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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1919-05-13

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wlNoN
podniesc, przez brak srodk6w j
materyal6w najdonioslejsza ia re
spraw gospodarki narodowe;i ley
odlogiem.
Rownoczesnie W kraju tuejszym
we wszystkich sk}adach i magazy
mach rzadowych nagromadzone So
|olbrzymie zapasy wszelkicgo TO
dzaju materya16w. Wychodzac. z
tego %za1ozenia, re ME MONA W ich
gromadzeniu ustac, jak dfugo ME
bezpieczenstwo ponownej wojny
calkiem ME jest usuniete, rad
waszyngtonski ME zaprzestaf fab
rykacyi i ME cofnal zamowien1 az
dopiero w6wczas, gdy konferen--
eva pokojowa przystapila do okre
slenia definitywnego zawieszenia
broni.
Prowadzif zaS te fabrykacye ma
bardzo szeroka skale albo we villas
rych fabrykach, W tym celu zbu-
dowanych, albo w zakladach swo-
ich kontraktor6w, kt6rym niejed-
dostarcza1 surowych
materyal6w, ably zwiekszyc wydat
nose ich fabryk.
W chwili, gdy juz wszystko jest
ma -drodze do przywr6cenia warun
k6w normalnych, wstrzymano wre
szcie ruch W powaznej liczbie spe
cyalnych fabryk i wzieto sic do
sporzadzenia inwentarza zapas6w.
Okazafo sic, re jest ich takze
Fmn6stwo, re gdyby te zapasy pusz
czono ia rynki tutejsze, nastapi-
Toby niestosunkowe obnizenie &C.
ny wszystkich produkt6w, a TEN
samem i wynagrodzenia "a :prace.
Ably przez to ME Wywo}ac zbyt
gwa}townych przewrot6w Rad
waszyngtonski zdecydowa} sic
sprzedac tie materially i zapasy
pahstwom sprzymierzonym, a pre-
dewszystkiem tym, kt6re znajduja
sic ma drodze do swego odrodze-
MIA, potrzebuja niezbednie surow-
ca i wytworc6w tut. przemys}u.
Ma zakupienie tych materyal6w
moze Polska uzyc kredytu oparte-
go ia pretensyach swoich obywa-
tell do Niemiec z tytulu odszkodo-
wanna cd Niemiec "a wyrzadzone
szkody i ma podstawie kWit6w rex
Wizycyjnych, wydawanych przez
Austrye j Niemcy "a pobrane z
Polski produkty. Odnosne papie-
ny, stwierdzajace naleznoSe wy
sokosc odnosnych pretensyi, z}o--
zone W rece specyalnych trusty--
sow stanoWifyby gl6wny podk}ad
fkredytu, gwarantowanego ma tel
podstawie przez odnosne panstwa.
Zapewniwszy sic, re ma tel pod
stawie moze Polska PREY pokry--
ciu swego zapotrzebowania mice
kredyt W tym kraju, przystapil
Wydzia1 Narodowy do rozpatrze.
MIA sic wenagromadzonych til "a.
pasach.
Rozpadaja sic one ma nastepujq
&c grupy:
I. zywnosc i odnosne produkty,
II. Ubrania j materially ola te.
go dziah.
III. Domy j surowce do budowy
~. Srodki fecznicze i przybory
szpitalne.
Y. Druki j przybory do nauki ]
osWiaty.
vi. Handel i rozdzial materya-
low.
VII. Surowy materyal.
VII. Srodk transportacyjne.
TX. Si1a pociagowa.
x. Maszyny urzadzenia fabry
czne.
!, W kazdym 2 tych dzia16w.zeb:
rane zostaly ~urzedowe spisy, ~.
sunk, mapy, pomiaryi opisy cze:
Sci skladowych, co " poszczeggol'
nym dziale przedstaWia Waltosd
dokladnych informacyi, 9 lie Cd.
nosne materially moglyby sic y
] kraju przydac gdyby ocEyWiIscllfl
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Leitch offers instead his collective
economy dividend idea
II department effects some saving
in operation, conserves materials and
prevents waste 1t gets 80 per cent. of
the saving divided pro rata among the
employees which It contains. Although
all economies IN production are not due
to employees, most of them are sug-
gested by men who are closest to the
work and that more would be II It
were made more OF an object, believes
Mr. Leitch.
The problem of the turnover is one
which sorely vexes all manufacturers.
When their force of laborers and skilled
workmen is changing all the time and
there are several complete changes Of
personnel in a year. inefficiency and
Generalization result.
Make Organization Permanent.
