of dis
loyalty against others. They do this
to divert attention from their own
nefarious practices which will not
stand the light of day. They are try
ing to hide behind the flag, but it. is
my deliberate Judgment that those
same profiteers are the real disloyal-
lists in this crisis and that If there
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25

lesson ought to be plain to the people
of the United States. Our govern
ment will be forced to control the
basic industries and any delay in this
matter is simply prolonging the war.
We need not go abroad for object
lessons. Private profits have delayed
and handicapped our own war pro-
gram. The Hog Island scandal is
still fresh in the nostrils of the peo-
pie and most recent revelations show
that our airp1ane construction pro-
gram has been seriously interfered
with by the unconscionable greed of
private selfish interests.
"The railroads broke down under
wasteful and inefficient private man.
agement and the President was
forced to take them over to prevent
a disastrous congestion. Profiteering
in the coal mines tied up our ship
ping through lack of fuel. The
production of copper was curtailed
and curtailed deliberately so that
lers and packers are exploiting the
people at home by excessiv prices.
Our national efficiency is shackled by
profiteering and wastefulness in
many lines of industry.
'"There is only one remedy and
that is to have the government con-
script industry just as it has con-
scripted men. This is not political
question as to the advisability of
public ownership. 1t is question of
winning the war and all true patriots
should forget politics and unite in
demanding sDeedv action toward this
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
TRADES ASSEMBLY Meeting.

The regular meeting of the Fed
Grated Trades Assembly will be held
tonight (Friday) at Owls hall. Sew
eral committee reports will be re-
ceived and other important business
All delegates are requested
to attend.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25
PADDY MCDONNELL
RECEIVES final
CALL SUDDENLY

Patrick Mcdonnell, Du1uth's most
prominent contractor, we'll and fav-
orably known throughout the North
west, died Sunday morning at his
apartments in the st. Louis hotel. Mr..
Mcdonnell suffered a stroke of
apoplexy some time Thursday night
after spending a strenuous day in his
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25

cording to which loss of hearing in
one ear was rated at one-half of total
loss of hearing and compensa ton
awarded for IS weeks. This has &C.
cordingly been adopted as the rule of
the department unless some later
court decision alters it.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25

Stated in concrete terms, the union
label is powerful because it accom-
plishes by peaceful means, with alb
solute certainty and at little cost, that
which the strike and boycott seek to
accomplish, always at great cost and
sacrifice.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25

every decent citizen in the United
States is convinced that our war aims
are absolutely. just and that the Pres
1dent's peace program must prevail
and every decent citizen in the United
States is behind this war and will
ing to make every sacrifice to carry
1t through to victory. Modern war;
fare, however, is not alone question
of military might. Every productive
resource of every belligerent nation
is being strained to the utmost and
the nation which first falters beneath
this strain will be defeated, even
though its armies seem victorious.
Production on the fields and in the
factories at home is just as impor-
tant as the fighting on the battle
fields abroad.
"Production is an economic prob
lem and we must solve this problem
to the best possible advantage before
we can win the war. To participate
in the solution of this problem is the
duty of every patriotic citizen. Our
boys are holding firm in the trenches
abroad. We must play our part at
home by supporting them with
promptness and efficiency.
after bitter experience, England
France and Italy, found that private
ownership with it's inevitable prof.
teering had failed and these govern
ments were forced to take control of
the essential industries. Russia failed
to take such step, with the result
that the nations economic structure
collapsed and today Russian armies
are practically out of the field. The
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-05-25

should be any firing squads here in
America they should first seek out
these traitors who gouge the govern
ment and exploit the people at every
turn.
"Once more l say that the Amer
lean people are united to win the
war. The man who says otherwise
is lying for political effect and these
lies themselves tend to divide the
people and carry aid and comfort to
the enemy. The only Huns within
our Gates that know of are the
men who stand at the cross roads of
commerce in this crisis and extort
richer toll when our nation needs
every pound of feed and every dollar.
These same interets that are thus
handicapping our fight against au-
tocracy abroad are themselves openly
fighting democracy at home. They
would even suspend the rights of free
speech and peaceable assemblage. be-
cause they know that at meetings
like these, their disloyalty will be ex-
posed, even though their subsidized
newspapers do remain silent.
GAS candidate of the National Nom
partisan League for governor, serve
notice here and now that this un-
American plot will be defeated. We
intend to expose the profiteers and
to carry the truth to the people. We
are going to unite the people that
this war may have democratic man.
agement and direction and in crush
ing the Prussian autocrats abroad we
will not be stopped by the efforts of
any petty political autocrats at
home"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-02-15
Summit News

