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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-10
What OTHER PAPERS SAY !
CRADLES OR COFFINS:

can imperial race cannot be fOs-
tered in slums, nor can the strong
arms and sound organs needed for
our real advancement be developed
on impure milk, insufficient food in
the years that count, or childhood's
days passed among dirt and bad air.
Two things stand before us as imme-
diate duties-to teach the mothers and
to help the mothers, that we may de-
crease to some extent infant NOR
tally from the more obviously pre-
ventible causes. But that is only
tiny part Of our task. What we have
to aim at is a state of things in which
the. child of the worker will have an
equal chance with the child of those
parents whose lot in life is thrown
among more pleasant places.
mo longer must there be ear given
to the theory that bad conditions are
in some way good, because they hard
en- the survivors. A damnable doc
trine, and one that would excuse the
abandonment of all attempts to en-
sure healthy homes, regular and the
full development of physical and men,
tai powers of all the people, no mat
ter how lowly may be their lot.
1T is not only the unfit who are
killed off by ignornace, by careless
ness, by neglect of those in power to
see that decent conditions are pro-
vided. We do not believe the ma
tional conscience is yet sufficiently
aroused to the vital need of the time;
but the war has lighted flame which
we hope will never be put out.
''When the battles. in France and
elsewhere are fought to their con-
clusion, there will still be one battle
it will take all our energy to win. It
is the battle of cradles against cof-
fins Reynolds Newspaper.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-10

Georg Ledebour, German minor
orlty Socialist, said in the reichstag
the other day: 1T is the duty of the
German proletariat everywhere to is
sue summons for a revolution"
The German proletariat is not just
now noted for doing it's duty. And
a lot of German Socialists, minority
as we'll as majority, are noted for
camouflasing for the kaiser, How
ever, we wait to see who follows
Georg. >~'..
S'sGsII /.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-10
CALL WAGE CONFERENCE.

Oily MPlA, WASH, Aug. 8.-An IN
dustrial welfare conference to deter
mine increases in the state minimum
wage scales for women and children
during the period of the war will be
held in this city August 1929. Labor
will be represented by three working
women, the employers by three rep
resentatives and the public by three.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-10
HIGH PRODUCTION or
ARMS AND MUNITIONS

The attention of owners of Liberty
bonds and war savings stamps is
called to the following. They are
financing the work:
On one day in June last approx
mately 100000 cartridges Of var
ious descriptions were produced IN
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-10
SOME EXAMPLES OF war
PROFITS
CAS- given In the recent report of
the federal trade cOmmisstOn)

Packers, $s3,OO0,OOO excess for
the three war years over the three
pre-WaF years.
Millers, As cents profit per bar
rel in 1917-18-2O cents in excess
Of profit fixed by government.
United States steel, 1917 net in
come, $478, 2O4,343.
Salmon canneries, 52.S per cent
ON investment In 1917. Some cam
neries affiliated with packers
made as high as 200 per cent.
Copper companies, 24.46 per
cent to 1O8 per cent on investmen
in 1917.
Leather manufacturers, 1916
profits, 80 to 100 per cent over
1914. Meat packers are large
owners of leather sI.nres.
Sulphur communicative COM
pnnies, with monopoly of product,
made 236 per cent on investment
in 1917.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-10
RAISE WAGES QUICK.

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Raincoat
cutters affiliated with the Interna-
tional Ladies' Garment Workers
union made q record in raising wages
~ a usAe1s.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-10
LOANS TO DIR ATLIEs

LOANS TO. OUR ALLIES.
With another credit Of 500, 600, 900
to Italy and 100000 more to Bel
GUM the credits advanced by the
United States to our allies now total
&1-22o.ooQ.QQQ. =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-10

CITY EMPLOYEES ADVANCE.
AUGUST, Ca, Aug. 3.-Employes.
in the street and drains department
of this city recently organized ana
now the city authorities have raised
wages Is cents a day. :
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-10
WE WON'T NEED 1T.

