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employers had not adhered to the lei
ter Of the governments agreement 10
pay tho women mems wages. They
had juggled with piece rates" ana
time rates." and the government had
lei them juggle. Now that an almost
unlimited number Of women were in
vitcd TO invade industry, there was
great danger that wages would br
cut. even though the price OF living
was steadily rising.
\ large number Of womens organI-
cations and committees got togethe:
| and held A conference demanding Il
minimum wage for women over Is do
Ing mems work, OF one pound, approx,
imatcly five dollars. Does that sound
cxiravagant? Many of the women be-
fcro the war had been receiving five
cents an hour! About three dollars
Il week!
The conference also demanded prop
er training for the women, an eight
hour day. security against unempIoy-
mcnt after the war and representation
on Il newly formed labor advisory.
committee and on courts of arbitra-
ton. They also asked the Amalsa-
mated Society of Engineers to admit
women to membership. OF course.
they were refused. for how could
the men put the women out of the
trades after the war if they were
members of the union?
Men Fear for Jobs.
- ,-,r , lave ,{n,, ,,,oroo,o- h.eo..
the status OF the women nunition.,
workers was raised TO anything like
thar OF the men. very long time be-
fore the government forced the en-.
ployers by law 10 pay women working
in mems old jobs a living wage
BUT they get the wage now, aid they
are rapidly demonstrating that given
equal opportunity. decent wages, ami
fair surroundings. women boom"
valuable TO industry beyond any hinS
ever dreamed Of by the employees or
h" public.
The Amalgamated Society Of En-
gincprs is not concerned with that. The
men see that when the war ends :ni
We get around to The details OF making
the world safe for democracy. il wi!
be impossible 10 conceal the fact thl
the world IS populated by women II
about the same proportion as men
II is not going 10 be possible 10 turf
out Of industries where they have alb
Solutely made: good nearly a million
women. The engineers know this and
they want 10 save as many OF their
skilled jobs as they can.
Last May these men had one OF their
many conferences with the govern.
ment. and +. was agreed that when it
came 10. comhing out the industries
for more soldiers the skilled men
should b. left until all the "diluCeeS''
Of proper military age and capacity
had been drafted.
The agreement was ironclad. III,
workers claim 1T was conditional.
SAYS rho government. The man power
hill provides for Ihc' drafting Of all
men between Is and 81. except those
necessarily detained in industry. TIL"
men are afraid that they are going 10
come back from the war TO find WON
on have made themselves into skilled
engineers and 1at men are not moro
essential to Astry than the women
Miss DORIS next war story appears
next Tuesday L-.-sA--.-.--.-----..--..-.
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skilled men III shipyardS and mHni'
,rin
mobiIizira Labor's Army.