Mr.. Leitch's suggestion to the man.
ufacturer is to make his organization
as permanent as possible, and he also
impresses upon the men that although
they may go from place. to place to
take advantages of increases OF wages
they are not likely to gain SO much IN
the long run because the wear and
tear Of moving their household effects
is not like a merry go round which
could be kept up all the time. Moving
expenses usually eat up the increases
He invites the cabinets and the senates
and the houses, therefore, to put all
these matters Of the annual turnover
down on the blackboard and study
them out from every angle.
In one place where he stopped the
nomadic instincts OF a group Of iron
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Beauty of Place Names

Koln, The Hague and La Haye, Cen
eva and Gent.
What is the reason for these differ-
ences? Is II to be sought in philo-
logical influences alone or is It to be
found In that somewhat contemptuous
attitude toward things foreign that
exists moro or less in every land?
In the first mentioned case It has
been pointed out that had the word
London" existed at the time the
French word "Londres' came into use
the French would probably have
adopted the English form. But the
French contend, no London" name
was in use when 'Londres" was
coined. The Latin name whereby the
British town first became known else
where was "Londinium." The loca-
tive case of this noun (the one most
often used in colloquial style) was
Londini. It followed that in the con-
tinuous interchange of words and
their development into modern speech
Londini very easily became Londri ir
the speech Of the Frenchmen. Then
as 'i" Is an indication of a Latin plu-
raj, a new difficulty arose. Wher
Iondini was accepted by the French
Il was for some time treated, quite
mistakenly, just as a French plura
noun would be and spelled accordingly
-Londres. Londres made its way
from France to italy. AS the last two
letters were silent, the Italians re-
jected them, replacing them by the
favorite unaccented final vowel o.
their tongue, "a," with the result thai
the name Of the British capital be-
came in Italy Londra-
Vienna in English and italian and
Vienna in Spanish are simply relics o.
the medieval days when Latin wa:
the universal tongue of the learned
and the French Vienne is but sligh
variation OF Vienna. Geneva may b
explained in the same way.
The nations have taken great liber'
ties with the name of the Dutch capt
tai, Gravenhage. With the Englisf
The Hague and the French La Hay'
we have cause to be grateful. Tit
Spanish shortened the cumbersome
Dutch name into HaJa; the Italiani
converted II into Ala, and even th'
Germans boiled II down into Haag.
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molders and put them under a self
government plan, he declares that in
FIVE months he had increased actual
production by SO per cent, and the
men were enthusiastic, happy and well
paid.
-The labor turnover" he added, -ex-
cept IN such cases as death and sick-
ness. practically ceased to be. The
wages. with the dividends, gave the
employees higher returns than were
paid in the district for similar work.
The company could afford the wages
and the dividends because of the in
creased efficiency and the elimination
of wastes scaled down the unit costs
Of production. Thus they saved money
on high wages-an ideal arrangement
for all concerned-and the company
ceased to worry over its labor turn
over. Instead OF sending all over the
country for help 1t established wait
ing list, Just as though 1t were some
kind OF an exclusive club. and gained
stability Of personnel"
In a we'll known pipe factory on
Long Island the employees found that
although thew were speeding up their
production there were so many
seconds and thirds that they were los
ing what they had been in the habit
Of getting as economy dividends. They
therefore took counsel together and
decided to exercise more care and tc
! see to It that excellence in quality was
maintained. Now for few samples OF
the shop legislation as adopted under
the Leitch plan. Here is one:
To the House OF Representatives:
Your committee appointed to
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~ OBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
always contended that the
l. - most beautiful place names in

HoSt Deautllul place names III
the world are those of North America
1.-THE names of the States and Ter
ritories," he declared, form them
selves into a chorus OF sweet and ro-
mantle vocables: Delaware, Ohio,
Indiana. Florida. Dakota, Iowa, Wyo-
ming. Minnesota and the Caroiinaa
There are few poems with a nobler
music to the ear; a songful. tuneful
land; and II new Homer shall arise
from the western continent his verse
will be enriched. his pages sing spon-
taneously with the names OF States
and cities that would strike the fancy
in a business circular"
Londoners can visit some beautifully
named places without journeying far
from home. William Sharp relates
that Matthew Arnold, from whom I
first heard Of that lovely Buckingham
shire region now made easy of reach
I by railway from Riclmansworth, that
valley of the Chess where he loved to
anu WItIo lO COIHpOScu "
in prose and verse, said to me: What
a happy fortune to be a NATIVE of a
region like this, with such delightful
names as Chenies and Latimer and
Chesham Bois and Chalfont st. Giles
Norman roses in old Saxon home
steads.'" Kent, too. possesses some
fascinating names ''Some almshouses
at Gotham, near Gravesend." writes
Samuel Butler, have an inscription
stating that they belong to the Hun
dred Of Hoo in the Isle Of Grain
What a lovely refrain for ballad"
The city which we and the English
call Florence" is by italians called
F'irenza. The name of the British
capital is to the French Londres and
| to the Italians Londra. BY English
speaking people the Austrian capital
is referred to as Vienna, whereas the
Austrians spell It Wien. In addition
TO these differences there may be cited
Dunkirk and Dunkerque. Cologne and
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together and the cost of production
was cut down 5h per cent, and that
meant a dividend which was divided
every two weeks between the factory
and che men. Originally the factory
was on a ten hour day basis. Then
the day was reduced to nine hours, and
finally by vote Of the men in congress
the eight hour day was reached, and
with it came not only larger produc-
ton but'an per cent. saving in oper-
alton, which was applied to wage divi-
dends.
