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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-28
GREAT war HAS UPSET
| ECONOMIC STRAW MAN

Because Of European war labor
costs, the theory that American In
dustry must be protected against
the pauper labor Of Europe" has been
upset, says the Washington Evening
Star.
with the possible exception O.:
Japan, and with China possible ex-
ception Of the future, the days Of
cheap labor are gone among the great
competing nations. at least so far as
this generation is concerned" says
this paper.
Aroused as all the people of Eu-
rope are to a determination to better
their condition, their appears no pros
pect that there will be anything like
a reversion to the wage scales and
the standard of living Of the wage
workers that existed before the wal.
The high-price level resulting from,
the war is being stabilized rapidly
the world over.''
The Evening Star, indicates that
American workers "can hold their
own" in the markets Of the world,
Within the last few weeks. it is stated
birmingham, which is the center OF
the ritish steel industry, advertised for
steel rails for it's municipal traction
lines, An American mill underbid
British mills.
In competition with ritish mills
Americans secured a recent French
| contract for 100000 tons Of steel rails
It is stated that the British operators
cut production costs to tn limit, but
they were underbid 80 shillings
$3.50 a ton.
1t is stated that the latest thing in
international economics is demand
in England that British industry be
protected against the product Of
"cheap American labor"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-28

| workers of the world, imposed upon
them by a small group Of the par,
lorites' of Russia.
The great distinction between slav~
| cry and freedom is that every man
| shall have the right to cease work
| for any reason that may be sufficient
to himself. We have protested to
the extent of sacrificing the MILL
tary autocracy of Germany, and yet
! the military autocracy of Germany
| was built upon exactly the same idea
that the kaiser and his group of
advisers knew better what the work.
| ers desired and what the workers
| needed, what was good for them, than
i the workers knew themselves And
this new group, setting itself up az
the advance guard, taking exactly the
same position that they*know better
what, is good for the workers than
the workers know themselves.
The American working man wants
nothing of that kind of dictatorship
of the proletariat; the American
working man wants nothing of that
kind of obligatory labor; the Amer
lean working man wants nothing of
! either the political, the social or the
economic conditions that have existEA
and still exist in Russia. We have
worked out our destiny far beyond
that stage, and we are going to con-
| tinue to work it out to the achieve
ment of higher ideals. not by the will
! of an advance guard. no matter how
| just or right their position may be,
/ but by the will Of the majority them
, selves.
Our Hard-Bought Freedom.
| The use Of force, as some of these
| people are advocating, for the over
throw of our institutions. we will not
! tolerate. Why, my friends, our in
| stitutions have been until recently the
most completely dem ocratic institu-
! tons in the world. and it is only rel
| Gently that Great Britain has GOMEZ
up shoulder to shoulder with us.
Our Declaration of Independence
| while it declared. as I have stated
that governments derive their just
| powers from the consent of the gov
! erned," did not give to all the peopls
| a voice in the affairs Of state. The
adoption Of the constitution did MOI
! give that right and that privilege. II
was not until after so or 70 years OF
struggle that there came to the work
ers of our country practically uni
versal manhood suffrage and every
| element in our country had at leas
the right to express it's voice in tde
| termining how the affairs of stat
! should be conducted
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-28

in Chicago, the Democratic national
committee adopted resolution urg-
ing that the state legislatures be
called together in extra session to
act on the resolution that it's rati-
fication may be accomplished in time
for women of all the states to vote
in the 1920 presidential election.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-28
THRIFT: COLUMN