The Summit Farmers Club helC
its regular monty meeting at the
farm home of August Hamelau or
Sunday Feb.3rd. In spite of hare
roads about 20 people were
present and a successful meeting
was held. This time the bachelors
were feeding the Club members
and families and on leaving all
agreed to have spent an enjoyable
day. Ernest Gersch and E. C.
Finch were voted in as new men,
bers of the club.
A seed and feed grain meeting
is to be held on Feb. 18th at the
Central schoolhouse am all Far
mers from the Union neighbour
hood are invited to attend this
meeting. Mr.. Mendenhall our
County Agriculturist will be pre-
sent at this meeting and aside
from the seed grain question a
local of the Dawson County Farm
and Stock Bureau will be organ
lied at this meeting as we have
more than the required number
of members for such an organiza-
ton in this community.
VIM. Hubing and family were
present at the meeting. They
had a pretty hard trip coming up
here but we were all glad to see
them once more in our midst.
VIM. Hubing and family are
visiting at Herman Meeves to-
night and the writer will be
over there soon for pleasant
card game.
John Hamelau and Fred Ralnke
started for Glendive to have their
pictures taken in order to be able
to register as alien enemies Rob-
ert Kopplow started for Glendive
last Friday on the same errund.
Carl and Mrs. Burgeson took |
active part in the recent Club |
meeting and took home with them
a private telephone so tomorrow
we will be able to talk to. them
over the fence wire. We all en-
Joy our phones very much and
now don't see how we ever got
along without them.
The weather turned out
pleasant today and we hope the
winter now has broke its back
Done and will be meek and mild
after this. /
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-02-15

Mrs. Geo. Wagner, was a caller
at the LaRowe home Thursday
Ray Cullen wasn't there so there
was lots Of chicken left.
Archie Peterson and Henry
Koepke called at the Joe Schuld
home last Sunday evening. Call
again boys.
Here is a piece entitled Series
With The Kaiser" written by a
soldier boy from Buckhannon,
w. Va, now, Sergeant Chas. F.
House, Camp Hancock, Ga.
1t opened in bleeding Belgium,
With the Kaiser at the bat,
He won the game at Liege,
And thought he had the series pat.
Then Johnny Bull went in to pitch,
And stopped the foes advance,
While feature of the game became,
The fielding work of France.
Russia went in to pinch hit,
Along the eastern front,
While Italy and Roumania each,
Laid down a perfect bunt.
They trimmed Old Bill at Virmy hill,
With woe they filled his cup,
While out along the foul line,
Uncle Sam was warming up.
Your Uncle Sam is warming up,
To mount the pitching hill,
To show such speeds and curves,
That he will strike out Kaiser Bill.
The war machine to conquest worlds,
Will know the very worst,
When we hit one down at Hindenburg,
And beat his throw to first.
When Admiral Sims goes up to bat,
And sweeps the subs from off the sea,
And Pershing sliding into third,
Spikes the Crown Prince on the knee.
Yes, Uncle Sam is warming up,
And after he goes in,
Well be building baseball diamonds,
In the City of Berlin.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-02-15
McCune Items

| Len Zanders, and Jack Murphy
were seen on the streets of Circle
Friday.
| Emil Ferch, lost valuable COW
last week.
Gust Schara, Dan McGuiness
and Mrs Ferch made a trip to Cir
Gle Saturday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Schulz spent Sum-
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Nagel.
Lena Nagel, called on Emma
Schulz Sunday.
Fred Petrick, spent Sunday
night Len Zanders.
Emil Schulz is busy hauling
coal and wood these days.
Francis Ferch, spent a few days
with her parents last week.
Carl Ferch, returned from
Lindsay last Friday where he had
been visiting some of his old
schoolmates.
Rodrich McCuish, is herding
sheep for John Hamlau, while
John is making a trip to Glendive.
Gust Schara is hauling hay for
Murphy and Thompson.
A letter was received from Fred
stating that he intends to
return to good old McCune creek
sometime this month.
Billy Smith, and Harry Norton,
are in Spokane Wash, now.
John and George Nagel, were
Circle callers Monday.
Mr.. Hendrickson, and Mr..
of Union was seen on
this side of the divide after coal
Thursday.
Mrs. Emil Schulz, visited with
Mrs. Billy Murphy, Tuesday.
Carl Ferch, is laid up these days
having had the misfortune of
stepping on a rusty nail.
Fred Petrick, and John Nagel,
,alled on Len Zanders, Wednes-
lay evening.
Fred Petrick was seen in Circle
Thursday.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-02-15
Horse Greek

Well we are having a few nice
days again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy LaRowe spent
Wednesday night at the Roy
Cullen home.
Messrs. John Schumacher and
Joe Brietbach were Circle visitors
one day last week.
Miss Mildred Waller, and brother
Teddy spent Sunday at the Geo.
Wagner home. -
Burt Watzig is busy hauling
coal these days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kudena and
Mrs. Ray Cullen were Circle
shoppers Thursday. r
Mrs. Bill Craver and daughter
Francis spent Friday with her
mother Mrs. w. F. Wagner.
George Johanson, Arcy DeLapp
and Grant Peffley were callers at
the w. F. Wagner home Tuesday.
Our prosperous farmer on south
half section % feels very much
insulted. He was in Circle, and
paid up his subscription and the
Editor forgot to mention it and
the farmer, said he looked that
old paper over from one end to
the other to find his name, but
failed, and that he is the first
one the Editor failed to mention
and if it ever occurred again he'd
quit the paper. So Editor Ben
next time get out an extra edition
and have it in the leading head
ines.