Just how much of these results de-
scribed by Mr.. Leitch was due to his
system and how much to the enthu-
siasm which was developed by mag
netic personality is very hard to say.
One thing which Mr.. Leitch seems
to have learned in his experience as a
workman was that the man who is
nearest to a mechanical job is more
likely to have real ideas Of how 1t can
best be accomplished II he does his
work and has sufficient interest to
think about it. Many workmen do
not think It is any OF their affair
whether a process can be improved or
| cal company said the other day that
most of the improvements in works in
various parts Of the country were sug-
gested by laborers. There stands in
Madison Square tall tower Of the
building of an insurance company. AT
| the foundation of it is an idea box
for much of the success of the cor
poration was due to suggestions made
by minop employees.
Machine Better Than Hand.
Mr.. Leitch tells how the employees
! of the plano factory which was being
tuned up advised him that sounding
boards could be built better and more
| quickly with a machine that they
themselves had designed than they
could be by hand. Seven boards were
considered a good days work at the
which the president had built one man
could turn out sixteen boards In an
eight hour day, which were considered
more uniform and in every way better
than the hand made ones.
Thus 1t was that the men became
so interested in their work that they
toiled not merely with the idea oi
getting by but with the real desire
to promote the interests Of their en-
ployers.
At one Of the meetings at their
house of representatives the sugges-
ton was made that an efficiency engi.
neer be employed.
Hell" exclaimed one OF the repre-
sentaives in no very parliamentary
language, I'VE have 26S efficiency en-
gineers right here now"
This expression was the genesis OF g
slogan which was afterward posted
all over the factory:
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hbes "oFio FroDiems
Leitch has boldly challenged one OF
the most complicated problems in the
world. He has ventured TO suggest
70 labor that high wages are no solu-
lon OF the cost OF living and all the
troubles that go with It unless they
are Justified by increased production
and economy. He makes so bold as TO
eel the employer how the boss can
Heer between the two whiripools and
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WE HAVE ass EFFICIENCY ENGI-
NEERS IN THIS PLANT.

There is a most interesting docu-
ment In the report OF one of these ef-
ficiency engineers, who signs himself
as zone OF the Happy Family" The
men in the boiler room ceased to be
mere workmen, for they bought text
books on engine room economy and
became efficiency engineers.
When the European war affected
the sale of pianos very materially. for
they were classified as luxuries, Mr..
Leitch reports that the men began
voluntarily to take days off, for in many
debates in their congress they sug-
gested TO the president and his cabinet
that limited schedule would be bet
ter than closing the works.
Everything seems to be running very
smoothly in this institution and the
men are enjoying their constitutional
government according to the observa-
tions OF Mr.. Leitch. He quotes the
president of the company as saying to
him:
I'VE used to build pianos Then we
stopped building pianos and began 70
build men. They have looked after
the building Of the pianos. We have
adopted as our motto IF there is no
harmony In the factory there can be
none in the piano."
Mr.. Leitch says that all grievances
and union troubles were lost in the
shuttle. He summarized the good ac-
complished by the Introduction of in
dustrial democracy as follows:
I. Reduced working hours.
II. Increase of output.
III. Production of better instru-
ments.
Nv. Workmen's income increased.
v. The whole man put to work.
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draft q bill recommending the re-
duction of working hours to forty
eight hours a week, and recon-
mending the necessary rules and
regulations applying to such
change, submits the following for
your approval.
We recommend that the working
hours be reduced from forty-nine
and one-half hours to forty-eight
hours the week.