The U. S. Government wants you
to save.
The government wants a Thrifty
nation.
The war and it's big financial prob
lens has brought to the attention Of
all financial and government leaders,
more than ever before, the great econ
omic value Of intelligent savings, both
for the nation and the individual.
The government wants you for your
own good to learn haw to put aside
little from your daily earnings for
your own savings account and future
welfare.
It wants everybody to know the
value of nickel and the meaning Of
interest. It wants you ii live just as
we'll as you ever did. and better, but it
wants to show you how to save by
eliminating the waste.
Therefore. the government is estab-
fishing in every community. in every
school, in devery church. club, society,
and industrial organization a govern
ment War Savings society, that every
body may learn how to cut down the
! waste and concvert it into savings ac-
counts for the country's national well
fare.
See that you and your friends be-
come members of some government
savings society at once.
Full information and supplies nee
essary for organizing a Savings society
furnished upon application. War
Loan Organization, Savings Division,
SOL Sellwood Building, Duluth, Mimi.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-28

Big SUIT SALE NOW ON
GREAT VALUES, THE BIG DULUTH
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-28

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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29

The United States Of America has
entered upon the tremendous social ex-
pertinent of national prohibition OF
the manufacture sale and use of alco-
hollc drinks There will be abundant
time to give the experiment fair test
since the prohibition is by constitu-
tional amendment. To all appearances
this mandate by the American people
against the use Of alcohol is intended
TO be absolute and, final. We have
written It into organic law-into mag
ma charta--in the form of the eight
eenth amendment to the Constitution
Of the United States.
The experiment is a tremendous de-
parture from previous tendencies Of
the American people. We are an indi-
vidualistic pc pie, with strong sense
of personal liberty. Yet here we have
set out to regulate pc onal habit, not
by statute, but by constitutional
amendment.
And the manner of the pas ing of
this constitutional amendment is quite
as remarkable as the amendment itself.
Action on the seventeen previous
amendments to the Constitution has
taken between nine months and forty
three months, an average of about two
years. The resolution providing for
this eighteenth amendment was passed
by congress December II, 1917. On
January 10, 1919, its ratification by
the states is accomplished.
What has brought about this ratifiE
cation so quickly? Obviously the Ma
tional Prohibition party has had prac-
tically nothing to do with its accom-
plishment. The answer evidently is
that the war has brought it about.
Prohibition is both an economic ques-
ton and a moral question. The war
set the American people to looking at
prohibition from both viewpoints. We
got accustomed to the thought that
grain was better eaten as food than
swallowed as liquor, inasmuch as we
were told that food would win the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29

war. We saw what the enforced So
briefly of military service did physical
ly, mentally and morally for young
men who had INDUCED in liquor in
peace times.
Some of our allies got into the war
in a hurry because they had to-Bel-
GUM and France to save their lives,
Great Britain to save its national hon.
or. America took its time-a long time
and gradually worked itself up to
the determination to fight. Doubtless
much consideration of prohibition was
a part of this slow process. So that
when the opportunity came the states
of the Union went over the top just
about as the American marines and
doughboys did in the Argonne.
Text of Amendment.
Following is the full text of the pro-
hibition amendment on which state
legislatures are voting:
JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTI-
TUITION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Resolved by the senate and house
of Representatives of the United
States of America, In congress assem-
bled, two-thirds of each house concur
ring therein, that the following amend
ment to the Constitution be, and here
by is. proposed to the states to be-
come valid as part of the Conotitu-
ton when ratified by the legislatures
of the several states as provided by
the Constitution:
Section AFTER one year from the
ratification OF this article the manu-
faeture. sale or transportation Of in
toxicating liquors within, the impor-
tation thereof into. or the expectation
thereof from the United States and
all territory subject TO the jurisdiction
thereof for beverage purposes is here
by prohibited.
Section 2-The congress and the
several states have concurrent pow
er to enforce this article by approprl-
ate legislation.
Section 3-This article shall be in
operative unless Il shall have been
ratified as an amendment TO the Con-
stitntion by the legislatures Of the sew
eral states as provided In the Consti-
tuition within seven years from the
date Of the submission hereof to the
states by the congress.
CHAMP CLARK, speaker OF the
house Of representatives.
THOMAS MARSHALL, vice pres
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29
BACK TO HIS OLD FREEDOM
Stormy Petrol, After Brief stay With
Tame Birds, Returns to He
Accustomed Place.