, u0nS ldtiOFl''S.
MobIizin5 Labor's Army.
An ,frorl was m8G, to bring back
She skilled m"n, and u lar&" number
were retrieved Some, Of rnur*", hau
been killed. more permanently disabled
and ihi. AZ 4 time WHEN their indus
irlrS were brin& expanded 1T an I'M
,rrc"druf"rI rail-" Something had TO
be done ana what was don" was an
enormous diiWtiun OF tn" Industries 10y
men and women from other trades.
Tn" skilled men and S"uli-Skillrd w"r"
promoted. and tn" simpler jobs wtr"
taken over hy the new workers.
How >hc LagIl.h government moved
great mi&>', III S.bur from one part
,of The United Kingdom IN III" other
and from man! industries into tn" war
industries: how the workers were
trained, huw their health and comfort
have hr"u studied and conserved: how
tn" industries hay" been brought up
10 an unh"ard OF state of productive
efficiency is Il Story il itself and shall
tell it later.
Just nuw | want 10 explain why tn"
engineers and iii" government have
, had 50 many difficulties between them.
tn" Engineers wrr" very strongly
organized. bn although There were
many wnmcn in the mechanical trades.
sump Of them doing highly skilled and
scmi-SkiI"h work. The union WAS en-
lir,ly masculine. Women wrr" barred
from Joining and they were drni"d the
union rate Of wages.
Blow at Women Workers.
Employers and the unions hay" had
many differences. hni in most indus.
tries both sides agree thai women shall
De paid :; lower rate than men. This
shoft.sght"d policy is aimed. on The
pa,'I Of the unions. 20 keep women out
, Of industry. nr at least To keep them
in the lowest ranks doing Tho kind Of
work that men don't want 10 do
The men think their wages are low
cred by women. and they are right.
But women have 10 live. and in order
10 live most Of them have 10 work. If
they can get into an industry only By
underwriting. how els" are they TO
get in" Most labor troubles are caused
hy wage disputes which would moi in
many rasrs occur ii mon insisted that
women should be paid rho same as
themselves.
Cheap female labor" is a weapon
whirh the men have themselves put
into the hands Of their employers, who.
of course. have used il rrmorSclnsslT
"Chrap female labor was never per
mittrd To belong to the unions OF the
rncincCring trades. but beginning some
forty wears ago. the women have noScd
and squeezed and undcrrut their way
into The engineering trades in England
until they formed the bulk Of lhe work
,-rs in factories producing type~rr ers.
bicycles. tcl'nhnn"S automobiles. sew.
ing machines, surgical and other scion
tiiic instruments. not IN speak OF nails.
screws and chains.
In tho autumn of 1914. when the gov.
rvnmcuL began to take stock OF pos
sibir recruits to industry, il was esti-
mated thai the number nf women work
ing on automatic and Semi-automatic
urlrhinrs in 'lhr engineering trades
was rlosc 10 11U.O0n. This in spite OF
the fact that in many districts in Eng
Land and Scotland the trade unions
had prohibited their employment
In the districts where they were toll
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Grated it waS natural that the mu
nirinnS factories where more help was
called for at the beginning OF the wal
should open 10 women. Al tlrst inc
women were given only the lowest
paid jobs. what is known as boy :
WORK. But they gave such Satisfaction
that many Of them were advanced &c
the srmi-Sk;llcd occupations-lt ha!l
the wages paid men. This was IN Oc
Inbcr, 1911. and right then did lug
lands wartime labor troubles begin
The biz armament firm which first
nut women ~ work making shells was
soon followed by score Of other con
Germs. and the threat Of q labor wal
became 50 immediate that LLOYD
George. then chancellor Of III" "xch"
uurr. called Il conference of Lhlrty-thrre
unions directly concerned with the
making Of war materials.
Eut he omitted TO call 10 that con
ference The national federation OF
women workers. among whose 10000
members were many munitions work
rrs. The HomCn'S fate was scItlnd
without any consultation with their
representatives.
Wartime Agreement
An agreement in writing WAS made
between the government and the
unions. The women were To be al
lowed TO work. but only during The
war. White they were in thr munitions
factories they were TO receive men $
wages. because that was the only way
to krcp the old wage rarrs for the men
and The only guarantee that the women
would b. turned oul as soon rs the
war was over. The men. in their turn.
agreed IN substitute arbitration for
strikes during the war.
LLOYD George is TOO honest 4 man 10
make an agreement inSinCrrcly. He
probably believed that he could keep
this one Few people al hat time
knew that the war was going 10 last
more than few months. Eur I soon
became apparent that the war was so
ing To last moi months hut years.
The informal agreement between
the workers and the government was
used as 4 basis for new law. called
tn, munitions Of war act. one OF, Inc
provisions of this law wa- that ini-
portant changes shall MOI BE- made IN
industry without consultation with
The unions.
The government seems 10 have
been rather careless about sticking
TO this provision. 4 circular was Is
sued In August. 1915, urging employ
crs to introduce women into the most
highly skilled Jobs. such AS tool-mak-
Ing and non-repeIition lathe work.
The women had proved that they
could do tho work, and more Of the
product WAS needed all the time. THAI;
was the occasion Of a terrific row, and
the government had 10 withdraw the
circular. ;.
Women in Open Revolt
There had been Il previous row in
March, 1915. when the Board OF
Trade issued IN invitation 10 women
OF all classes 10 register at The labor
exchanges for patriotic service in III
dnstrv. Tho world knows how the
women Of England responded 70 that
call. Many left homes of case and
luxury 10 become workers in facto-
ries. on the land, in the civil service.
in every department OF industry.
It was a splendid manifestation or
patriotism, but 1t had its dangers. The
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Miss DORIS next war story appears
next Tuesday.
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Il would certainly cause the kaiser to
so down on his imperial knees ana
thank the thing he calls Cot" Hap,
ply for civilization and the peace or
the world, it cannot happen. WHAT
can happen. how"rr:. is that the Brit
iSh workngmen may down tools -
that is. strike agaln-- the mau-powrr
BIZ which has been framed 10 SUM
mon more men Ia the cuorS.
The powerful organization known
as The ArlaIIGnatrd Society III Ensl-
ncrrS is threatening To do this. ana
if they do al "nurlhoU$ aHluuH' q!
war work. munitions making. ship
huillinc and ucroplanr constitution
will b" held mp.
The 4 ). T.. as the society Is called.
was the one important labor group
which r"fu1,r! TO discuss the man
power scheme with Lloyd Grpre" ANA
Sir Auckland Gcdd"S. The delegates
sending word that they would meet
the premier only in a prlNat" hear
inS. This proposal was turned down
bv the government, but Sir Auckland
GtdtiCs will soon 20 To Glasgow and
confer with the workers themselves.
The strike, If it occurs. will be the
climax of struggle between the
mechanics and munitions workers and
tho government which began in she
carly war days and has lasted ever
since.
An Ideaiistic Army.
MOI thai there was anything APP
preaching industrial pG;lC" in Eng land
before the war. In 1911 there WAS 81
much labor unrest that Germany WAS
almost Justified in betting THAI Great
Britain could not enter the war. ht~
tween ireland and the trade unions
there seemed To Germany small like
lihood That England could raise 4 10y
IL army.
The plain truth is thai ENGLAND a;
that time could not have Introduced
consc7iption. Almost any British
statesman will candihly admit the
fact. The glorious hand that made mp
EnglanG'S first fighting force, tile
"ronlrmptiblcs" they call them here,
adopting. The kaiscrs apprlIa'ton,
We're all volunteers.
Let us be thankful thIt We began
with CONSUMPTION and thus avoided
what happened in EnGMnd, The men
who first rushed TO III" rescue %!
bleeding Belgium and heroic France
, we're the best. III" b7av"S;, the most
idraistic in all Hritain- Also they
were best educated and IN" most
highly skilled. III" very men Tor whom
Britain had most use Il, home. Among
tho volunteers We're so many expert
mechanics that great cry arose iha'
the war migh; BE- lost fur dcaTih oi
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1918-08-09
NOT TO BE IGNORED

