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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-09-17

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effective roots and herbs. For constipation,
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+. G.. TO1"TEN, Pioneer Laboratory, SlG
Eleventh Street. Washington. d. c.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-09-17
Foley's
Honey and Tar
COMPOUND

CLEARS THE THROAT of phlesm
and mucous. stops that tickling, opens the
air passages for easier breathing and coats
the raw. in6amed surfaces with heal
ing, soothing medicine.
Grateful Father Tells What 1t Did
w E. Curry. 1870 Up 9Th St.. Evansville. Ind.
writes: Il have . Little girl years who has
good deal Of trouble with croup. have used
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. diving il to
her according to directions and obtaining instant
relief for her. My vito and use it whenever
bothered with q bad cold or cough. and will
say that it is the best remedy for bad cold,
cough. throat trouble or Group that ever saw.
Parents who use Foley's Honey and
Tar know it is safe and no harm will
come even if al overdose should be
given by accident. 1t taste, good and
children like it. Itwon't upset the deli
cate stomachs of young children, delicate
persons or elderly people.
|ohn W. Thurston, ADV.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-25
DENIES R. R. OWNERS
HAVE WORKED WONDERS

Have the private owners of rail-
roads through their initiative, been
responsible for advances in railroad
ing, and would this incentive be lost
under government ownership asks
correspondent in the Railway Con-
ductor, official magazine of the Or
der of Railway Conductors.
what are the facts?" asks the
writer.
The safety brake. the electric
headlight, the automatic coupler, all
have been adopted by the railroads
after a stubborn fight, while paid lob
byists and railroad-controlled legisla-
tors battled valiantly for the rights
Of the companies to sacrifice life and
limb in the interest of false economy.
Practical automatic trainstops that
would eliminate the possibility of COL
isions, or at least reduce such posi-
billty to minimum, have been dem
onstrated to the satisfaction Of prac-
tical men. and would be in operati
today, but for the. expense involved,
which these 'practical-minded' execu-
IASSS A15u1 1l1ASIL dulOuHL 70 IuOIC
than the cost in damages for lives
lost and injuries sustained In coils
ions
The monopoly of refrigerator car
traffic enjoyed by the packers is due
to the lack of initiative and enter
prise on the, part of the privately
owned railroads. which left to the ini-
tiative of Swift the provision of this
necessity in the transportation of meat
which has been a most potent fac
tor in the building of the gigantic
trust which national legislators are
now trying to curb.
'The provision of sleeping accom-
modations for travellers on long jour
: neys, which is a plain duty of the
transportation lines. was likewise
farmed out to a private Individual
which led to the building up Of the
great Pullman company with it's spe-
cial privileges and capacity for ex-
; tortion.''
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-25
WOMEN TO MEET
AT WASHINGTON
International Congress Of Work.
ing Women Postponed to
Week Of Oct. e

WASHINGTON, Oct. ga change
OF date TO October 2Sth for the OPEN
ing of the International Congress of
working Women, was announced to-
DAY by Mrs. Raymond Robins, presi-
dent Of the National Women's Trade
Union League of America, which has
called the congress- The original date
for the opening session of the congress
was October 23rd. The postponement
has been made to the 2Sth in order
to allow time for delegates from the
more remote countries to arrive for
the first days of the congress. All the
sessions of the Congress will be held
at the New National Museum.
The committee on organizati ton
which will include one delegate from
each country. will meet October Gath
and 25th to draw up plans for the
machinery governing the sessions.
Ten delegates to the Congress in
Guiding five from Poland, one from
Italy, two from Czecho Slovakia and
two from France are now on the high
seas and are expected to land late this
week.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-25
MORE ANXIOUS TO PLEASE
JUDGE GARY Than LABOR