For the United States to adopt uni
Esrsal military training now would
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20
PLAN TO IMPR0VIsE A JACK
Writer Explains How Wheel Was
Raised by Use of Rocks and
New Tire Mounted.

The writer recently had the misfor-
tune to have the lifting jack removed
from his car during the night and I'M
aware of 1t drove into the country
the following day only to have blow
out occur on the open road. The wheel
was raised first by driving it upon a.
fiat rock suitably placed. With the
wheel in this position it was ques.
ton merely of looking around the road
side for another rock or log which
could be placed under the raised axle.
When found, the fiat rock was forced
out by means of sledge and the;
wheel thus remained off the ground
ready for the mounting of the new
tire. Another method which could be
used consists In having one man use
a fence rail to pry up the front end
This could be done after the Tugs have
been removed so that no time will be
lost in slipping ON the new tire and
rim.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20
ARMY of Extension Workers.

An army of 1851 extension workers
is aiding in the department of agricul-
lures food production and conserva-
ton campaign. This is an increase of
3,405 over the number doing similar
work on July l of last year. OF this
total 3,049 are in county-agent work,
serving 2,450 counties; 1890 are In
INSTRUMENTATION work, serving in
1878 counties; and 912 are in boys
and girls club work. In the IS South
ern states 1924 workers are busy car
rying out the plans of the food cam
paign, and in the SO Northern and
Western states 3,027 are employed.
On July | of last year 1,640 were en-
ployed in the Southern states, and COG
in the Northern and Western states,
In the Southern states there are 100
negro county agents and 100 negro
MISREPRESENTATION agents.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20
Modifying Harvest Labor.

Steps for the systematic mobiliza-
ton of farm labor in Kansas were TAX
en- at meeting held in Kansas City,
May Ia. This is the first of a series of
meetings which are to be arranged by
the department of agriculture in a
number of cities to unite the efforts of
all agencies working to secure labor to
help farmers in harvesting their crops.
At the Kansas City meeting a commit
tee was appointed to direct the work
of the various agencies in the state
and to see that registrations are held
in the cities where city employees
who will do farm work during their va
cations can register. 1t is estimated
that $4,000 helpers will be necessary
to harvest the crops in Kansas this
year, and the commercial organiza-
tons in Kansas City have undertaken
to supply 10000 of this number. ~
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20

slant as possible. Even then on
account of bad weather, wrecks or
any other condition that causes undue
delay, the meat may not be in first
class condition on its arrival at the
destination and must therefore be sold
quickly even at some sacrifice in price.
Speed Is Essential.
Speed is vital from the time the
stock leaves the producers hands I'M
til it reaches the packer and from the
time the product, fresh meat, leaves
the packing house until it reaches the
ultimate consumer. SO anything that
interferes with quick delivery, that
causes shipments to be delayed, quite
often means loss. The principal live
stock producing sections are il long dis
lance from the principal meat-consum-
ing centers of the East, which makes
them dependent almost entirely upon
adequate transportation facilities to
keep supplied with fresh meat at any
and all times.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20
CULVERT OF BEST MATERIAL
Worse Than Folly to Use Boards to
Take Care of Roads That Have
Cost Much Money.

If the culverts are not built of good
material they will have to be rebuilt
in a few years, whatever. the quality
of the roads they are made to serve.
Defective culverts vitiate one of the
elementary principles of highway eco
Monies, and the interests of the tax
payers require that the annual cost
of every part of the roads built for
their use be reduced to the lowest pos
sible figure consistent with efficiency
Manifestly, it would be worse than
folly to build culverts of boards to
take care of roads that have cost hun
dreds or thousands of dollars the mile,
and 1t would be none the less foolish
or worse, to waste money in work of
this sort with the use of bad material
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20
TEST BRAKES ON ARMY CARS
Government Makes Thorough Examl-
nation of Trucks Before Being
Sent to Firing Line.