The kidneys are as impor-
tant to good health as the heart
lungs, stomach or any other or
gan of the body. Lame back,
swollen joints, sore muscles,
rheumatic aches and pains, are
most otter signals of kidney
trouble. Foley's Kidney Pills
give relief to kidney trouble
sufferers. They Danish blad-
der Irregularities. Red Cross
Drug Store, McCrory, Ark. adv
D., VXT @ @
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Because of taking my vaca-
ton next week, my shop will
be close from August IA to 10
after which time l will again
be at my place Of business
ready to serve you with any
thing in the shoe and harness
repairing line-G. T. FARLEY
the Shoemaker. adv.
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Go To School and College

The call has gone forth from
the educational, industrial and
the commercial leaders of the
country for the higher training
Of the youth of the land.
Never before has the call
been so urgent as it is now,
when the ravages of war are
being felt so keenly in every
branch of human endeavor.
Arkansas by January 1, will
have approximately 100000
of it's best manhood in uniform
fighting the battles of Democ-
racy.
An appeal is being made on
patriotic grounds to every girl
and every boy below the draft
age, to continue his course in
school, or if he has finished
high school, to enter some
technical school or college.
Only in this way can the sup
ply of trained men and women
necessary to the government
in it's war work, be maintained.
The eco to School and Col
lege" campaign has the per-
sonal endorsement of President
Wilson, Secretary of War, Ba-
ker, Secretary of Navy, Dam
iels, Commissioner of Educa-
ton, Claxton, and all the lead
ing educational authorities of
Arkansas.
An Emergency Council on
Education has been organized
in Arkansas to conduct the
campaign.
By proclamation Governor
Brough has set apart the en-
tire month of August for a eco
to School and College Cam
paign," and specifically set
apart the third Sunday as
day on which the ministers of
every denomination, and edu-
cational leaders who may be
called upon, shall make talks
in the churches and school
houses of every community,
urging the girls and boys to go
to school and college the COM
ing year.
buy W.S.S.-
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Mr.. O. T. Weatherford, the
blacksmith, has moved his shop
into the old Burkett stand one
block west of the postoffice
where he is now prepared to do
all kinds of first class black
smithing and repairing. He
makes speciality of horseshoe
ing and shrinking tires and all
of his work is guaranteed. He
invites and solicits a portion of
your patronage. adv. 8-9-tf.
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W.S.S..