The Public, "a journal of democrat
cy," makes this comment on the steel
strike:
Judge Gary says, The principle
of the open shop is vital to the great
est industrial progress and prosper
ity,' and proceeds to deliver a fine
little homi]y on freedom and individ-
uality.
All that Mr.. Gary says so we'll is
TRUE in and of ITSELF but when applied
to present conditions it is misleading.
Freedom is the natural state Of man.
No one would surrender his freedom
of choice and follow the leadership
of another save to escape a greater
evil. No man likes to place his lib
erty in the care of others. nor would
ne need to do SO under free condi-
tons. But if the alternative is to
stand helpless before a powerful an
tagonist he must yield the lesser de-
sire in order to secure the greater.
Judge Gary's statement that he
seeks only to deal Justly with the men
oegs the question. The lone individ-
ual standing before the steel trust is
absolutely helpless. He must accept
the view Of the trust. The agents
who act for Mr. Gary are more eager
to please him than to do justice to
the working man. When the trust
has been deprived of it's cre-mining
privileges, and competition is as free
among iron makers as among iron
workers, then the men can consider
the plea for Individual action"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-25
PUBLIC PRESS SCREENS
EMPLOYING INTERESTS

MADISON, Wis.,-The public press
is quick to throw up a screen in de-
Tense of large employing interests,
says Editor Evjue of the Madisd4,
Wis, Capital Times. in commenting
on pamphlet issued by the American
meat packers. Chicago, in which is
contained newspapers against federal
legislation that would control the
meat packers
1--WE have had" says the liberal
publication, "some eloquent examples
lately of the manner in which the
press Of the country springs to the
defense of monopoly when these mon
opolies are attacked. The packers
bill and the steel trust strike are ex-
amples.
Our readers will recall how quickly
the newspapers began to feed the
American people the poison that near
ly all of the steel strikers who walked
out were foreigners. while Americans
remained on the job. If the men who
walked out are foreigners who is to
blame? Is any newspaper censure
directed at the steel trust?
The American people are being fed
a steady stream of poison whenever
the interests of privilege are assailed.
There is no policy more firmly
established among the American peo-
pie than that we will not permit the
adulteration of food. We protect the
physical body against poison.
"And still, when it comes to poi
soning the minds of the American
people by the use of newspapers that
are serving selfish interests, the
American people seem Indifferent.
'The pamphlet sent out by the
packers is impressive to those who
look behind the scenes in the strug-
gle that is going on today"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-25
LABOR

Out of chaos, from the murk
| arose and did my work
While the ages changed and sped
was toiling for my bread.
Underneath my sturdy blows,
Forests fell and cities arose,
And the hard, reluctant soil
blossoned richly from my toll.
Palaces and temples grand
Wrought | with my cunning hand.
Rich indeed was my reward
Stunted soul. and body SCARED
with the marks of scourge and rod,
l., the ti!ier OF the sod,
IRON the cradle to the grave
Shambled through the world -
slave.
Crushed and trampled, beaten,
cursed.
Serving hest. but served the worst,
starved and cheated, gouged and
spoiled,
Still I builded, still 1 toiled,
Cndernourished, underpaid
In the world myself had made.
Up from slavery I rise,
Dreams and wonder in my eyes,
After brutal ages past,
Coming to my own at last.
| was slavc-but I am free!
l was blind-but I can see!
/, the builder-I, the maker,
|. the calm tradition breaker,
SlaVe and serf and clod no longer,
Know my strengthened who is
stronger?
I am done with ancient frauds
Ancient lies and ancient gods
All the sham is overthrown,
l shall take and keep my own,
Unimpa ssioned, unafraid,
Master of the world I've made!
-Berton Braley.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-25
RESERVATIONS-FOR WHATo

Senator Thomas has introduced
four reservations to the treaty, deal
ing with the labor section Of that
splendid document.
The reservations introduced by the
senator are for the most part with
out visible purpose, except that pur-
pose be to muddle the situation.
The language used by the senator
in his reservations is involved and
1t is only with considerable study
that the meaning of it is found. It
would seem that if senator must in
troduce reservations to clarity and
define the meaning of the treaty it
would seem that he ought to employ
language clear beyond question.
However, painstaking analysis of
the Thomas reservations and careful
comparison of~them with the draf,,
OF the labor section Of the treaty re-:
veals the unquestioned fact that the
reservations accomplish nothing that
is not more definitely accomplished
in the treaty.
OF course Senator Thomas did not
consult with Labor before introduce
ing his reservations. And of course
Labor does not want any reserva-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-25

Mems and Boys Shoes and Ruhbers
Il Best Prices at The Big Duluth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-25
DON'T LAKE GOMPERS.