Uncle Sam is not overlooking the
Importance of efficiency from every
angle in the motor transport and am
bulance division of the army. These
machines must stand wear and tear
probably never given to motor-driveD
vehicles since their birth as an estab-
lished necessity in every day and in
ternational life.
One of the most important factors
entering into the final analysis of
motortruck ambulance which will
eventually see service somewhere in
France" is, in the estimation of mo-
tor war officers, the efficiency of the
brakes. The motors, especially the
trucks, must travel hundreds of miles
back and forth from the front amid
the most difficult surroundings. It has
been stated on authority that for 300
miles up and down the fighting front
there is an almost continual stream
Of trucks, ambulances, couriers and
motorcycles running in such close prox-
unity that unless the brakes are In
perfect running order hundreds of cas-
ualties would result almost daily.
Brakes form only a background for
their more important sister, upon
which the real burden rests-the brake
lining itself. Thousands of miles of
brake lining are being used daily by
the government, and owing to this fact
Uncle Sam has ordered tests to be
made of the various makes. These
tests are now going on in Washington
Lining made under the thermoid-hy.
draulic-compressed process is said to
be regarded as best adapted to military
use in France on account of it's moist
ure and dust-resisting qualities.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20

work so as to provide the improve
mentS most needed to meet traffic re-
quirements, the creation of large funds
for construction and maintenance and
the establishment in many states of
definite provisions insuring mainte-
nance of highways from the date of
their completion.
The working season of 1917 marked
the opening of actual construction
work under the terms of the post-road
provision of the federal act as neces-
sary legislative and administrative
work made it impracticable to get
construction projects under way ear
lier. On January 81, 1918, the secre-
tary of agriculture had approved 253
individual projects, aggregating 2,S49-
AS miles and calling for an expendi-
ture from federal funds of S7,324-
72172, and from state and local funds
of $9,917, 1870, making a total of ST.
241. 865.42. These projects represent
ed applications from A states.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20

sim iooh. u uOt
mind being sick nearly SO much as /
would mind looking sick. I'd hate to
be miserable, wretched, pale and for
lorn sun. / want to be bright and
strong.''
WELL" said Fairy Twilight Bell who
enjoyed the daytime even though the
twilight was her favorite time of the
day. "Well," she repeated, "you
needn't worry about being bright and
strong. You certainly aren't feeling
weak I"
Then why should Fairy Princess
Joy ask me what is the matter with
me?" inquired Mr. Sun.
Il said that you didn't look ILL.," an
swered Fairy Princess Joy.
ITO be sure you did," said Mr.. Sun
"You told me looked little queer
Il do hope I didn't hurt your feel
ings," said Princess Joy. "You asked
me if I thought you looked i'll and
didn't want to say you did-when YOU
most decidedly did not-and too
thought it might worry you to have
some one think you looked i'll. You
might imagine that all sorts of things
were the matter with you if l thought
So"
Il don't believe" said Mr.. Sun slow
ly, that would be so foolish"
"Of course not" said Fairy Princess
JOY. L am getting very much mud
died. oh, dear and 1 never want to
make anyone feel unhappy or sad or
blue"
Il don't feel blue" said Mr.. Sun,
"nor do I feel unhappy and sad. But
/ do feel little spottyl'
"The very thing" said Fairy Prin-
cess Joy.
"Oh, is that what made you say J
looked queerY asked the sun.
Yes she answered.
mo wonder you spoke as you did"
said Mr.. Sun, and Fairy Princess joy
looked very much pleased that Mr.. Sun
was really not at all hurt but was sim
ply very understanding.
81 must look queer, of course" Mr..
Sun continued. "But there is a reason
for it."
Il am sure there must be-" said
Fairy Princess Joy.
"Will you tell us the reason?" asked
Fairy Twilight Bell.
DO" urged all the fairies.
"You know what very hot weather
we have been having lately?" began
Mr.. Sun.
All the fairies nodded their heads.
1--WE know, Mr.. Sun, it was very hard
to keep cool, especially for the grown
ups and the children and the horses"
swell, we've had very, very hot
wave. Now the hot wave came to me
and said:
Look here old Sun, folks often say
you give them freckles; they say that,
after all the good you do. They for
get that you cure them and make them
well by your sunshine and that you
make the flowers grow and the leaves
come out in the spring. They just get
mad at you If you give them freckles
and try to hide their faces from you
by broad-brimmed hats and sun
shades. What have you got to say
to that, old Sum-
"Now that made me very mad. T
always get mad when 1 hear such
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20