Sam Robinson, Tom Eagle
and J. z. Matthews of Lonoke
motored over in a Dodge last
week and spent few days the
guests of Ed Sullivan.
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HUSBAND AND WIFE

Mrs. Frank P. Wood, Box
10, R. F. D. 2, Morrill,, Me-,
writes: "Foley Kidney Pills
help me so much. My husband
also has received much benefit
from them. He was so lame he
could not stoop over and now
he feels no pain" Lame back,
sore muscles, stiff joints, rheu-
matte aches and pains quickly
conquered by Foley Kidney
Pills. Red Cross Drug Store,
McCrory, Ark. adv.
D. VIZ @ G
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their prayers. Some of the
boys got as high as rs girls
names. The girls of Illinois
Indiana and Pennsylvania were
the most friendly, especially
Danville, Ill.
| am proud I am an Ameri-
can soldier. Of course I'd rath-
er be with you all than any
where else, but as | can't be
at home, | like here better than
at Camp Pike. The camp here
cool and more homelike than
Camp Pike. Our officers are
treating us fine. We have as
fine lieutenant as ever wore
the khaki.
The other night after I had
finished talking to you | went
back and reported to the first
sergeant, he asked me if you
were sick, | told him that Fred
my brother was sick but was
better. He said he hoped that
my brother was not seriously
sick and would be better soon.
Are Lovertia and Jucine still
there? wish | could have
seen Miss Edith and Idahlia
Mullens before | had to leave.
I started this letter this morn
lag and have been waiting all
day to be inspected and just
a little while ago got inspect
ed. We get our new equip
ment before long. Tell Ruby
that I am going to write her be-
fore long. We don't have to
drill any up here but they man
age to keep us busy all the
time checking up. Guess we
will get to rest before long, as
soon as we get Strengthened
out.
We are only about IA miles
from New York City and Jer-
sey City and as soon as | can
get off while | am going over
there.
What are Fred and daddy
doing, still on the road? Wish
I could see you all. Maybe it
won't be long before I will get
to see you all. Hope so at
: least.
Please don't be uneasy or
worry about me for [ am being
we'll taken care of and give my
best regards to all my friends
| Write soon.
am with lots of love,
Your son,
Private Lynne Emerson
21st Co., Camp Pike Casual
ties, Overseas Requirements,
Camp Merritt, N. j.
Buy w .S.S.-
Miss nellie Gray of Parkin,
is the charming guest of Miss
Minnie Morris of DeView this
week.
Buy W.S.S.-
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FROM LYNNE EMERSON
Camp Merritt, N. J.
July %, 1918.

hope, | am very we'll consid-
ering everything.
| will now try and tell you
of our trip. This was decid-
eddy the best trip I ever had.
We left Camp Pike between II
and II Wednesday, arrived at
Dupo, ILL.,, next morning, then
over to East ST. Louis, ILL.,, stay
ed there a while. Saw cousin
Thea on our trip. We stopped
at Poplar Bluff, Mo-, Wednes-
day night and paraded a while.
Then Thursday we stopped at
Decauter, ILL.,, and paraded a
while. There the Red Cross
gave us cream cones and post
cards. Then we stopped at
Danville, ILL.,, we got the best
reception there than at any
other place on our trip. We
stayed there a while but did
not get off, sure did see some
pretty girls there. That was
Thursday afternoon, we then
went to Lafayette, Ind, | went
on guard just before we left
Peru, Ind, and was relieved
soon after we left Peru at II
o'clock, Thursday night. When
they called me Friday at 5 a.
m. for guard duty, we were
rolling into Detroit, Mich. We
crossed Lake Michigan into
Windsor, Canada. Then we
went down Lakes ST. Claire
and Erie all that morning sure
was a pretty sight. The water
looked like an old sage field in
the spring. Words cannot ex-
press the beauty of the place.
The company paraded in
Windsor, but | was on guard.
Our next stop was in ST.
Thomas, Canada, in Ontario.
They gave us warm recep-
ton there. We got to see
some of the effects of the war
there. Friday afternoon we
came to Niagra Falls, Canada,
unloaded there and walked
about ~ miles to the falls. l
am sending Irene a picture of
the scene of Niagra Falls. We
were given cigaretts and choc-
olates there by the Red Cross.
By this tim we were on the
American side. Then we went
through Pennsylvania, seeing
all the coal and iron mines and
steel boundaries. Then we went
through Allentown, Penn, and
stopped there while but did
not get off. We sure saw a
crowd of girls there and they
sure did f1irt with us too. Our
next stop was Bethlehem, Pa,
where we got off and received
a warm welcome and lunches.
We then came here through
Jersey City and along the edge
of N. Y. City. Saw the Singer
building and the Statue of Lib
erty. The guards did not have
much trouble keeping the men
in the coaches until we got to
Jersey City, then they broke
out when the kids and girls
came out and shook hands
with us. The officers told us
when we started out not to
hang our heads or arms out,
but it soon ended. They just
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Buy W.S.S..