In this weeks news service of the
Northwestern Service Bureau" the
publicity organization of the non-Pur-
tisan League, there appears the fol-
lowing unkindly reference to Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, relative to his
opposition to the Cummins' bill be-
fore tho senate committee:
Now that Mr.. Gompers is declar-
ing that he would have no hesitancy
about participating in strikes even if
the vicious Cumm;ns bill should pass,
wouldn't it be appropriate to tell
Gompers that if he doesn't like our
laws he can go back to England,
where he came from? This has been
a favorite argument with him against
laboNleaders who differ with him on
policy
Such slam comes with mighty
poor grace from an organization that
is bending every effort to tie up with
organized labor in politics. While
there are no doubt many members
/ trade unions who are opposed to
greater number believe in him and
the things for which he generally
stands, and this greater number will
!: look with suspicion on any organiza-
ton, the organ of which is constantly
casting slurs upon their tried and
: trusted leader
1t may be characteristic of some
Americans to tell people of foreign
birth if they don't like this country
they should return to the land from
which they came, but Mr. Gompers is
not in the habit of making such
statements. The foreign-born work
ers have no better friend nor no
more ardent champion in America
than Samuel Gompers, as was evi.
i; uenfeu ny MS great Speocn last week
! in Washington But he is the
.avowed and bitter enemy of those
! foreignborn people who woulc
! transplant institutions in this coun,
; try foreign to America, such as the
: dictatorship of the proletariat," anC
! any other dictatorship, or form OF
labor movement not in keeping with
cur democratic government struc.
ture.
! The Non-Partisan League will
make no new friends among thu
sturdy trade unionists of the state
by attacking Mr., Gompers. It's or
gan better have a care or it viii
spill the beans.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-25
RED CROSS WILL \
VERIFY CITATION
"Greatest Mother In the World"
Takes Up Jew Work for
Returned Soldiers.

A Minnesota boy, lying wounded in
French hospital. was notifie' by his
company com mander that he had been
awarded citation by he French gov
eminent for courage displayed in re-
pairing a telephone wire under fire.
The Paris edition Of the New York
Herald ran a story featuring his en-
plot, soon after, and that was the
last he heard Of it.
He returned to this country and is
at present receiving vocational train
ing. Encouraged by all the benefits
which the Home Service section en-
abled him to secure, this ex-soldier
has now appealed to the Red Cross to
secure verification of his citation from
the French government and transmit
evidence Of their recognition to him.
The boy is receiving compensation for
his injuries, and expects soon through
his vocational training, to be able to
make living at a trade. He has
found the Home Service section ready
to help meet every emergency that
has confronted him and he now feels
confident that it will be able to verify
for him the evidence Of his bravery.
Many Other Instances.
This is but one instance of the many
things which this important branch of
the Red Cross work is called upon to
do. The returned soldier turns to the
home as he did abroad, when diff
culties beset him. 1t has become a
| habit that will not have to be broken.
The Home Service section is to 80
on in peace time. readjusting its activ-
tiles to meet the needs Of the civilian.
! The work of this branch of Red
Cross service is increasing rather than
| for Red Cross help, when the men
| were fighting overseas, still need its
aid. Information and advice are
sought fully as much as material aid.
The part of wise counsellor is one Of
the chief functions which the Home
! Service workers perform. In many
communities it is the only agency to
which the people can turn for this
sort of help, and it Is therefore kept
! doubly busy.
| If you are in doubt as to the good
which this section of the Red Cross
! has done or is doing, ask an eX-soldier,
who like the Minnesota boy, has been
helped back to normal existence. Or
question the mother who was tided
| over a tight place when her sons al
/; lotment failed to arrive on time. They
can tell you whether or not they can
get on without the Red Cross.
For Public Health.
In addition to the Home Service
work. the organization is carrying on
a nation wide Public Health move
ment, which includes the training Of
public health nurses, the establish
ment of courses in home nursing and
dietetics for women and girls every
nection with factory, store. school and
club. Further preparations are also
being made to fight disaster, by CEN
Trailing all relief facilities so that the
greatest amount of assistance can be
given a stricken community in the
quickest possible time.
If you believe in continued home
service, public health movements that
make for public betterment and pre-
| paredness for disaster, come to the
support Of the Red Cross by answer.
ing "present' at her annual roll call
Il November second to eleventh.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-25
CIGAR MAKERS WIN,