''The stormy petrol has left u.s." said
Sergeant MCGEE OF the park police.
"He appeared to be getting along with
the mudhens like house on fire. but
on Monday or Tuesday last he just
faded away, and now he is back on his
ocean wave or wherever else petrels
go when they get tired of the company
OF mudhens.
"But a successor has come from
the briny deep to keep up the tradl-
lions of the blue-water birds on
Stow lake. He Is only seagull, and
a seagull is not such a rara avis on
terra ms our lost friend. the stormy
petrol. Nevertheless he is the first
Wild one of his kind that has ever
tarrled with us for two weeks. and
seemed to keep comfortable.
"He has no use for either the ducks
or the mudhens. That is to say. he
does not mix with them. But he has
struck up a friendship with Anthony
and Cleopatra. the two pelicans Of
the Nile. and there Is no driving him
away from them. Maybe he thinks
they will protect him from the mud
hens, maybe Il is a case OF the de-
sire OF the moth for the star and he
is In love with one OF them. II so. II
is only matter OF time when one OF
the other OF them will get jealous and
gobble him up In one gulp."--San
Francisco Bulletin.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29

be no less brave. AS a parchment
certificate from his commanding off,
Ger shows, In raid near vOormezeele.
on June 1920. he was conspicuous for
his determination and bravery" De-
spite a heavy artillery and machine
gun barrage. he reached the enemy
trenches, cleared them, and finally COW
cred the raiders withdrawal. show
ing complete disregard to his own
safety"
Private Wischusen. who Is only
twenty. is now in hospital at loves
loft with q shot wound In his leg. His
home Is In Hornsey.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29

Map showing IN white FIRST 30 otd
special wartime prohibition recently
enacted by congress goes into effect.
That law prevents the manufacture
and sale of intoxicants for beverage
purposes and remains in force until
the rehabilitation of the nations war
armies is completed. Doubtless that
emergency wartime measure will be
effective over the several months that
will elapse after July1 until the con-
stltutional bone dry act, now adopted,
becomes effective.
Additional Dry Legislation.
During the year following ratifica-
ton congress and the several states
will be called upon to pass legislation
to enforce the amendment and to pro-
vide penalties for violations. 1t is
probable a large force of agents I'M
der the direction of the commissioner
of internal revenue will have to be APP
pointed to enforce the law. Each state
will have to provide machinery for
the enforcement of the law in addi-
ton to the machinery provided by the
federal government.
1t is likely this additional legislation
will be pushed through as fast as the
days can push 1t. In some parts of
the country at least they purpose to
take full advantage of their victory.
For example, In Illinois forecast
of the Anti-SalOon league is this: In
addition to the search and seizure
act" an act rigidly restricting the ham
ding of liquor for medicinal, manu-
featuring, sacramental and scientific
purposes: legislation covering doctors
prescriptions, which must be issued
by bona fide physician In writing,
dated. diagnosing the illness and the
purpose of its use; all railroad rec
ords of liquor shipments must be
kept; drastic legislation regulating
sale by druggists, with heavy penalty
for violation.
The drys presumably will not con
fine their efforts to enforcing the law
They will doubtless take the question
into politics OF all kinds and make II
an issue. They announce, for instance
In Chicago that they viii ask all can
didates for mayor to declare them
selves on the strict enforcement OF
dry legislation. They win make 1t an
issue in the spring campaign and will
oppose any aldermanic candidate who
does not toe the mark.
Win the Vets cOntest1
WIN the vets contest the legality o.
fho whole rrooaofllno from. fho go -
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29
Handy Plant hi pesert.