"It most certainly has," said the
fairies.
"But what do you think happened
to me?" asked the sun.
"The Spots" said the fairies.
"Yes," said Mr.. Sun, "the spots are
freckles-freckles on the face of the
sun. Just fancy that! MI. Sun was
the receiver of a number of freckles
during the very hot season! Isn't
that joke on me? But l don't mind.
It's been a record-breaking hot wave"
And learned men they call scientists
took pictures of Mr.. Sun and his
frecklesl
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20
BUILDING OF GOOD HIGHWAYS
Federal Aid Road Act Exerts Impor-
tant Influence on Legislation
in Many States.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Federal-aid road projects, unques-
tionably, are ready for construction in
every state this year. Under the fed
eral-aid road act of 1916 every state
in the Union is now in a position to
cooperate with the federal govern
ment in the building of highways.
Results of far-reaching importance
and of even greater potential value
than the appropriation of federal
funds have already been accomplished
by the federal act. Among the impress
sive results is the establishment out
right of state highway departments in
Delaware, South Carolina, Texas, In
enlng of other state highway depart
ments so as to remove all question as
to the 16 states which were not quail
fec to obtain federal cooperation at
the time of the passage of thY federal
act.
In the past winter more construc-
tive state highway legislation has been
placed upon statute books than has
ever been enacted in any similar
period since the American republic
was founded. The conditions laid
down by the federal act as necessary
to participate in it's benefits operated
powerfully to bring about the estab-
lishment and Strengthening of state
highway departments, the placing of
vast amount of road construction
under skilled supervision, the sys-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20

things, and when
l get mad of
course / blaze and
it makes every
one still warmer.
Well, old Hot
Wave talked to
me like this and
urged me on.
&c I'll help you,'
he said. Wen
e e t e ven with
them
$50 we went on
a regular tear
and hasn't 1t been
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20

power shaft. The object is to provide
a catch which will engage the crank
in case of back fire and to obyiate
injury. A further object is to provide
a catch which may be readily posi-
toned at both sides of the starting
crank and mounted in connection with
the vehicle frame. The catch has lat
orally yielding movement to permit
the passage of the starting crank. The
movement is such that the catch is
Immediately brought back to operative
position by controlling spring.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20
FEEDING YOU

The average city man has
probably never realized that get
ting his feed to him on time is
one of the most troublesome
things with which the country
has to deal.
In ordinary times it was not
so important that the city man
have such a realization, but now,
in war time, it is an important
part of Our Part in Feeding
the Nation"
The subjoined statement from
one of the experts of the bureau
of markets. United States de-
partment of agriculture. will
serve at least as an Introduction
to one phase of the problem.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20
Speed Up Good Roads.

speeding up construction of good
roads is an integral part of govern
ment war work. Efficient transporta-
ton is necessary to reduce the mar
gin between producer and consumer"
United States Food Administration.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20
Federal Aid for Roads.

The theory that federal-aid road
construction will not be sanctioned
during the war has been exploded by
the fact that the government has
fixed the price of cement for this
work
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20
SAFETY DEVICE FOR AUTOS
ticulariy to Machines En-
ploying Cranks.

The Scientific American, in illustrat-
ing and describing safety cranl1
catch for automobiles invented by Nj.
S. Lanier of Rome, Ca, says:
The invention relates particularly to
attachments for automobiles employ
ing cranks at the forward end of the
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20
Study of Some Things Which A.
feet Final Delivery of Food
to Consumer.
QUESTION OF RAPID TRANSIT
Fresh Meats and Other Perishable
Products From Farms Must Be
Speeded Up at Every Stage
Delay Means Shrinkage.