For sale-A young full blood
ed jersey COW of the Wander
bilt stock. S. M. Jones. adv ct.
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Entered as second-class mat
ter August 26, 1915, at the post
office at McCrory, Ark, under
the Act of March 3. 1879.
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BUY .S.I
Prepare For The Hot Wave

The hot sun is doubly dan
gerous if there is a mass of un-
digested food in the stomach.
Foley Cathartic Tablets give
prompt and sure relief. They
act gently but do their work
thoroughly. They cleanse the
bowels, sweeten the stomach,
and benefit the liver, for indi-
gestion, biliousness, bad breath
bloating and gas. Red Cross
Drug Store, McCrorv, Ark. adv
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Miss Fannie Hamilton has
Just returned from Augusta,
where she spent several days
the guest of her friend, Mrs.
Horace CLANCY. Mrs. Clancy
will be remembered as Miss
Johnnie Harris, formerly of
this city.
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Miss nellie Gray of Parkin,
is the charming guest of Miss
Minnie Morris of DeView this
week.
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GOOD NEWS
A Lady in Texas Tells How
She Resained and Keeps
Her Health.

Every household should have n,
hand all the time u dependable rem.
edy with which to fight catnrrh and
catarrhal conditions.
The experience of Mrs. NJ. e. Berk-
ley, No. 1922 9th ST.. Galveston, Tex.
is not unique. but her letter does chr
ry vigorous safety first" suggestion
to every American home: ~ wish to
tell you of the good Pcruna has been
to me. I have used 1t five years and
have never found 1t other than salts.
factory as remedy for colds, catarrh
Indigestion and many other ailments.
am never without Peruna."
Coughs. colds. catarrh, grip and In
huenza cannot safely he neglected,
Any disease due to catarrhal infiam.
nation of the mucous lining. whether
Of the nasal passages. thrOat. lungs,
stomach. bowels, kidneys. bladder or
other organs. Is to be feared. Catar, h
Is always Il menace to the general
health and on account of its preya.
lence must be fought and fought hard
all the time.
Thousands place their entire depen.
dence upon the well known time-tried
remedy, Peruna. DIR. Hartman began
selling Peruna for catarrh f0rty-tiye
years ago. Try Peruna first and avoid
possible disappointment and expense.
Tablet or liquid form. Sold every.
where.
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varying from pln-point size to the big
ness OF grain Of wheat.
THAT'S the stuff" Bill murmured
fair. It's time, too-the June rise will
hit US like whlrlwind one Of these
days"
about what is the value OF those
little pieces?" Hazel asked.
"Oh. fifty or sixty cents" he an
swered. mot much by itself. But 1t
seems to be uniform over the bar
and 1 can wash a good many pans In
days work"
IT should think So" she remarked.
at didn't take you ten minutes to do
that one"
"Whitey Lewis and I took out over
two hundred dollars q day on that
other creek last sprlng-no, year last
spring. 1t was" he observed reminis-
Gently. This isn't as good, but It's not
to be sneezed at, either. I think I'll
make me q rocker"
81 can help, can't II" she said ca
gerly.
Sure" he smi.-l. "You help a lot.
little person, Just sitting around and
keeping me company"
''But want to work." she declared.
I've sat around now till I'm getting
the fidgets."
"All right: I'll give you Job" he
returned good-naturedly. Meantime.
let's cat that lunch you packed up
here"
In a branch of the creek which
flowed down through the basin, Bill
had found plentiful colors as soon as
the first big run-or of water had fullen.
He had followed upstream painstak-
ingly. panning colors always. and now
and then few grains Of coarse gold
to encourage him In the quest. The
loss Of their horses precluded ranging
far afield to that other glacial stream
which he had worked with Whitley
Lewis when he was free lance In the
North. He was close to his base of
supplies. and he had made wages
with always the prospector's lure Of
a rich strike on the next bar.
"1n the morning" said he. when
lunch was over, "I'll bring along the ak
and some nails and q shovel, and get
busy"
That night they trudged down to the
cabin in high spirits. Bill had washed
out enough during the afternoon to