In the desert of Sonora, Mexico,
there is a plant, the guarequi, which
husbands its water supply. The guare-
qui is a relative of the squash and
pumpkin, and inhablts locality In
which practically all the rain falls
within a period Of six weeks. The
base Of the stem is swollen to form a
hard, woody structure, which in time
attains the size OF large squash. II
Is really nothing more than vegeta-
Bile reservoir designed to hoard up the
scanty moisture and dole out the
precious fluid in time Of need.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29
FOUNDATION OF FARM LIFE
Upon Good Roads Depends Marketing
of Various Crops and Better
Schooling of Children.

Good roads are the very foundation
Of country life. Upon them depends
the marketing of what farmers grow,
the pleasures of social life, and the
better schooling of the children. If
life is made better by good roads, sure
ly they are worth paying for. There
is nothing so much worth while as
happiness. The interurban lines have
increased it for a few; the auto has
brought it to many more, and good
roads everywhere would bless all.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29
Collar Button Causes Divorce suit

Collar Button Causes Divorce Suit
An elusive collar button was respon.
sible for Andrew ]. Emmert abusing
his wife, Angelina Emmert, according
to her testimony before master 10
chancery in suing for divorce. She
said when he dropped his collar but
ton and she would not search for II
he struck her. divorce decree is
recommended. - Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29

II IL curious how episodes OF the
Boer war are recalled by the world
conflict. says a writer In the Yorkshire
Post. In our issue for May 10, 1900,
for instance. we published an account
OF the bravery In the Geld Of Private
70. Wischusen. who threw a live shell
over a cliff during an engagement
Now his son. Private Eric Wis
chusen, duke Of cambrdge's Middle
sex REGIMENT has proved himself %
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29
SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
BRINGS. SURE REL EF

For 200 years GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
OIL has enabled suffering humanity to
Withstand attacks of kidney, liver,
bladder and stomach troubles and all
diseases connect6 with the urinary
organs and to build up and restore to
health organs weakened by disease.
These most important organs must be
watch ed because they filter and purify
the blood; unless they do their work
you are doomed.
WEAKNESS, sleeplessness, nervousness,
dependency. back ache, stomach trou-
BILE. pains In the 1oins and lower abb
domen. gravel, difficulty when urinat-
ing, rheumatism. sciatica and lumbago
all warn you of trouble with your kid
neys. GOLD MEDAL. IIaarlem oil Cap
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29
OIL Near Old Indian Cemeteries.

Biologists are unpble to explain the
fact proven in Usage county. that OH
wells drilled adjacent to Indian Gene
teries are good producers. Many such
burial sites have been invaded BY
drillers and In more instances than
one riches In "-"de oil have spouted
forth. The lsr~ producer In the W.
clnity OF Pawn a was drilled beside
an Indian graveyard. II Is on the
summit OF high. rocky hin that over.
looks the town.-From the Oklahoman.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29
Large offer for Map Halg Used.

Offers up to $1.75O have been re-
ceived for the map used by Sir Doug
las Haig in the direction of the Brit
ish armies on the western front OctO-
Der s and three following days, and
sent to the lord provost of Glasgow's
secretary for disposal in aid of the
kings fund for disabled officers and
men. The map eventually will be put
up at auction.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29
Feed for Idle Horses.

Horses win do well, If not worked.
on clover hay alone. Even If worked
moderately, good clover hay may be
made TO be sufficient.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29
Cause Of Soft Shells.

Soft-shelled eggs are often caused by
the fowls being confined, becoming
overfat, and from lack of mineral mat
ter.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29

sules are the remedy you need. Take
oil soaks into the cells and lining OF
the kidneys and drives out the pois sons.
New life and health will surely follow.
When your normal vigor has been re-
stored continue treatment for a while
to keep yourself n condition and pre-
vent return of the disease
Don't walt until you are incapable OF
figh ting. Start tn ing GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM OIL Capsules today. Your drug
gist will cheerfully refund your money
II you are not satisfied with results.
But be sure to get the original Import
ed GOLD MEDAL and accept no SUBJ
stitutes. In three sizes. Sealed pack
ages. At all drug stores.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29

While the amendment under its pro-
visions does not become effective un-
til one year from the date of its rati-
fication, it seems likely that the coun-
try will become permanently dry July
/ next. This is the date on which the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29
Bio Loss BY Rats.