In consideration of the foregoing
the employees Of the - Com
pany guarantee their earnest CO.
operation to give forty-eight hours
Of actual service. This does not
mean any harder work on the part
Of any individual.
The greatest loss Of time now oc-
ours through the following causes:
Hardness in arrival.
Leaving the work before closing
time for washing up and changing
clothes
Conversation during working
hours. +
AS a first consideration, we there
fore wish to recommend the follow
ing plan for the elimination of
hardness:
An honor system should be made
similar to that followed out in the
grammar grades, that is those peo-
pie having a perfect record Of being
on time every day in the week
should have their names appear on
10 h,,IIattx, oIGn thnQa haV-
ing satisfactory records. Every
few weeks or 40. convenient TO the
-, 90 -, ho,,,s ~ rostad
-.
oA '.oe - =,
peareo the greatest nuiioe' ~
tunes ana reward srahleu- A"e
reward, however. is opuonaL
Mr.. Latch discusses some of the DIFF
ficulties which beset the carving ou
of the plan in places. The disciplin,
of Roberts's Rules of Order and all tn
rulings and amenities of parliamentar,
practice are not easy to acquire by
,rho r,,.,,.a. 80 ono roastine NJ
House read this way:
M,. heha OF the ponsHhe uep .pa es,
dant Sy+ich vas.
.T ben ~ nresent 70 Won nv res,sna
ton as representative of the polishing
department for the following reasons:
Friends who desire an increase IN IN
price OF pipes some 70 me continuaily AZ !;
Mr. e'elier ana my spoAe ~, ~,
so.Ins H I'll 10 ~. ,,,nrase IN ths rr,ca ~ zine
give in their names and he would Civ,
them to Mr.. Feurbach. The workers be
came indignant and demanded my resig
nation. 1 believe that II Is supernuou
10 add thst the lncIease 10 asheu On ' Ho
count Vi 'iie ek m rs S 81 ~ -
ihs, IL 80 80
no means - 80 60. .,
" 1at A.. aINa =,
ma no iau 80 son othina 10
q tise enu | y. ,a,'oIa - ~,
I1 -. 49, -o,',sr-,atio, =
Iiouso nv op - ~. 49,, AZ,
rsI,H a' 90 AZ ~ r,otIo. 60 ~ roc
uo!i oeoouu .,o5 ,
''N''0N
The Relation to Strikes,
1t is the natural question, "Ho'
does all this work in the event or
striker"
In a recent number OF a popula
weekly magazine (SdttA'ddv EVenin
PosD there is play by two we
known writers based on the e1ort 9
the employees or a piano Factory I
run the business IN their own way al
ter the owner nad "asheo ms haiiu
of the proposition and gone tarpo
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-14
She Settled the Score

'fAs many as you want:" dared Ste phana, trying to keep up the pace he had set.
 Did you mean that I can have as many dances as want2'. he asked again when they reached the broad ma- hosany stairway in ths house.
 "Tes-eyery one that you want" she said, and something in her big, gray eyes made him catch his breath, bis heart bounding in his breast as he stood watching her mount the stairs.
 He dressed very carefully, and then dropped into the wide winged chair be- fore the fire in his room. He was in love at last, fooiishly, boyishly in love with little Stephana Strong. Then wrath like, out of the dancing flames, came the face of Anne Rodgers, and he knew that he could not ask the girl he loved to marry him, He and Anne had
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cies in positions requiring the qualid- eatiors of stenography, type~ririas, and stenography and typewriting. in all branches of the government ser vice.
 Qualified persons are urged to ap ply as the supply of male eligibles has not been equal to the demand. The usual entrance salary is s1000 per an num- e.d promotion is reasonably rap id fer | csc whose services prove satisfactory. Both men and women win be admitted to the examina tions. Age linlts. IS years and over on the date of the examination. Tine exam i inatipn is open to all citizens of the United States who meet the require ments
 Form 222s and application blank, Form 1871. may be obtained from the secretary Of the United States board of civil service examiners at Norwich from the district secretary, II. L. AIacDougald.
 Applications must be properly exc cuted, excluding the medical certif, cate, and filed with the district secre-
 tary, Boston. in time for him to ar
 range for the examination.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-14
By Abner Anthony

"old Man Winter" as he had playfully dubbed him. Somehow he proved in- teresting. He liked to talk and tell her his ideals. She liked it, too, and they soon found themselves in 2, discourse on love"
 "0f course, there's only one man created for one particular girl" be agreed when Rita had offered the ques- ton. and" he went on, although we try to convince ourselves sometimes, after 6 disastrous affair. that it is all matter of association-I know-I know-"e He stopped and elenehed his hands tsnseiy.