READING, Pa, Oct. 25:-After a.
two months strike practically all Of
the cigar factories in this city but one
have resumed operations. Wage In
creases range from 81 to $3.50 thou
sands although at several plants the
rates were advanced IS and 81 per
cent. Many OF the smaller plants
granted the original demands OF, the
cigar makers when same were pre-
scented. fs s!tSs 4. ].
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-25

tions. American labor was ade-
quately represented in the conference
which drafted the labor section of
the treaty and 1t was keenly alive at
all times to the interests of American
workers.
The Thomas reservations seem
calculated only to endanger the
treaty and to complicate the whole
situation, much to the detriment and
damage of American working people
and all Americans.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-25

TRANSFERS RAISE WAGES.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. o. Con-
tracing teamsters have accepted the
new wage list of Transfers union,
which raises rates 81 a day tor ali
classes. The old rates were So to
$3.50 a day.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-25
ORDERED PROGRESS OR CHAOS

ORDERED PROGRESS OR CHAOS.
The best safeguard for America in
these trying times is an agreement
by all parties concerned in the indus
trial world to progress through or
derby negotiations.
If orderly negotiation is not per-
mitted it may be said with safety,
though with regret and something CT
chagrin, that more or less chaos will
be the result
Collective bargaining with bona
fide labor organizations that are
built in accordance with sound
principles is one Of the surest of sure
safeguards for American stability
and progress.
There is no stemming the tide Of
progress. TO dam it up may pro luce
a destructive torrent, from which all
men shrink in apprehension.
WORLD LABOR CONFERENCE.
On Oct. 20 delegates from nations
all over the world will meet in WASH
ington for the first International La
Dor Conference to be held under the
Paris treaty.
We bid these delegates welcome.
1t is apparent that the United States
will be host to a gathering in which
it cannot participate, owing to the
; popularity of the senate, but we bid
! the delegates none the less hearty
welcome
: May the conference achieve a
! measure of progress for the huma.1
! race. 1t is with regret that we must
contemplate the coming conference
as outsiders. American labor would
be happy to contribute it's best
, thought to the proceedings.
! But there is United States senate
engaged in majestic and mighty poll
tics.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-25
LABOR SHARES IN CONTROL.

At the same time that congress IS
clearing for railroad action with ta,:
firm intention Of turning the rail
roads back to private owners, and .
saddle the nation with all the taxa
ton which financial operation en-
tails, France also is wrestling will:
transportation problem.
But France is going at the prob
lem in another way. France is tired
of chickering's and industrial turmoil;
tired of the exploitation of a nation
tor the benefit of the few.
The termination of military con-
troll of the railroads in France, ac-
t"rding to news dispatch. marks
the beginning of participation ic con-
troll by the workers. Delegates from
all the different classes of railway
workers and heads of depar:r ,uts
will share with boards of directors in
operating the transportation sys-
tenn.
The plan of M Claveille, minister
of public works of France. bears
startling resemblance to the Plurb
Plan, advocated by railroad workers
OF America. It is recognition no:
only of the right of workers to pavti~
cipate in management, but of the i'm
perative necessity of using the
knowledge OF labor and of the tech
meal officials in an industry which is
vital to the life Of the nation.
The general press in France,
Which is conditioned similarly to
American newspapers, is of course
looking askane at the undertaking.
But shippers and merchants, whose
customers have rebelled at ever-in-
creasing costs, are welcoming the
movement as the only remedy for
conditions now unbearable
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-16
ACUTE LUMBACO
PAINS RELIEVED
BY THIS REMEDY
This Los Angeles Man Urges
the Use of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills as a Blood
Builder