Rats destroy s2OOOOO,OOO worth Of
food annually. Destroy the rat.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29
Cut Prices on All Goods

l am offering the following articles in my store
at greatly reduced prices. Buy now while things
last and take advantage of these bargains.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29
United STATES WILL M i'76Y
EXPERIMENT OF PROHIBITION
Astonishing Action an ndIduasc People With Strong Sense
Of Personal Liberty Is Brought About by Lessons Of the Great
War-AddtionaI Legislation Planned to Enforce New
Law-WHl 'NNes" Contest7-Ratfcation Details.

Ident Of the United States and pres
ident Of the senate.
I certify that this joint resolution
originated in the senate.
JAMES NJ. BAKER, secretary.
The amendment was passed by the
senate on August 1, 1917, and passed
by the house on December IL of the
same year. 1t was passed by the sem
ate with the house amendments on
December 1S. The vote In the SEN
ate was 65 to 20 and in the house
2S2 to 12S.
Ratification by the States.
The next step was ratification Of
this amendment by the states through
their legislatures. This called for af-
firmative action by thirty-six states
within seven years. Mississippi was
the first state to ratify, both senate
and house taking action January 8,
1913. Three other Southern states
followed in January-Virginia Ken
lucky, South Carolina. Then, came
North Dakota. Other states followed
in the order named, Nebraska being
the thlrty-sixth and completing the
ratification.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-29

WIN the vets contest the legality Of
the whole proceeding from the START
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-21
WANT SOME CELEBRATION
 ON FOURTH OF JULY

At the meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce this week it was the sentiment that the Fourth of July ought not to be allowed to go by entirely unnoticed in a public way and it was voted that the secretary see the city authorities to convey to them the chambers opinion that the city ought to arrange something for the day if only a band concert.
 President Frank J. King presided at the meeting at which Rev. Joseph Carlevale explained what he did last year in conducting Americanization work through a summer school for children of foreign speaking parents. The chamber endorsed the work for another year. Last year it was con- ducted in Bushnell chapel of the Central Baptist church.
 It was voted to have the president name a convention committee which is to work with the local association I of stationary engineers to secure for this city the 1920 convention of the New England Association of Station cry Engineers.
 The meeting also decided to have 1 the chamber of commerce do what ii could towards inducing the National | Roque association come to this city
 for the tournament. Last year the as-
 sociation voted to go to Philadelphia Report was made that s1.1o0 had i been collected in on the fund of S1,00C
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-21
BALTIC

Recently the faculty and pupils of the Academy of the Holy Family were delighted to receive Chaplain Thomas
 Lynch, just returned with part of the Army of Occupation from overseas.
 When Father Lynch came into the assembly hall he was greeted with an enthusiastic Welcome home!" The Star Spangled Banner was then sung, after which an address of welcome
 was delivered by Miss Eileen Hinchey
 Chaplain Lynch gave most inter-
 estinS talk on his experiences abroad ; he spoke in highest terms of praie of
 the spirit of daring and sacrifice dis
 played every where by our forces; of
 the responsibility resting upon us as
 Americans in the work of reconstruc-
 tion and of the duty we owe to our own country, first and always, in ed ucatng the masses to know and love American ideals. than which no oth- CTS are greater. The chaplain's words proved interesting and inspiring.
 The Japanese whist given in honor of the graduating class by the junior high school students was delightful success All the decorations, lanterns ! chrysanthemums etc, were made by | the high school students, who also , provided the refreshments which were l served in Japanese style. A pretty Ja- l panese parasol drill and dance by six girls in Japanese costume. with sew eral piano and violin selections anC songs made agreeable diversons dur i ing the games. The first prize, Ja- 1 panese leather cradcase was won by