 "oh. Dleass don't" Rita begged. q know what you must have suffered, hut-you'rs net the only one, I. too, have had my little share of that kind of suffering. It was a disastrous af- fair that would have been the happiest in the world if my hanee had not been 50 honorable to foolish promise he made inpulsively.'
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The W he els of Fate

Three years" Rita's voice had a melancholy hollowness as she spoke.
 Tt is not good to brood so much" Minnie reminded her. always trying in one way or another to bring the fresh ness back into Rita's beautiful face.
 h the midst Of her little reverie that followed the telephone bell tinkled and Rita lifted the receiver languidly.
 I've everything arranged. and oh, goodness! veil have wonderful time. Rita. What are you figuring on wearing?" she heard MadEe Tender sons voice ask in her sprightly. en- thusiastic way
 "Why-er-I-was"- Rita had no reason she would like to offer for de- elining. She had intended to invent one in time, for not for all the world would she allow her girl friends to think she had been so weak" as they would call it.
 Just wear that Call of Spring gown costume you told me you had go.
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Labor Board, who has just returned from a tour of investigation in EQ rope, and sx-Mayor Ole Hanson of Seattle, whose subject is Which Flag the Red or the Red. White and Blue? This will be followed up by another general session on the next day. to be addressed by Frances X. Kellor of New York, president of the American Association of Foreign Lam guage Newspapers and a member of the board of directors of the inter racial council. Miss Keller is lead CT in AniericaniZation work il this country and will discuss the innrni- 1 nent possibility of the crippiing of 1 American business by the return of several million American workrnen to | Europe.
 There will be three general meet 1 ings, twelve departmental or grcup meetings and a banquet. The group meetings will be held in the ball room and various parlors of the Hotel. Taft and correspond to the fundamental di- visions of Connecticut business which
 are represented on the directorats ot the re- organized chamber. The ban quet will assume the form Of an offi-
 cial greeting ,y Connecticut 10 tAc
 dfty-nine members O. the missions O
 France, Great Britain. ItaiT and Eel
 giunn to the int ernat onal trale csr
 ference. with representatives o1 for
 eign embassies, tie tnl;"1 Siasrs De
 pertinent of Corn4nsr .o and the Ch'.,.
 Der of Commerce of the CnEted States whose special train will be held a
 New Haven for the evening Of tn 2ath. The responses to toa.sts will D r ] by the representatives of the foretg1
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last year and didn't wear. Of course. I'll l@know my guests anyhow, so 1t won't make any difference"
 She ended the conversation with 8 merry giggle and-Rita found shs had accepted the invitation scarcely know ing it.
 Two weeks later Minnie was bending over Rita, giving to her fresh. dainty Gall Of Sprint" gown the last. finger ing touehes that make far perfection.
 You are rondsr:ul--Miss Rita. simply wonderful" enthussd, clapp.nE her small, shs pely hands with delight.
 Just before shs entered the waiting ca5 Minnie handed her the little green silk mask. "Ahoye sll, bs sure and keep it on" she heard Minnie call our as she drove of.
 As the cab stopped before the pala- tial home of Nadgs Henderson in the suburbs, an hour later, the door was swung open and Maase herself ran
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of time. Anne did not want him, bu, it was quite evident that she did not want anybody else to have him. So love became an undreaned of expert ence for hin until he met the littls Sortherner at the Atkins house party. Of course, he was too old for her and then. there was Anne to deal with still.
 The drst day they met when the question of lore arose in the general conversation, stephana had heard Mayheld say that the clock of oppor- tuntty for him had struck 12,>and she had laughinsly reminded him that even after a clock strikes F, it strikes 1 and begins all over again. stephanA was young but she was worldly wise enough to sense Anne Rodgers atti- tude to Mayhsid and to want to re- sent the burt she felt he did not de- serve. Lore had come to her swiftly,
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out to greet the new arriYal.

out to greet the new arrival.
 Don't know who you are, honey, but it's all right; every one's here but one" and she ushered Rita into the drawing room admidst multitude of gay colors and laughing, chatting young folks.
 Soon the orchestra began and Rita vas claimed by tall youth whose costume represented that Of old man Winter.
 Seems almost appropriate" hs re- marked when they had circled the room oncs OF twice, That Winter should dance with charming Spring, eoesn't ft?'
 Rita ssnsed : little afectatton in his voice and she retaliated with 2 differ ent one.
 It shore do, she answered in South ern accents; then turned the conver- sation to something else.
 The third dance found Rita sitting in : little paln-fringed aleoYe vita her