Exposure 10 cold and rain while
I'm n rundown condition brought on
an attack OF lumbago," says Mr.. Ricy
NJ. Reed. an employe OF the Southern
Pacific railroad. who lives at No.
1906 Ian Franco street. Los An.
geles. Cal. There was dull, aching
pain across the small OF my back.
This pain was constant and became
especially acute when I stopped
over. The pain was worse during
damp weather. My appetite was
poor. and this. coupled with loss OF
sleep. gradually reduced my
strength.
II read about Or. WILLIAMS Pink
Pills In n newspaper and decided to
give tho remedy "A trial. After five
days treatment | noticed that tho
pills were helping me. for the pains
were less severe. l continued the
treatment for seven weeks. at the
end OF which time the pain was en-
tirely gone. / can eat hearty meal
strongly recommend Or, Williams
Pink Pills to all I'm need of n tonic"
DIT. williams Pink Pills for Pale
People are sold by your own druggist.
or will be sent direct by mail. post.
paid. on receipt OF price. 80 cents per
box, six boxes for $3.50. Write to the
DR.. Williams Medicine Co. Science
tady. N. Y. for free book. Building
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-16
Continued From Yesterday
CHAPTER XVI

Francis had left orders for Parker
10 call him at s O'Clock. and when
Parker softly entered he found his
master still asleep. Turning on the
water in the bathroom and preparing
tho shaving gear. the valet re-en.
tered the bedroom. sun moving
softly about so that his master would
have the advantage 81 the last pos.
slble second OF sleep. rarkcr'a eyes
lighted on the strange dagger that
stood upright. its point pinnins thru
a note and photograph and into the
hardwood OF the dresser top. For
long time he Eazed at the strange
array. then. without hesitation. care.
fully opened the door to Mrs. Nor.
gans room and pe~ped In. Next he
firmiy shook Francis by the shoulder
The iatter's eyes opened for a aec
ond. bctraying tho ineomprehcnsion
OF the sleeper suddenly awakened.
then lighting with recognition and
memory Of the waking order no had
LEI, the previous night
Time 10 get up the valet muir
INJURED.
which IL ever an ~ time" Fran
els yawncd with smile.
lie closed his eyes with Let me
lie a minute. Parker. n l do so.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-16
Today's Aid to Beauty

Hair is by far the most con-
spicuous thing about us and il
probably the most easily damaged
by bad or careless treatment If
we are very careful in hair wash
ing. we will have virtually no hair
troubles. An especially fine sham
poo for this weather, one that
brings out all the natural beauty
Of the hair; that dissolves and en-
tirely removes all dandruff, excess
oil and dirt; can easily be used at
trifling expense by simply dissolv-
ing teaspoonful of canthrox
(Which you can get at any drug
gist's) in cup OF hot water. This
makes full cup OF shampoo liquid
enough so IL is easy to apply IL
TO all the hair instead of Just the
top OF the head. This chemically
dissolves all impurities and creates
a soothing. cooling lather. RIMS
ing leaves the scalp spotlessly
clean. soft and plant. while tho
hair takes on the glossy richness
OF natural color. also n fluffiness
which makes II seem much heavier
than II is. After a canthrox sham
poo. arranging the hair is a pleas
ure.