One of the fundamental factors in
the problem of feeding towns and cit
les is that of transportation. Since
city dwellers are so dependent upon
transportation for their foodstuffs, it
may be interesting to study some of
the things which affect the final deliv
cry of food and especially meats to the
consumer
Transportation difficulties begin with
the stock raiser, whether he is a
rancher in the West, corn belt farm
er or other agriculturist who produces
live stock for food. In the early days,
before our railroads We're in existence
or before they were the principal
factors in getting stock to market,
cattle, hogs and sheep had to be
driven or hauled long distances to
reach a selling point or a point from
which they could be shipped by boat
or rail- This was a very expensive
way of moving stock; it not only took
a long time but the loss of animals
and the loss of flesh by these animals
was also considerable, even though the
values per pound were very little COM
pared with today.
Troubles of Stock Grower.
The first trouble the stock grower
or dealer today has in getting his
stock to market is to get to a railroad
point to ship his animals to one of
the various large stockyards to be
sold. Bad roads, adverse weather and
perhaps a long drive or haul to the
shipping point all affect the length of
time required; then there may be a
temporary shortage of cars and stock
must be held in the railroad stock
yards and fed until cars are provided
Once loaded into cars, however, there
is a special effort made to get to the
market in the shortest possible time.
Delay means abnormal shrinkage; if
the cars are on the road SO hours the
stock must be unloaded for feed and
water; or the market may drop sud
denly; hence the necessity for speed.
Shipping Fresh Meats.
In order to ship fresh meats sue
cessfully they must be thoroughly
chilled before loading and then trans
ported in refrigerator cars, especially
during the warmer weather, although
this practice is followed the year
round. These cars have ice tanks at
each end, which are filled with ice
and a percentage of salt and the car
chilled to about 35 to SO degrees Fab
renheit Also they are provided with
ventilating or circulating systems in
order to keep the temperature in an
parts of the car as nearly uniform as
possible. In making long shipments,
and especially during the warmer
months, 1t is necessary to ice the car
one or more times en- route to keep
the temperature as low and as CON
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20
What IL Meant

Sunday School Teacher-What does
this verse mean where 1t says: "And
the lot fell upon Jonah?'
Little Harvie-I guess 1t means the
whole gang jumped on him.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20

waistcoats to give variety TO a single
suit; one waistcoat, for example, Of
pale tan cloth, another Of white pique,
still another of satin embroidered in
colored silks. OF this type is a de-
lightful little model of dark blue tricot
serge.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20

ask 2" inquired Mr..
Sun. "Do / look
i'll, or dangerously
sick in any way?"
NO." said Fairy
P ri n C e S $ Joy
slowly, you don't
look a little bit i'll
or very danger
ously so-you just
look a little queer,
if you will pardon
me for saying so,
dear Mr.. Sun"
I'll pardon you
for saying SC"
smiled the sun. 81
AIN glad, though,
that I haven't a
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20

Use lukewarm water in which lit
tie bran has been STEPPED; no soap
Rinse in cold water and dry in a room
where there is neither fire nor sun.
shine. Iron on the wrong side.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20
Get Car Out of Mud.

A small metal paddle clamped to
either rear wheel of the automobile
which has become stuck in the mud
gill help the car out in less time than
takes to adjust tire chains.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20

Rare is the jacket that buttons
straight down the front Sometimes
an Elton jacket is made in this way,
buttoning from collar to waistline
without revers to break the simple
small boy suggestion of the Elton, but
most Of the short jackets are slashed
away at either side of the center front
Ito save valuable fabric) and the
space is filed in by waistcoat Of con-
trasting material. These waistcoats
make the Short open jackets very
smart. and one may have several
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20
DADCY'S [V[NINQ]
fairy TALE
MR.. SUMS FREckLEs.
81 hApY GRAYAl1

Whatever is the matter with you,
Mr.. Sum-" asked the fairies.
"Why do you